The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
AUBURN TIGERSLOOK
 FOR TOUGH CONFLICT
Tulane Will Change Tactics For Game Saturday
 in Montgomery Special Trains Run

AUBURN, Ala, Nov. 7.-(Special)- A light signal drill Friday afternoon concluded the preparation of the Au- burn Tiger football squad before they set out for Montgomery where they meet the Green Wave of Tulane university in Cramton bowl Saturday afternoon. Thursday was devoted to the same type of work as of the final day. Dum- my scrimmaging has been in order for the whole week and no heavy workouts have been permitted during the entire week. Extreme caution has been taken by the coaches to prevent injuries on the eye of the capital city classic. lnd1ca- lions at the close of the weeks activities pointed to the team entering Saturday conflict in fair condition.
 Tulane is regarded as being consid- erably stronger than last year and Au- burn supporters express themselves as being thoroughly satisfied with the barest margin Saturday over the Louis ianians.
 Williams Aids Tulane
 Press reports have it that Doe Williams. for 20 years head football coach at the University of Minnesota. has arrived at New Orleans to assist Coach Shaughnessy, who by the way is n former pupil of Williams, in the prep aration of the Wave for their last three games, Coach Williams is the origina. for of the famous Minnesota Shift from which the various pump shifts now heinz used over the country are said to have originated The coming of Coach Williams to the Tulane campus is calculated to, in a measure, vary the attack of the Greenies in the game Saturday, Whatever style of attack that may be in evidence in Saturdays s game the spectators, in all probabilities, will be treated to an eye full of aerial barages from the Tulane fortress. Judging from their previous games the Shaughnessy eleven, the forward pass will be one of the principal weapons Of attack. Going up against the Auburn lines. that has made ground gaining slow via the buckipg method and the fact that quite a lot of speed is in the Tulane backfield makes it doubly sure that the pass and end run attack will constitute a bulk of the visitors offense.
 Finley Referee
 Ed Finley, former member of the Uni versity of Virginia football team and we'll known official throughout this sec lion is slated to referee Saturday s game while "Buck" Cheeves, former football and basketball star of the Uni yersity of Georgia will umpire. Lawson of the University of Illinois has been named as headlinesman.
 Reports from the Tulane campus that a special trail will arrive in Motgomery Saturday morning, and that upwards of A thousand students headed by the famous Tulane band will be on the side lines at the game. According to reports unite a contingent of their neighboring college for women and Sophie Newcomb will be among the fans to make up the special train from the Crescent City.
 Special Train
 The football special is scheduled to leave Auburn at g a. m. bound TOT the scene of the conflict. Aboard this spe- ciaI will be practically the entire Au- burn student body, the Auburn band, and a large contingent of faculty mem bers and townspeople headed for the capital city to witness the game which is scheduled to get under way at p. m. : The Auburn football squad entrained late tonight for Montgomery, where they are to meet the Tulane Greenie eleven Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m. Twenty five players made up the players con tingent which was under the charge of Student Manager Jackson, as the train left the cheering multitudes that had gathered at the authorization of the Tigers eleven.
 Those included on the team were Captain Lawrence, Robinson and Lutz, centers; McFadden, Brixie, Long, Mar ket, Self, guards; Grisham, Markins, Sitz, English and Huckeba, tackles; {; Ollinger, Pruitt and Spinks, ends; Pe- terson and Crane, quarters; Harrison, Allen, Williams and Green, halves; {; Salter, Turner and Reese, fullbacks.
 While the definite lineup could not be learned before the team left, it is prob able that the initial to start will be Captain Lawrence, center; Brice and McEadden, guard; Grisham and Hark- ins, tackles; Pruitt and Ollinger, ends; ; Peterson, quarter; Williams ana Green, halves; and Turner, fullback.
 Two Popular Sponsors
 Miss Laura Spencer Snodgrass and Miss Dorothy Cook, two popular Mont gomery girls, have been named as Au- burn sponsors for the Auburn-Tulane conflict.
 A huge mass meeting was held in Langdon hall last night and gobs of pep and enthusiasm was loosed by the huge student assembly. An advance guard has already left the village for the scene of battle, but practically the en- tire student body will load down the football special Saturday morning.
 Achievements to the Auburn em- battlements were much in evidence on the eve of the Auburn-Tulane tilt. John Emmett Pitts, Jr., husky bouncing boy, arrived at the home of MT. and Mrs. John B. Pitts Friday. With this addi- tion to Auburn football circles, the Tiger squad, steps out tonight dead set for victory over Coach Shaughnessys