The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-27
A - Auburn and Howard
 Will Clash. ENTHUSIASM GROWING
 OVER THE CONTEST Teams Seem Evenly Matched And
 Trained. Big Crowd Expected to See Game. Many Aiumni of Both Schools Numbered AnonG Mont gomeriaps.

The slab artists. the heavy hitter, and the fast fieiders of the summer months are no iaore. The baseball the eye. Now comes the thump of tn, football. the gridiron contests and ths mole-skin artists.
 Montgomerians. who prefer the foot and the fierce tackiing of the college athletes. will be given their first trea next Saturday when Auburn's team the champions of the Southland las, year, clash with the Howard College This will be the first college game played by either team. It will alst mark the first game of the season 1T Montgomery. But, although 1t Is the one. Both teams are out to win ana have been practicing hard all the pas, week to be in condition. Every avail able moment this coming week before of both Howard and Auburn to get a line on their men and fill In the posi- tions made vacant by the retiremen, of some of last years regulars.
 The prospects for a good team ai Many of last year champions are back and new material fs developing fast from the several class teams of 1908 Haradge. Mcclure and Wynn. last years stars. are among the missing. The amount of new material. however Is large and their places will be fili-
 Coaches Donahue and Levene are been putting the men through a rigid practice. Last weeks practice con sisted of running signals. bunting catching punts and tackling. Little
 SoMed psgty of eRnr eGRs Tns sprt over three full teams reported for practice every day.
 Reynolds. Locke. Bonner Davis Beaver. Esslinger. Harris, Mccoy. Her are back and they will probably he found in their old positions in Satur- days game in this city. Because of so many scrubs for places on the team, the regulars are likewise prac- tising so as to be In the line up when the whistle blows.
 The past week likewise was busy enc for the Howard athletes. Moon, years Baptist team. did not enter col iege this year and Coach Longwell. of Pennsylvania, has been working our the now men for the vacancies caus- ed by the absence of these four men
 Losses Are Felt.
 The absence of these regulars. nat urally. Is felt, but the new men have been nervy to the core during the past week of practice. They have express and reputation on the football field oi battle. Among the new players who might be particularly mentioned are Hollinsworth. Wyckham. and McIn- tyre.
 The old men out for practice last week were Berry, Vaughn, Brewer Hudnall, Denny, Lassiter and Burns Coach Longwell has been working them Like Trojans so that they will be In shape for the Auburn game In spite of the losses the eleven ha, sustained. he hopes to send out a tean that will be able to hold its owT against all the S. I. A. A. teams. Saturdays Auburn Howard game has been attracting much attention since it was announced that the gamt was to be played in this city. At Au- burn there are many Montgomery boys, while in this city there are many Auburn alumni, all of whom are en- |thusia stically inclined toward football On the other hand. Howard college IS Ia Baptist school and all the Baptisti in Montgomery are naturally interest. ed in anything which pertains to men fighting for the honors of that col lege.
 From the dope handed out, the game promises to be close one and Satur- day will be a banner day in footbal circles in Montgomery.