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.

yond question an odds-on favorite,
but it is hard 10 imagine how a team
that played with the brilliancy and
drive that Tech did last Saturday can
be beaten in this section Of cotton
blossoms and moonshine ticker,
II is an equally hard thing to i'm
agine a team with the weight and
experience that Auburn has being
beaten here.
Come right down to brass lacks
though; here we have Auburn and It's
assets-tremend student BODY, fine
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 hollow 20 to 0. l.. S. u. was
nosed out in a 10 ARRAY Only in
the Mississippi A & NJ. game did
Auburn prove a scoring machine
But how about Tech? The Vel
low Jackets ran wild with Chatta-
nooga: And Tech practically stood
still against Florida. Tech was
bear against Sewanee.
And there you are.
The situation is as simple as the
problem presented by the pons asino-
rum to a sohoolboy learning his
A b Cs
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.
Just so with Heisman. He never
Intended TO have his team extend
itself until she Sewanse battle. lie
did il then and Atlanta saw the re-
suits.
Now Atlanta knows What Tech can
do when pushed. No one knows any
Thing 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 will develop any inside facts
as to Auburn's offensive strength.
Donahue has the Vanderbilt and
Georgia games ahead of him. and II
he can win the Jacket battle with
out extending his team, he'll do 1t in
that way.
Auburn's powerful line will I'M
doubtedly be weakened by the alb
sence of the ponderous Lockwood
at guard. This man last year looked
tremendous and he was as green as
a gourd then. This year the finish
has been supplied and 1t is said that
ne is a mighty formidable person
10 encounter He will hardly play to-
day.
But Nance, the prize heavyweight
Of the Jacket squad, will hardly en-
Ter the imbroglio. Donahue has men
10 take Lockwood's place. Nances
only substitute Alexander, is silirg
ON condition, Auburn is in better
shape than Tech.
Auburn Will Attack Line.
Take methods of attack Auburn
VIII undoubtedly center it's activities
on Techs line, depending on the
superiority OF it's forwards TO carry
The game through on straight foot
ball principles.
II would seem that Techs plan Of
battle would be to devote all its en-
ergy TO end runs. But against Au-
burp this will bode little good DON
ahue invariably plays his tackles as
FAR out as ends are usually played.
And those tackles see TO II that the
ends are never circled Depend on
that.
Then look out for forward passing
In Cushman and Tyler Montague
iieisman has two men as good at
grabbing the spheroid as there are