The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
CURTAIN FALLS FOR 1923 ON FOOTBALL AT DRAKE FIELD
PlainSmen Leave Wednesday Morning For Cracker City To Battle Golden Tornado Thursday

AUBURN, Ala. Nov. 27.-(Special) Tuesday afternoon saw the curtain drawn on football practice on Drake field for the 1923 season. The Tiger varsity, weary from a long signal drill, which made up their final days program on the Plains, closed out their training and preparation prior to their annual engagement with the Golden Tornado which will be staged at Grant field in Atlanta Thanks giving Day.
 No doubt as the Tiger grid men wended their way toward the gym nasium they had a feeling of relief to know that their last efforts at training on their home playground had been spent and that only two days hence their football toggery would be carried to the storerooms for its Information until next September. Probably the heaviest burdens borne by that stalwart crew as they journeyed to their training quarters were the thoughts of their gigantic task of turning back the stormy gales of the Tech Tornado. These weighty cargoes will doubtless cling with the invading Plainsmen during the draggy, suspenseful mo ments intervening before the blasts from the referees whistle sends the two teams together in the mighty conflict Thursday afternoon.
 Monday afternoon the Tiger team went through short signal drill In sea of mud after heavy rain that lasted throughout the day Tuesday was devoted to the same kind of work with some attention being given to work on formations. one team used the whole afternoon Tn signal work while another was buslly engaged with dummy scrlmmase with the scrub teams who were e&- hibiting a replica of some torma- tions said to have been used by the Alexander team during the year. Both defensive and offensive repro auctions were being gone through with by the Shirling scrubs. me condition of the squad on the eve of it's departure for the Georgla capital appeared to be fairly gooa; Ford, who, after being out all or last week, was lining up at tuil- back, his second time since the Centre game. The coaches ex- pressed themselves as being hopeIul of the big fullback getting into the Tech fracas. Ford's injury is lnoeeo 2 blow to Auburn's hopes. While there are others, such as Reese ana Howe, who have done some tine worh at full, it is felt that the keen need of Ford in the backfield combina- +ion is hadlv needed in the conclud- ing game of the season With the Jackets.
 Huckabe Not In Game.
 Huckabe, the big line man who received ~ a severely sprained ankie in the Centre clash, will not be aoie to discard his crutches for the com
 IL bA about the campus. possesses plenty or weight and fight and has been rellea on number of times this fall 10 strengthen the forward line or at- rack. The numerous charley horses" and minor bruises that WeIe evident in goodly numbers followiIs the game with the Kentucky Coloheis have been worker out ana o"G ba in mainder of the team seems 10 pc III fair condition on leaving the Plalhs for the scene of battle
 After three successive victories for inc Gold and White of GeorSla Tech and with the odds favorlng fourth Tech victory the Pialnsrnen p;ayers and coaches. as well as the , 900 student and townspeople sup porters are mindful of the great tasn that now looms up at snore atin5s ,Jn5 with it's mountainous preparaeiohS ae inc Thanks giving classic ap- proache
 The Auburn Tiger will carry to the historic Grant field. the scene or many a noble and gallant fight the same never-die spirit and with de- termiration to throw their whole re sours into sthe concluding conflict.
 Advance information indicates that inc attendance record of the enof- mons crowd of last season will be set aside and new high will be reached, calculated to be above the thifty thousand figure. And these great throngs of humanity will represent citv and other communities through ont Alabama. Georgia and the other southern states will be bountifuliy repaid in their efforts in gathering about the big rectangle that will en- compass grid battle that promises to outrival the greatest of grid con tests to be staged in the southland Goth Teams Lack Big stars.
 Both teams will lack the tried and trusty stars usually featuring the victory for the winner. On the other hand, the eleven men of each team have battled through the season, moi always victorious, but displaying a fine brand of football, with each player practically on par with each