The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-22
ConnodOres Depart for
 Magic City
By JOE HATCHER

Nashville, Tenn, October 21. Special. )-Three full teams of Vanderbilt gridmen, thirty three crippled rather than strong, departed for Birming- ham tonight for their final workout in Redwood park Fri day before the big tilt with the Auburn Plainsmen on Saturday.
 As far as numbers are concerned, the squad is the largest on record, but also carries the record for the greatest number of crippies ever hauled by any Commodore clan in recent years.
 Odds in Nashville favor an easy win fer the ponderous Auburn team pitted against the light, inexperienced ard crippled Commodore machine. As proof of the weakness in the forwards, only two varsity letter men will start the game from end to end. Holmes. a 200- pound tackle with two years ex- perience, is laid up with a badly iu- fected arm and did not make the trip Baker, the best defensive end on the club. was also left behind because of a troken finger gathered from the Tech scrap.
 EARLY MAY NOT PLAY
 Jim Early will make the trip, but will not snap the ball, unless an emer- Sency arises. his fractured shoulder has not healed sufficiently since the practice game early in the season. Horace Hill was knocked out on the Kickoff against Tech and is-carrylng lis right arm in a sling, thus leaving the pivot duties to Moss or Sharpe. both first-year men on the squad.
 Hendricks may not start at his regu- l3ar position at guard, because If a srrained ankle, Martin probably ge.- ' ting the call for Hendricks berth in the line
 Rayburn and Ryan will most likely start at tackles. with Mccullough in reserve. the latter carrying a specially constructed brace on his injured arm in order to make the trip.
 Neil and Wilton, both playing their initial season with the Commodores. i'll get the call for the Hanks The backfield, alone will take the field in a presentable condition. Captain Floyd Is suffering from rheumatism, and will not start the game unless need calls him. Nicely has a slightly wrenched side, but will start the game. Wade, Latham and Berryhill will probably round out the backfield with several good recruits in the first line of re- serves.
 MAY GET CHANGE ' Godchaux and Rountree of the sec- end stringers will probably get a big chance against the heavy Auburn clan.
 Betting around Nashville is practi- cally nil, with the pessimistic outlook for the badly shattered Commodore clan. According to local dopesters Auburn is due for one of her three : year wins, having won by a 33 to 6 score in IT, and a to 0 mark in '14, for their only two wins over the gold and black machine.
 A car load of rooters accompanied the squad tonight, and about 150 more are expected tomorrow night.
 The twenty piece. student band vii arrive in Birmingham Saturday morn ing and start the pep for the vandy outfit large crowd of Vanderbilt students gave the team a rousing send. off in the face of the iong odds agains, them Tn Slagtewn Saturday.
 Players making the trip are: Halves Berryhill Floyd. Rountree, Neely. Nix on, Godchaux, Creson; fullbacks, Wade Thomas; quarterbacks, Latham, Kuhn Bell ;~ends, Neil, Goar, Wilson, Conyers Morrow Woodson; tackles, McCul lough, Buckner, Rayburn. Ryan, Heller Politinsky: guards Hendricks, Bailey Martin Williams Doty McGill; centers Sharpe. Early and Moss.