The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-23
Commodores sI Prepared for
 Tiger ' e e m
Vandy Will Be 0utWeighed 40 Pounds to the Man By
 Auburn PIainSmen
BY JOE HATCHER


 Coach McGugin of the Commodore clan prophecies that the Auburn Plansmen are in for a tough battle on Redwood Field today, despite the long odds seem ingly favoring the Alabamians. The three full teams of players composing the Vanderbilt aggregation took final workout over the hills of the Brming- ham Country Club yesterday afternoon following a short lecture by Coach Mo- Gugin embracing the Auburn style of play and references to the famous game of 1916, when the Commodores overcame practically unbelievable odds in wallop- ing the Auburnites on Redwood.
 Outweighed approximately 40 pounds to the man, the Vanderbilt team will take the field as the little man in the betting end To offset the advantage In weight Coach McGusin probably possesses greater speed than the Plainsmen can boast both in the back field and the line In the matter of reserve strength, the Vanderbilt squad is well fortified with three full sets of men for every position and versatile linesmen who play any posi- tion on either side of the line
 Backfeld material is especially plentiful in the Vandy camp, with Berryhill, God chaux, Rountree and Nixon all capabl and fast backs and good defensive play CTS. Red Rolmtree plans to attend the big battle and root for his prep alma mater this morning when Morgan High meets Central High.
 'Scotty'' Neil and Frank Goar are play- ing before a home audience and as a con- sequence are on edge for the greatest bunting exhibitions staged in these parts s,, fIa oct Rnfh r tI,n top-notchers in the game and are counted on to beat the wonderful work of Ollinger for the PIainSmen. Frank is a finished puntcr in every sense and ranks with the best of all-time toe artists in the south as result of four years brilliant work for the Commodores. "Scotty" won his spurs in the Tennessee game earlier in the season by materially helping the team to victory with his par-excellent booting. He will start the game at right end today because of his wonderful defensive power and ability to grab down passes "Scotty' Incidentally ranks with the best all-round athletes in Vanderbilt this year, being a brilliant baseball and basketball star.
 Capt. Johnny Floyd will open against the Auburn team at right half with Latham at quarter, Nicely at right half, and Pink" Wade at full. Floyd made the victory over the Plains men possible in '16, when he went into the fray with a badly crushed knee late in the game and plunged his way to victory against possibly greater odds than the Commodores face at Redwood today.
 "Tot' Mccullough and Tommy Ryan will open the game at tackle, with Hendrick and Bailey playing the guards, and Sharpe at center. Wilson will get the call opposite Neil at end with four additional crack ends on the reserve lists. Conyers two years on the team and the end who beat Ala bama here in IS, Woodson, Sewanee captain in IS, Morrow of last years team. Goar with four years experience under McGugin and star for all four campaigns, round out the reserve lists of flankmen over whom the Plainsmen are expected to gain little gorund.
 Holmes, 210-pound tackle, did not make the trip and his loss will be felt severely. Ryan and Mccullough are capable linesmen with Buckner and Rayburn on the reserve. At guards, Hendrick and Bailey rank with the best in the soutS this year. Hendrick Is one of the biss men who negotiate the 100 in around 10 seconds flat and uses his ability capably in covering punts and leading the interference. Center is comparatively weak due to the loss of Jim Early and Horace Hill. but with "Dinkey" Wade back ing up the line the gap will scarcely be noticed.
 The Commodores will adopt va r4ed system of attack against the pom dnrous Auburn team and will by no neans resort to defensive tactics as In last years battle. Stinging under that marred an otherwise clean slate and the southern title, the Plains men are expected to put up their best fur a decisive victory this year on Rickwood field.
 The Vanderbilt band and a large hunch of Commodore supporters will aErive this morning at an early hour and start the pep stuff for the Gold and Black aggregatio The slogan of the student body for the past week has been of the "die fighting variety and to this end the team and the root eGS accompanying the outfit will de- vote themselves till the final whistle today.