The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-10
BULLDOGS BEGIN
 REAL GRID WORK FOR 1922 MONDAY
Uniforms to Be Issued Tomor row, Followed By First
 Work-0ut
By TURNER JORDAN

Football togs will be issued the first thing Monday afternoon at Howard, and the second thing will be the first football practice of the year to be held on Berry Field un- der tho new Bulldog mentor. Coach Cope. A whole week has been given to the men to arrange their work and studies, and 1t is expected that the candidates ought to be ready to start practicing with a jump Monday Coach Cope has his work cut out for him in his first year at the iocai school. Coach Cope has a very feW old men to rely upon, and It Is the old men he will have to depend upon since the s. I. A. A. has made 1t im- possible for freshmen to compete.
 Baclxfield Troubles
 The backfield will be where all or the trouble will be. Stumpy Clark Is the only veteran back that will re- turn, and in all likiihood, Stumpy will be right there with the goods at the full back post, as, he is a naro- hitting and plunging full, who VIII no doubt make his name known OH the gridiron this year.
 Pat Shores last years right eno' las announced his intention Of try ing out this year for backfieid po- sition, and he further states that ne hopes to be seen at the quarterback station. Pats value as s;gnal caller is yet to be proven, but he las two years' experience as quar- ter, having played this place for two years at, s. NJ. A, prior to his en- trance at the. local school.
 The remainder of the backfieiu will probably be selected rom las. years scrubs and grasscutters, anu it can be readily and truly said that from these groups there will rlse some brilliant beings. Hulan Whlte- head, Billy Hare, Fred white anu Ham Stevens are the men reihe counted upon to fill in at the naiVes' and all of them will stage hs@e littla fight for the places with the nroba b,litv that all will stand grand chance of making their letter this year.
 Garrett is Lost
 The loss of Papa Garrett Will pc the only casualty to be felt Tn tne line. Papa has accepted 9op as head coach of athletics at S1iseo Christian university.
 The loss of Darret at one tackie will probably necessitate the snlftlhg of Toby Stubbs from guard to tackle, and Toby may be counted upon to handle himself well in this piacs, as his years of experience at Centrai High were spent as tackle.
 Roiler Afford has not put in his appearance at school yet, but there is no reason to believe that he will not do so before the week is up, with the probability that he may show up. Monday. Afford will fill the plii in every respect at his place, nav ing served there for three years al the local school. explaining the squad in 1921.
 Vacancy at End
 Shores end will have to be filled. provided he is shifted to the back field, and practices from time to time will have to bring out his sue cessor Bob Shelton will be back for duty at the other flank, and some of Bobby-s opponents can vouch Tor 1t that he is a hardhitting player.
 The letter men that are back for work at the guards are Fatty Thomas men have taken on additional weight during the summer and ought to pro vide for a bulwark of strength ad- iacent to the center of the line.
 In Capt. Bo Brindley, center. the Bulldog possess one of the best passers in the south. Howard back CTS are still willing to place So Brlndley against any of them when it comes to snapping back the old pigskin, and they do say as how he puts 1t right where you want 1t. Not only that but Bo is a great obstacle in the way of the opponents. He is a strong defensive man. The captain will be counted on this year to go strong. @
 Freshmen Not Forgotten
 Assistant Coach Dubbins will also have his work ready for him when he reports on September 15. Coach Dobbins will have charge of the freshmen and the varsity linemen. From the looks of some of the fresh men who have sisnified their inten- tions of going out for the freshmen team, 1t seems that they are destined to have squad as good as the Varsity, If not superior. It is ru- mored that four letter men from Ems ley High will be among them, and in this group there are several ail- starters. There are also a bunch of heayies and stars from other prep schools throughout the state, and Coach Dobbins can be counted on to turn out one of the best squads at the school from the freshmen.
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