The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-29
CRIMSON CONFIDENT
 IN STRIFE AGAINST SOLDIERS MACHINE.
Coach Kelly Gives Men Final Workout-The Line Up Will Not Be
 Changed

IIniversity. November 2S.-(Special) The finishing touches were put on the Alabama football team this afternoon in preparation for the big game Wltn the soldiers in Birmingham Thursday. A light workout was held, which com pleted the training season with the Grim son machine. All the men are in good condition, and will come to Birmingnam to give the fight of their lives.
 The team has become imbued with all kinds of pep in the last few days by Coach Kelly, and the football spirit is as strong now as ever. A large number of the students are coming up Tor the game and there will be all kinds of pep at the game just as though 1t was A regular $. I. A. A. team that Alabama was meeting The curtain will be rung down on the 1917 season Thursday, and Alabama has decided that it must De rung down on a Crimson victory.
 The team that will play the soldiers Turkey day will be the same that de- feated kentucky state Saturday before last. Allen Lowman. better known as
 Shorty" will be at right end. bowman is a Birmingham product, and secured ms present position when Boone was put out for the season in the Vanderbilt game. Capt. Jack Hovater Will pc next to bowman at tackle. Either Jones or Noland will be at right guard in the place vacated when Johnson sprained his ankle so badly that he was put out Tor the season.
 Al center will be the Birmingham star,
 Tram Sessions. Sessions has been playing 2 great game this year. especially as 1t
 is his first year in S. T. A. A. football. At left guard will appear Big Red Brown, giant of almost 200 pounds.
 Brown is fast and agG&essive, ana the soldiers will have a hard time stopping him. Harry Rowe will be by Brown at left tackle. Rowe is another one that has been playing great brand of foot
 haal this year, and he is expected to shine in this, the last game of the year. At left end, either Shaw or Hastings will be used Both have had plenty of experience, and are dependable men, es- pecially good on forward passes
 The backfield presents greater prob Iems. Mac Stowers will probably be started at quarter, with Lenoir ready to be rushesd in at any time. Stevenson will be at fullbacl<, where he has already demonstrated that he is one of the great est line plugers in the south. O'Connor will be at right half, and will do the kicking. The other half, left vacant when Blair broke his leg. has been giv- | ing Coach Kelley lots of trouble. Elm i melt and Spangler were used in this place
 against Kentucky, and both played sen
 sational games Spangler is also valua-
 hle because of his kicking ability. Capt
 Jack Hovater may be brought back of l the line to this position. He is fast I and heavy and should be able to tear
 line to pieces. There are half a dozen
 lesser probabilities who will be ready l to man the breach in case of accident 1 This team will give the soldiers al
 least the hardest game they have had Tiff they do not defeat them. It will be 1 entirely different from the one that has l appeared in Birmingham on two previous occasions. and been tied and defeated when they were clearly the better team The old fighting Alabama spirit is ram I pant again, and the team is coming te 1 Birmingham for victory and nothing else will satisfy them.
 One of the hottest and most closely I contested battles of the year may be ex. I Ipected The soldier team has number of old stars on it that make 1t one o the most powerful aggregations in thu south. It will be battle royal wher I the two teams get together. and wher the sun goes down on the field and thu | 1917 season. 1t will be hard to say whicl of the teams have the advantage. Ala sbama Is confident and watchful, and tn \ team will put up the fight of the seascr
 Thanksgiving