The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
Crimson Tide is Off. To Syracuse For Big Battle

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Oct 10.-(Spe- cial)-The eyes of Alabama and iDixieland turned northward Wednes- day afternoon with the departure Of the Crimson Tido for Syracuse.
 Thursday morning the Tide will reach Cincinnati and practice around Y. midday on the gridiron Of the Uni versity of Cincinnati Three-thirty that afternoon, the Tidesmen will again start their journey to Syracuse so as to reach the scene of the battle early Friday morning.
 One of the greatest pep meetings ever held at Alabama was held as a fitting tribute to the Crimson players as they embarked for their inter-sec- ltional game. Alabama's band, some sixty-odd pieces, led an immense throng of paraders from Denny field to the station. The cherry Ie-ah Alabama" resounded over the campus; the ride was off, the yelis continued
 Slim" Carter, cheer leader, and his two assistants, packed Denny field to overflowing for the pep meeting. The spirit of Alabama was well shown as their team departed. Parked around the station were tho students For the Tidesmen were going forth ito battle and the students showed the confidence felt in their eleven by the sendoff.
 Ben Compton and Jack Lang
 
 Ipeared at the gym Wednesday after noon for practice. Soon after came iPooley Hubert, Country" Oliver Mack Brown and others making tho "trip. Practice consisted of short talk by Coach Wade. signal running. passing and bunting.
 Nothing has been said relative to who will start the game. No one is injured to. an extent where he will mot be able to play. Troubled with mine backs, none so far superior to lthe other, Coach Wade has keen problem before him in his decision. EIinemen he has enough to have all understand it will be as good line lat syracuse at it was at Pennsylvania last year.
 The 22 men issued sweaters Tuesday are making the trip. The men In this party who played in the Pennsylvania game last year are Dam, Compton. Propst Clemens and Langhorne, lines men, and Baty, Whitaker, Oliver Hu- Inert MacCartee, and McClintock. backs. No, other men making the trip have earned a football letter before lit will be, in part, the freshman team LOf last year who will stand tho brunt Of the game.
 One must watch Ben Hudson, Pete Camp Big Buckler. Mack Brown, l"Red" Barnes, Ben Ennis and other freshman players of last year in the game Saturday. ITOlyt us great u Eroup of fighters as any team pos- eess. Good old Buckler, from far Minnesota, will without doubt be the hardest man to pass on the line, and Petc Camp. one hundred and ninety two pounds of solid flesh So is Hud- son and Jones fast and heavy.
 Every man on the squad is think ing of nothing but Syracuse and the game Saturday at Archbold stadium. Whey have little else on their minds The campus. as the men departed. was talking nothing else but Syracuse and '"have We chance?" But Wallace Made was at Denny field, just before the departure, with this singlen gent ,ence coming from him; Drive 'enh. Pooley--Drive 'enl." And Pooley did. The team is on edge for the game
 Passing through Birmingham short ly after o'clock. all were beginning to turn in for good nights sleep. The trip to Cincinnati will carry the semer boys. Baty and Thomas,i are making tlre trip Baty likely starter in the backfield and Thomas, q sub- stitutc tackle.