The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

| during the remaining periods of PLAY
the eyes o. the spectators were trained
| primarily in the direction of the Com
modore goal.
In the last ten minutes of play, when
Auburn rushed the ball close to ehe Com
| modore posts, the desperate needs of
even three points became apparent to
Pet Bonnr, skipper of the Plainsmen, and
accordingly he ordered his sorrel-t@pped
fullbaok to kick. Three times within ten
minutes, Howard, the big back, hurled
the ball through the air, while Commo-
dore linemen tried in vain to black that
kick, for the sake of the working backs
of Vandy, rooters in the last section, if
nothing more. But his kicks were low
and his efforts went for naught. Had
one of the three gone through the posts
the Auburn Plainsmen might today be
reposing on their laurels, confident of the
blazing unbrolen trail of victories
through the southland for Dixie's pre-
mier grid honors. Bur the will of the foot
ball gods was against them, and the in
vaders were forced to use the more des-
perate method of bucking the Commodore
line.
OPEN PLAY USED
The Auburn team played in a manner
far different from Auburn style. They
used an open method of play during a
even the Commodore scouts, who had seen
the team in action against Clemson. For
ward passing, end runs and other forms
of attack were given preference over
inside play, and although the Donohue
battlers managed TO get over quite a bit
of ground during the afternoon, punch
so badly needed to carry the ball over
the line, was insufficient to break the
defensive bulwarlxs of the Commodores.
AIJbnrn'S fun1btpC nr0Vpd disastrous
above any other element of football fate.
Five times in the first quarter alone did
the Auburn forwards lose control of the
oval, only to have Commodores springing
cat-like from the tangled maze of hui
manity, following scrimmages or end
play. turn the tide of play to the rear
ward. Four first downs were recorded
by the Plansmen in the opening period.
While the Commodores got away with
only one The remaining two Vandy first
downs were registered in the second quar-
ter, McGuggin's charges going for
blank record during the last half.
The penalties were few indeed for
game so stubbornly fought from both
sides of the line of scrimmage The one
penalty which brought the shades of
deepest gloom to Vandy supporters was
during that hectic period of final play,
when the Commodores suffered five
yard penalty for off sides, bringing the
ball to Vandy's courtyard line. 1t looked
good for an Auburn touchdown. But the
Commodore attack frightened into stone
wall resistance and the crowds went wild
as the Plainsmen were turned away from
a savagely contested prize which seemed
within their grasp.
FOUGHT TO THE LAST
But Auburn, game to the core, never
once faltered in the drive for the posts.
Stubbs, who superseded the flashy Trap
at quarterback in the last quarter took
Goar's kick from tn. Vanderbilt goal and
raced through a defense of Vandy tack
lers for neat GAIN even after having
seen his men thrown out of the very
jaws Of victory. Jie literally fought his
way through the attacking throny finally
being hauled to earth by an avalanche
OF human Drawn, as he looked good for
q dash to dangerously close trritory of
the goal line The Plainsmen never quit
They fought with the savage assault OF
Unframed beasts, and kept the supporters
of the Gold and Black upon their feet in
nervous frenzy, fearful lest the rush
ing tide should sweep the defenders OF
the goal from their feet in the march to
victory.
Had Pete Bonner kicked goal following
Shirling's touchdown in the second
quarter-but what's the use? He never