The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-27
COACH BROWN HAPPY
METHOD|STS'
GR|D|RON OUTLOOK
New Leader Arrives and Is
Ready for Work-Anxious
for Football Season
to Start

Charley Brown, the new ath-
letic director Of Birmingham
college, who arrived in Biz
mingham Friday morning, be-
ban work yesterday on his new
job. The new Methodist coach
is very enthusiastic over the
coming football season and
talked freely concerning the
prospects of developing a win
ner.
Brown is anxious to begin work. He
spent the entire day yesterday in visit
ing all of the candidates for the foot
ball team and alumni in the city. The
former Vanderbilt star is of slender
build and has lost weight since playing
his last year in the Commodore line
up few years ago.
Il am certainly glad to get on the job"
said the new leader yesterday. "Birming-
hams fine town and I'm glad to work
there. The present weather conditions
makes me anxious to get down to real
work
Il think that Birmingham college will
have an excellent team this year, from
what / can hear from talking with men,
bers of the alumni and friends of the
school, 1 am told that excellent material
will be provided and if it is, of course
everything is then left to me- 1 expect
to start football training next week, TAX
ing a squad of about Is men to a camp
at Calls.
TO CAMP TWO WEEKS
we will remain on the camp for about
two weeks. returning to Birmingham
somewhere near the opening of the col
lege term. Active grdiron practice will
then be begun. A large number Of the
old men will be back in uniform when
the season rolls around, 1 am told, and
with the new material which will be pro-
vided 1 am certain that 1 can produce
winning eleven.
Our first game is on October 80 with
to whip the team into the best condition
possible by that date so as to make a
most credltable showing against the Grim
son team. The remaining games on our
schedule will have an important bearing
on the prep championship of the state
and we will start from the first to make
hard stab at the state title. Not SO
much will the championship be our OBJ
ject, but "a winning eleven throughout
the ontira mn ifyr, will ho off
Footballs a great sport and I'll be
glad when the season rolls around The
exact date for the departing on tho
camp will be given out later
BROWN ENTHUSIASTIC
Coach Brown appeared very enthusiast
tic over his work and his statement that
he was ready to go" was apparently
from his heart. In company with Ed Nor
ton, graduate manager, Coach Brown
was taken over the city and most of the
candidates for the football team for the
coming season paid a visit
From what I have seen of the fell
lows" continued the former Vandy star,
lit looks mighty good to me. The boys
that are candidates for the team that 1
have seen are fine prospects and l am
greatly encouraged
The outlook for the Methodists is ex-
ceedingly good. All but two of the old
men, Cashion and Caps, have already
signified their intention to return while
a large number of new men have been
lined up. 1t is thought however, that
Caps will return, but no word can be
delivered to him at the present as he
in the wehat fields in North Dakota.
Cashion, however. is certain not to re-
turn.
TO BETTER STANDING