The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
Shelby And CulIman Are Scheduled For Game Here Saturday Afternoon For Central And North Alabama Championship

A game that is unique in high school football and pioneer in Sir lningham gridiron activities is sched- ulcd for Rickwood field Saturday aft ernoon at 2:3O o'clock Culln.an County High school will play the Shelby County High eleven in the elimination game of the tournament for the state high school champion ship. Cullman and Shelby County High have probably the most out in the state and their clash here promises to be feature battle.
 Information from Cullman Wednes- day night was to the effect that special train had been chartered and that 300 students will make the trip to Birming gham for the game in addl- ton to many fans from Cullman and surrounding vicinity. In order to as- slre every student of the high school a chance to see the team play here, the business men of Cullman have greed to pay the expenses of the l, students that are unable to make the trip under any other conditions and one of the largest delegations of high school students ever to come to Bir- laingham for any one occasion is ex- ltected in on the special. which will arrive here Saturday at noon.
 The Cullman eleven was unable 70 practice Wednesday afternoon on the field on account of the rain but they were put through a stiff workout on an indoor floor and will take the ffefd Thursday afternoon for a hard practice session. The Culln-an team is in good condition, with the excep- tion of Williams at center and an other linesman or two, but all of the men will be able to get into the game Saturday against Shelby.
 The Shelby County high officials 4f-54r4a ma hlp fO 3 SDecial train for the trip, but hundreds of the students will accompany the team, it is said, and the Columbiana fans have chal- lenged the Cullman aggregation to send larger number of packers to Bir- mingilam than the Shelby team will bring.
 Shelby County High went through the season unbeaten by a high school team and piled up large score, while all opponents of high school r ass were held scoreless. Culln.an went through the season unbeaten until the very last game, when by q stroke of misfortune they lost to St. Bernard by the count of to c, oT a n1 lddy field Both teams played the tlfe strongest elevens in their sections of the state.
 The decision that brought the two teams together, and Coffee High of Florence and Tuscumbia High was reached Tuesday night in a confer ence called by President Beard of the Alabama High School Athletic asso- citation. at which representatives of tae four schools presented their claims to the title. A committee of five men, selected by President Beard. took the records of the four teams under consideration and came to the conclusion that neither of the teams could be eliminated, nor no two, without doing an injustice to the others. So Coffee High plays Tus- cuInbia High Friday afternoon, proba- h1y 1t Sheffield, and Cullman plays Shelby Saturday at Birmingham, and on the next weekend the two win uers will play for the championship of central and north Alabama,
 The two teams that will play in Birmingham Saturday are very evenly matched and represent some of the best high school talent in the state. The game should be the best high school game seen here in years and is expected to draw "a large crowd to Rickwood park Saturday.