The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28


 son will be a hefty squad, judg CTS who are feverishly workil eleven. So far no individual Coach Scott that he has made Coach Scott has his best men divided u7 into two squads, consisting of old rnen and freshmen. Players are shifted at Will fnon one team to the other with out any distinction. Two teams evenly divided in this manner are used to ad- vantage in the scrimmage each after noon, The average weight of either team is about 1S0 pounds per man. Coach Scott states that with the possible ex- ception of two or three men he has not yet decided as to who will bear the brunt of the battles for the thin red line'
 Tram Sessions of Birmingham, because of his experience, is practically assured of his old position at center. Sessions is 20 years of age. weighs 1s0 pounds and Is five feet nine inches in height. He played with Alabama in 1s17 when he made his letter and was chosen for aIl- southern honors Shotts of Hamilton, who represents 1s0 pounds of muscle, Is fit understudy for Sessions. He is D years of age and is six feet two inches high. This is his second year at the university
 ROGERS A MAINSTAY
 Rogers of Vina, al1-southern tackle and letter man. is one of the mainsprings in Alabama's line. He has been working constantly at right tackle. He is 23 years of age weighs 1855 pounds and is five feet 10 inches in height Jones of Jones Mill has been showing some consistent work at right guard. He is aged 20 years, weighs 175 pounds and is five feet ten inches in height. While Jones was nurs- ing lame leg the first of the week, w.. G Montgomery was worked at right guard
 Left guard and tackle are two disputed berths with more than a half dozen as- pirants to help make the line air-tight. At present Sidney Johnston of Athens, al- thoungh he reported late, is going good at the guard position. Johnston is a letter man, having played on the team in 1s16-17. He measures 175 pounds of bone and muscle is "A years of age and five feet eight inches tall He has a rival in Noland, letter man, who weighs 175 pounds. Noland, who is a product of Pickens County High school, halls from Tuscaloosa. He has been absent from practice for several days on account of wrenched leg
 DOSTER GIVES PROMISE
 Doster, 195-pound product of Central High school at Birmingham, is unflinch- ingly working for a guard position. He comes in for his share of the scrimmag- ing each afternoon between the first two teams
 Left tackle is being sought after by a number of 200-pounders. Red Brown of Jasper is the heaviest man Alabama possesses The scales credit him with exactly 220 pounds. He is g years of age and five feet eleven inches in height. Brown started his football career at the Walker County High school and has played two years with the Crimson squad. where he made the coveted letter.
 Counts of Tuscumbia, weight 200 pounds; Hood of Quinton, weight 189 pounds, and Blanck of Ohio, weight 1So pounds are working like gorillas for a tackle job. They are sure to take part in some of Alabama's main games of this season. Hood and Counts are old men who played on the scrub team in 1917 and were members of the s. A. T. C. eleven. Blank is a new man, who halls from the Columbia, Tenn, Military academy.
 For the left end it has been neces- sary to use new man, "Fuzz" Thomason of Albertville. who is one of the lightest Iinesmen Coach Scott possesses. Thom- ason, who is product of the Seventh District Agricultural school, weighs only 160 pounds, is H years of age and is five feet eight inches in heights Jack Hovater of Russellville, who so far has >Aen a general utility man, is almost Ire to come in at some position and it may be at left end He was out for sew eraI days with a sprained arm, but has l. -sr iV Tor ic a if. ter man. weighs 19O pounds and is good worker.
 Sewell of Titus is an old man who Is working for his old position. He weighs 155 pounds and is as hard as nails. He was handicapped lightly by entering late and by bruises received last week in scrimmage. But he is now putting up hard fight for a berth.
 STEVENSON A STAR
 Coach Scott has plenty of material from which to pick a backfield. Chief among the bunch is Stevenson of Akron. who is the best all around athlete the university possesses. Stevenson has played couple of years with Alabama and has made his letter each season. He weighs 115 pounds and hits the line with a ter rife drive. Besides he is a fleety run ner. Lenoir, the Texas rabbit. from Marlin, Tex, is another lightweight that is sure to shine in some of the com Ing SrlQ DdttieS. .LOnOlr OHly WeiSHS lOo pounds. but he is trained in the art of broken field running. After being out several days with slight injury. Mullie has returned to the lineup.
 Walter Hovater, a 1S0-pound specimen from Russellville, is being used to call signals on varsity. and it looks like lie Is a stick. Hovater is an old man at Alabama. having played for two years. making his letter each year. Hovater is especially good in line plunging. Elm melt, weight 143 pounds. of Albertvirle; OConner. weinght 16s pounds. of St. Louis: Morgan. weight 175 pounds, of Tuscaloosa; Moore. weight 150 pounds of Birmingham; Hudson. weight 165 pounds. of Montgomery, and Bartlett. weight 175 pounds. of Marlin, Tex, are list of backfield men all of whom would make good on the varsity team.
 Dick Emmett, the diminitive backfleld man from Albertville, is an old man at Alabama, where he made his. letter in 1s17 He is fast on his feet and is a good .drop kicker. O'Conner. who was found ~by Champ Pickens of St. Louis and sent to Alabama two or three years ago. has