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mTTTTi a niT a a Edited by Dick Jemison YoL No. 149. ATLANTA, GAM SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1917. P. A WILDCATS UPSET THE DOPE BY OUTPLAYING AND BEATING AUBURN Golden Tornado Ralph Flowers, Ham Hyatt Led Golden Tornado's Great Back field Demon Halfback, Southern League Defeats A uburn Batters for 191 7 Defeats Tulane Rather Handily rcun up a joints in mrst Half, Then Loaf Final Score 48 to Called Account of Darkness.

New Orleans. November Georgia Tech's Golden Tornado demonstrated to the Tulane eleven, numerous substitutes and thtrtv flve hundred snertators how I championship eleven behaves against a medciore club. Tech. outclassed, outplayed and Guyon outgeneraled the local team at all stages, piling up a 48 to 0 count. the first half, when the Tulane men were unable to stop tne H.

Gentling B. H. Score by periods: Tech and StruD T.clret* fiiivnn nlaved tinnul fn'nthnll His defensive and offensive work stood out. Most of the In the last half Tulane played a corking good defensive game. The Greenbacks had but one real good chance to rrnmm lino In the final Quar ter, but an attemp' pass was turned Into a touch back, from then It was simply a of the Jacli moving down the feld.

Attack Xot Saeetacalar. Contrary to expectations. Tech's at with lone When within twenty yards down, Guyon took the bal sent over for a touch shot touchdown and Fincher TWVa aoonnrl tmiphfinwn came be fore the end of the first period. Hill. ing carrying the ball, Strupper taking play after play, the At the end of the half the score stood So to 0 with Tech so far outclassing Tulane that little or no hope was held by Tulane rooters of holding the JacK ets to a similar score in the last half.

For Tulane It seemed as if the home crowd realized they had no chance. and the defense in the last half brought repeated cheers trom tne spectators. Called by Darkness. darkness with six minutes to play final neriod. Football shams we not overly impressed with great work.

Most or tne. oia time the opinion that Guyon ia easily the "ace man" of Heishmn'g team. The Tnriiin mrrled the ball every time a few yards where needed to make the Heisman took regulars in tne number of bis Strunner left the game in the third, but returned. lutsharned Coach Shaughnessey before the kick off. tearing the numbers off bis backfield men and lining them up similar to the old northwestern system.

For a little while It was difficult to distinguish Guyon from Harlan, but the Indian was finally played ror. Tulane men, however, are not inclined to credit Tech with having the greatest football team that has ever slderable debat mia ht that the Jackets could hardly take the measure of the Georgetown machine which bat fired the locals a year aeo. There is bo doubt, however, that Heisman'a club Is the 1917 southern champion. TULANE. Pos.

GA TECH. Wight L. Foster L. Fincher Hardin Welcher Strupper ..14 21 It c.ln.m.'rV— rifflcialn. Watklns.

of 8e wannee, referee; Douglas, of the Navy, umpire; Graves, of Missouri. Touchdowns. Hill 2, Strupper 2. Bell.l, Guy on. Rogers for Fincher; Tulane, Gentling for Hardin.

Linfield for Kelly. Mc Graw for Foster, Welgand and Wight, Harding for McGraw. Wight for Weig and. Time of quarters, IS minutes. Game called on account of darkness with six minutes left for play.

OLIPHAKT AND KNIGHT SMEAR UP CARLISLE But Army's Great Back Played Only in One Quarter. Score, 28 to 0. It to In a featured by long runs by Oliphant for the Army, and Walker and Herman for Carlisle. Her I nan however, usually nullified his good work by fumbles. Oliphant played only the first period and during that time scored both touchdowns and kicked the Carlisle fullback, tried a field from the 42 vard line in the third period, but Knight blocked the kick.

1 Oliphant ran 55 yards for the Army's first touchdown. Knight put out five would be tacklers on Olipnant'a Journey to the goal line. The pair broke loose again a moment later and ran 40 yard line. Oliphant i Car lo the score alone on the first line up. PtetooV.V.'.V.V.

ay 0 C. Away Army scoring: Touchdowns, Oliphant 2, wicks 2: geal jrem OUphaat 1 'mm tSat atti Photo by Francis K. Price, The Yellow Jackets' great backfield. as fine a as has ewer been gathered together on one team in the south. Left to right; Everett Strupper, left halfback: Judy Harlan, fullback; Joe Guyon, right halfback, and Albert Hill, Quarterback.

