The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-25
Mississippi Team Reaches City in Great Condition. Will Give Crimson Eleven Hard Fight
VANDEGRAAFF
 WILL ATTEMPT TO
 ESTABLISH RECORD
Alabama Will Arrive This MOrning-The Game Will Complete 1915 Season. Odds Favor Crimson

Bir1ningham's 1915 football season will be officially closed today. when Alabama and Mississippi meet nt Rick wood Field this afternoon. 10th teams are in fine condition and a closer battle than at first predicted will undoubtedly be staged.
 The Mississippi squad arrived in Bir- mingham yesterday afternoon and at once went to the Tutwiler hotel. When seen last night Coach Robins was very optimistic over the condition of his team and the outcome of the game.
 '"The boys are in fine shape and
 we will be prepared to give Ala
 bama the best in us," said Coach
 Robins. '"The team is in the best
 fighting order of the year, and I
 honestly believe that when we face
 Alabama tomorrow. Mississippi will
 send forth her strongest team of
 the xear. We will be prepared to
 resist the efforts of Bully Vande-
 Graf to the fullest extent and I
 believe that if the big tackles ef-
 forts can produce no reward We
 will likely spring a surprise. I
 don't predict We will win, but 1
 do say we will make one grand ef-
 fort to defeat the Crimson"
 The Alabama team will not reach the city until this morning. From all re- ports coming from the Crimson camps. tho team is in as good shape as when they faced Sewanee several weeks ago. It has been officially announced that Alabama will give Bully VandeGraT al, opportunity to break the worlds rec ords in placement kicking for one game. The record is held by Charley Brick ley, the famous Harvard star of last year. who booted the oval over the bar five times in one game. Bully was in striking distance of this record in the game with Mississippi College during E the first of the season, when he lifted the oval across for four times. With tomorrow set aside especially for the greatest tackle in the south to try and establish new record, 1t would be no Surprise to the Crimson followers to see the worlds laurels resting with Bully after tomorrow's battle.
 Alabama Is expecting a hard battle. This Is particularly shown by the fact tl.at the Alabama squad was sent through an exceedingly hard practice for the past week. The report that six regulars had been barred from further services on the Mississippi team for the present season, caused Coach Noojin to allow his men. to loaf away few days. However, when it was definitely made known that the Mississippi team would present their best lineup of the year, the Crimson squad got down to work immediately and did not stop un- til dark yesterday.
 Coach Robins saw Alabama defeat Sewanee and Is fully aware of the strength of the Crimson eleven. For the past two weeks the former Vandy star has been drilling his men on the defense in breaking up the Alabama plays.
 Judging from all indications. the slightly favor Alabama to win, but a close score. However. should the Crim- son prove weak on the secondary de- fcnse tomorrow, as they did in their past battles there may be different story to tell after the game.
 The following is the lineup that Coach Robins will send against the Crimson: Wrenn, center; Funderburk, right guard; Collette. right tackle; Harris (captain), left tackle; Dawson. left end; Buntin. quarter; Medley or Dear, right half; Curtis, left half; Me Call, full.
 Alabama's probable lineup Is as fol- lows: Maynor, center; Saul and Sam ford, guards; vandeGraaff and Rogers, tackle; Morton and Love, ends; G. Harsh. quarter; E. Harsh and Taylor, halves; Johnston, full.
 The game will start at 3 o'clock. Bill Streit will referee, while other officials have not been definitely decided upon as vet. A large crowd is expected to attend the game and ring down the football curtain in Birmingham for 1915 in grand style.