The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
THIN REDL|NE" IS STRONG THIS YEAR Ten of the Football Candi- dates Are Letter Men.
 Big Schedule
Nv GEORGE Fl. WATSON

University, September 10.-(Special) With 40 men out for practice, including at least 10 letter men, football prospects at the University of Alabama are the
 most optimistic in many a year. With the opening of the university last Mon day, a flock of gridiron material ap- peared on the scene ready to don the uniform. Coach Scott has been having daily workouts each afternoon since Sep tember l.. when the training camp opened.
 Because of the large number of as- pirants, the players who make the thin red line" for the coming season | must be made of brain and Drawn. Prac- l tcally a complete team of varsity men | have returned, and in addition there 1 are present many luminous high school I stars. Coach Scott has already an- nounced to the men that players will be accepted only on their merits, and not l on their previous records. It is fre- l for-aI fight with a chance for every man.
 Chief among the flashing stars of old | is Ike Rodgers all-southern tacle, and captain-elect of the 191S-19 team. Rogers l is doped to captain this years team, although he will probably~have an op- l ponent in Walter Hovater, one of the I trio of Hovaters who have made his- 1 tory for Alabama. Walter is former smashing halfback. when he won his let 1 ter. JACK HOVdter, bDTfner CdptdlH, io 1 back working hard for his old berth. l Sessions, a product of the Central High school and all-southern center, with his pep and brains will likely hold down 1 his old job Among the many other old letter men are Big Red Brown, Jones, Noland, Lenoir. Emmett and Stevenson. Other old men who are fighting like lions are Hood, Counts, Scotts Hunt, Moore, Maynor, Doster, Bickley and others. One of the promising new men is Morgan l Boone of Tuscaloosa, a brother of Big Boone, pitcher for the Atlanta Crackers. Boone is being tried out at end, where he is performing like a seasoned vet
 eran. He is expected to keep. up the record of the Boone family. Newton l of the Birmingham Central High school | is showing a number of desirable quail ties as a back field man. Of the large number of new men, Morgan and Garcia | are making a good showing.
 Coach Scott, who suffice it to say, as rilot of the Cleveland Naval Reserves. defeated the champion Pittsburg eleven, is an unassuming man. Already ne mas won the respect and admiration of the boys He is going about his huge task lightly and is not rushing the players. Very little scrimaging has been permit ted so far by Coach Scott Most Of the time has been devoted to practicing for nations and plays. Part of the time IS given over to dummy work. The genial coach is small man and talks put very little.
 COACH SCOTT IS 70 K"
 Coach Scott is quick to point out that Alabama is not alone in having host of material on hand for the coming season. Vanderbilt and Sewanee, the two chief rivals of Alabama this year. both have returned a large number Of old stars. It is about three weeks until the first game of the season will be played with Birmingham-Southe college on the campus.
 l The complete schedule as previously announced is as follows: Birmingham Southern, October on campus; Oie Miss.," October Il on campus; Howard october IS on campus; Sewanee in Bir- mngham, November l; Vanderoiit at Nashville, November s; Louisianaln state university at Birmingham. No vember 15; Mississippi A. and M, at Columbus, Miss, Thanksgiving.