The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-28
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GOSSIP and more oil II coHcei hiH6
Mike Donahue and that reported OF
fer and contract from Loulsiana
State University. The writer was
talking to two Springhill gridders.
Birmingham boys. who are here Tor
the Christmas holidays, yesterday
afternoon, and they had word or
two to say concerning the situation.
They said that down at Springhill
ii has already officially been given
out that Moon Ducote will be as
sistant coach at Louisiana state
next season, and that II Is considered
a fact down there that ponahue VIII
be head coach at that institution.
An announcement was made few
DAYS ago that Donahue and Dueote
had been signed by Louisiana state
University. Although denial of sign
ing of the contracts was made. II was
not stated that Louisiana State was
not after the two men.
The Springhill gridders, Harold
Gilmore and Fred Brnskelle, think
they have the correct dope on the
situation. They are on the inside
with Dueote, under whom they have
played for quite a while, and say II
is common Information at springhill
shat Alabama must lose that stellar
pair of grid mentors to Louisiana.
If both Donahue and Ducote go
to Louisiana state University.
two of the greatest In their re-
spectiye lines will be working
together, in a combination that
ought to be productive of results.
Donahue is considered one of the
greatest defensive coaches in the
game today, while Ducote was
one of the best backs ever turned
out at Auburn.
Ducote has been head coach at
Springhill for several seasons now,
and a feature of his teams has al
ways been a dashing offensive that
is hard to stop, to say the least. With
a Donahue line in trent of a back
field of young Moon Ducote type
PLAYERS Louisiana State University
should soon graduate from its pres
ent rather weak football ranking in
the south.
Friday night at the Birming-
ham A. c.. Young Stribling VIII
give his answer to Dixie fan
dom's question, "Can strib stand
the pace in high class cOmpanyw
w. H.. ms Young stribling's ini-
tiaIs are written, meets Anthony
D0wncy, rated among the first
five middIeweiGhts in the east, mt
the Athletic club. and will be the
trial horse for Strib. who has al
ready proven TINT there is MOTH
ing in Dixie that can touch him.
No man is absolutely safe in these
days OF science and sharpshooting
sleuths. Over in France they have had
lip readers attempt to catch the
words passed between the managers
of Carpenter and Sikh in their recent
bout at Paris. They say they obtained
results. but won't announce them to
the world yet. Proof or denial of ST.
kis charges of frame-up may rest
on the testimony of the deaf mutes.
Coach Heisman suggests that
three plays by each team after
the regulation four quarter game
II over decide all tie battles, on
the gridiron. the team gaining
the most ground in those three
plays winning the game. Then
coaches, In session. vetoed the
suggestion, after consideration OF
Heiamnn's plan. The element OF
luck would be sure to figure
strongly in such methods, a. mo
team would depend ON genuine
power to gain, say by line buck
Ing. Fiuke passes and the like
would win or lose the game.
Mobile gets few football games and
less basketball encounters, but Wed
nesday night Gulf city fans wit
messed a battle fit for the best. Uni
versity 6f Alabama's Crimson var
sity WIS held to a 1924 decision by
an Industrial team at Mobile last
night In what might be called a
close call.