Auburn at Alabama

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 19, 1905, page 11

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  CRIMSON AND WHITE OF ALABAMA FLOATS IN TRIUMPH TODAY Alabama Defeats Auburn 30 to Before 4900 People, the largest Crowd That Ever Witnessed Game of Foot ball in Birmingham Alabama Outclassed Auburn in Every Point of Game half, and Neill watched streit so closely that the Auburn tackle was able to ao. complish but little when compared with some of his work last year. Lacey and Neil. For Auburn, Lacey and Neil did the star playing. Perkins played a hard game, but made the fatal mistake when Auburn had the ball on Alabamas s four-yard line of running the wrong man on the third down. Either Jones or Lacey would have been better, and Nell had a good chance to make the distance. Neill made some good gains for Auburn. In Auburn’s rally In the last half he carried the ball down the field for several good runs. and had not the unfortunate tumble occurred he might have been ablc to save Auburn from a whitewash. Lacey hit the Alabama line hard and often, but there was no one behind him on the plays to send him through. Another thing, Auburn’s line was not able to make openings for the backs to go through with the exception of about five plays in the second half. Foy’s Condition. Had Foy been in the pink of condition Auburn would probably have scored. AS a matter of fact, he wag limping around on one foot and was not able to play. It was no fault of his, for Foy can play and he tried to play yesterday, but a man with a lame leg cannot form rapid interference or effective interference, and neither can he blow through a line either as buffer for some other runner, or when carrying the ball. Patterson at right end played hard game. He fought hard for victory and never seemed to become discouraged on account of the imminent defeat He played as hard ball the last minute of play as during the first, although he appreciated the fact that Auburn was hopelessly beat en. Stanley played well at quarter after he relieved Perkins. but a bad pass he made ruined Auburns rally in the sec- ond half. Game In Detail. Auburn won the toss and defended the west goal. Smith kicked off to Auburn’s 8 1o-yard line and Lacey brought the ball back yards. Foy made 5 yards and Jones yards on bucks. Foy tried to go over left tackle, but made no gain. Ala bama held Auburn in her tracks on the second down and Jones punted 30 yards to Burks. who brought the ball back five yards. Sims made yards on a buck. Burks failed to gain around right end, but Ward made yards through left guard. Sims made yards over right tackle and Burks yards through the same place. The ball was then on the Auburn 18-yard line. Sartain made one yard through left tackle and yards through right guard. With the ball on Auburn’s 13-yard line Burks went through center for ‘ yards, Ward made yards on buck through right guard and Sims carried the ball over on a buck through left guard. Smith kicked goal and the score stood to after minutes play. Alabama Kicked of. Smith kicked off to Auburn’s 15-yard line and the ball was brought back 5 yards. Streit made yards over right guard. Lacey made yards on the first down. Alabama held Auburn on the sec ond and Auburn made the required dls- tance on the third. Lacey failed to saiu on the first down, a trick pass netted enc yard on the second down and Jones punted 20 yards on the third down. Smith caught the ball and Patterson downed him in his tracks. Sartain gained one yard and Ward 3 yards on bucks. Smith kicked 30 yar1s and Perkins was downed in his tracks. Auburn made her distance in two downs, Lacey getting yards on the second down. Lacey and Foy failed to gain an inch in two downs and Jones punted 25 back yards. Burks was sent around right end for 20 yards, the first long run of the game. On the first down Burks failed to make gain through the line and Ward made only one yard through tackle. Ward WIS sent through right guard for five yards. Smith made one yard on a quarterback run and Sturdivant plunged over left tackle for 16 yards. Burks carried the ball over tackle for yards and Sims gets one yard, which leaves the ball on Auburn’s 35-yard line. Ward made gain of 5 yards through the line and followed 1t with a gain of 10 yards on similar play Lewis made nearly yards through right guard. Ward fumbled and Lanier recovered the ball on Auburn’s 11-yard line. Neill Is sent into the line on plunge for yards and Ward carries the ball over the goal line on another plunge. Smith kicked the goal and the score stood 12 to after 21 minutes of play. It required 14 minutes to make the second touchdown. Alabama kicked off to Auburn’s 10-yard line and Perkins brought the ball back fifteen yards. Auburn failed to make the gain in two yards and Jones kicked thirty yards The ball went over Smiths head and rolled back to Alabama’s 15-yard vne. Smith brought the ball back ten yards Smith made gain of two yards on a quarter back run and a trick pass was nipped in the bud and resulted in gain of only two yards. Smith attempted to kick, but the ball was passed badly, and he had to jump in the air to get it. He recovered and kicked, but the ball was -

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Officially, Alabama leads 52–⁠37–⁠1; as played, 51–⁠32–⁠1 in the 84 games on file; the official count covers all 90 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.