The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-21
3)iiTIGERS PUT UP THRILLING
 ' BATTLE WITH ARMY ELEVEN
PIainsmen Score First In Great Fight Against Strong West Point Team When Pruett NabS Pass

WEST POINT, N Y, Oct. 2o.- Especial. )-After scoring the Initial touchdown of the game early in the first period and by sheer lighting ability holding the powerful Army E team to to score through the first two periods. the defense of the light Plainsmeh eleven crumbled un- ider versatile attack of the west Pointers in the second half of their intersectional battle here this after noon the speedy Army backs racing a their way to three touchdowns in the last two quarters and Nto tnal zs to victory. The score Nprobably re- fleets the margin of superiority or the customers over their southern opponents, but it in no degree mai eates the exhibition of fighting put up by the light Tigers from the Plains They realized the strength of the West Point team, and must Have noted as the quarters passed their ineffectiveness in stopping the furious rush of the Cadets, but in no play was there a let-up. when the we'll oiled Army offense would start an advance and Auburns defense moved down by the perfect blocking f the Army interferers. upon numer- q our occasions 1t was a 1IGer sup posedly eliminated from the play e who regained his feet and got Dack J into the play.
 Auburn's score came about the mid 2 dle of the first period and for two hectic periods it appeared last years struggle would be duplicated. Briee. Tiger tackle, whose work was outstanding, broke through the for midable appearing Cadet line and blocked Woods attempt to punt from his 3J-yardP line, and recovered the oval 20 yards from the West Point goal, A penalty for holding worked against the Tigers chances and the ball was placed ill play on The So- r. Brice Delivers.
 After an attempted forward pass had been grounded, Brice again de- livered An attempted forward pass, from Harrison to OllinGer, shunted away from Ollinger's hands and Brice | snatched it before it Tell to the ground. Nine yards was gained by i ' this and the ball was placed on the | 7 rArmy's 26-yard line. A line play failed to gain and the next play, | , forward pass from Harrison to Pruett, | was executed for the Tigers touch- down Harrison shot the ball on a near line to Pruett, who grabbed It | n out of the air as he stepped across the Army goal Peterson failed in his attempt to kick goal
 The first Army touchdown came in | sthe early moments of the second | period. Taking the ball on their 25- yard line, after Williams had kicked off to Woods, the Cadets rushed the ball to the Auburn 15yard line. on a series of end and line plays when an Auburn back interferred with an Army player about to receive pass the ball was given the Army within one foot of the Auburn goal. Gilmore carried the ball over for touchdown and Garbisch kicked goal.
 Consistent gains by Gilmore and 2 Blasdell kept the ball in the hands Of kfhe Army the remainder of the first E Mhalf on one occasion the Tigers obtained the ball on West Point fi,mbIe and it was fumbled and lost | on the first attempt tt the Cadet | line. Gilmore gained so yards from &Scrimmage during he first half, most Tof it coming in the s2cond period. BlcsdelI was another tower on the offense, the Auburn forwards being unable to bring him down with any success.
 Tigers Hold Well.
 ~ The west Point backs were gain ing at every attempt and it ap- peared the Auburn line could not - prevent a second score during the period, but they braced and dlssl- q pated army play in the critical mo ments. holding them to one touch- down in the first half.
 ss I: was Sm.- the, the fleet Cadet back ~ whose work in last .vear's clash with | the cadets, brought them victory Tn | thu closing minutes, whose sclntlilat- in. play increased the army scoring ---in Saturdays game Fnterii-g the | -eame at the opening of the second | ; half. he dashed through tho entire | eAubcr~ team upoi two occasions Tor | 10 -lchdowns. His first run was for 50 yards and came in the third quarter after a penalty had been placed O. u ball on the arnty.s 2O- ward line Smythe criss- crossed and | squirmed through fully half a dozen ~taclxlers as he sped his interrupted 2 rae for the Tiesr goal me; lie duplicated h.s stunt in the fourth quarte.. After fumbling Harrison's punt and recovering it on his own 10-yard line, he raced around Au- burns right end on the first scrim- mage for the 90 yards to touch down.
 aThe intereferencc on this play was nothing short of raarvel ous fully five | of them surrounding the speed de- mon as he stopped off the distance to the line He crossed the Auburn | goal 20 yards ancad of orange and Blue jersisd tackler,A
 Cadets Score In Second
 The Cadecs scored at the begin ming of the seccnd half on for ward pass from Smythe to Baxter | for 15 wards which Baxter caught across the goal line The Cadets | line from the kickoff to within strik- ing distance of the Tiger goal on | series of off tackle and end plays.
 The West Pointers were penalized | S5 yards during the four quarters, Auburn suffered from penalties to- taIing 2E yards The Army was rec crded with T6 first downs and the | Auburn eleven made four.
 Tn the Auburn Lackfield the work of Harrison, Peterson md Allen was outstandng. Green hit the line for | a number of gains and Williams. who | .$as moved up from the 1922 fresh snen team did fine work. Captain Reagan fought the opposing heavy Cadet line the entire four periods and was in every play. He and Brlce smothered many of the Army's line plays. Ollingcr and Pruett, at the ends. and Lawrence at center fought the tidal waves from the West Point side of the line with all they had.
 The Auburn team left Saturday | night for Buffalo and will spend Sunday at Niagara Falls before re-
 turning to Auburn on Tuesday.
 Army (2S)-Doyle. left end; Multi gan left tackle; Ellinger. left guard; Garbisch center; Farwick, right ter. right end; Wood. quarterback; Gilmore. left halfback; Blasdell, fight halfbaek; Ives, fullback.
 A Auburn (6)-Ollinger, left end; Harkins, left tackle; Reagan (cap tain), left guard: Lawrence. center; Sitz. right guard Bryce. right tackle; Pruett, right end; Peterson, quarter back; Green, left halfback; Allen, right halfback; Harrison, fullback.
 Score by periods:
 Army .............-.. Q 1d 9-2s
 Army scoring Touchdowns. Gill; more Baxter. Smythe 2; Auburn,