The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE
COMPLETED FOR NEW YEARS
BENEFIT FOOTBALL GAME
Committees Appointed at Meeting of Association Yesterday
Handle Details-Lineup of Two Teams
Announced.
By HAROLD MANDY

An important meeting of the Ala
bama Association Football league was
held yesterday morning at the city hall
in Ensley Representatives from the
various teams of the league were pres
emit. Different matters of Importance
were taken up and the final arrange
ments for the New Years game We're
made. A committee was also appoint
ed to look after the handling of the
crowd and the ground.
The committee composed of the fol-
lowing: Dave Kelso, j. Johnson, j. p.
Williamson. B. G. Alverson, Jack Bid
die. I. II. Mckenzie, ]. B. Brimner and
Bob Cooper.
At the meeting they decided for the
eastern division to wear the Edgewater
colors, which is red and white, and the
western division to wear plain white.
They also appointed the following as
the referee and linesmen: j. Ross, ref
cree; Nelson Brown and A. r.. Brown,
|linesmen.
The all-star team of the two divi'
sions is as follows:
Eastern division: T. Tilford of Wy
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VIM of Pratt City, fullbaclSss T
Thompson of Ensley. R. Brown of wy
lam and d. Strachon of Wylam, half
backs; W. McPhearson of Wylam. CEN
ter; r. owens of Ensley, M. Huir OF
Pratt City, A. Porter of Pratt city
and j. Roe of Edgewater. forwards.
Western division: Dave Woods OF
Blossburg. goal; w. Nelson of Car
diff and j. n. Hardy of Republic, full
backs: r. Black of Lewisburg, Harden
Of Blossburg and Mcconnell of Bloss-
burg. halfbacks; Alexander of Repub-
lie. center: w. Shields of Lewisburg
Cook of Cardiff. d. Stewart of Re-
public and w. Drury of Blossburg, for
wards.
The all-star team that will represent
the two divisions are said to be two
of the best teams ever gotten together
and ii Is composed of some of the best
PLAYERS in the south. This game will
be given under the auspices of the
Alabama Football league for the ben
eft of the widows and orphans of the
late Acton mines disaster. The game
will lie played on Redwood Field OH
New ear day, the klCholl peliS a.
2 o'clock. Much interest Is being taken
In the coming battle by both the as
ISOLATION and the players who are try
ing to Introduce the association foot
ball Into the colleges and schools
throughout the state of Alabama and
indications are that 1t will be bis
success.
There will be a meeting of the Of
ticers Of the league on next Sunday
afternoon In Wylam for the purpose OF
arranging the schedule for the sec
ond half of the season and also to
take up the different protests of the
teams In the league. All of the Off
cers OF the league are requested to be
present at the meeting.
The meeting will be held In the Ma
sonic hall In Wylam at o'clock.
Previous to this meeting the all-star
team of both divisions will convene al
| o'clock to discuss the rules for the
game on New Years day. All members
of the two teams are requested to BIZ
present at o'clock sharp 80 that they
Will be through with their business be-
fer the other meeting starts,
On Christmas day there Will be a
Game between the aii-star team of the
eastern division against a picked team
OF the same DIVISION beginning at :
o'clock on the Ensiey grounds, The