The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
UNIVERSITY IS DOWN TO SHAPE Ragged at First. Now
 Compact. FOOTBALL TEAM IS GOOD Excellent Showing Made in How
 ard Game. ,Fesrs That Jere Austili, Star FuIl- back, is Lost to U. of AL Team Work Gsatify- in6 ts Supporters.

University, Oct 12.-tSpcoials.-~ The Alabama team has been coming fast during the last ten days end is now c well ssared fighting machine light 1t Is true. but smooth runnina and speedy. The individuals hava been polishing up their work. and the confidence in one another. gained from playing side by side. has welded the rather ragged eleven which wenr against Union colless into a unit ol strength.
 The line men are getting into theit places more quickly after each sortuss mage, they are getting . more peneA trating charge and consequently are making better holes for the backs and sp4liing more of their opponents plays before they are under way. and they are doing somewhat in the way of hiking after having dono their par ticular duties in each play. The backs too, are pulling together better and have more dash in their work, plung- ing into the holes on the offense and on the defense with the true football players abandon.
 All of this came out in the game against Howard last Saturday when Varsity took the proper measure ot the Baptists who came down to the city of oaks. From the time that the Crim- son and White received the kles KICK anl on ident that Pollards lads had an ar- ticle of football to display entirely dtf- ferent from that which they handed to the Union aggregation onlN week before.
 Howard was strong. and of course gained a good deal of ground, but af- ter the first dash when the collegians l~AIg F.r nr V a Fff to Alabama's thirty-fivs yard line and lost 1t there, the Varsity supporters had no doubts about the outcome. The crimson clad forwards though occa- sionally swept aside, were in the main steady and kept the situation well in hand. It was 6 frequent sight to see Countess, Lumley and the rest break through and ,,n smash ha p,ays % before sn they for a loss. Or if they failed in this latter. they shredded the interference in such a way that the ends and ex- yss ssa did sse the dssmss Mas up feotive that almost invariably ats tempts at this play resulted in pens alty or in the loss of the ball.
 all his faculties towards getting bis warriors in the best of shape for the fierce battle which is to bs pulled off Saturday in Birmingham with tha dicapped by the usual hard luck of ths football coach. in that 1t seems that he has lost his fuithaok. Jers Aastilis who may not play any more this sea~ son on account of obteotioas at honse- His place will be hard to hlf. for thouak he did not as 6 usual thing. make ionE runs or pull of spectacular plays. he was one of the steadIest men Of the eleven If a play came his way. he was always there to put the pest he had against 1t, and when tharS was vera or two words or three yards to be 8ain~ ed and he was called upon to make ffs he generally delivered the goods and q little bit to spare.
 Unless he gets fate harness again. the fulibaclx's position for Saturday is uncertain. Barnes. new man. Is com- ing to the front as strong applts cant for the job, but his devslepmsn5 into a suitable man for the place ia problematical.
 The members of the varsity have juss been presented with elegant new coal syyea serg for the season. They ars white in color with large red oH the left breast and stars beneath Il representing the number of years thaA the player has been on the team. sevs eral of the town alumni are responsit ble for this striking addition to the uniform of the team.