Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-22
$4,000 Will See Big
Georgia Auburn Game.

For the first time in Southern foot
bah history a championship battle will
be waged on an Atlanta gridiron when
the Red and Black of Georgia and the
Orange and Blue of Auburn struggle
this afternoon for the Dixie title a.
Ponce DeLeon Park.
This clash is the dramatic climax of
a sensational football season, the hes;
football season the South has known.
on the war belt of Georgia bangles
the scalp of Alabama, of Clemson, of
North Carolina, of Georgia Tech.
On the stock of Auburn's gun are
notched the names of Clemson, Mis-
sissippi A. and M, Louisiana, and the
mighty Vanderbilt
Right to Title Game Earned.
Beyond doubt Alex Cunningham's
charges and Mike Donahues men
have earned the right clearly to face
the final test And the team that Is
returned winner this afternoon will
have no cloud to bedim the glory of
its title.
Georgia has suffered defeat. The
Red and Black was beaten by Vlr-
ginla, but it was beaten glorioGsly.
Virginia is not in the Southern Inter
collegiate Athletic Association. bat
Virginia won by "a bare touchdown in
the last few seconds of a desperately
played game.
Atlanta has recognized the import
ance of to-day's battle. Georgia and
Auburn recognize it. Ever since the
Red and Black won its place by send
ing Georgia Tech to crushing defeat
and Auburn battered down Wander
bits defense, the game here has been
the one thought in the two colleges,
1t is the only thing they have in
common.
Two Styles of Play on Tap.
Though Auburn will go on the field
pronounced favorite in the betting,
there is little to choose from when
the two teams are considered. In
weight they are about evenly match
ed. Auburn's forwards will be more
ponderous than Georgia's. Georgia's
backfield will outweigh Auburn's.
Georgia will undoubtedly show
more varied attack and a more varied
defense than the Plainsmen from Ala
bama. The Georgia team has been
coached by Cunningham, one OF the
wisest of Dan, McGugin's pupils.
I'd yyhfph no haar
so prominent in the decisive scoring
in the South this year. Georgia will
carry the edge. Georgia saved her
self from humiliating defeat by
Clemson through this means of at
tack and Georgia scored once and
almost scored again on Virginia in
the same way. All of Auburn's for
ward passes this year have been dis
NAL failures.
Big Crowd Certain.
In stars the teams are again even.
Auburn's sensational performers are
in the line. Georgia's work in the
backheld. Beyond question Auburn's
reliance is in the center trio, Pitts
is the best man at center in the
South since the days OF Red Smith.
on each side he has Lockwood and
Thigpen, both of them All southern
material
II Georgia can hold these three
men the day will be Georgias.
Georgia, on the other hand. boasts
MCWhorter. The great Robert ranks
with Morrison, Hardage and Burke,
the premier halfhaCks Of the South
for the last decade.
McWhorter is brilliant on offense
ana defense. And il is McWhorter
that Auburn has been drilled to stop
A record crowd win undoubtedly
attend the game.
Special trains have been chartered
by both the Auburn and Georgia stu
dent bodies and day they are
making merry in Atlanta
Tonight the Auburn and Georgia
football elevens viii be guests OF thC