The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02
ALABAMA'S TEAM
 LOOKS PROMISING

University, October 1.-(Special.) )-The last week before the opening of the sea- son has been a hard one for the univer- sity-squad of pigskin chasers. With only three old men, Captain Gresham at tackle, Farley Moody at quarter and A. VandeGraaff at fullback, In their regular places, Coach bowman has driven his men from o'clock until dark in an ef- fort to get his machine into smooth run ming order
 After last Saturdays hard play the men were laid off from serImmaging un- til Monday afternoon. Several men on the first team had been shifted, and this along with other things seems to effected a great change in their play. The varsity went after the scrubs like a bunch of Cossacks and gained almost at will, the backs tearing off consistent gains around the ends and through the line, while the forward pass was pulled off successfully number of times. On Thursday afternoon the second scrim- mage of the week and the last before the opening game was given the men, and in some departments they performed very we'll <
 The final makeup of the team is still uncertain. At center Merrill and Man ming are still having their lively scrap with the former getting a shade the bet ter of the argument. He is an older and heavier man, and has had more experi- ence. For the last few days Powell and Keller have been working at guards and giving pretty good service. Since be- ing shifted from tackle to his present po- sition, Powell has made a much better showing, and it seems likely that he will be fixture for the remainder of the , season. Keller is light but he plays hard At one tackle, Captain Gresham is as much alive and full of fight as ever. This should be his best season. At the other flank Griffin, a husky fellow from last years sophomore team, is playing a strong game for a new man, but he still has something to learn about the posi- ton. However, he is big and strong and should, before the end of the season, make a strong running mate for Cap tain Graham. These line positions are not cinched by any means, however Johnston, though light is one of the most aggressive players on the field, and he is going to keep somebody on the jump to hold his place. Another man likely to be heard from before the beaSOn IS 0nlSneQ Is stewart, a new man who has not yet rounded to. There is no telling now who will be the regular pair of ends. H. VandeGraaff is the most promising looking performer at that po- sition just now, but McPherson, Gray eon, Lanier. Perkins, Scott and others are working hard for a place on the wings.
 The back field is likewise unsettled. Moody, last years quarter, Is again on the job, and Greer is showing up well as his understudy. A. VandeGraaff and Heard are alternating at fullback, and Bumgartner McDowell and Lambert are taking their turns at half. vandeGraaff is a sturdy youngster whose weight will help to carry him through the line, while the remainder of the backs being light will have to depend more on their speed.
 The last week has been a rather hard one on Coach Lowrian, for every after noon has brought its quota of minor in juries. It is true that no one has been seriously hurt, but bruises and strains have kept the whole outfit more or less shot to pieces.