Mercer at Auburn

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 7, 1915, page 14

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  AUBURN SHOWS WONDERFUL FORM AND EASILY WINS Nothing But Straight Football UsedCoach Donahue Uses En- tire Squad-End Runs of Wren and Prendergast Feat ure-Mercer Puts Up Hard Fight Auburn, November 6.-(Special.) )-Au- burn defeated Mercer 45 to 0 here today in a game which was hard fought, and in which neither side employed anything but straight football. Only four forward passes were attempted, Mercer failing in three and Auburn trying one which Mer- cer intercepted Despite the fact that nothing but straight football was used the game was exciting and thrilling because of the ex- cellent runs made by Prendergast and Wren. Prendergast once returned punt for 45 yards and touchdown and also rounded letf end for 4O-yard gain once. Wren made two 40-yard plunges off cen ter, once for touchdown and carrying the ball to Mercer’s two-yard line once, but the half ended at this minute and Auburn did not have another play to carry the ball across. Mercer fought hard throughout, but never had a chance at any period. She made three first downs, two coming on end runs by Quarterback Swan, who was the star of the Mercer offense. Auburn started her regular lineup with the exception of Ducote, Hairston ana Caughman, who witnessed the game from the side lines, but before the game ended they had used every man on the Varsity squad. The victory, while not as large as might have been expected, is nevertheless satis- flying to Auburn followers as it was the fifteenth game since Auburn had been scored upon in any manner

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 7, 1915, page 60

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  MERCER IS swAMpED. Auburn Has Easy Time Winning by q 45-tos0 Scof.. III AUBURN, Ala. November 6-Auburn ran roughshod over Mercer today and, with every varsity man playing, sue ceeded. in piling up a. 45-to-0 score The P1ainsmen started the game with rush and scored on straight line plays in the first three minutes, Bidez carrying the ball ever after a series of end runs and line bucks Auburn showed nothing but straight foot ball and got away with q number of long gains through ,-ood interference, Wren and Prender. .,ast starring with a couple of runs each for about 45 yards Taylor, IN the line, played a wonder fuf game for Auburn. Swan played q nice game for Mercer and made two of the three first. downs recorded by the Georgia Baptists. Mercer held Auburn for downs once within the 10 yard line

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  Pine Bluff daily graphic, Arkansas, November 7, 1915, page 6

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  ------------------ FOOTBALL RESULTS At Shrevepcrt-Louisiana 13, Ar kansas 9. At Tupelo. Miss Mississippi Az |‘gies 65, Mississippi o. At ttesville-Virginia 35 Vanderbilt 10. At Atlanta---G:orgia Tech. 21 Alabama T. Al Auburn-Auburn 45. Mercer 0. At Mobile-Spring Hill B, Missis. sippi Normal 6. At acksonville-Georgia 37, Flori- da o. At LeNington-V. M. I. 21, Wake Forest 6. At Raleigh North Carolina Aggies p. Gallaudet 2. At Houston-TeXas 27, Sewanee 6 At Lawrence Kansas fl, Wash. burn o.

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Auburn leads 12–⁠0 in 12 meetings, counting the five since this game.