The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-15
FOOTBALL CAMPAIGN
MONTGOMERY GETS SOME FINE
 GAMES.
All Southern Colleges to Have Good Teams, Auburn's Prospects Being Bright-Field Trials Club Re
 organized Yesterday.

Tine football prospects for the coming season are exceedingly bright, there ee- ing if possible, more interest taksn II. the game this season than ever ,,osisees started active training the past week preparing for their schedule or games which start early in octoher. southern football is on big poon: rin,,s snu 'se Southern Colleges and universities this season will be the strongest and best coacneo that they have ever turnea Qus' .sIeIf and the result of the seasons games VIII be watched with great interest. At AU- burn things are very lively in the loot For 6a.l ,ne nne team of 1901 more men respond cd than ever before in the history of the college, among them being four or last seasons team-Park. Sloan and the Suin hrothers These were among the stronY- est players of last years team. and Will of course, add materially to the strengtn of the team; among the most promiH make the team are Elmer. Allison. Lay, Jcbnson and Eichelberger. Elmer stands 6 feet inches, weighs about two hum dred and will doubtless make one of the best line men in the South. The failure of Patterson of Montgomery to return to college will be a big loss to the team, he being a tower of strength to the team of of the first in the South to start active work. and Is always in good condition for the early games Auburn's schedule this XsaF ,s an exGsRtio%HslSy fSSd n Gnf versities of Texas. North Carolina. Ten ressse and Georgia; the two former games to be played in Montgomery, the Tennessee game in m atIarfa nT on Thankseivs % ing Day.
 sity of Alabama will have the best team they have had in years. Coach Harvey will begin work with the team about the middle of this week: five or six of last years team will return and with an University team should be able to cope
 with the strongest teams in this section.
 The University of Georgia has eight of her last years eleven back, and under Coach Reynolds should, within few weeks, be one of the strongest teams that ever defended the red and black. Noth- ing definite has as yet been learned Of the Sewanee and Vanderbilt teams De. yond the fact that number of the best men of last years teams will again re- turn and the Tennessee teams will, as ususl. be among the strongest in the South.
 Local football men talk enthusiastically over the prospects of strong eleven to represent Montgomery this season, the excellent. A meeting will he called with in few days, at which time a captain and manager will be elected and sched- ule arrang d Among the. prospects for the team are Patterson and Tyson of last years Auburn eleven, who, together with such men as Dexter, Brown, Fillmore, Lum, Finley, Finch and Reynolds of last years team, will make the strongest elev- en that has ever represented this city.
 Judge Zell Gaston passed through the city last night en routee home from Bir- mingham, where he said that at meet ing there yesterday morning the Ala bsma Field Trials Club was reorganized. N Ashford was elected President, but Judge Gaston said that business matters compelled him to decline one of the of fees. The meeting this year will be held in Madison, in North Alabama, the place of the first meeting of the club.
 Nolly's superb pitching for the Y. M. c. A, yesterday afternoon made the first part of the L. and N. game easy for the Y. M. c. A. though the railroad boys made 1t interesting later when Molly let down a bit Both teams played good ball and the afternoon was very enjoy
 1D'e' : 1'''', ,,s.. SQUIRE BROWN.