The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-29
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 DONAHUE SAYS HE PLANNED TO QUIT THREE YEARS AGO
Reports From Auburn State Donahue May Reconsider
 Resignation

Auburn, November 2S,-tSpecial.)
 Amidst frequent outbursts of deafen- 1 ing cheers and applause, Coach | Mike Donahue for the past 19 years l head coach at Auburn and who ten | dered his resignation to the athletic committee yesterday. addressed the student body at a mass meeting of students, faculty members and townspeople here tonight. The popular coach, though never giving his direct reasons for the action taken yesterday, asserted that
 he had planned three years ago to resign as athletic director at Auburn, but after a careful consideration, decided to remain at the athletic helm until Auburn should have a real football team.
 Often during his address he ex- pressed his great confidence in Au- burn and Auburn men, and on more than one occasion he declared: T am for Auburn and Auburn men first and last, and at all times . Coach Donahue was outspoken in his praise for Dr. Dowell and the
 faculty, and urged students in the
 future to continue their loyalty to their president, their faculty and their college.
 Is Reconsidering Referring to the incident of some | of the players having back work to | make up last week, he said that those | on athletic teams should play the | game to conform with the rules of | the college the same as the football rules that governs the grid game l Itself.
 At one time near the close of his | speech, when he said, T am recon l sidering so forth the hundreds of eager students gave applause that | caused Langdon hall to fairly shake on it's foundation. Upon finishing his speech, he retired through a side entrance from the meeting. Following Coach Donahue's speech, Charlie Dudley. Auburn cheer leader, introduced Rabbit Harris, Tiger star of 19O6-07-0S-09.
 Coaches Wilson and Hutsell and
 pr. c. s. Yarbrough made shart. enthusiastic talks, in which they praised the fine work of the retiring coach in placing Auburn athletics on the highest plane.
 MAY RECONSIDER Auburn, Ala, November 2S.--There is a possibility that Mike Donahue
 may reconsider his announced inten
 tion to leave Auburn owing to pres
 sure being brought to bear by mem bers of the faculty, student body and alumni, it was stated here late to- day, but no announcement was forth coming from Donahue to this effect While the campus has been in a state of suspense all day and sup | pressed feeling is said to have existed 1 there was nothing to indicate that suggested revolt was imminent. Overtures had been made to Dona l hue during the day and t was stated that he had given no answer whether he would reconsider his resignation
 NEWS TO GE0RGIANs Athens, Ga. Nov. 2S.-As the re- suit of reports that Coach Donahue, who resigned yesterday as football coach at Auburn, had been offered a contract by the University of Gecr- I gia, Professor s. V. Sanford. faculty chairman of athletics at Georgia. is- sued statement this afternoon say 1 ing:
 all these men are assigned to the | coaching staff of the University of Georgia. It is impo ssible to make any l positive statement until I have seen l the complete list"
 In addition to Donahue, reports have stated that John Hesman and Charlie Buel also are coming here. | The Georgia Athletic board will 1 hold meeting late today.