The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17


Primed to the last notch for the in
itial elimination struggle of the season
the Crimson warriors of the University of
Alambama and the Red and Black eleven
of Georgia will reach Birmingham to-
night ready for tomorrow's battle.
Both Georgia and Alabama will come to
Birmingham determined to win, both re-
spectful of the others prowess, and both
prepared for a gruelling struggle from
whistle to whistle.
Despite the injuries sustained last Sat
urday by several members of Coach Cum
ningham's aggregation of pigslSin artists,
reports from the Georgia stronghold are
to the effect that the Red and Black
coach will place an exceedingly power
full eleven before that of Alabama on the
gridiron tomorrow. Lead by Bob Me-
Whorter, whose work for several seasons
has delighted football enthusiasts of Bir-
mingham, and composed of several stars
of the callber of Henderson and Conklin,
the Georgia eleven represents one of the
most formidable in Dixie Exactly 10 of
the veterans who lined up against the
Crimson team in Columbus last season
will again face Graves warriors They
represent weight, experience and ability,
and it is safe to say that their battle
against Alabama tomorrow will be one
well worth witnessing.
Reports Optimistic
At Alabama reports are optimistic.
Flushed with 20 to 0 victory over Glenn
son, and with practically all of the men
in excellent trim, Coach Graves will make
a powerful effort to upset the dope and
retrieve recent losses at the hands of the
Georgia eleven. The Crimson team has
been put through a hard week of prae-
tice, and will come OF Birmingham pre-
pared to give Georgia one of the hardest
battles of the season. Hardgrove Vande-
Graaff, the McWhorter of Alabama, and
star of the Crimson outfit, will prob
ably shoulder the bulk of the offensive
tactics of Graves machine, and If the
gritty captain is able to equal the record
made against Clemson, he will prove
thorn in the side of the Georgia tacklers.
Long, Love, Hicks and Hagan are other
warriors upon whom Graves is depend
ing to play important parts in bringing
triumph to the Crimson-White.
Georgia come to Birmingham reveling
in the triumph of three straight victories
over the Crimson. Not since the last year
of the regime of DIR. Pollard has the
Alabama eleven been able to take the
measure of the Athens warriors. -Four
years ago in Atlanta, Captain Derrill
Pratt led his team mates to IA to VIC
tory over Georgia. Since then Alabama
has been able to cross the Red and Black
goal line for but one touchdown. In 1910
Georgia defeated Alabama in Birming-
ham by q score of % to 0. The year fol-
a . H.. .IArA htr 4
s score, and last year. although outplayed
throughout, they again triumphed over
the crimson team. The score was 16 to 3,
and the winning counter was made in the
la st few minutes of play when the Ala
bama center snapped the ball over the
ouarterbacks head, enabling Georgia to
score.
Alabama viii Strive Hard
Spurred on by fighting chance to wipe
out these defeats, Alabama will make
mighty effort to trample upon the Geof-
gia colors. BY all the rules of the game
Georgia should win. From every angle
dope points to the defeat of the Grim
son. and 1t is only in the sterling fighting
qualities of the thin red line that Ala
hama has a chance Their superb fighting
spirit ever makes the Crimson warriors
an unknown quantity. The rules OF the
same count little to the Crimson machine.
grewsome dope, Dut stlnss eieih " 81 iSaeS,
efforts, and their followers are at all
times ready for the unexpected, even
when the Crimson is counted out before
the game is played.
With the Alabama team Will come sew
eral hundred ardent rooters. special
train will bring them to birmingham to
cheer the Crimson to victory. Biming-
ham will be given over for the day to the
rahi rah, contingent, and thousands Will
gather at Rickwood in the afternoon TO
witness the struggle which promises TO
be resplendent with thrills and excitement
throughout.