The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-25
MISSISSIPPI AGGIES
ARE LOSING NO TIME
IN THEIR PRACTICE
Determined to Even Up
Sting of Auburn Defeat
by ROmping Off With
Alabama Eleven

StarKSV1lle, MISS, November
%. - (Special) - Although
the result of the Auburn game
was a crushing blow to their
hopes of a southern champion
ship, the Mississippi Aggies
have wasted no time in griev-
ing over that it failed contest,
but have busted themselves
during the past week in pre-
pairing for their equally i'm
portant game with the Univer-
sity of Alabama at Birming-
ham Thanksgiving Day
They are determined TO make up for
the only defeat sustained this season
by victory at the expense of Ala
bama Not only would such a victory
the Auburn defeat, but it would also
establish A & M. securely among the
leading teams of the year.
Alabama has romped through her
schedule this season defeating every
opponent except Vanderbilt, and even
in that game many critics believed
Alabama had the best team and that
Vanderbilt was very fortunate in win
ming. Mississippi A. & M. has had sim
liar experience, her only defeat com
ing at the hands of Auburn in a heart
breaking battle, where an unlucky
tumble gave the Plainsmen their lone
score and to victory. Both A. & NJ
and Alabama need to win this remain
ing game on their schedules to remain
among the topnotchers of the south.
There is still a possibility that Au-
burn may upset all the dope and win
from Georgia Tech, and if this should
happen both Mississippi A. & M. and
Alabama desire to be among the lead
ers who have each lost a single game
The leading southern teams have all
been so evenly matched in strength
this season Nand upsets have been so
common that football fans are now be-
ginning to look for the unexpected to
happen. In every game added to this
is the great rivalry that exists between
A. & M. and Alabama in all branches
of the sport and which makes the Ala
bama game this year perhaps the most
important contest on the Maroon
schedule, despite the ract that the game
is to be played outside the state and
that the A. & NJ. student body made
the Auburn game the occasion for their
official trip OF the year.
Many students are making arrange
ments to attend the game as well as
take advantage of the. holiday to get
TO onesof the big games played by their
team this season, pausing only for a
couple of days rest after the Auburn
game. Coach Robinson started his
squad back at some of the hardest
work they have had yet this season.
He is determined to eradicate the fun
bling that proved so costly in the Au-
burn game and to get more drive into
the offense. The A. & NJ team have
only themselves to blame for the loss
of the Auburn game. Not only was it
a tumble which produced the only score
made against them, but there were any
number of others which, though they
were not of so much direct benefit to
the opposing team, were equally as
costly Plumbing has been the undo
ing of so many good football teams
this year.
That Coach Robinson is using every
means in his power to teach the Ma
room backs to hang to the leather in
the remaining game of the season
(. Win the exception OF w elSSlnger, VINO
injured his shoulder tackling one of
the Auburn giants early in that game
and Who will be unable to play any
more this season, the A. & NJ. squad
came out of the Auburn game in good
shape and Coach Robinson expects to
start practically the same lineup
against Alabama next Thur sday. He
is undecided about the fullback posi-
ton vet, but both Little and Russell
have been performing in good style at
that place during tho past week and
there is an abundance of backfield ma
terial to supply the other places.
Clark, who starred against Auburn,
has recovered from the rough treat
ment received at the hands of the Au-
burn huskies and will be in readiness
for sone more sensational work
against Alabama. Although this is only
his first year on the team. Clark has
shown himself to be one of the best
backs on the squad and he promises
in another year to become real star.
Injuries kept him out Of the Tennessee
and Louisiana games, but his showing
against Auburn stamped him as one of
Aggies' best bets against Alabama