The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
WADE GIVES'BAMAr GRID CANDIDATES FIRST SCRINMAGE
Crimson Tide To Meet Ken
 lucky State On Denny Field On November 10

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Sept. 1.-The Crimson Tide of Alabama will meet Kentucky State at Denny field on Saturday, November 10, and will play Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge on November IF.
 This announcement from Berney Perry at the Capstone Saturday set at rest the rumor that the l.. S. U.- Alabama game would be played in Montgomery and stopped all chances of Kentucky State playing Friday instead of Saturday. Efforts to get the Kentucky game changed to Fri day came to a halt because of the fact that the Wildcats have a sched- ule calling for several trips and it was thought best to carry out the game as originally planned.
 Montgomery has been calling for the Louisiana State game for some time, and every effort has been made to have the two teams meet in the Capitol City, but the proper arrange ments could not be made. So, Mont gomery's chance of seeing the Grim sons in action twice in '23 on their home field is gone.
 Saturday afternoon Coach Wade gave his grid battlers their first taste of scri:nmage. No set position was given any enc man, for Coach Wade has said every man will be shifted until he is placed in the position where he willy be most eff fective to the eleven.
 "There may be some changes from their berths of last year." the tide mentor said Saturday. You see diff ferent men at different positions. That's because we want tc have every position filled by the man who will be of the greatest benefit to the team in that place. Ir other words the men that start tho game will be the best fo- each position"
 Coach Wade highly complimented the spirit shown by aspirants for the Crimson Tide. during practice the first week. He, with Coach Crisp and Coach Cohen concurring. said that the '3arna students were show ing the greatest spirit of any team any of the three he had ever coached. "The men get out there and do what we want and fight every minute of the time they are on the field, was the way Coacn Crisp explained it.
 That some changes may take place was shown by the fact that Hulett Whitaker, halfback of last year, has been going through line practice for the past few days.N Whitaker has possibilities as a linehan, for he is heavy, conscientious, and fast. He can tackle good, and sees an opening quick. At the same time he Is able to tear away many gains from a ba field berth, and 1t will be simply a question of whether Whitaker can be of greater service to Alabama on the line or In the backfield. Another heavy back of last year, who may find himself In the line, is Country" Oliver, the lad who ran for touch downs from kickoff twice last year.
 There remains but two weeks be- fore Alabama will face hN first op- ponent Union University from Jack son. Tenn, at Denny Field. This is alleged to be a minor schap and will serve to have Coach Wade and his assistants glance over the faults of the Crimsons before they face their first tough assignment in Syracuse Tigers. That game, Syracuse, will determine much. A recent dispatch from Syracuse told of Chick Mee- hans 30 veterans of last year ap- bearing back.
 To sum up practice briefly for the first week, one can say that it is satisfactory. The opinion is that the men are a little green and have much developing to do before they are varsity material, but Coach Wade claims they are improving steadily and should round out in shape before many more days.
 The Crimson Tide plays the fol- lowing schedule this year:
 September 29. Union University, Tuscaloosa.
 October 6, University of Mississippi, Tuscaloosa.
 october 1s. Syracuse university. Syracuse. N. Y.
 October 20, Sewanee, Birmingham. Alabama.
 October 27, Spring Hill college, Mo- bile, Ala.
 November 3. Georgia Tech Atlanta. Georgia.
 November 10, University of Ken lucky, Tuscaloosa.
 November IT, Louisiana State, Baton Rouge, La.
 November "A, University of Geor- gia. Montgomery Ala.
 November 29, University of Florida, Birmingham, Ala.