The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02
Local Authorities Are Ex- pected to Accept the
 Challenge
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
 ARRANGES FOR TILT
Fayette Citizens Want to Back Team in Fight With Central for State Championship-Game Would
 Attract Record Interest

The Fayette High school sent spe- cial committee to Birmingham yesterday to attempt to arrange a game with the Central High school to settle the gridiron supremacy of the state high schools for the past campaign. The delegation, head ed by Bert W. Nelson, principal; spent the day here in a fruitless effort to schedule contest, and returned to Fay cite late yesterday afternoon. c. c. Bush, coach, and w. s. McNeil, law yer from Fayette, composed the remaind- CT of the committee
 While here the delegation visited The Age-Herald office and issued broad schal- lenge to Central. The Fayette authori- ties are willing to play the Central boys here on Saturday, December s, the en- tire proceeds, except expenses, to go to some worthy cause, fund or organiza- tion.
 Central authorities could not be reached last night or yesterday afternoon and how they view the challenge is not known. With the proceeds of the. game going for the benefit of the Red Cross fund, or some other suitable fund it is thought there is a good chance for the con- test to be staged
 VIOLATION OF CUSTOM
 Although it is a violation of the cus-
 
 post-season contests, it is thought Prin- cipal Charles A. Brown will lift the ban in event the proceeds will go to the Red Cross. A mighty crowd would witness the contest,f and undoubtedly it would draw the largest crowd of the season from a local standpoint.
 The Fayette people are exceedingly anxious for the game and are willing to back their boys to the limit N Central and Fayette, both members of the A. I. A. C.. went through the season without suffering defeat, and the cham nionship honors were left to be fought for " thars7 Central, however, has an edge over FayeHe for@the title, comparative scores giving them a healthy lead Cen tral defeated several teams by much larg- CT scores than Fayette, and base their claim for the title on their record.
 Fayette has continually begged for a game for the past month, however, and Gentral authorities should cast aside their present and spast.stand andrbegin negotia- tions with Fayette which will lead to an agreement for contest
 Should an agreement be reached the two teams could play at Redwood Field, and 1t would be safe to predict that at least 5000 people would attend. The game would decide the state championship.
 In event it ise not desired to play the game for the benefit of the Red Cross. the proceeds could be given to the Y. M. c. A. war fund, the tuberculosis fund or to anything agreed upon by the two faculties.
 FANS WANT CONTEST
 The public, especially after Tayette and Central have carried on a. verbal battle for some weeks are anxious for the con- test, and refusal of Central to accept the challenge would mean a severe dis appointment to the local followers of the crimson and White, who class their team several fouchdowns better than the Fay cite organization.
 Fayette will continue their efforts for game during the early part of the week.