The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-30
Muddy Field Mars Game Played In DrizzIing, Cold Rain On Grant Field


 ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. -(special) Pea" Green, lansy halfback, just missed the idols pedestal on the Au- burn campus this afternoon when he fell short of the Tech goal line by g yards in the only dangerous thrust toward either line throughout a heart breaking scoreless tie. This was the fourth tie game played by Georgia Tech in the 1923 season and the third by Auburn. As the camp fires lit up all sections of Grant field built in futile effort to keep the shiyering spectators warm, the whistle sounded on Atlanta's classic For the first time in 25 games Au- burn and Tech had quit without decision. And it was really an armistice peace without victory in every respect despite the fact that Tech accounted for 12 first downs against Auburn's one, that one con- ing when Green was sent in. He skirted the left side of the line for 2S yards and had shaken every tack Ter save one, the one who threw him out of bounds.
 Tech showed superiority in the line plays, reeling off yard after yard as Wycoff and Stanton in turn crashed into the lighter Plainsmen. But Au- burn rallied each time the ball was
  driving defensive caused tumble aft CT tumble to stop the Golden Tor nado. In desperation Wycoff tried a place kick from his own 45-yard line and this one came closer the horizontal than did the attempt from the 30-yard line Auburn attempted two field goals. A cold drizzle fell throughout the entire game, render ing the ball as easily held as the proverbial greased pig, but this same drizzle failed to dan.pen the ardor of approximately 25,000 fans. who sat until the final whistle came out of the darkness.
 charmed.
 It was breathless that Auburn, freely spotted 13 points in betting circles, should bend but never break the mighty thrusts of the Tornado, that the Tiger should return to the fray forever fighting harder after each battering impact. Auburn crowned herself with all the glory that is in Atlanta. She warmed the hearts of sportsmen by her magnifi- cent defense and when, in the third period, one break came her way re- covered punt, and left her on Techs 40-yard line, the first moment dur ing the fray when she had rolled the Yellow Jackets back into their hive, a mighty cheer heartened the Plains n.en. Green came from the side lines and those in the stands who have followed Auburn were puzzled. They had heard of the substitution for kicking. But~the substitution for an end run was something new and Tech was caught unaware. He dashed to within yards of the goal and then attempted three forward passes, the third being over the goal line and the end to the Tigers only chance. It was freely whispered that goal from placement or from drop-kick should have been tried but the ground was so slick that only marksman of the caliber of Brick ley could have been sure of that try.
 Throughout the first half of the game Tech outplayed Auburn in every department, or with the single ex- ception of the punt. Here Auburn was in class by herself Ford re- peatedly booted the ball for distances of 55 and 56 yards. In his accuracy with the toe was such that he was enable to always get roll of an ad- ditional 10 yards. Wycoff had met his master, despite the fact that he punted even as did Hahan and Clip.
 On the first kickoff Auburn re- ceived and went immediately into punt formation, giving the clear in formation that she had come to de- fend and not attack.
 But Auburn was awaiting the break and this came in the third period with the recovered punt. From that play until the end Auburn was the Auburn of old. Yes, 1t was such a fighting Auburn as the village has seldom seen, it was fighting for Pitts. No man outshone his fellow. None tried to. It was a human ma chine with each part functioning to the limit and that limit was just enought lesser team would have gone down by two touchdowns when Tech, flushed with the knowledge of it's superior driving power, repeated Iy split the lighter forward from the Plains.
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 Lineup and summary:
 Tech (o)-Staton, l. e.; Werner, I. t.; Mcconnell. l. g.; Fry, e.; Mo- Intyre, '. g.; Huffins, r. t.; Gardner, r.. e.; Hunt. q. b.: Williams, l. h. b.; Moore, r. h. b.; Wycoff. f. b.
 Auburn (0)-Oninger, l. e.; Har- kv.- L t., Reagin, l. g.; Lawrence, opinks, T. B.; Brice, T. t.; Pruitt. r. B.; Peterson, q. b.; Williams, l. h. b. Harrison, T. h. b.; Howe, f. b.
 Score by periods: Tech agui. .................o 0 %
 Officials: Referee, Finley (Vir- sinia), umpire, Williams (Virginia); feadlinesman, Alcock (Dartmouth); 1; field judge, stegman (Chicago).
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