GORDON ELEVEN Josh Cody Is Star in Vic debeck Stars for Camp Gordon. Columbia, s. November (Special) Camp Jackson defeated Camp Gordon here this afternoon It to 0, the victory for the Colombia soldiers being due chiefly to tho great work of Cody in every department of the game. The Vanderbllt star was the sensation of the game In defense and advancing the ball. Ably assisted by Sennits, who onee played tackle for Washington and Lee, Cody spilled most of the plays Gordon sent at the line, and both tackles did some sensational tackling In the open field.

The fast Gordon backs were not able to get started during the afternoon. McWhorter was too closely watched to get away and the fast Collins and Cochran had difdficulty In keeping their feet both stumbling several times as tney attempted 10 siaesiep on xno heavy field. The game wis played in and Woodruff were the Camp Gordon stars. "Verderbeck put up one of the greatest games at end witnessed in cohje "when1' he tackled Bagley. running back a pant, lying on the ground with a Camp Jackson back (fatnn Jackson scored eariv in the second period when short gains by Cody yards from Thurman to Ramsey sent from where Codv dron kleked a goal The touchdown was made in the third period.

Two long punts by Thurman, one over the goal line, forced Camp Gordon to kick back the exchange, netting a gain of 20 yards for Jackson. This, with a penalty for hold kicking the goal led with the visitors running with CAMP JACKSON. Pas. CAMP GORDON. T.

Thurman (Capt) B. G. Fulton mil B. B. Robteaon Basle? Q.

Woodruff Stack H. Cochran R. H. McWhorter B. Vaadersraaf Score by teiods: Jackson II Camp Gordon' Camp Gordon: Thrash for Fulton: Newall for Woodruff; Collins for Burke for Royal Meadows for Brown; Cochran for Collins: Tandergraaf for Turner: Woodruff for NeweU: Tomaselo for Jackson: Hawes tar Lee: Keener tar Bagls? McOowan for White; Bagley for Keesler: Keesler for Hawes: Logan far Keestar.

Jackson scoring: Touchdown, Schulti: foal from touchdown, Thurman goal from field. Cody. Referee. Poster Hampden Sydney umpire. Bdsarton (Davtdaon): head Van Meter (Kentucky State).

Ttate of IS mlauUa oacb. W. J. Fights Hard and I Score, 10 to Ver Loses 13 to McCreight and McLaren Are Game's Stars. Pittsbnrg, November 10 University of Pittsburg football machine defeated the Washington and Jefferson college eleven here today 13 to 10, in a hard fought game.

The score represented the margin of difference be tween the two clubs. In the closing period with only one half a yard McCreight kicking a field goal from got busy, and Miller scored a touch down. Gougler kicked the goal. During the second Derlod McLarei was pushed over from the two yard line. The visitors scored their only touchdown in the third period after Captain McCreight made a sensational 55 yard run to the 10 yard line.

From Crelght kicked goal. Position. touchdown. McCrelsht. It McCreight.

goal from STEVE YERKES BUYS HUDSON SUPER SIX Former Cracker Second Sack er and Battling ky Bought Recently. W. Goldsmith. the local Hud son distributor, is in receipt of a let ter from Steve Terkes, former Cracker third baseman, advising him that hi Terkes) had just purchased a Hudson lanta automobile owners and baseball tans. At the same time that he purchased VANDERBILT WINS Downs Alabama 7 to 2 Al abama Three of Her Men Badly Fumble Decides Game.

Birmingham, November Vanderbllt defeated the University Of buna here today In a fiercely eon tested battle, 7 to 2. The Commodores scored the winning touchdown in the second period. Vanderbllt recovered fumble by Eramett on tne LTimson 35 yard line. Richardson made 22 yards around Alabama's left end and Hendrix plunged across. TOlhite kicked goal.

Alabama scored on a sarety in tne fourth period when Lassiter'a punt was Alabama clearly outplayed Vanderbllt iroughout, and four times had tne ball within 10 yards of the Commodores goal on first down, but failed to regis id "spread" formation to a great ad tiaiioacK Biair, oi Aisuum, broken riarht lee in the first period. End Boone and Guard Johnson, also of Alabama, were seriously hurt, the out. Johnson's ankle is believed to H. Norman R. H.

