Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
By Percy H. Whiting.

dHueIDlIt cnuChlnS the most
monumental bluff Of gridiron
history or is it really true that
the Commodores are afraid of Au-
burn-and most thoroughly afraid,
at that?
Ask us, for the question is inter
esting!
If it's a bluff it's wonder-a
stony faced, stand-pat bet-th
whole pile bluff
The Commodores are apparently
anything but certain about the out
come. They have called In all the
graduates available as coaches.
They have brought Fielding Yost
post haste to the scene They are
parading q hospital list as long as
the registration roll, they are prac-
ticing long hours in secret and they
will not admit that a man on the
team is in really good condition.
The other side of it is this: The
graduate coaches who were thur
ried to the scene" were living in
Nashville anyhow, and didn't have
to hurry" far Fielding Yost al
ways visits Nashville every fall
for awhile, just after the Michigan
season ENDS. And as FOR the hos
pital list-well, barring Morgan,
who seems to have a bit OF fever
and Hardage whose ankle hasn't
recovered from the wrench it re-
ceived in the Harvard game, they
all get in practice and work mighty
hard. So 1t leaves man in doubt
THEN there's still another slant.
Auburn men really believe
their team'has chance with Van
derbilt. l talked over long-d dis
lance phone yesterday with Atti-
Gus Muller. sporting editor OF The
Birmingham Ledger. Says he:
Don't you Vanderbilt men get to
thinking this game is any cinch.
shouldn't be surprised II Auburn
beat. We look for a grand game
and one lot closer than Nashville
papers are willing to concede."
Auburn has been laying for Van
derbilt all this year. The Alabam-
ans have stun up their sleeves they
never used before. They have some
grand men and they are on edge.
They haven't q cripple worth men
tioning. They will play football
that is football. and don't anybody
doubt that
The game Saturday in Birniing-
ham will make football history.
Also it will make the blood tingle.
or we miss our guess.
I ONEAU, OF the Wisconsin foot
) ball team. recently issued the
following "don'ts" for the players
Of his eleven
Don't go "fussing."
Don't smoke.
Don't stay out late nights.
Don't indulge in strong drinks.
Don't eat pie.
Don't set less than eight hours Of
sleep a night.
Don't spend Sunday morning
sleeping.
Don't attend banquets, dinners or
hops"
Don't report late for football
practice,
THE fotball field in Redwood
park, Birmingham. has been
entirely shifted around for the
Vanderbilt-Auburn game. The
gridiron now runs squarely in front
Of the grandstand
A squad of twenty cops has been
secured to handle the crowds.
A ST. LOUIS brewer has offered
cup for the best football
player in the city of ST. Louis. The
prize is to be awarded as the
Chalmers automobile is. to the man,
who, in the opinion Of a committee
OF newspaper men. is the most use
ful.
If such a cup were offered for
the best player in Georgia there
wouldn't be much doubt about the
one-two ranking. McWhorter aud
Mcdonald would get the call.
VIZ HEN the football season open
w ed The Georgian published a
list of the stars of past seasons on
the gridiron. 1t ran something like
this: 1902, Weeks; 1903. Heston;
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