The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

 Tech accomplished more than Wander bilt. She had harder schedule, one that required her to play at top speed most of the time, and to any fair minded student of football, she Is entitled to the plum.
 COMPARING RECORDS Compare the records of the two elevens. Tech played Mercer, Davidson, Transy1- vania, L. S. U., North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Auburn in that order. The only stain on her record was a 0-to-0 tie with Georgia, no defeat. Vanderbilt played Middle Tennessee, State Normal school, Southwestern Pres byterian university, Cumberland, Tender son Brown. Mississippi Tennessee, Vir- ginia Auburn and Sewanee, one defeat, though not in this section. Which played the harder schedule? Tech did. The weakest team on the Jackets schedule could defeat the weakest on Vanderbilt the second weakest and so on down the list.
 Vanderbilt played but two hard games during the season, games that she had to make ready for strenuously One of these she lost, the other, she fuked out a victory--the Auburn game. Tech, on the other hand, starting with the L.. s. U. game, faced tough opponents in five consecutive games. AS lO IhE SCOhES Vanderbilt adhcrents will naturally say, 1 ''Lcok at the points Vanderbilt has scored 1 for the season." Tech can answer, We | have had fewer touchdowns scored against us, three against five. One of our tl.ree touchdowns was the result of a l fumbled puntS, the other two on forward lrs sses, while all of the five registered against Vanderbilt were the result ot straight football.
 1 Another argument in Techs favor. ] And while on this scoring proposition: Alabama defeated Sewanee almost as bad as Vanderbilt did, yet Tech defeated Ala b,ma worse than Alabama defeated Se- vance.
 l Vanderbilt romped over Mississippi, but so did practically every team that Ole Miss played, while the Jackets defeated l Alabama, 8 team that ran up nine touch 1 downs on Mississippi.
 | And arguments in favor of Tech could l be rendered from other games as we'll 1 For instance, the Tennessee game. Missis- l sippi, A. and M., Clemson and Kentucky State all defeated Tennessee, while Tech recorded victories over teams that defeat ed each of these elevens
 THEIR ONE BLOT Discussing the one blot on their respec- tive records will also furnish some com parative dope in favor of Tech.
 Vanderbilt, supposedly of championship calibre, or with championship intentions was defeated by Virginia, 35 to 10, while Georgia held Tech to 60 tie. Which was the more creditable performance? Look at Virginia. Defeating Yale, ev- eryone in the south began to believe Vir- ginia a wonderful eleven, but what has she accomplished against other southern elevens?
 Against Georgia, she f1ulSed out wir ;., l., nf ,lou fn | Against South Carolina, she was able tc win by but a 13-to-O score, and by a A. too score against North Carolina. yet shs defeated Vanderbilt by a greater score than any of these.
 Yet Tech defeated North Carolina by 6 greater margin than Virginia did, and iSouth Carolina was defeated Thanksgiv ing Day by Citadel, whom Georgia haC defeated 39 to 0. Certainly the dope fails to show where Vanderbilt can point witt any pride to the Virginia record.
 Should the matter be left to the Geor' gia and Virginia teams even the former as much as they despise Tech, would bs
 forced to admit that in their one tie of the season, the Jackets showed a more credi
 table performance than did Vanderbilt against Virginia.
 OTHER RANKINGS
 Now take the Auburn game for in
 stance: Vanderbilt won II to 0. Tech, to o. At glance, this would apparently
 give Vanderbilt an immense advantage
 but it does not.
 Both of vanderbilt's touchdowns were
 the result of the fiukiest of hulSes. Techs
 was scored on straight football, rushing the ball across the line.
 Against Auburn, Vanderbilt registered but four first downs during the game ant
 had six registered against her. Agains
 Auburn, Tech registered IS first downs and had five registered against her. IT
 this discussion we are eliminating any first downs which were secured through
 penalties.
 And in this connections: Against Wander bilt. Auburn played with Caughman Hair ston and Bidez. three regular backfielt men, out of the game and one of her regu
 lar lnemen eliminated after the frs
 quarter.
 Il Against Tech, Auburn put on the fielc the strongest eleven she has had on tht
 field this season, yet Tech was able tt
 score three times as many first downs as
 Vanderbilt did. and had fewer first downs , registered against her. ,i ONE COMMON OPPONENT Auburn is entitled to second place, the
 Tech and Vanderbilt games being thei
 only defeats, with Georgia following closely behind, so closely that there Is lit tie shade were it not for defeat by Au
 burn.
 i Alabama is rated next, with North Car , olina, l.. S. U. and Mississippi Agricul tural and Mechanical following in tha , order, and glance at their records is al , that is necessary to show that they hay, been placed correctly. l, Davidson and Clemson are both ranked } ahead of Sewanee. Their seasons worl is more meritorious Sewanee winning tonly from Florida, while Vanderbilt, Ala