The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-24

ting in it's deadly work on bud
Monday the Commodores returned from
Atlanta to practice on dry field, the
workouts necessarily being light on &C
count of the bumps received in the Tech
game Saturday. Tuesday it rained,
Wednesday it rained, and Thursday 1t
rained some more, and the lordly Gold
and Black of the vandy varsity resemble
a cloak of the night
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
conditions, Coaches Dan McGugin and
Owsley Manner have been putting the
commodores through stiff programme.
making the best of the numerous islands
on the Dudley field, and perfecting as
far as possible the chosen style Of attack
and defense for the Auburn class
At times. when the ground has been in
such condition as to make play impossi-
ble the men have been restricted to the
confines of the gymnasium, there to ao-
sorb gr:diron lore from the Vandy men
tor and mis- aides. Today the Commodores
found Dudley field in such condition that
to attempt practice was little short OF
| impossible, and as a result the men were
!
soaked greensward Of the campus out
side the playing ground
The scrub team, lined up in battle for
nation, was driven into the varsity de-
fense and many times thanked the pow
| ers that they shidded into the blue grass
instead of the pools of water, for the big
| guns Of the regulars were working with
savage resistance against the onslaught
| of their lighter opponents. Trick plays
~ MI in sEirpni Shinr even
| though deprived of the sure footing so
essential in getting off with the snap.
| The rudiments of the plays have been
| thoroughly drilled into the respective
| domes of McGugin's huskes. and all they
need is dry plot of territory in which
\ to put them into more forceful action
INTERFERENCE
The varsity backs showed some inn
proyement over their early forms, and
interference made its appearance in real
1 old McGugin style The line likewise
| opened up holes in good fashion, and the
| backs picked their openings in better form
than they have showed this year. Prac-
| tice was secret, but 1t is possible to say
I that there will be some new stuff next
! Saturday, and that a lot Of 1t looks good
The scrubs have been given a lot of Au-
burn formations, as is usual under the
| circumstances, and the varsity had a
| time in attempting to solve them. The
new stuff that the coachers are trying
| out worked fine when it was put into
action against the scrubs here.
| The more learned about the Auburn
team, the more it appears that the game
next Saturday will be anybody's who car
grab It, and that it is a pure and simple
\ gambling proposition. The man who
! vagers any coin on the outcome will dc
so simply to aid in the excitement of the
occasion, and with no adequate idea OF
how his bets are standing.
AUBURN LINE 200 POUNDS
The Auburn line. from tackle to tackle
| will likely weigh well over 300 pounds or
the average according to the dope re-
| ceiyed at Nashville, and that is better
| than Vanderbilt can boast of, especially
| with Tom Lipscomb a doubtful starter
If men of that much weight had no idea
| other than to stay put where they were
| 1t would be a mans job to move them
but Bonner of the Plainsnen has a repu-
! tation for circulating freely and plays the
game more like Josh Cody than any other
man in the south. Besides that, this
\ Bonner party is given to kicking goals
from touchdown with great ease and ac-
| curacy.
| The Auburn backs are all old heads
in a football way, being the produc:
Of Donahue's favorite system of work
ing men for a year or two on his
scrubs and then putting In as finishes
players. Auburn's scores do not mean
a thing. either 1t should be remem-
bered for Donahue does not care to
win by big score under any circum-
stances and falls back on the defen-
sive as soon as he gets out safely in
front of the opposition. The game
Saturday promises thrills and more
thrills and it will likely be a catch
as-catch- can scramble from one whis-
tie to the other. Vanderbilts offense
will be much better. and she showed
her power at defending her own gca