Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-26
GEORGIA TECHS TORNADO
SWEEPS THROUGH AUBURN
Ilainsmen Display Flashes OF
Form, but Never Appear
Dangerous.
FLOWERS PLAY SPECTACULAR
Fleet Georgian Half Back Makes
Eighty-Yard Run for Touchdown,
and Shows Himself Wonderful
Puntcr.

ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 25.--Georgia
Techs Golden Tornado swept through
the Auburn Plainsmcn here today for
i've touchdowns and n 81 TO 0 victory
in the annual Thanksgiving Day con-
test.
The two great teams. the Ala
hamans outwcighng Tech and fight
ing for every inch OF ground they
yielded, were cheercd by n crowd OF
some 10000 spectators and the bands
and student bodies Of the two in
SiSutions. Ideal weather brought out
;,I even greater crowd than saw
Tech defeat Center, fo- not only were
al seats filed. but men and boys
stood Oh the steps and high on the
banks around the field.
waving remnants and cheering paid
tribute 10 the spectacular plays Of
10th teams. but the game had no.
progressed far before IL was seen that
rcch was due to dcfea; the powerful
eleven that overwhelmed Washing
ion. and l-ce, q 10 =. smashing at
tacls. IN which the entire Techs back
led Starree. showed , in the lirsi
20 through the Auburn line. AMI
sweeping end runs added aothcr
ineans of gaining.
Three OF Techs touchdowns were
On steady drives down the field one
Of them being aided by a perfectly
executed forward pass from Flowers
70 J. Stanton. Capital n Flowers. one of
TechS greatest back field !ncn of all
time. brought MS football career 10
u spectacular close in defeating Au-
Darn. He not only tain ned time and
again, but two OF the three touch
downs he made were runs or some
eighty yards III returning tho long
l'urts that Olingcr cent down the
field. Flowers showed himself a Won
derful puntcr once hoot!nS the hall
Z
ground. He also tried two field goals
but missed, one from the loriY-yard
line ana another from tcriy-four
Yards.
-iuhurn Never Dangerous.
Auburn gained at times. especially
during tho second and third periods
'rech y check showed that Tech
made sixteen first downs to Au-
Outside Of Flowers. IT would be
hard 10 pick AN individual star on the
yellow Jacket eleven. for all the
Iackncld men, including Dewey Scar
borough and Bill Giaver. who went
n during the anal quarter, showed
held we'll on defense and onened vide
Noles for the runners on onense. KAT
terman and J. station both played en-
Scl!cnt games AT ends. -
Shir.!ng, Auburns powerful full
back. was the particular star on Oh
jense Of the riainsmen and. had
nut three more such players into the
ray. the Piainsmen might have had
team fought for every inch OF
ground il yielded and never seemed
10 lose heart. Twice the line held
Techs backs within the Auburn four
tasions the ball Went over and on
the other a sweeping end run Tor
feart;een yards .,i , on Inc iouF'h Gown
OT-sidc penalties and several Of
The holding we're the only things that
lnarred Techs play ,nd one OIL ne
down in the first period. The ball
was in Auburn's territory the greater
part OF the opening period. but no
spcr,ncelnr Eighty-fnrd Run.
Flowers took Il long punt shortly
after the second period opened. Ills
started down the field without mo-
lnent's delay An opening appeared
md the iieet half back dArted through
q ahead OF his men. Then began 2
twisting. dodgins run that ended
ctcr eighty yards across the Auburn
coal l.ne. E.ncher missed his hrst
and the sjort stood Tech. 6; Au-
Flowers sNir,ea right end for
starting from his own tor,y-yard
line. The Tech oacKs then drove
steadily forward on bucks and end
nor more than tweiyr yards. Unit!
me bal! landed on Auuurn's fourteen
yard line. The Pluinsmcn We're mold
ing In desperate fashion. So Flowers
skirted around right end for the
necessary yardaFc and another score
The fourth period saw Tech add
;wentY-one more points. The play
started on ,Au0urn's three.y"rl line.
due 10 a drive that wound up the
;hird period, and Fun Back Harlan
smashed through on the irst play.
period and Flowers took advantage or
another one that he caught on his
INC eighty yards wass one Of The most
After the kicR-ocf it appeared that.
borough, a substitute back. tore off
thirty-ave yards through tackle,
urn line Brace, ana held for three
downs. Then Fcrst slipped around
1T end for tho final score.
Curtain for Three Tech stars ,
Techs stars Flowers. Fcrst and
l'-acho.. Al! Auburn men, II was
stated. aye clig bic to play next sea-
aon, bu; Captain Sl2emore is to
graduate In June.
Lineup and summary.
Nub to> Position. Ga. Tao. $50
plliugSr. end j. station
I.carce. ......lefl ;acklc..... Finchc!
Gresham ......!cft guard. Lehcy
eaton .......- center ....-... Am s.
>iZeInorc tCJ..riuht guard. DAVIS
Warren. right tackle. \. station
Aioulto right end. i:attcriua.
Brown. quarter back FeiS;
shirley. ......lcft half Flowers Ccj
s+tubps right half. 80. Barron
Smiling. fun Dac. . Harlan
Score by periods:
Auburn .....-........ n q n o.
Ga Tech .. Is Ala
Tech scoring: Touchdowna-FIow
80, Harlan. Frcst Goals from
louchd own--Fincher 90
Referce-Nlke Thompson George,
town.. Ump:rc-Ed Williams (rir
GInia). Head linesmau--S iollcnwcrc,
:iohns Eopk!ns). .oLs-Flfccci
minutes each.
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