The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23
Dixie's Championship Battle Today i
Ri0dl Gridiron Teams Reach
Birmingham Ready For Battle
THE VANDERBILT AND AUBURN
TEAMS IN THE CITY-TEAMs
WELL CONDITIONED AND PRE-
PARED FOR GRUELLING FIGHT

The Vanderbilt football team, consist
ing OF twenty husky gridiron artists.
reached Birmingham early Friday morn
ing. and are quartered at the liilman
hotel.
with the exception of Captain Hard
age, all are in good condition and are
ready for todays battle.
Morgan. the big Commodore center, who
has been slightly under the weather with
fever recently. is again in shape, and
will appear IN the Vanderbilt line-up
this afternoon.
The gold and black warriors are truly
husky set. They tip the beam for
an average of 17e pounds, aud If they
are at all affected from their recent bout
with Harvard they fail to show it,
They We're met at the train yesterday
morning by a committee of Vanderbilt
alumni and followers, and were taken
in automobiles over the city. Repairing
TO their quarters at the Hillman imme-
diately thereafter, they spent the re-
mainder of the morning in their rooms.
where Coach McGugin discussed some of
the various formations that he expects
to use against Auburn this afternoon.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon, Coach
McGugin led his warriors out to the Coun-
try club. where he put them through a
stiff practice. While this practice was
secret, 1t was stated that merely signal
work. and handling a punt constituted the
programme.
Coach McGugin expressed himself
pleased with the work yesterday. Their
work showed no evil effects from the trip
from Nashville last night. and the wiley
leader has reason to believe that his
warriors will go on the fold minus any
i'll effects from staleness.
As usual McGugin was very retieent
about discussing the game. Tomorrow
will tell. he said to The Age-Herald re-
porter.
1T should be great game" ne adj
ded. Auburn has an exceptionally
strong team. and should give us a hard
struggle"
The Auburn squad reached the city last
night at about $780, and Immediately re-
paired to their quarters at the Morris no.
tel
Coach Donahue brought some twenty
gridiron artists to Birmingham, and from
their appearance, they should be amply
able TO give the Commodores the fight
of their lives this afternoon.
In citizens clothes. the Alabama IT.
gers appear equally as formidable as do
their Commodore opponents. A heavy,
husky, well-balanced group they formed
as they filed into the Morris last night.
According to the Auburn coaches, Au-
burn Is stalking every chance on the cen
test today. 1t is the game for which they
have prepared since the beginning of the
season. The Tiger machine VIII spare
nothing to win. Every offensive tactic
which has been taught them this season
will be brought into use. and many there
are who believe that the Tigers are
going to spring a surprise on the hefty
Commodores at Fleetwood field this aft
ernoon.
"If Auburn loses tomorrow stated
Graduate Manager Bragg last night, lit
will be simply because we are up against
better team. We will have no excuse to
offer. The team is in excellent condi-
ton, they have been trained for the
contest from the beginning Of the sea-
son, and are on edge for the game. the
enthusiasm at Auburn has spurred them
on in their work, and aided their de-
velopment wonderfully and If the Com
modores take our measure tomorrow, we
have no kick coming. We shall have
made a good fight-T believe one of the
most bitter fights ever witnessed on a
southern gridron-and we can afford 10
take our lot without complaint
Coach Donahue looks for a hard con-
test, and doesn't mind saying so, but he
declines to predict the result.
Auburn is here to win" he stated.
1--WE are going to put up the best we
have, and 1t seems as II We will have
good weather for the contest.