The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
MEA HE PAST WEEK has been a busy one on southern gridirons All
 of the elevens have been hard

one on southern gridirons. Al
 \ of the elevens have been hard at work, line-ups against the scrub talk ing place every afternoon. The Age-Her- aid publishes today the football squads of both Auburn and Tuscaloosa.
 The Auburn squad consists of the fol- lowing men: Ward, Moon, Patterson, Boyd, Smith, Usurey, Landrum, Kettles, l Pierce, Eichelberger Webb. Kent (coach), Perkins, Scale, Smith E., Chambers. AL ] ford, Sorrell, Foy, Coles, Reinhardt Hay nie, Harvey (coach), Lacy, Mitchell, AL lison, Mirkle, Frazer. Hill and Bragg.
 Afford. the manager, managed Auburn's baseball team the past season and is very popular among the student body. Kent the head coach is from Ithica, having played for a number of years as center on Cornell. Mike Harvey, who is assist ing him, is, as every one knows, an old Auburn man. He had his first experi- ence in coaching last season with Tusca- loosa and he made a success.
 Allison Is the only member of last years team who is back but Eichelberger and Coles are old football men, having played in previous years.
 The team will be little lighter than usual, but they are all good runners and the team that beats Auburn will have occasion to remember the game.
 They open the season next Saturday in Atlanta with the Tecks; on the 18th they meet Tuscaloosa for their annual strug- gle at West End park; the 25th they tackle Tulane at New Orleans; the 27th the University of Louisiana at Baton Rouge; November they go against Se- vance for the first time in several years The teams play at West End park. Their season closes on Thanksgiving. when they meet the University of Georgia in Atlanta.
 TuseaIoosa's Squad.
 Tuscaloosa's football squad is composed of the following men: Mcclure, Wyatt. Moore, manager; Melton, Aston, Pcttus, Abbott, coach; Davis, Smith, IT., Stick ney Tucker Edwards, Granade, Airing ton. McCarvey, Forman, McM lben, catchings, Lett, Young, sherrill. Peevey. McCorquodale, Gwin, Somerville, Boyles, Jones, Burns, Brown and Lodge.
 Moore. the manager. has always been prominent in Athletics He was a star pitcher on last years baseball team, and helped defeat Auburn three straight games. He hopes to manage a team that can repeat the dose in football. Eli Ab- bolt, the coach, who succeeded Mir. Sedg- wick is a graduate of Tuscaloosa; he Is also an old Pennsylvania man. At present he has charge of tie physical instruction department of the university. Every one knows Eli He has confidence of the student body as well as the eleven Jim my Forman, the captain. played fullbae1 on last years eleven, and also first base on the baseball team. He Is working hard to uphold the record made by the nase- tall nine. Lett, Stickney and Granade were promins snt on last years eleven. and are working hard to retain the positions.
 Banks In Ills Position.
 Banks, who played on last years team, and who was slated for position as guard this season, is now in the hospital, and it is doubtful if he cen participate in the Auburn game. Fortune, promising can didate, is also on the sick list Daniel, who is a football as we'll as baseball play CT, has returned. He will strengthen the team materially
 On next Saturady an eleven, composed of the best material in Birmingham, win go to Tuscaloosa to give the university a practie game. Gwin will play center and captain of the team, Billy Lum and Cole man Ward will also do much to strength en the team. The balance of the eleven will be picked from Howard and the High school elevens. It would not be a surprise to see the Varsity" scored against.
 Their season opens at West End park on the 18th with Auburn. On November 1 they tackle University of Georgia at West End park; November 8, Mississippi A. and M. college meets them at Tusca- ioosa. Texas plays in Tuscaloosa on the