Auburn at Georgia Tech

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  The Montgomery advertiser, November 8, 1908, page 9

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  AUBURN DOWNS GEORGIA TECH Polytechnic Boys Played Brilliant Game. FINAL SCORE OF A TO 0 Hardage Was the Star of the Ayres, Tech’s Risht-End, Hsd Ills Collar Bone Broken and is out of Game for the Atlanta. Ga, Nov. 7--(Speciai. )--The Alabama Polytechnic Institute football team. of Auburn. smothered the Yellow Jackets at Ponce de Leon Park this ar- end runs. and bucks through the line. rolling up score of A to before the largest crowd of the season. The grand stands and side lines were packed with people and Auburn colora intermingfed with those of Tech on all sides, the Polytechnic boys having as many supporters as the home boys. For the first ten minutes of play. it was about an even break. and every on set themselves comfortably, pre- pared to witness a thrilling game. but after that 1t was just a question of how many points the Auburn team could The Polytechnic boys demonstrated that they have a team that can lay claim to the championship of the South. The team Is composed of seasored men extent have the speed and fire that goes to make up a successful team. HaRdage. the star. Hardage, the left half back, was the star of the game. Never has such sensational running been seen In this city. Repeatedly he took the ball oll end runs for from twenty-five to fifty yards. and on one occasion he received the kick of on his two-yard line ana ran IOS yards to a touchdown Hard age runs hard and low. and when in the clear is as swift on his feet as any of them and at lodging is par excel- fence. Reynolds, Aubnrn’s right end, was another bright star. Outside of his get ting down under punts and end runs, IL was his toe that always kept the Au- burn goal line out of danger. He scored five goals from touchdowns and one goal from placement from the thirty i’ve yard ltpe Sparkman also scored a sixty-yard end run. The entire Auburn team de- serves lot of credit for the game they put up. Every man knew his position on each play. while on interference, nothing could beat the team work. On several end runs four or i’ve men were acting as interferers for the runner. UutcIassed Techs. The Yellow Jackets were simply out chased at every stage of the game. They played gainely but seemed to lack the steam behind their attacks that characterized their play up until to- days game. s.s tt the first half. the Yellow Jackets had the ball on Auhurn’s ive-yard line, but could not shove it across. and aIth0hEh they fought hard for tlas- rdInainder of strong team that could net be stopped. Ayres Techs right endf3 Is now. out of the game for the remainder of the sea- son. Tn attempting to tackle Hardage on one of his flying end runs, Ayres was run down and carried of the fieI0. An examintion showed that he had broken his collar bone and this neces- sitates another change in the Techs line up. The game started by Tech kicking off and the Hght was in the baiffsee- saving backtand forth m the Auburh’s’ territory, until an onside kick by Tech went out of bounds. A thirty yard end run by Hardage put the ball on Techs twenty-vard line, Ridley making flying tackle and overtaking the speedy Poly player. A foTwsrd pass from Hardage to Locke missing goal. Auburn. s; Tech, 0, Tech kicked off on the next occasion, and after securing the ball on the 5O- ball was within five yards of the Au- burn goal line, where they were held for downs. Auburn kicked out of dana line. On the next play Hardage took the a touch down. Reynolds kicked goal. Auburn Il. Tech O. Tech kicked off again and Auburn end runs in which Hardase starred again. put the ball within one yard of Techs goal and Penton was showed ed goa A1barn s1hSn aoTn 17 rscSy Sy6oids Kick Tech kicked off again. Hardage mSde nac I two end end runs of s5 and 20 yards eacn anu. then eEteynOlaS attempted place kick which went for a touch back Tech kick ed out from the 2s- yard line. and Auburn had the ball at the centre of the field. The first play, an onside kick gave the ball to Reynolds and he skirted the end about 35 yards for a touch down. Reynolds Kicked goal. Au- burn 23 Tech 0. The Second HaIf This ended the scoring in the first nan. In the second half Auburn kick nNga, kea a An onside. kick put the ball in the center of the field in Techs possession, put they could not gain and Auburn got the ball, Hardage running back Ridley’‘s punt 10 yards. He reeled of an end run and was the receiver of a ierward pass. putting the ball within

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Auburn leads 42–⁠41–⁠3 in 86 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.