Georgia at Auburn

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, November 26, 1909, page 9

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  Rallies n Second Half of Auburn Game. WHIRLWIND START WINS CONTEST FOR AUBURN Red and Black Score From Block ed Punt. Georgia Fails to Meet Auburn’s Pace In First, But Come Back Steady in second and Hold Opponents Down, Opponents A whirlwind, grueiiing start. and | 1t was Auburn’s game at the baseball park Thanksgiving day, before the 1 eleven huskfes from the University of 1 Georgia had time to adjust themselves | to the pace that Auburn set. | Three touchdowns scored by Auburn | and the fourth within jumping dis l tance when the whistle blew was the measure of the pace set in the first half. Incidentally, Georgia scored one | touchdown in the first, as further evi- dence that the pace was swift and spectacular. If Georgia only hadn’t waited until the second half to realize her defensive strength, the score would not have been so much on one side. But she didn’t and 1t was. | Not until the second half did Geor- | gia meet Auburn’s pace. Tn the sec Georgia’s defense stronger. and there | was no scoring. aeorgias light was game to the end. | Pacing a lead of two touehdowns. down during the first half and sore from the heavy plunges | of Auburn’s backfield. the men of the red and black came back after the | intermission, and fought Auburn through scoreless half. . And not only did they hold Auburn. but rallied fiercely, and threatened | the Orange and Blue goal with a me- mace that chilled the Auburn rooters. | at one time. It was soon after the opening of the | second half. A successful forward pass. a recovered kick. and three fierce | pIunges through center, and the ball | burns eight yard line. But a tumble | spoiled the chance to score. Georgia’s Score. Georgia’s only score came twelve minutes after the kick-on in the first half. Reynolds, on the twenty-five yard line. dropped back to punt. Da- wis .Georgia’s right tackle, broke | through, blocked the kick. and as the | ball rolled back toward Auburns goal | line, picked 1t up and stepped across for touchdown. to be tackled one | second too late by Reynolds. | Both teams were in superb condition. | Through two fast thirty-hve minute halves they played, and. except for the 1 injuries consequent on the rough game, | no man at any time was ill-conoition- | ed from his exertions; The work ot ArSurn’s linemen was | the feature. of the game. The long | gains of the Orange and Blue backs. and the scoring in the frst nal nsif’ was wss | which the Hnemen made. Penton, Ca- l ton Davis, the three men who played at full back for Auburn during game l were sent through the line. time and i again. for gains from five to thirty | yards. The work of the backfield | with this showing. was classy in It. | self, but the backs did not take every advantage which the work of the line Auburn’s big guard. Locke. was az through the breaches made by him and Gogdsil who piayed by f,ra, his S.s sids’ for most of the gains through the l line. Locke’s work makes for him a place on the 1909 all-Southern eleven. The other side Of Auburn’s line was not behind in classy work. In de. | fense Esslinger and Allen figured well. and Esslinger’s successor, Har- | mon. Cummings and Franklin. Georgia’s I left guard and tackle, put up an ex- | cellent exhibition of defensive work. time and again spelling plays which were directed at them. Lucas. the of the most aggressive of the Red and Black players. Hardage, Auburn’s phenomenal half back was not up to his usual form in | the Georgia game. bad hip handi- | capped him to some extent. but he played through the first half, going | out in the second in favor of liar | ris. Harris was whiriwind. Tiny. | light and slippery. he evaded the Georgia defense several times for ex- l ceptional gains. once clearing every one and dashing toward the Georgia | pulled down from behind by Robeson. | Penton’s Last Game. | Penton. who played his last foot | ball game yesterday enhanced his l reputation as plunging back. Caton. who succeeded him in the second half, Is a new man with every promise. | He takes a running start hits the line | low and hard and takes all openings. His buck over right guard for thirty features of the game Auburn got her first touchdown by & forward pass. Ten yards from the line. Reynolds tossed the ball 10 Davis. who fell across. After that the forward pass was re- sorted to frequently. Auburn’s second touchdown was due. indirectly, to an intercepted pass. A Georgia back of Hardage, who came back twenty five yards with 1t and was downed l at a spot from which touchdown was | scored by three line-bucks. Auburn men were wary as to for- ward passes, and their wariness is. in a large measure. responsible for lack of Georgia gains. Invariably the | AuDuTn DackIlelQ QoLcCleu bhc lOt WdA0 passes, and, if the pass was not inter- | cepted. the man who received 1t was spilled in his tracks. and blocked so that the ball fell to the ground. For one thing, Georgia’s forward passes were complicated. and gave | time for the defense to box every man. Their virtue. however. lay in the fact that the man for whom the pass was intended was far down the | field when. it was thrown to him, and well on the way for a big gain. Auburn was more fortunate with her forward passes. Few trick formations were tried. al- | though Georgia exhibited more of a | tendency than Auburn to eschew the l straight football. Georgia had a considerable advant- | age In Auburn in the bunting. North cutt’s bootInK outdistanced that of Rey- holds by far. The Georgia ends. how ever, were not in the class of the two | Auburn ends, and were slow In get l ting down under the long kicks. | The game was witnessed by 1,500 per sons, a crowd that was not as large as last Thanksgiving Days attendance. Made up largely of college boys, IL was enthusiastic. and the march arouAd the field and the snake dance.t during l the intermission. by the Auburn sup porters, was a measure Of the enthusi- | asm. 1t was a gaudy crowd. orange and | blue vie with red and black in pen nants, ribbons. carriage decorations’ | and the stands and carriage lines were | VIC xytn o Ynaaaas of color when the en-

