The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-22
Report Says Pollard VIII Re- sign Immediately Alter
 Thanksgiving DaI
STUDENTS ARE IN ARMS
 OVER FACULTY ATTITUDE
arge Is Made That October Special Examinations Were Held Purely to Handicap the Foot
 ball Squad.
By HUGH w. ROBERTS.

By HUGH w. ROBERTS.
 Tuscaloosa, November 2.-(Specfal.)- There Is spirit of dissatisfaction among the students of the University of Ala bama.
 The boys-fellows of fine spirit, always feel that an injustice has been done them by the faculty.
 They contend that the faculty is dis playing most unfriendly attitude in regard to athletics.
 The alumni of the state. too, it will serve no purpose to deny, are enrased because of the action of the faculty in holding special October examinations, and, as a result, tearing to pieces the football team.
 The trustees-or those whom your corre- spondent has seen-are in sympathy with the boys. Hugh Morrow writes that the faculty should display little common sense in this regard Judge Henry B. Poster of this place argues that the ath- 1etic teams must be maintained for the future glory of the university.
 Pollard May Resign.
 And it is now reported on excellent authority that on account of the anil mostly of two members of the faculty, with one of whom, at any rate, he has had angry words. pr. J. W. H. Pollard. football coach and physical director, will resign after the Thanksgiving game.
 Should Dr. Pollard resign the alumni Of the state may prepare for decadence in university athletics The spirit will be missing in next seasons teams The boys will be dead their feet, and they will be resentful, too.
 Dr. Pollard is serving his fourth year at the university In that time he has dem- onstrated the fact that he Is the smartest athletic coach in the south. He has done marvels with the miserable material which has been at his disposal. He has received the praise of every sporting ex- pert in the south, and his worth is ap- preciated in northern cities and univer- sties.
 He has introduced in the south a new style of play. His military" and split formations, laughed at four years ago, are now employed, in variations, in prac- tically all southern colleges and in a few of the eastern.
 PolIards Wonderful Record.
 In four years Dr. Pollard's football teams have lost three games. The Grim son-White has waved continually vic torious. In Birmingham, since Dr. Pol lard has coached Alabama teams, the Crimson-White banner has never trailed in the dust of defeat.
 Since Dr. Pollard has had charge of Alabamas teams, Auburn, their great hoe a victory them.
 The three defeats scored against Ala hama footbal teams in the last four years were at the hands of Vanderbilt, Se- vance and Georgia Tech. The number of victories won by that thin red line" which is now famous for its endurance and It's pluck, has caused the entire south land to marvel.
 In baseball pr. Pollard has been even more successful. In three seasons he has scored remarkable triumphs. Two Of his three teams were awarded southern championship. Dr. Pollard has met Au- burn on the diamond six times and nve of these games resulted in Crimson White victories.
 AIabama's Little Men.
 It is a lamentable fact that big men do not attend the University of Alabama. Little fellows with little bodies are those who. as a rule, matriculate each fall. And the number of new pupils does not materially increase each season for some unaccountable reason.
 So Dr. Pollard, in this regard. has been seriously handicapped. He has had very poor material with which to work. He possesses that rare faculty of instill- ing fight into his players, however, and he knows the game. And he studles the game and makes new formations and new styles of attack and defense. And he knows how to develop man Tor certain purpose, or for certain occa- sion. or for certain game. And many is tha time he has talked between the halves uith the tears glistening in his eyes, and produced a victory after bad be- ginning In the second half.
 pr. Pollard has proved hmself the friend of the boys, and they swear py him. The alumni all over the state have become his friends. and they trust him. The trustees, themselves trifie more serious than the ordinay alumni, love Alabama victorious, and do not care for the return of that day of almost con tinuous defeat.
 Beqinninq of Trouble.
 The trouble at the university started some days ago when Captain Pratt, be- cause of condition in studies, was not permitted to play in the Alabama-Ten- nessee game in Knoxville.
 The students contend that the special examinations were framed for the express purpose of ofhandicapping the football team and of embarrassing the coach.
 As to the importance of these special examinations President John w. Aber- crombie told your correspondent that for the procuring of diploma it is not neces-
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