The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-28
Crin1s0ns Are Thirsty For
 Tiger Blood
By JACK FREEMAN

University, October 27. -
 Especial )-Denny Field was the scene this afternoon of one
 of the pepperest struggles that
 has occurred this year between
 the varsity and the scrubs. The
 scrubs put up a scrap out of all
 proportion to their weight and
 experience, and the varsity had
 much ado to tear through the
 line and plant the ball for any material gain.. 1 With the big Sewanee game ap- preaching, the feeling at Alabama is rpping high. The first big yell pra e. | tice of the year will be held on the 1 Quad tonight, and a general pep meet | Ing Will follow on tomorrow night, at which time it is expected that some
 Alabama alumni will be present h. dications point to this years game be- l ing the best attended of any game in several years. Letters are pouring into
 the authorities offices from all corners Of the state and from friends and | alumni, announcing their intention of seeing the old Alabama squad in ac-
 tion at Redwood, and wanting to khow what the authorities think of Alabama's chances It is, of course, impossible for all these letters to be
 answered, but it all goes to show how l the spirit of the Alabama alumni IS
 running over the state. Already the
 stores at which tickets have been rlaced on sale in Birmingham report l ar unprecedented rush.
 l This week has developed a complica- ton in the Crimson line. It is evil dent that everything has not been go- 1 ing to the taste of the diminutive Ala
 bama mentor and he is scratching his
 head in an effort to solve the problem
 tkat has arisen since the beginning of
 the season. Early in the season it 1 was thought that the line positions
 were "sewed up." But since that time II has developed that this is by no
 means the case--that is to say, it is not 1 true of the right side of the line SOME MERRY SCRAPS
 l A merry scrap is now in progress
 over right tackle. Shorty" Cooper, who has been at this post all the year,
 is fighting desperately to hold his
 place. while Ben Hunt is threatening
 to nose him out. Should Hunt succeed
 in replacing Cooper there will then be
 a vacancy at right guard, which posi- X,
 heavy guard who played some on
 last years schedule, and Bill Montgom- cry, who has alternated at guard and
 tackle in some of this years games. The left side of the line is practi- cally intact, with bulky Red" Brown a tackle. and the grizzly Captain John 1 ston at guard. Both of these players are veterans from last year.
 Firosetti and Clemens will appear to
 have an edge over anybody in the field ] for starting the game at ends Byrne. Kelley and Newton are being held in | reserve, however, and it is not a cinch' that neither of them will get in at the beginning of Saturday'5s game.
 The same old backfield that marched up and down Redwood just aAyear ago will enter the arena on Saturday and defy the Tiger line. The only possibil- iity of there being any change in the backfield is that of Luke Sewell being
 used to start the game at quarter in- stead of Walter Hovater, who played quarter through the entire Sewanee
 game last year. sewell and o'Connor have been running the team thus far this year, but it has been expected that both of these men will be shifted to halves and Hovater transferred to the quarter position. 'War-horse" Steve has a surplus of pent-up energy due to his not getting in the fracas last week, and he is snort Ing and rearing to be turned loose on the Sewanee Tigers. perfectly cleaved line and a path of prostrate
 bodies is the almost invariable result of line buck by Stevie. Any true lover of football who wants to see a thor ough-bred all-American candidate in action and in prime condition should see Stevie in Saturdays game.
 Mullie Lenoir and Talty O'Conner, who will open the game at halves, need no introduction to Birmingham dope sters or fans. Mullie has made name for carrying the ball across more times tnan any other southern player, and Ialty IS known for the unerring accu- racy of his educated toe. Both these well known players will be seen in true form in Saturdays game
 The Alabama band will accompany horde of enthusiastic undergraduates up 70 birmingham Saturday morning and the Magic City will be aware that hot gridiron dispute is being observed within it's portals It is likely that. de- spite the fact that no open holiday has been declared, special train will be chartered to accommodate the hundreds of University students who are certain to make the trip.
 Alabama is thirsty for the gore of a real battle. and Sewanee affords ina only immediate opportunity fof the sa- tiation of this bloodthirsty appetite And Sewanee is a choice morsei. Ala bama is going after her