Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-18
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FOOT BALL.

The Birmingham Athletic club will
have one of the best football teams in
the south this year. Although the team
will be somewhat late in starting practice
it will nevertheless be in good condition
for several games in November.
Most of the team are old football play
ers, having played on some of the best
southern college athletic club teams, and
consequently 1t will not be long before
they are in the very pink of condition.
Being made up of some of the star play
ers of several different teams they will
present line that will be almost impreg-
nable and backs with the dash and vim
that would do credit to Old ELI itself, or
any of the more prominent teams.
The Thanksgiving game will be played
with Chattanooga on their gronds, and
one with Nashville on our grounds the
31st of October, and as soon as the dates
can be arranged games will be played
with Memphis, Pensacola and New Or
leans. A practice game will probably be
played with the University of Alabama
on the university grouns October "a.
A great rivalry exists between the diff
ferent teams this year, as Nashville, New
Orleans and Birmingham are particularly
DESTROYS of carrying off the champion
ship, while Chattanooga, Memphis and
Pensacola have prospective teams also,
and at the present outlook the team that
wins will have to play as never before,
and all followers of the pig skin" will
know that they have been in a game
when the season closes.
All enthusiasts and admirers of this
healthful outdoor sport will have the
privilege Of witnessing two or three of
the best games ever played in the SOUTH
as arrangements are being made to have
Memphis and several other teams, as we'll
as Nashville, to play on our own grid
iron.
Great interest will be taken in the
games of Nashville and Memphis with
the Athletic club team because of old
scores standing that have never been de-
cided and each team will make 1t battle
royal to defeat the Birmingham Athletic
club on their home grounds, but OF
course the Birmingham Athletic club
boys will be ready for the occasion, and
will give them most welcome recep-
ton.
gridron will be Immediately laid off
at West End park. where all the games
will be played, thus making 1t easy and
convenient for the public to attend. Here
tofore all the games were played out at
LakeyieW park making 1t great diff
Guilty to get anything like crowd out TO
the games. This year every effort will
be made to make the games accessible
and convenient to the public, and conse-
quently larger crowds are expected and
more interest will be taken In this line on
amusement than in any previous season.
Some of the players are as follows j.
c. Kmball Wilbur Brown, Joseph Burke,
James Geyar, Lucien Brown, Norman
JONES' Porter Walker, John Donelson.
Jim Hughes, James b. Smiley, Sid Cow
an, Hans Reig, George Mooney, Richard
Going, Everard Meade, c. II. Miles,
Frank Callahan and Charles Comstock.
Football practice will commence at 3
O'Clock sharp Monday night, October 49,
All football men who have had any ex-
perience are expected to call at the Ath-
letic clubs reading room the night of
practice and are requested to see Charles
Comstock or Professor Miles as soon as
possible