Richardson Stevenson V. ore by periods: lerbut a ma mmanr Vanderbllt scortnc: Touchdown. i. Counselman. Time of periods, IS mla CONFERENCE CHAMPS KEEP RECORD CLEAN Wisconsin Beaten 16 to 3 "Chick" Harley Again the Game's Star.

Madison. Wis, November It. Ohio state maintained its clean record for the season by defeating the University of Wisconsin football eleven this afternoon. to 3. Forward passes In which "Chick" Harley, Ohio's all American halfback, figured, enabled the visitors to win.

The Bangerr tnree points suited from Simpson's drop kick fro th. ss vnrd line in the first Derlod. Ohio State took the lead in the first quarter when Harley shot a forward a tnnrhdown. Harlev In the third period the Buckeyes made for a touchdown after the hall The two sales were made bv The Er I fcaif Keen carried down the field bv win Jennlnds of Bridgeport. 1 a series of forward passes.

In the the Hudson distributors in that fourth period Harley added three) points section. by a place kick from the yard line. PENN. OUTPLAYS lira ELEVEN Dartmouth Is Outplayed in Every Quarter Forward Passes Helped Final Score, 7 to 0. sity of Pennsylva Braves' field, gtr nia halfback, was The Unlv the Pennsylva Dartmouth goal line in the final period after a march down the field by the Red and Blue backs.

Berry kicked ivlvania held the of the Slav and the Dart the 2fi yard line failing by inches when coal Dost. Pennsylvania worked for ward pastes repeatedly for substantial T. Yd Pennsylvania Scoiiai Straus. Goals from touch Columbia: bead I DARTMOUTH. "atapl E.

T. O'Brien, OGLETHORPE BEATEN BY DAHLONEGA, 18 TO 9 Dahlonega, by showing surprising Oarlethoroe showed over confidence and played ragged ball, far bel standard. She does not wish to offer any alibi, but certainly was off color. Her offense was ragged, while the defense was even worse. Fumbles were frequent and at critical stages of the game.

Oglethorpe crossed Dahlonega's umpire would not allow it. claiming that the ball was momentarily stopped. The Petrels gained consistently through Dahlonega's line, but did not have the proper punch when It was suited from forward passes which put the ball in striking distance from where it was carried over. The third came from a long end run and a couple of Wynne, at fullback, probably played le best game for Dahlonega. He galn 1 often through the Oglethorpe line, iA HaA the ranch when Griffen.

at left end, played a great game, and was the cause of many Oglethorpe end runs being spilled. For Oglethorpe Thompson played a good game, making several long runs which was ruled out. "Tied" Lane was "ready" at all times and played a great stopped many i Wrav, Georgia. ar unaBmi, coming around Davidson Springs Surprise Ljake Munch Roy xx i a. of Season by Downing tne ivivsi Plainsmen 21 to 7 Grey Doc Johnston Led Base ana uucote aiso star.

The Davidson Wildcats ttaipn inowera. tneir year oiu ment in ability to judge where the opposition's plays were going. The first quarter was a seesaw affair, with little to be chosen between the Davidson eleven outplayed the marked advantage in the final i of the cleanest played All of Davidson's nine first downs ere the result of individual plays by Flowers or successfully completed fpr the part of her quarter, who refrained from attacking the Une. Flowers' Great Work. Too much cannot be said of the won derful running of this fellow Flowers, and here and now nominate mm for a place on our mytnicai All Southern eleven, a tit running mate to the great Strupper and the great Guyon, and we'll pick the other back to complete our backfield right out of the same game, afonk Duvote, of the Auburn team.

Flowers' dodrlna sideatennina and stiff arming was as pretty as anything with the oval that he did not bring the bail for from St to 60 yards at a clip. Words fan to express the worth of this lad to his team. He was all of a Bplendid blanket of interference times from his mates, but the majority ot this lad's play, but words fail to properly express the wonderful game Grey, whp played guard on the of for losses. He ck wall on defense laDtain Kins and days and He was in the thick followed close in the wake of thi two In the effectiveness of their all around play. Dueote's Game Fight.

