Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-25
YALE VS.. ALABAMA.
Some Noted Players-Preparations for
the Big Game About Completed
~ Meeting Today.

Preparations for the great game of De-
cember 20 are now in full swing, and
everything betokens the best game ever
seen in our city The Yale team has been
strengthened by the addition of two of
Princeton's champion team and now pre-
sents an unusually strong aggregation.
The Princeton's who will compete under
Yale colors, are Messrs. Church and Ty-
Ter, tackels of the "'96" champions. 1t Is
safe to say that two better players have
never appeared in the south.
Sanford, the captain of the team, was
one of the noted center rushers of east
ern teams for four years, and will prove
worthy exponent of theSYale center
play.
Captain Sanford has been the leading
coach at Cornell this season, and by his
heavy work brought the Cornell eleven
into the front rank. =.a.lzas
Cross, one of the Yale guards, after
playing on Yale's champion team of '95,
coached the Leland Stanford, Cal, elev-
en-. In addition to his football work Cross
has held second play only to Hickok the
Yale hammer and shot champion.
Morris, who will be quarterback of
the team, is a member of this years
Varsity eleven at Yale. Hammond, Az
cry and Hall are also ex-'Varsity players.
H. r. Durant who Is manager of the
team, has been a Yale half back
Prof. w. p. Taylor, manager of the
Alabama team, has been compelled to
change the makeup of the team, owing
to the action of the Southern Intercol-
1egiate association. At is annual meeting
at Nashville last Saturday strict rules
were passed forbidding any member of
teams belonging to the association from
playing on any athletic team or even
playing against an athletic club. This
rule, though planned to take effect at the
opening of the next football season. Is
q Ia Wy ND, q al
lege players to withdraw from the team
The home team will be a strong team
however and one which will give Yale a
severe battle.
The following players are expected to
be present al the Athletic club today at
o'clock: Johnston, Mead, Ross, Walk
er, Reig, Taylor Laird, Lowdon Hughes,
Harvey, S. Jones, Donelson, w. Brown,
L. Brown, Burke 'Comstock, Miles and
Kimball. A captain will be chosen and
scrub team formed in addition to
the above players. Any young men who
are willing to play either as candidates
for the Alabama eleven or an the prac-
tice team are invited TO meet at the above
hour or to hand their names to Sam b.
Laird, assistant manager.
Names Of parties coming from towns
and cities along the railroads are being
received daily. Among the latest parties
is that of a crowd of enthusiasts from
Shelby. Selma and Tuscaloosa will be
to the front.
Tickets are now on sale. The general
admission is so cents. while numbered
reserved seats are SO cents extra and are
TO be secured at Minis Stones on and af-
ter Saturday. ar
Ten boxes will be erected along the
south side of the field and will each be
supplied with four chairs. Several of
these have already been applied for.
The stands for carriages and drags
will be marked out and assigned.
1t is reported that party of enthus-
iastic young ladies have been wrestling
with Yale's Greek yell and will spring it
upon the spectators at the game.