The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-02

 ship all over the country is ascertained, has narrowed down the possible contend CTS to the point where unbeaten machines grapple for survival in the race. With today's eliminations, championship cop- tenders will be few and far between. With a few exceptions. beaten teams will henceforth prey upon beaten teams in fight for respectable standings.
 Today's games are crucial. Those teams which thus far have shown their superiority in their respective classes and sections meet for further elimination, and the battles should be brilliant ones.
 Auburn and Tech
 In the south Auburn journeys to Allan ta to take on the Yellow Jackets of Geor- gia Tech. This battle will probably at tract more interest than any in the south, with the possible exception of the Vir- ginia-vanderbilt struggle. Neither An- burn nor Tech has met with a reverse this season. Todays result means that one of them must give way in the race for supremacy. Dope favors the Auburn boys to win. but dope, fickle dope, has never won a football game. Auburn out weighs Tech, and Auburn has the advan- tage in comparative scores, but Tech IS fast, well coached and will have the ad- vantage of playing upon their home grounds. If the Jackets can stop the rushes of the Alabama machine, Tech should win. It is not probable that the Auburn squad will turn loose any mysti- fying formations. but will depend upon crushing the Georgians with their superior weight. and rushing their fast backs around the ends. On the other hand, Tech is reported to have in store mum Der of wierd forward pass formations that are exceedingly hard to fathom. This system of play will probably be re- sorted to to a considerable extent by the Yellow Jackets. If the Auburn secondary defense can break up this system of at tack, the Jackets will have an exceed ingly hard time in rushing the ball, but forward passes are at all times dangerous. Both teams are primed for the contest, and no walk-away for either team IS ex- pected. 't.
 The Nashville Game
 In Nashville the Commodores meet the University of Virginia squad for the first time in IA years Here again dope favors
  them. Vanderbilt is crippled, although not so badly as was at first reported. Sykes, Collins and Hardage will be able to start the contest, but none Of these men are in the best of condition. Virginia, according to reports, is in excellent con dition physically. The Virginia team took a lay off last Saturday in prepara- tion for the Vanderbilt game, and as conseouence is in better condition than 4to who considerably crippled in the game with Mississippi on that day
 Escorted to the train by some 800 stu dents, and cheered on to victory for seV- eral hours before leaving Charlottesville, the Virginia team was accorded an in- spring ovation as they left for Nashville to meet the Commodores. In Nashvillo the students held rousing mass meeting last night, during which Coach McGugin and many prominent Vanderbilt alumni made talks of encouragement Nashville will be crowded with college boys today, not only those of Vanderbilt and Virginia, hut a number of students and alumni from other colleges will be on hand for the contest.
 Even in Weight
 The game should be thriller, but Van dy should win by comfortable margin. Vanderbilt is favored in the betting, but it is reported that the Virginia supporters are backing their favorite with coin. At present the most popular betting is even money that the Commodores will win by . points.
 The probable line up and weights Of the two teams for the game today will be:
 yanderbilt-Turner, left end, weight 1G0; Shipp left tackle. 210 pounds; Dawes, left guard. 175 pounds: Morgan, center, 2lo pounds; Swofford, right guard, 175 pounds; ..--l.A Brown, right end, 156 pounds; Curtin, quarterback, 154 pounds Hardage. left half. 1e5 pounds: Collins, right half, 165 poiinds: Sikes, full back, 164 pounds.
 virginia-Finlay, left half, 161 pounds; Woolfolk, left tackle, TIC pounds; Redus, left guard, 175 pounds; Wood, center, 156 pounds; Carter, right guard, 24 pounds, Maiden, right tackle, 21S pounds; Harris, right end, 152 pounds; Cooch, quarte back, 151 pounds; Landes. left half 166 pounds; Todd, right half, 13S pounds; smith, run back, 161 pounds.
 Substitutes-Vanderb Robins, 15o pounds; Chester, 160; Boensch, 129; Reams, 155: Huffman, 1S0; Darwin, 175; Porter, ITO: Shea, 16O; Morrison, 142 Luck, 14s. Virginia: Cook. 164 pounds Maxson, 164; Bennett. 162; Randolph, 151; Mcdonald. 160; Borah, IFS; Gillett 15s.
 Alabama and Tulane
 In New Orleans the University of Ala bama eleven mixes things with the foot ball warriors of Tulane. Ala bama though crippled with the loss of A. Vandegraaffe should win the contest, although it IS hardly probable that they will run up as large score as they did last season against Coach Mason's squad. The result of the game will have very little effect upon the s. I. A. A. standing. Neither team is a contender TOT even second or third place, but the game is interesting to Alabama supporters as it will mean much in determining their strength for the more important games to follow.
 Georgia and Sewanee
 Although crippled, Georgia should give Sewanee good game today Coach Cum ningham undoubtedly has some of the best gridron material in the south at his dis posal this season, and Georgia's showing has been inexplainable. Sewanee has been overrated by many writers. The Tigers have an average machine, but they are little if any stronger this year thar last. Thus far in their schedule they have not met any representative team in the south and their real strength is yet to be seen The loss of Dalton, their big tackle, cripples them somewhat also. It is re- ported that NcWhorter, the great Geor-