The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23

theTe IS no slacklns, Splrlt anu pep IS sure one dominant characteristic of the
 team this year. In face of all obstacles
 they are keeping plugging steadily.
 Of last years Jacket team the only
 ones left to face the fray are the big
 chief, Joe Guyon, Ham" Bowling and
 Bill Fincher. And here Coach Heis man has an excellent nucleus for a 1 team, three men who stood out even
 on such an aggregation as tine Golden
 Tonado Not quantity but surely qual-
 ity. The chief is as big and husky
 and as full of smiles as ever and back in his position at full his pep and
 knowledge of the game spurs the
 whole bunch on. Bowling will again
 be found at guard, and should be
 cornerstone of the line from tackle to
 tackle. Bill Fincher, one of the best ends the south has produced, promises
 to shine even more brightly this year. Bill hasn't shrunk bit and has sure got all the stuff to make him a holy ! terror to Techs opponents. Those
 three are the only regulars back. But then of last years squad there
 are quite number of promising prodi-
 gals. Wright is at present showing excellent promise at center. Vandegriff. who got in a little play last year, also is showing up well, having weight and coolness "Wally" Smith, who played 1 two years ago on the Tech high team and who last year made a strong bid for a position at Tech, seems likely to come into his own this year at half. Shorty Doyle is showing up we'll at l tackle. Kinnebrew, WIldrop, Hightow- | CT, Baskin, Turner, all are makina themselves prominent. Tommy Pres colt. of golfing fame, is bidding for {; the backfield. Coach Heisnan has hopes of Matheis. who was a sub guard ' last year, returning. If so he will
 make most valuable addition.
 1 And of new material there is abun- | dant representation, from Atlanta and l also various parts of the country. | Practically every man here has had 1 some experience on prep team, many having made records as stars. From Atlanta we find quite a number of as- ] pirants from Boys High and Tech l High, men whose names are known to 1 the Atlanta fans through their work | on the local prep teams. Don't expect many followers of prep football have I forgotten the name of Braiuerd Adams, "B" was the star of the prep league
 for several years on the Boys High team, and had quite a wide rep as a broken-field runner. 'B' is making
 matters hum in the backfie1d and may | be the man who will help fill Strup- |
 Staton and Davis, all of whom have
 played on Boys High school team, are | fighting for line places. From Tech l High we find Lyle out for the back field, and c. B. Barden for the same berth.
 l A man who promises well in the fight | for the center job is Hufines, of the Denton high school Huff has the beef
 in plenty, in stocky sturdy way, yet | a n characteristic which is making itself felt
 is his aggressiveness and fight. Wright VIII have to go some to beat this old | boy out of the job Day, who halls l from regular football school, namely, l Gordon, looks mighty good at tackle. Kidd. big heavyset man, is likely proposition for guard.
 Among the new men trying for the back field positions we find three who stand out particularly, Barron, Adams and Allen. Barron has put his flock of red hair into flaming prominence at quarterback, and at present seems to be | the most likely man for the place. He | has had previous experience at the Nun roe Fifth A. and M. college Allen a | big, rangy, strong-limbed fellow, looks | mighty, mighty good at half or full. Porter Military academy, the home of many famous prep teams, is his former alma mater. He may fit in nicely in 1 Harlan's shoes And then there's Adams
 of Boys High, already previously spoken l of. It looks like pretty fight between | Adams, Wally Smith and Red Bar
 ron for places in the back field. Guyon. | of course, will be high chief back of l the line.
 | As a guess at a probable tentative var l sity it would not be very far cry to 1 name Fincher and Hightower, ends; Doyle and Day. tackles; Bowling and Kidd. guards; Wright or Hufines cen I ter, and Barron, Allen, Adams and Guy on in the back field. Such, however, is purely surmse; there is no telling what l Coach Heisman has in mind.
 1 The first scrimmage of the year came | off Thursday, three teams being used. | Scrimmage has been a difficult matter 1 this year because of the extreme hard ness of the ground due to drilling. Fri I day the squad showed excellent spirit {, by practicing all the afternoon in pour 1 ing rain. Wednesday the team was helped by the presence of Everitt Strup- ! per, now at Gordon, who assisted Heis- ! man in coaching.
 The first game is next Saturday, with Wake Forrest.