The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-25

IN altack. Sne hau no forward pass,
this department showing up weaker
than anything else connected with
the Orange and Blue machine.
Getting desperate on several occa-
sions, Moulton was brought back from
his place at end to fling for the
| Tiger, but the ones that he succeeded
in getting beyond the line of scrim-
mage were intercepted by Techs
secondary defense Moulton was
hurried by the press of the Jackets
first line of defense. but had he sta
toned the Rock of Gibraltar to pro-
tect him, 1t Is doubtful If forward
passing would have brought any gain
to his eleven. Auburn simply wants
nothing to do with that mode of at
tack, and the determination probably
cost them some yardage in today's
| struggle.
shirIing Gains n Little
Stirling was the only ground gain
| er, except Sootts one dash for nine
yards of tape. Ed was hitting higher
than he usually does, but his efforts
were productive of nice gains on some
few occasions, four yards being reeled
off three times, but at different
stages of the encounter.
They were watching Judy and Ed
today in the matter of ground gain
things tossed aside, the Jackets had
a big advantage. He was playing his
| last game. He was captain OF the
team that had to defeat Auburn or
| lose it's claim for honors. The whole
affair was right up to him, and Har-
Ian shouldered his burden cheerfully.
| Furthermore, he did his full duty and
then bit added, just because he was
captain, because it was his last game
and because Tech needed his every
| effort.
Tech Ground Gamers
Harlan was a big factor in Techs
! gaining during the first half. Later
| in the game Red" Barron, Frank
in with yardage, but it was altogether
Harlan during the first half. The
Jackets territory was coming hard
during this time, nut Judy saved the
day with his Incompatible line plung-
ing that was responsible for practi-
cally every first down made by the
Tornado in the first half.
The Tech grid mentors, had they
searched II century for a play that
would give Captain Harlan chance
to display his real line plunging abil-
| ity, could not have hit upon play
better than the fake forward pass
| formation executed after split
formation had weakened the opposing
! lines In the first place it is battling
to the otner side. 1t has all the ear
parks of being a forward pass, and
the inclination invariably Is to shift
to meet the play.
HnrIan's Great Play
But that ball is not passed over the
| line. Harlan, standing just to the
side of the center, has 1t snapped to
| ffatr
done to halt him, good gain has
resulted. This method was not re-
sorted to often by Field General Nc
| Donough. Had he used it more 1t is
doubtful IL the count would have been
within two touchdowns of what IL
was. Auburn had no defense for 1t.
Not even the stubbornness that
marked her resistance was OF any
avail as Captain Harlan came crash
ing through. The weakened line was
utterly unable to cope with the stu
alton, and the play, not heralded as
portion of Techs attack, gained mer-
rily through the festivities.
statistics
The real superiority of the Yellow
Jackets over their opponents from
Alabama is best told in the statistics
of the game. We have already spoken
of Auburn's lone first down. As a
distinct contrast. Tech turned In ~.
Fully half of this number was the
direct result of Harlan's line plung-
ling during the first half. Its doubt
full if the total yardage gained by the
Jackets will ever be known. Red
Barron ripped off 154 yards around
the flanks and his great running re-
suited in eight first downs for his
comrades. Harlan found the Auburn
line good for III yards. his every
F, start bringing in gain for the
Jackets. Ferst was next in ground
gaining for Tech ana McDonough was
always good for two or three yards
when the distance was needed
Stirling gained about So yards for
Auburn, which is within IL yards OF
being all the territory that was an
4 nexed by Donahue's charges during
| the afternoon.
Lineup and summary:
| Georgia Tech Position Auburn
J. station ......... Moulton
Left End
johnson Pearce
Left Tackle
! Lebey ................. Lawrence
| Left Guard
Amis .............,.... eaton
Center
| Davis .......s... 1riSndIu
Right Guard
A. station .................. Carter
Right Tackle
Mitchell ................... Sitz
Right End
| McDonough ................. GIBSON
Quarterback
Ferst NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Scott
Left Halfback
| Barron ......s....... howe
Right Halfback
Harlan Snlrung
Fullback
Georgia Tech ........ 0 IA Ola
| Auburn ......... 0 0 o. o
Tech scoring-Touchdown McDon-
ough, Barron. Goals from touchdowns:
A. Station 2.
Referee. Finley (virginia); umpire.
Williams (virginia); head linesman,