The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-06
GR|D|RON PRACTICE MOVING SMOOTHLY
 AT SEWANEE CAMP
Coach Best Driving His Men
 Hard An Abundance of New Material Is
 Promised
By JOHN c. DEARBORN

Sewanee, Tenn, October 5-(Special) The third week of football practice at Sewanee finds the team grinding hard to get into shape to meet Howard college in the first real game of the season on Sat- ufday. This will be an important game for Sewanee, for it will go far toward showing what is to be expected of Se- wanees new coach, Charles M. Best, l and his aggregation of Mountain boys when they sally forth to meet the pig skin warriors of the southern grdiron in later games.
 Howard comes to the Mountain almost an unknown quantity. Although follow CTS of the royal purple anticipate little trouble in disposing of the Birmingham Baptists, the Tigers are not overconfident and are prepared to extend themselves to the limit to make creditable showing.
 The only thing that can be positively said about the purple squad this year is that it will be an entirely new one, and what ever class it may show can be at tributed largely to Coach Best's ability to build a smooth running machine out of a small amount of vastly green ma terial. Most of the boys are new to the mountain and all are new to the coach.
 As with teams all over the country, the war has cut deeply into Sewanee's pros pects To date only one letter man Of last years team has reported for prac- tice. This is Wortham, who has been appointed to act as captain. James Y. Perry, who was elected captain of the team, will not return, inasmuch as he is now known as Lieutenant Perry of the officers reserve corps. Every other man oe last years team with probably one Or two exceptions is now in the service of cur country. Wortham, who was men, ti3ned last year by some for the mythical all-southern eleven last year, is expected to be the sensa tion of the southern grid Iron this year.
 Doc" Crudgington. star halfback of the past three years, is on the mountain, but has not yet reported for practice on account of ill health. However, he is ex- petceo out any time now and there is little doubt of his ability to stir things up. Eiam, a strong second string man of last year. is expected to return soon and vii! bolster up the line some con siderable with his 190 pounds of "pig iron" Virgil Paine, another second string man of the past two years, bids fair to cop a regular job this year at center.
 In addition to the new material that
 
 this year who have never played college football before, are showing their spirit by coming out this year and no little ma terial has developed from this source. Much class is being shown among the new men. Big Boy" Mnter, from Beau mont Tex, looks good cavorting at guard, while Skidmore. a 210-pound prod uct of the Tennessee mountain is no in- considerable figure on the other side of the line Others are Wright, Harper, Saterlee Hammond, Dryden, in the back field. Cooper, old s. M. A. star; Nolen, Bancker, DuBose, are in the line. At end Woodson, Cochran, MatSon and Estes are four men that will make it interest ing for any other pair in the south.
 Everything is now moving along smoothly, and 1t is hoped that before the four weeks have elapsed between now and the time Sewanee meets the Grim son of Alabama at Birmingham, team win have been developed second 10 none in the south.
 The daily grind has now settled down to hard scrimmage work and each after noon shows some improvement over the last. Wednesday afternoon the team took on the strong prep team of the Se- vance Military academy Although the varsity was able to score at will, the prep boys held firm at times and showed plainly that they are dangerous contend CTS for prep school honors. and that the varsity has quite bit of football to learn before they attempt any of the strong teams of the south.