Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-22
ALABAMA COLLEGE IS
FAvOR|TE IN STRUGGLE
. FOR SOUTHERN TITLE
By L. F. Woodruff.

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For the first time in Southern
football history, a championship
battle will be waged on an At
lanta gridiron when the Red and
Black of Georgia and the Orange
and Blue of Auburn struggle this
afternoon for the Dixie title at
Ponce DeLeon Park.
This clash is the dramatic eli
max of a sensational football
season, the best football season
the South has known.
The contending teams will enter the
lists unbeaten by a Southern Inter
collegiate Athletic Association Col
| lege. Both teams are experiencing
their first opportunity to wear the
laurel Both teams are brimful of
| confidence. Both teams have earned
J their right to battle for the cham
| pionship by defeating the representa-
| tive colleges of the section.
Right to Title Game Earned.
On the war belt of Georgia bangles
the scalp OF Alabama. of Clemson, of
| North Carolina, of Georgia Tech.
| On the stock of Auburns gun are
| notched the names of Clemson, Mis-
sissippi A. and NJ, Louisiana, and the
mighty Vanderbilt.
| Beyond doubt Alex Cunninghan1'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 v1r-
ginia, but it was beaten gloriously
| Virginia is not in the Southern Inter
collegiate Athletic Association. but
! Virginia won by bare touchdown In
the last few seconds OF desperately
played game.
| importance or Gan1e clear.
| Atlanta has recognized the import
ance of to-day's battle. Georgia and
Auburn recognize it. Ever since the
Red and Black won It's 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.
Though Auburn will go on the fisid
a 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 moro
ponderous than Georgia's. Georsia's
backfleld will outweigh Auburn's.
Georgia will undoubtedly show a
more varied attack and 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.
Two Styles of Play on Tap.
The Michigan style of play, the
breezy startling, daring, Western
game will be Georgias reliance.
In striking contrast will be Au-
burns battle. Donahue. the Orange
and Blue coach, is a strict disciple
of the Eastern style of play. He
learned his football at Yale. He has
never been converted to Western
ideas or ideals.
/ Donahue Is the Bat Nelson OF
Southern football His system is to
attack and to continue to attack until
the enemy is worn down and then
send over the knockout.
He will meet Georgia's briliance
with this same plugging. And his
tremendous reserve force will enable
| him to do it. Donahue has three
teams he can throw on the field az
any time and one is as good as the
other
Georgia Best at Passing.
In forward passing, which has b~en
so prominent in the decisive scoring
in the South this year, Georgia will
carry the edge Georgia saved her-
! sell from Illuminating dsssAs hx