The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-09
TULANE EXPECTS
 TO PLAY BETTER
 GAME SATURDAY
Green Wave Hopes to Find It. self in Battle With
 Auburn Tigers
By EDDIE REED

New Orleans, November s.-(Spe-
 cial.)-xThe Tulane Greenbacks used
 Mondays practice as a means of re-
 adjusting themselves. The defeat
 by Carolina was, of course. a very
 hard blow to bear. but snch a de-
 feat is no reason why the Greenies
 should put away their idea of being
 recognized as one of Dixie's leading
 teams. Any team that cannot accept
 a defeat does not deserve a victory.
 As a matter of fact it Is only after defeat that a real gtod team can
 show the stuff it Is made of and in & great many cases the team suffer ing a defeat before the close of the season usually proves better team in succeeding games.
 The Carolina defeat came exactly in the middle of Tulane's schedule. The three hardest battles are yet to
 be played and 1t is by their show ing in the Auburn, Florida and l.. S. U. games that the Greenbacks will be Judged.
 A number of examples can be given to show that 1t is only after defeat that a good team finds itself. In 1920 the Tulane team journeyed to Ann Arbor to play Michigan. Be- fore this game the Greenies had not lost a game, in fact, their goal line had not been crossed. Michigan ad- ministered 21-0 trouncing to Tulane and by so doing did the New Or leans team the greatest favor pos sible.
 Stronger After Defeat After the Michigan game the Tu- lane team was 50 per cent stronger than before. The Tulane goal line re- mained uncrossed by any Southern team and the Louisiana Tiger was given sound lacing at Baton Rouge.
 This season has shown how really valuable a defeat may be to team. Since the Harvard game Centre has literally swamped all opponents. The week before their trip tC Cambridge
 the Praying Colonels' were lucky
 to nose out a 10-7 victory over V. P. I. Their victory over Penn shows clearly that the University of Ala
 bama owes Georgia Tech a vote of thanks fer the S3-7 licking the Tor
 nado gave the Thin Red Line. The very team that beat Tulane Saturday
 began the real games on It's schedule with an 1S-0 loss to Yale. If the Greenie can come back they will be recognized as a real team, if the Carolina defeat shatters their morale, they will have proven only a mediocre crowd
 A Worthy Foe In Auburn Tulane will meet a team fit to test the mettIe of any aggregation. The Plainsmen have only tasted the bitter dregs of de- feat once this season and even the powerful Army eleven was only able
 to win in the last quarter. Mike Donohue has a great team and the Tiger of the Plains has great ambitions for the 1929 season. The victory over Georgia is only one of the achievements .t- auburn team set out sH scecmgi & victory over . Gentrs esa 9sorEia Tseh are all that ss aesessary to ass <e tiis season a nanner. ons Fer AHg4ra.
 tt sai nhere 0rs5 will meet a team 5hat will SAra tho game as only. ankt0sr aA s.of achieving glory l = sesae whether Tulane has q 4faH Srifftr or not, The i; tths 8es6sa fha aairn yame will bs fnf 8nessy to bring
 lere nothing wati be aesGsaa aasp5ssible by the i eleven men tdst ferS the Plansmen
 st she start ol next Saturdays clash 1 &t NoatEoIerr.