The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-25

Not the widest Auburn supporter would have ever thought such thing could be done and words alone cannot express the way it was done. Auburn was almost continually on the defense because of several costly fumbles, but Chic Harley and Stinchcombe, with the aid of their nine mates were not able to put the punch in that northern team necessary to carry that old pigskin over Auburn's goal line. The Tiger reputa- tion of holding an opposing team in the very shadow of their goal post was certainly upheld today, for time after time. Ohio would work the ball up to the Tiger 10. 15 and 2O-yard line to lose the ball to the Plainsmen on downs.
 Auburn never had much chance to put into operation her offensive work, but when those chances came Revlngton was good for first down almost every time, and Duke Ducote went around end one time for 20 yards. This alone showed that the Auburn team could gain. The superior experience of the Buckeyes was all that Ohio had over Auburn, and the wonderful famed Harley did not look as good as little Flowers of the Davidson aggregation. In fact, 1t fell on Stinch- combe to do all the gaining for ohio' ai- though Harley made some nice runs.
 AUBURN LINE HELD
 X But it was that old Auburn line that turned the trick and made it posslple for the Tigers to hold the Buckeyes
 Pete Bonner was the star Of the me and in almost every play his old blond head would be seen in the midst or the
 play. However, all the line did excep-
 tionally well and every man gave ms
 all that Auburn's goal line should re-
 main clean from the assaults or these
 northerners. In the backfield, Reving-
 ton and, Ducote would often preak
 through and catch Harley ana
 Stinchcornbe behind the line and not
 once did their tackles miss when man
 was just about to get away
 Ducote was rushed in his bunting, put
 managed to punt close on to 50 yards
 on eight attempts. while Harley aver
 aged 40 yards on three attempts. Harley
 also tried for two field goals. one was
 from the 15-yard line and one oI eneili
 from the 25-yard line. On both at.enlpls
 his boots went wild. Just at the ciose ol
 the first half, Ducote was fixing the
 hal, for a placement kick from the 4e-
 yard line and then the whistle pleW.
 This was Auburn's best chance to score,
 although one more opportunity turned
 up in the last quarter, but the ball was
 runbled and the chance was lost.
 The Buckeyes aerial game was sao.y oo
 off ond thev were only able to gain 90
 wards in the whole game. Tney seeineu
 to rely on the forward pass solely when
 within reach of Auburn's goal, trying about 15 in all and were only apie 10
 work about four of them TOT the apoye
 yardage The game was clean iouelis
 by both sides, but Ohio was penailzed about five times for holding and Tor being off side.
 DAY WAS IDEAL
 The day was clear and cold and when Referee Walker blew his whistle, there were about 10,0o0 rabid football fans on the field. The United States uniform
 predominated and they were lea ln ,helr cheering efforts by the 146th artillery hand. The Auburn band came on the field just as the game started, with about 300 loyal Auburn men foloWihs and they were given big ovation Auburn elected to receive and liar lev kicked to Gibson. who returned the hall about five yards Donahue was
 narvous as appeared the whole team, and he failed to gain. On the next play Ducote fumbled but recovered and Au- hurn was forced to kick. Harley and Fullback Boeser carried the ball well into the Planmens territory, put Rev ington intercepted forward pass ana this rally of the Buckeyes was checked. Reyington hit the line hard in three hucks and made 10 yards. The Auburn crowd were going wild. Ducote made three yards, but Auburn was held and forced to kick. Roeser hit the line for five yards and then Harley made the most sensational run of the game for 40 yards around left end. He had perfect interference and made a beautiful run. The ball was at this time on Auburns 15-yard line and Roeser carried it to Auburn's 5-yard line. Here the Auburn line stiffened and held the Buckeyes, Ohio using Harley. Stlnch- combe and Boeser in vain attempt to carry the ball over. Ducote stepped De- hind his own goal line and kicked out to safety The quarter ended With the ball in Ohio's possession on Auburn 22-yard line.
 ROBINSON ON GUARD
 After Ohio had bucked Auburn's line in vain attempts to gain. she tried a forward pass and Capt. Cary Robinson again intercepted this pass Revington made eight yards through the Buckeye 8 line and end runs by Donahue and an off tackle play by Ducore netted first down. However. Auburn was forced to kick after falling to gain. and Harley ran around Auburn's end for 50 yards to the Plainmens 12-yard line. After three futile efforts to orive the ball over, Harley prepared to kick from about the 15-yard line. His kick was cratic and the ball was given to Auburn on her 20-yard line.
 Ducote then made himself famous and ran around Ohio's end for 20 yards, car rying the ball about 10 yards with three ia cklers hanging on to him. The crowd went wild. The ball was now about on n