The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
TIGER BACKF|ELD IS . SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR COACH COPE Must Be Entirely Remod- eled-SeWaneeW Will Have
 Heavy Line This
 Year
Fly B. T. DoBBINs

The 1915 football season at Sewanee
 opened on the 18th, when about 30
 huskies gathered on the mountain to
 the call of Coach Harris G. Cope. On the
 following day practice started In earn
 est on Hardee Field.
 In view of the material answering to
 the call for candidates, the prospects
 for the team of the coming season can
 best be termed fair Out of the IS let ter men of last years aggregation only
 II are back on the mountain. Of these only six were regulars of 1914. The regulars returned are Dobbns (cap-
 tain). tackle; Scott, center; Harrison,
 guard; McIsaac end Edmond, end;
 Clark, guard The other letter men on
 hand who did a considerable part of the
 work of last years team are Leftwich, guard; Perry, guard; Sellers, subquar- ter; Roulhac. subhalf, and Crudgington end.
 Looking over the above list of men, it can easily be seen that the short age of returning backfield men will
 make that department serious problem for the Tigers Almost the entire back field of 1914 is missing, and the loss car ries with it some of Sewanee's bright est stars. Lee Tolley, the famous little
 quarterback; Johnny Fort star half; Ray Palmer, half, and Talley, lubbock,
 are missing. Also missing are Rube
 Parker, the big end and Mccormick, tackle. The shoes of these men will be hard to fill.
 Among the new material which is at hand to offset the lost of last years players, Sewanee has in her possession several bright stars, the most prOmis- Ing being Paul Turner. an old Georgia
 man and all-southern In 1913, who should easily prove to be the best tackle
 in the south this year. Others are men who come from prep schools, and are Just entering the arena of college foot ball. In addition to these men there are several men from last years reserve team who should make good material for the varsity after one years experi- ence. Among them are Wortham, end :: Ellerbe half; Rucker, guard, and Her. ring and Moss, who came in after Christmas last year.
 As said before, the back field prob-
 lem will be the most difficult propo-
 sition which Coach Hope will have to face. He has before him the task of
 moulding practically a new back field. The line however. will be one of the strongest in the south, all the old men having returned except Mccormick, and his position will be well filled by Fur ner.
 The schedule this year Is one of the hardest in the history of the univer- sity, including several hard road trips Beginning with two minor games on the mountain, the team breaks into real football when 1t journeys down to Jacksonville to battle the University of Florida on October 16. This game Is expected to be much harder than that of last year. The following Sat urday the Tigers play Kentucky State in I.aYin Rfnn Tbi1 paI tui1 he of the hardest on the schedule. as Ken tuoky returns all of her men and is out for championship honors. Next in line is the University of Ala bama in Birmingham game which the Crimson crew is determined to win this year It should prove a stiff battle. On November 6 Sewanee will cross the Mississippi into Texas to take on ! two games before she returns; the University of Texas on Saturday and Baylor university on Monday. On ac- count of the long road trip 1t will be a wonderful accomplishment If &c., vance can return with both victories since Texas has been undefeated by any southern team in four years, and is expected to return a large bunch of her championship squad this year. Returning to Tennessee, the Tigers play the University of Chattanooga in Chattanooga on the following Satur-
 day. the last game before Vanderbilt on Thanksgiving day This Is one of the biggest games fin the south and
 should be especially so this year on | account of the result of last years game.
 l At present Sewanee offers no pre- diction as to the outcome of the team {; this fall but if the new material de- l yelops properly. she will stand among
 the best in the south when the season closes
 position. Rip King of Battle Grand academy is a most likely prospect for | one of the halfback positions Will Hams. a big boy from Greens school. is one of the best centers that has ever | left prep school since the days of 1 Buddy Morgan. Haines and Dunwoodie are two big and husky lads from tho l Tennessee State Normal Hyde. an old | Minnesota halfback, will probably come 1 out for the team this year If he Is l physically able. There are many oth- CT prospects that cannot call to mind at this moment.
 1 The schedule Is one of the easiest that Vandebilt team has ever faced. It is as follows: Tennessee State Normal. Cumberland university. Princeton. Ky. Brown Henderson. Mississippi. Virginia, l Tennessee. Auburn, Sewanee.
 | The last five games will be rather l hard, and in these games Vanderbilt's 1 chances for the championship of the ] 8. I. A. A. rests. The team will play
 In Memphis, Birmingham anS Char
 l0ttsville.