The age-herald., 1898-09-25
IN THE WORLD OF
 AMATEUR SPORTS The Foot Ball Season is About to
 Open. OlJTl cox IS VERY BRIGHT
OUTLOOK IS VERY BRIGHT
Success of the New Rules Mill Be Watched With Interest.
BASKET BALL SEASON IN NOVEMBER
Contests at Athletic Club All Winter Boxing and Wrestling Tour naments Match Tennis
 This Week

The prospects for a successful foot ball season in the south seem particularly bright just at present The colleges all seem to have recovered from the shock caused by the tragic death of Young Gam mon of the University of Georgia last fall. Then 1t seems that comparatively few of the foot ball stars of the south joined the army as they did in the north and the teams will consequently suffer very little loss on that account.
 The outcome of the game in the south this season will be watched with a great deal of interest by the lovers of the sport, as well as by it's enemies. Last year after Georgia and Auburn disbanded it looked for time as if the game was doomed in the south, but in December the Southern h. tercollegiate Athletic association met in Birmingham and adopted a set of rules which it was thought would entirely elimin- ate nearly all the dangerous features of the game. These rules are radically different from those of the northern and eastern as- sociations, and the ''go-it-alone-p policy which the southern association has adopted will be watched with a great deal of inter est in the athletic world.
 Al AuDurn
 Auburn opened last week with a number of it's last years players back, and al together their prospects seem to be most favorable. Heisman is again coaching the team; he has ptoved himself one of the very best coaches in the south, and Auburn val never let hnn go ii she can heln 1t: .iions the iast year team WIG win enter Auburn before October l will be Mtcham and Sargent, guards. Culver. cen- tel, Pearce and Vann, Auburn's two star tackles, and it IS said that "Blondy" Glenn is again going back to try his fortunes on gro4ron. Ii so, it will make about his fifth year on the Auburn team. Glover, end, will also return. This will give Auburn very nearly full line of stars"
 Behind the lne Hacolm. quarter, and Stokes and Purifoy (captain) as halves will return. Auburn's most important game, of course, is with the University of Georgia on Thanksgiving day. It's full schedule of games mas not been published yet, but she Is trying to arrange game with the Mis- slssippi Agricultural and Mechanical col lese 10 be played in Birmingham during the peace Jul,iiee.
 The University of Alabama, at Tusca- loosa, is again entirely out of the athletic world account of the restrictt,nSSg inn posed by the trustees. From the way fits students talk they will not attempt To have even a local foot ball team. The universi- ty must content itself with the records of it's teams of four and five years ago.
 The University of Georgia also expects to have a number of it's old players back this year Little Tichenor, formerly of Au- burn. and perhaps the best known foot ball man in the south, has announced his de- termina tion to retire. much to Georgia s re- gret, though he may be again induced to pass the pig-skin. Kilorn, Lovejoy, Kent, Cochran Sanford and Moore are among Georgias last years players who will re- turn this year.
 In Tennessee
 Sewanee-will also have nearly all of its fast years team back. Among the number are Risley. guard, Captain Smith and Bow ling, tackles; Parrott Wilson. Nesbitt and Simpkns ends; Seibles, Fitzpatrick and Gray, lalves and Davis, full. Sewanee vii; be coached this year by J. Gere Jayne. of Princeton. According to the long estab- hshed custom, Sewanee's big game will be with Vanderbilt on Thanksgiving
 The prospects for Vanderbilt also seem very bright. and it Is said that Captain Goodson has some excellent new material to pick from, as well as having many of last years players back. O'Connor, the great tackle, and Langhurst. Whiteman, Dye, Brown and others will also return. Connell Boogher, Hassett, Farrell and Str,ugfield will not be back again.
 The University of Nashville will also have a very strong eleven. Indeed 1t is said that Auburn considers Nashville as one of the most dangerous teams she will have to meet this season.
 Tulane had intended playing foot ball this season, and has games arranged with Se- vance and other colleges, but it is very probable that the yellow fever in New Orleans will break uY the game at Tulane . this season just as it did last year.
 The same cause which prevents Tulane . from having a team will also very proba- ply prevent the Southern Athletic club at New Orleans from putting out a team. The Birmingham Athletic club will not have team. principally for the reason that the men can not devote enough time to practice, and besides all their energies are directed toward basket ball and other indoor sports. It is not known yet whether the Nashville Athletic club will have a team or not.
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