This was posted in a football forum
“The following letter was received by the sporting editor today:
I learn from the Commerce school authorities that a football game has been arranged with the Tech High school of Atlanta for Saturday of this week.
As I told you some time ago in a letter, Commerce has a plucky team. It has never yet met defeat. During the present season in the two games played Commerce piled up 103 points to 0 for the opponents. Neither opposing team made a first down.
It may be that when the Commerce lads stack up against Tech High they will meet their Waterloo. I hope you may be able to see the game. Commerce has a young half back I want you to see in action. Some college will get him next year. Already Georgia has one eye on the fast kid.
Hundreds of people from this territory are in Atlanta for the Southeastern fair and there are scores of former Commerce people now living in Atlanta.
The Commerce team reaches Atlanta Friday afternoon and will stop at the Majestic hotel. The coach is E.J. Hardin, a former student of the University of Georgia, of the class of 1915. Occasionally, one of the Georgia players comes up and helps Hardin in his work.
Respectfully yours
P.T. Harber ”
Side Note
Commerce played Tech High at Georgia Tech’s Grant Field on Saturday, Oct. 21, 1916.
Commerce was undefeated at this point in the 1916 season with a (2-0) record and also was undefeated at (4-0) from the previous season of 1915 and had won 11 games in a row dating back to the second game of 1914.
This long winning streak of 11 straight games was the background behind Tech High agreeing to play this game with Commerce.
Commerce later finished the 1916 season with a (2-3) record later losing to Piedmont College (0-6) and Boys High School of Atlanta (0-21). Boys High and Tech High, both of Atlanta, were the perennial football powers in Georgia at that time.
The score at the half with Tech High was (7-7).
Tech High went on to defeat the Tigers (44-7) with a second half onslaught.