Monk bucote's game fight for his tures of the ramp. This lad win the game single handed, but the tore off long run after long i tackled fiercely, broke up many a though the punts of Grey and Flowers compared very favorably with his. In there was plenty of it, due to the stubborn defensive, was the best exhibition of all around punting that hai ever been shown on a local field. Peter Bonner Dlaved his heart oui for his side on the defensive, and that the Wildcats did not score one more touchdown was due entirely to Fete' Auburn Just met i mit this, and the Plaini enough forced I The Wildcats played not only the bet ter football, but the most alert, grasped every opportunity that presented. with a good aerial attack i less Donahue fense into his helpless charges.

proven by to work a double pass oenina mat line Derore snootmf Auburn won the toss and elected the north rnal nnvldaon kirk. ing off. After three Ducote punted SS yards and Spann returned got away with tne nrst or nts zo yara the first, first down a second later. when Robinson intercepted a forward pass, and Ducote and Revtngton made int later, and Grey failed to gainf but Flowers sprinted around end for 28 yards and netted 27 yarda head as he warn around letting a place ready for (suited, the ball a oinr to Auburr Ducote and Revlntrton made a ftret down and Ducote added another with an 11 yard sprint He and Revington added another, but O. Grouch intercepted a forward pass and ran 42 yards.

ante on Auourn es yaro tine. The. ball changed hands again after a punt, and Ducote made another first down, but Auburn was penalised yards 'for being off side. Ducote Continued on 5, Col. 1.

official Southern league averages for the season of have just been issued by President R. H. Baugh, of the southern league. treated' Ham Hyatt, of Chattanooga. Is the leading batsman, with an i eoutnern lootoan tans to me .134.

Jake Munch, of auryriBc umsnea in secona place, rour points be they triumphed over the Auburn hind Hyatt, and Vick. of MemphlB. was Plainsmen by the score of 21 to 7. third, eight points behind Munch. Though outweighed several pounds 174.

and Knisely. of Nashville, third. man Covington, of Little Rock, led played the Plainsmen in practically run getters with 90 Ullies. Hyatt, every department of play, and their of Chattanooga, was second with 8a, ngnier une, in lae main, ana Mcuonaia, oi Atlanta, tniru with the hea advance was best and cleanest played of the ss. with 42.

Kauffman. of Nashville, wai second, with 34, and Johnston, of ungham. third, wltn 33. Covlns ton. of Little Rock led in tel.

pies, with 28. Baker, of New Orleans, was second, with 17. and Moran, of Atlanta, and Edmondson, of New Orleans, Hratchi. oi ikiemohls. led in noma runs, with 14.

Hyatt, of Chattanooga, tied for second place, with It each! Jiayer, or Atlanta, was next, witfl second, with 53. and John of Birmingham, third, with 42. stealers, with 41 steals. Gilbert, of New uneana, was secona, witn ana ker, of Little Rock, third, with 31. Covington, of Little Rock, led In total bases, with 254.

Hyatt, of Chattanooga, was second, with 253, and Edmondson, of New Orleans, third, with Klberfeld. Chat. g. ab. a h.

tb: C. Knlseley, Nash. ..150 641 71 171 145 .220 L. R. ..153 SO 144 154 Edmondson, Kauffman, N'as Webb.

BIrm. Do bard, Marshall. Nash. Barger. Mem.

Myers. Mob 357 166 .117 41 17 121 70 2C5 44 75 .214 43 1S4 17 45 .245 15 11 It .242 133 430 4t 125 .210 1.103 158 10Z 121. .255 1.1. 11 III 17 271 48 71 II .212 ..153 511 63 181 224 .211 82 110 31 17 111 .142 558 77 165 177 .271 ..122 442 71 126 117 .271 .154 552 Tl 112 214 JTt 82 2(6 (2 71 22 .121 115 40 115 142 41 80 2 21 21 66 228 26 62 (4 (2 11 II 16 46 5 12 15 ...153 563 61 144 114 ...131 217 26 102 1(4 I. 175 14 46 60 .161 178 .166 ..115 411 46 126 126 ..124 472 63 ill 1(2 .254 ..153 611 66 147 177 .244 ..136 462 61 116 161 .241 Haworth.

BIrm. II 2I( 22 Barbara. 2i. O. ...123 411 41 1 Kitchens.

Mob. ...112 34? 20 Fullenwlder, Atl. 42 2 Stanbury. N. p.

