Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
FIERCE TTACk
On LINE BEAT
GEORGIA TEAM
Auourn's Back Field Stars Plow
through Red and Black De-
Tense for Consistent Gains.
BY Innis Brown.
tFeferee Auburn Georgia Camel


u supremacy over the football
teams Of the Southland when the
psinsmen won a we'll earned victory
aver the Red and Black team from
Athens Saturday afternoon. to 7.
should anyone inquire of you, kind
reader Just how the trick was turned,
you may we'll reply that she did so
nv repeating the performance put up
against Tech, Vanderbilt and other
tsams encountered during the present
season. into
tho Auburnites right off the reel. Inc
later received the kickoff, and after
punted to McWhorter, who made a short
return Good offensive work by Nc
Whorter, Paddock and Crump worked
.1e ball well down into Auburn terri,
tory, where Paddock hurled forward
mass TO Logan, who galloped some nj
taen Yards across the Auburn line for
the second touchdown scored on Mona
hue's men this season.
Auburn Kicks or.
With margin of seven points against
'bem, Auburn chose to kick off. pre-
ferring to take up further operations in
Georgia territory They no doubt fig
ured that the possibility of a tumble
on the part OF the Georgia team was
CO.. SHERATON. NrSOIBld, ilO"cNCis
died the ball clearly, but was unable
10 gain consistently. They were eyentu-
ally forced to punt, and the Dali lett
TO Auburn to handle on their own 30
yard line
The Auburn team was unable to make
material gains during the short portion
Of the first quarter remaining, and
Georgia had finished the first lap with
margin of seven points to her credit
However, the second quarter witnessed
br. OF tho ia line attack
so closely identified with Auburn foot
ball. 1t was as though the Auburnites
we're taking up where they left off in
Birmingham last Saturday, or in the
game on Grant Field two weeks ago.
Red Harris Stars.
Again Red Harris was called on to
wreck the Georgia defense, and a per
Jsal Of the running account of the
some wrecker. At times the Athenians
jammed him back for little or no gain
but what are you going to do with
bloke who when banged and man
handled keeps coming back for more?
The Georgians were battling valiantly
held at this point.
However, the margin in Georgia's
favor likewise served to arouse Auburn
to greater efforts. With Harrie leading
the assault on an average of five times
out OF six, the team from Alabama
gradually worked the ball down the
FIELD, rarely making more than five or
six Yards at clip. The gains were
short, but with the heroic efforts of the
determined Harris and the able cooper
alton of the ten others the Auburnites
were not to be denied Harris ended the
triumphant march when he charged
three yards over the Georgia line for
touchdown.
In this attack. Auburn employed a
formation designated by her quarter
back as "a line divide" Some four
or five men in the rush line stationed
themselves fully 2 yards from the cen
ter With her three backs lined up in
tandem formation, they shot plays
straight over with the bullback; they
drove him outside of tackle; they ran
to the short side; and they sent the
h1emen and secondary defense We're
striving valianuy to fathom this at
Jack and to meet these PUSHES. but the
auburnttes appeared to outguess them.
5dez Replaces Harris.
IN the third quarter Auburn resumed
ner vicious attack on the Georgia line.
Red Harris, who had done yeoman serv-
Zee N this attack, was retired in favor
oI BldeZ, the tenor-fullbaCk. Bidez
was strainghtway called on to carry out
me role vacated by Harris at tearing
az the Georgia line. He ripped into the
Georgia line with success. although he
,acked the full effectiveness of the red
headed plunger who had preceded him.
much for Georgia. ~ The Red and Black
would manage to jam Bidez back on
some Of his charges and the Auburn
quarter would then try to dash past
Jackie mostly with Newell carrying the
pail The Alabama captain was almost
MWayS good for a short gain, and fire.
gHently he left but little to be done by
ms pungers in making the necessary
len Yards, Then again the hammer,
hammer, hammer stun. During the
.harge down the field Christopher was
substituted for Ridez. With his fresh
strength he continued to assault the
battered Georgia forwards. The attack
ended in a touchdown by Christopher,
sW,tohing the margin of seven points to
ln the fourth quarter, requent substi-
SNoWing the results of the gruelling bat
re, ana an effort was being made to
introduce new blood in order to take
agIdhtage of the few remaining minutes
VT me game. Auburn to add additional
S,aIety to their margin If possible, and
IeQrgia to make another touchdown,
WIN me possibility Of tying the score.
u-.. Newell In 3o-Yard Run.
OIL WIN only a few minutes left to play,
.e auburn quarter thought he saw an
Cpporiunty to send his captain past
'egfSla right flank. His judgment is
' 9e commended, for Newell raced 30
,ThrqIss, before being downed by Captain
Hg" norter on the side line, after the
'sTEla captain had close up from his
5.s,uon IN the backfeld to steady his
from tht point the Auburn field gem
eLa again took up that deadly attack
". me line. 1t ended when CHRISTOPHER
-..e three yards through Georgia's
enter for touchdown.