The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-07
BONNER IS ELECTED
 CAPTAIN AT AUBURN
Football Player Will Guide His
 Team Next Year
THE VOTE IS VERY CLOSE
Bonner k Chosen on second Ballot Over Caton and CogdeIl-A Ma iority Of the Team Is Now
 Through College

I Auburn, December Special. )-The e offieiai close of Auhurn's 1910 football season came last night with the an- nual football banquet, rendered by the l college faculty to the varsity squad and sernbs. an occasion AS glorious as the seascn has heen. At midnight, just before banGpettcrs adjourned, Capt. Tohn Dayis of the veteran. squad in- troduced to the board ". $. Bonner, whose elect3cn as captain of the 1911 team was announced
 i ". S. Bonner. next years captain, is rres1dent of the senior class of Au- l hurn. He is a three years varsity man, havins played at guard, tackle and end since his sophomore year. Ills l football prowess has been displayed principally at the position of guard. ls the playing of which he has devel- ner is D years old and is a member cf the civil engineering course. He came to Auburn from Clay county.
 Tine election of captain, held late last niBlil was close. On the first ballot in which all A men participated, Bon ner Caton and Cogdell were named with but one vote difference in the or : der named On the second ballot there was one vote difference between Bon ner and Caton, favoring the former 1 whose election was announced.
 Bonner iE popular as probably no ,ther member of the squad and the announcement of his election awol1e 1 tremendous enthusiasm.
 | l quet, announced the members of the squad to whom AS had been award ed. They were Davis, Bonner Caton Noble, Barman. Streit, Mccoy, Cogdell shrling. Lamb, Allen Major. Manning, l Newell, Page. Steadham, Burns, Cruse Manager Moore. Two faithful senior scrubs were awarded Az as is the custom. They were G. NJ Hall and A. A. Hedge
 l or the varsity men it is known that eoYen will not return for next sea l son.
 About loo Auburn men, including the 1 football squad, several representatives l of the student body and members of 1 the faculty, were present at the ban 1 ouet. Enthusiasm Was at its pitch, 1 rendered wilder by the frequent yel1s | fraught with college spirit The big | Smith dining hall was decorated with 1 orange and blue bunting and strung l with festooBs of Japanese lanterns. From the center of the network hung the football which figured in the l Thanksgiving game with Georgia, Au- l fnrn's most popular game of the sea l son.
 C. C. Gau.n, Instructor in mechanic artsj and assistant football coach, was toaatmaster, introducing i'll turn Dr E. I. Ross, Dr. Petrie, W. D. Hall of thef senior class, who spoke for the students; President c. c. Thach, Coac DoNahue z. R. Cruse who spoke for the scrubs, anG Captain John Davis. Dr l'stre in the course of his speech, paid tribute to Prof. Tom Bragg graduare manager, whose resignation from that position. after nine years service. has heen submitted. and Pro lessor Bragg was forced 10 respond to insistene demands.
 His speech. like those of all other speakers. dealt with clean athletics, an3 Auturn glory in spotless reputation sheep Lamb. one of the popular mem bers of the squad. was called to spea' iy the students, after he had figured l largely in Bragg's speeche
 John Davis introduced the new eaptai- Bcnner who surprised the men who knew l fim most with the quality of his org | tory. He told of hopes for record fo ie11, record greater even than that O this years squad. the generally accorde6 s. I. A. A champions. contenders fo' | first place with Vanderbilt.
 | Coach Donahue's talk was notable. H the course of his review of the matter O l coaching from sideiines. he suggested th' reform of a rule, to be adopted by thf l {. |. A. A, by which college athlet'r 1 coa ches will be forced to take seats f the grandstand, instead of position O 1 the sdelines. during intercollegiate games l The suggestion met instant favor, Jude ine from the @oplause, and it is no unlikely that therefro- will be suggest ed by Auburn.s representatives at the next $. L. A. A. meeting.
 The season and it's records of goal line unerossed by an association team was reviewed by most of the speakers lie session is generally accorded first place among all the successful seasons Of l Auhurns football history.
 | Already Auburn men are counting pros poets for 1911 The coping class games which are pulled off after the Christ mas holidays, are looked to for the de