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 26, 1909, page 1

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  AUBURN WINS OVER GEORGIA The Final Score Stood 10 to 5 GAME CLEAN THROUGHOUT Both Sides Played Hard ant Teams Are Pretty Evenly Matched. Locke Stars for Ala bama Bunch. -. Montgomery November 25.-(Special. brilliant line plunging of Pen ton, Auburn star fullback; fine generalship of Captain Reynolds. and splendid dashes and bracing of Hardage, LETT halfback for the Alabamians allowed the Techs to defeat the eleven from the University Of Georgia this afternoon by a score of 16 to 5. The touchdown made by the Georgians was on fuke, resulting from blocked kick, hence the points accumulated by the visitors do not tend to assuage the oVerWhelming defeat administered by the Auburns, though a magnificent brace OF the Georgians in the second half cou- MED with a corresponding Inactivity in the camp of the Alabamians, closed that semester without score. Touchdowns of both elevens were made IN inc first 25 minutes of play. Georgia fell to pieces after the nrst 10 minutes of play when successive plunges of Penton, netting four ana five yeards at every attempt and sue cessful dashes of Hardage around TlRI DTOu6Il Tic wa “fSN’@‘N of the visitors goal. A forward pass by Reynolds TO Davis, over the goal line. netted the touchdown, though goal failed. After this touchdowns flew thick and fast. Within one and one-quarter minutes of the Auburn winnings Davis of Georgia successfully eluded his men and blocked kick OF Reynolds on the 25-yard line. Following the sphere the Georgian picked it up on the lb-yaro linz, and dashed over the line for the Georgia touchdown. Goal was missed. -Four minutes later Davis. following successful gains made by Reynolds ana Penton. planted the oval for Auburn s second score. For the second time, also, Reynolds failed at goal The third touchdown for the Alabamians was made within seven minutes of time, when Penton placed the sphere between the poles and Reynolds landed goal The second half was much more stub bornly resisted by Coulter’s squad than the first half while fresh material sent In by Auburn did not tend to Improve the lineup Neither team at any time during this half had its goal in danger, both elevens resorted frequently to on side kicks and forward passes. Save for a few long dashes by Reynolds and Harris of Auburn the semester closed without a feature. For Georgia Cumming and Franklin played a magnificent defensive game. Davis and Bostwick and Nortchutt do ing fine work in open field. Penton, by virtue OF magnificent openings made by Iocke starred for Auburn, Hardag e getting second ohnors and Davis following closely behind Reynolds was at all time In evidence. The game throughout was clean.

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Officially, Georgia leads 66–⁠56–⁠8; as played, 64–⁠53–⁠6 in the 123 games on file; the official count covers all 130 meetings, counting the 115 since this game.