Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
TECH IN BATTLE
FOR SOUTHERN
HONORS
Auburn and Heisman Squad Both
Weakened by Injuries to
Star Players.
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owed by the power OF McGugins ma
chine. again sees a chance 10 put the
Orange and Blue at the top of the
Souths pennant poie-tf they had
such things in football
Tech viii certainly be out en- masse.
Auburn has big loyal body Of alumni
here. They Will be present, Georgia
is interested TO White-hot degree IN
the battle, for Georgia must defeat
both Tech and Auburn before Cum
pipgham's men can lay claims TO a
championship. In short everybody IN
Atlanta that isn't in jail will in all
likelihood witness the pickering
Auburn Odds -On FaVorite.
Now about this pickering us
hard thing to dope. Auburn is be
vond question an odds-on iaVorlte'
but il is hard to imagine how team
that played with the brilliancy ana
drive that Tech did last Saturday can
be beaten in this section Of cotton
blossoms and moonshine Ticker.
It is an equally hard thing to I'M
acine a team with the weight and
experience that Auburn has being
beaten here.
Come right down to brass tacks'
though. here we have Auburn and its
assets-tremendou student body, hne
college spirit, veteran coach vete-
ran first team, veteran second string
and the heaviest line in the South
Auburn has not been beaten. But
Auburn has had but one single I'M
pressive victory Clemson was beat
en- by a hollow 20 to 0. l.. S Z. was
nosed out in 10 ARRAY. Only in
The Mississippi A. & M game did
Auburn prove a scoring machine.
But how about Tech? The yell
low Jackets ran wild with Chatta-
nooga. And Tech practically stood
,tll against Florida. Tech was a
bear against Sewanee.
And there you are.
The situation is as simple as the
problem presented by the pons asino-
rum to a schoolboy learning his
A b C's.
Both Coaches Work Slowly.
Take this into consideration, too;
Mike Donahue, Auburn's coach, has
never attempted big scores until the
November games. He has always
been contented to win by a narrow
N argin, and work his team to a
point of perfection for the real
struggles along about Turkey Day.
lust so with Heisman. lie never
intended to have his team extend
itself until the Sewanee battle He
did it then and Atlanta saw the re-
suits.
Now Atlanta knows what Tech can
do when pushed. No one knows any
hing more about Auburn's real power
than Socrates knew of RooseVeltian
philosophy.
Unless Tech takes an early lead
there is little probability that to-
day win develop any inside facts
as 10 Auburn's offensive strength.
Donahue has the Vanderbilt and
Georgia games ahead of him, and IL
he can win the Jacket battle with
out extending his team, he'll do it in
that way
Auburn's powerful line will un-
doubtedly he weakened by the alb
seuCe Of the ponderous Lockwood
tremendous and he was as green as
a gourd then This year the finish
has been supplied and il is said that
he is a mighty formidable person
80 encounter. He will hardly play to-
iav.
But Nance the prize heavyweight
81 the Jacket squad, will hardly en-
ter the imbroglio, Donahue has men
to take bockwoods place, Nance's
only substitute, Alexander, is ailng
pn condition, Auburn is in better
shape than Tech.
Auburn Will Attack Line.
Take methods OF attack. Auburn
Will undoubtedly center its activities
on Techs line, depending on the
superiority Of its forwards to carry
the game through on straight foot.
hall principles
II would seem that Techs plan o.
battle would he to devote all it's en-.
orgy to end runs But against An,
burn this win bode little good Don.
ahue invariably plays hts tackles a.
FAR out as ends are usually played
And those tackles see to IT that tn,
ends are never Circled, Depend OF
hat.
Then look out for forward passing