The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-13
NEGOTIATIONS OF FEDS AND CUBS ARE
 BROUGHT ID HALT

Chicago, November l2.-Negotlations be- tween Charles Weeghman and August Herman, expected to result in the for mer's acquiring control of the Chicago Nationals, unexpectedly came to halt tonight after their fifth meeting. Herr mann, who represented the Taft interests, sent word to the newspapers, however, that preliminary stages in the negotiations had been passed and that final terms must be arranged by Weeghman and Charles P. Taft
 It generally was believed tonight that Charles w. Murphy was blocking the deal because the proposition included moving the club to the Federal league park and abandoning the old park, of which Mur- phy is part owner Murphy is still said to hold 52 per cent of the Cubs stock as collateral for portion of unpaid pur- chase price.
 According to Hermann, there is hardly chance that anything further will de- velop this month.
 With the halt in the Cub deal hope of immediate baseball peace was deferred but it was rumored truce calculated to prevent competitive bidding in players salaries would be reached whether or not definite peace terms were agreed upon. ~-~-------~--~~-------~~
 it intact as powerful machine. Success sive defeats have forced successive changes, and it is remembered that two years ago Vanderbit's valuable experi- ence with the powerful Harvard eleven failed to offset the injury of Captain Hardage and Auburn with far less ex- perience fought the Commodores to a tie.
 But with odds favoring Auburn to win a careful study of the two elevens fails to develop any material difference of strength and it is hardly possible to see either eleven will score many points. The power of both elevens lies in their lines. Here Auburn has a shade, owing to the prowess of Robinson and Kearley at ends In the center the two teams appear well matched and Cody of Van derbilt should be able to stop in a large measure the smashing tactics employed by the Tigers. Very little difference is seen in the backfield. Auburn has a powerful set of backfied men but with the exception of Hart she possesses no broken field runners. In fact, Auburn has no one backfield that can stack up with Curry, Sikes and Chester. Curry. IL ne lives up lO HIS ItputdtiOIif ShOuiu prove sensation, while the prowess of Roaring Ame' SilSes is too well known to admit of discussion. However Auburn has one backfield advantage and ii is an advantage which completely off sets the superiority of Sikes and Curry Coach Donahue has developed two sets of backfield men of little difference ir calibre. Auburn's ability to have at al l times fresh plungers when her opponents runners are beginning to feel the strair of battle has played as important a part | in her successes as has her famous line.
 
 {! The tactics likely to be- employed by
 the two elevens should be of unusual in
 terest. In all probability it will be al
 example of power pitted against yer satility Auburn will resume her old, re lentless attack on her opponents line 1 Straight bucks interspliced with line play. 1 over the Auburn shift formation will | compose Donahue's main attack. Varied
 end runs with an occasional forward pass
 at opportune moments will be tried, but
 there will be little real open play, The l attack will be vigorous, powerful and relentless but not sensational. With Van | derbilt it is different. McGugin's only 1 hope lies in extensive open play. It is | not thought that he can gain through | Auburn's line or skirt her ends to any material extent. He must resort to tricks 1 delayed and forward passes and it car | but be admitted that McGugin is infin l itely better suited to this line of attacl 1 than is Donahue. In the last analyst, the brains of the Commodore Coach vii
 play an important part in. Saturdays | struggle A careful analysis precludes the idef of an overwhelming defeat Auburn ough
 to win, but surely this season has taugh ] that anything is likely to happen.