The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
Georgia Tech Lone South ern Team Undefeated. Sewanee's Loss a
 Surprise
AUBURN COMEBACK"
 CRUSHES COMMODORES
Crimson's Decisive Win Over Ken lucky Illustrates Power of Kelly Machine-Georgetown Wins
 South Atlantic Title by
 Defeating w. & L.

Major football eIevens in the
 south, apparently playing at top
 form, squared off Saturday in the
 final drive for the seasOn's hon
 Ors and furnished what many ex-
 perts believed to be the best brand
 of gridiron sport offered this fall.
 Upsets and shows of unexpected
 strength featured equally in the
 results of Saturdays play, out of
 which stands Georgia Tech as the
 only unbeaten team in the south
 east of the Mississippi. to give bat
 tie to Auburn Thanksgiving
 Day for titular honors.
 The Jackets have run up an impress sive total of 423 points against their eight opponents to date and leading all other southern teams in scoring with Washington and Lee second in derbilt fourth
 Virtually all of the major elevens have open dates this week and will rest in preparation for their final clashes on November go.
 Although there was lack of the sensational, the Jackets punch. nev- ertheleas, told heavily on Carlisle IF
  in the second roinp of the season for the Heisman eleven against intersec- tional opponents. Throwing their whole power into the match at the out set and with backfield that included such cracks as Strupper, Hill and Guyon, the Georgians ripped the In dians' defensive and offensive game to pieces, leaving in the minds of many spectators at the end of the first period only the doubt as to the size of the final score.
 AUBURN SMASHES MANDY 4 Smartng under it's first defeat of the year a week ago, Auburn, with superior weight and a more seasoned set of backs, crushed Vanderbilt in what was considered the most i'm portant sectional meeting of the day. The Plainsmen scored five touchdowns against the Commodores, evidencing an unexpected "comeback'' after their poor showing here recently against Davidson college. It was the Nash ville collesians third defeat of the year and Auburn's fourth victory over the Tennesseeans in F years of play. At the same time. the Commodores were losing at Nashville, their tradi tional foe. the University of the South, met it's first defeat of the season in contest with Centre college of Dam y. Coach Best's players was perhaps the | surprise of weekend play. With both Sewanee and Vanderbilt. decisively ! beaten Saturday. past speculations of their relative strength have been eff faced in part. and critics now point 1 to their annual clash on Thursday week as toss-up, with victory either way.
 1 Alabarla. defeated only once this i season. displayed unusual power and swampea Kentucky at Lexineton Sat ! urdav The CriTson's score was prac- | tically dorhla the size of the tally run up aeainst Kentucky hy the form l idable Mississippi A. and M. machine and gives conclusive proof of the {, power of Coach Kelly's players
 TULANE IS DEFEATED
 Contrary to predictions, Tulane lost ! to Rice institute, at New Orleans, the | Texans showing surprising form and trimming the olive and blue 16 points I It would now appear that with the New Orleans plaver's defeat their state | rival, L. S. u.. has the better chance to win in the annual meeting between the two elevens The Tigers lost, how ever. to Mississippi A. and M. in Sat urdays play but held the Aggies to q creditably low score.
 Georgetown won from WashinRtor