..166 5(2 (1 117 171 .244 12 41 1( 14 .241 ,.147 501 15 121 144 .242 Knaupp, N. O. ...143 415 (4 lit 147 .140 Hlgglns. N. O.

...141 455 44 102 1M Walsh, UK 16 214 17 (1 1(4 Barney. 51 205 41 67 .211 Schmidt, Mem. 54 143 11 .14 46 Street, Nash 84 212 1( (4 74 .236 StutI, 220 23 53 62 .216 Robertson. N. O.

40 11 21 25 .226 Sheebaa, Atl 21 77 1 12 XX JM Beall, Mem 151 617 12 126 146 .223 Griffith, Mob 108 327 12 75 St J24 Cook, Mem 21 105 1 24 28 .111 Graff, Chat. 121 52 101 124 .221 Yardley. L. 67 117 2( 45 (I Btevenaon, 24 01 1 21 28 0 12 122 12 22 22 .221 Lunte. Mob 101 280 It 86 91 .114 Sheehan, BIrm.

...151 625 66 111 146 .126 Kennedy. L. ...101 111 II to Cable, Atl 26 111 17 27 223 Perkins, Atl 17 31t 11 64 .122 Brown. Mob 46 161 7 26 47 .220 Klrkham. L.

R. ..62 111 It 4t Aft JUft Blodcett. Mem. 36 72 I II 14 ItH Pltler. Chat 42 1(6 2t (0 71 .264 Hyatt.

Chat 141 504 It 161 251 .824 Munch. Atl 155 5281 71 124 2X2 McDowell. Chat. ..116 111 61 It IN Layden. Mob.

14 101 7 XX ttV Perlet, Mem. 77 211 25 4( Watt, Mob. It tt 11 14 SU Dentin, Mem. It 27 1 8 .216 Peters, Chat. 102 217 26 (t 86 .215 Platte, Chat.

42 140 28 22 41 .216 JohiuoB. Chat. 24 124 12 27 31 .214 Mclntyre. Mob. 12 14 I I 4 ,214 Lauteaslaser.

BIrm. 42 II 6 It 12 Munigan. Mob. 20 75 It 16 20 .211 McDonald. BIrm.

.110 2(2 (t 81 .112 Stark. 75 266 13 (4 60 .211 Mob. II 42 7 1 11 Wares, L. 115 481 47 14 122 Fentress. Mem.

4( 1(7 22 2( Kroh, Chat. 27 44 1 4 12 0 44 6 I .206 Roblnaon. L. R. 47 164 11 Cornstock.

BIrm. 24 If 12 Knowlson Chat 12 51 10 14 Palmero, L. R. 22 13 IS 13 19" Smith. Chat 21 6 18 21 .114 Mllllgan, BIrm.

II 26 2 7 It BHUe. M. 0 74 266 21 40 tt Pope, Mob II 62 4 22 111 Mldkift. AIL 17 54 2 10 12 .116 McColl. Mem.

It '04 4 is Walker. O. 114 I 11 Sf Brennan, Atl 20 (6 1 12 12 .112 Pond, Mob. 26 114 It St Pulton. Mob.

21 64 6 11 IX .112 SaKh.1N.V Bailey. M. 0 21 56 1 1 10 Day. AU. 21 82 2 16 1( .151 Perryinau.

36 26 12 14 Keller. N. 21 67 13 .161 Ledbetter.U It 15 4 16 IT .157 Ellla, Na.b. 2t 141 1 14 If .165 Ponder, BIrm. (7 7 1 Perdue, Chat 71 7 11 12 Caret.

Nash. ft 140 It 21 tt KanhaU. Mob. 23 56 1 I Allen. Mob It 65 7 IX .141 Johnston.

N. O. It 2t 2 4 7 ,142 Merritt, Chat. 47 14 IT .217 Haxer, Mob. 32 1( 12 .127 K.

34 2 i .125 China, Mob. It 34 4 'it 1 I Bauroxardnar, 18 241 1 2 2 .111 Welts, Nash. 13 14 2 Bennett, Mob. 24 12 Knisbt U. R.

17 It 2 2 Decatur, Naab. ...42 tl 4 t' 11 Phillips. 16 32 1 .2 4 Loti, Mob. 12 22 4 Marahall. Chat It 2 6 6.

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