The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-05
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Most valuable athlete to his, col lege in 1922, that's a question much debated in stove league circles, and probably never will be really de- cided. Centre college, that great little institution of Kentucky, has a wonderful candidate for honors in Herb Covington, three-time athlete of last year.
 A story dated out of Danville re- lates the prowess of Herb in glowing terms. It seems that Covington was a star In basketball, baseball and football.
 In basketball, so the account goes, Covington was crack forward on the Colonels' quint. accounting for more than half of his teams points for the 1s21-22 season.
 Herb was second baseman on the baseball team. A splendid fielder. he also batted his way into select company with an average of over 300.
 It was in football that Covington shone the brightest. Kentucky stat isticians claim that Herb. or Flash,
 
 of 2,137 yards in ten games, or al- most 214 yards a game. He scored nine touchdowns, dropkicked nine field goals and kicked six goals after touchdowns.
 Centre may have it's CovinG-
 ton, but Alabama has its Hubert.
 Auburn it's shirIing, yandy it's
 Bomar and Tech its Barron, in
 sta nf Ietes of theiyear 1922.
 The sporting editor received the following telegram from R. A. Mere dith, of Tuscaloosa, Thursday: Prairie Jack. winner of all-Ameri- can, owned by R. A. Meredith of Tus- caloosa. instead of Eufaula. Please correct
 Prairie Jack is pointer dog ing at the field trials at Grand Junction, Tenn. He won the all American derby Wednesday from a classy field, and his proud owner doesn't want any misunderstanding as to who and where Jack belongs.
 Red Herring Is due to return
 from a tour of Florida at any
 time now. The sorrel topped
 mitt finger has had n great
 campaign in the land of the
 gators, and cleaned up quite .
 few scalps and maybe . bit of
 coin. Outside of Reds return to
 the Magic City. boxing circles
 of Birmingham are at a stand
 still.
 Will the Crimson quintet of the Universit yof Alabama be able to maintain the stride 1t has set In its early season battling? If 1t does, & ne wSouthern champion may be crowned at the end of the season.
 In six games already played, the Crimsons have won them all, and have been held to a close score only once, when they defeated a commer- cfal bouse team at Mobile by one Last year 'Bama started off in great style, but became stale by the time of the Dixie tourney at At lanta, and failed to do much. With a veteran team back this season, the tale should be different.
 Erwin and his B. A. c. Blues
 will furnish a keen test satur-
 day night. The club quintet has
 worked nightly, with frequent
 scrimmaEinx, and 'Bama will
 face a team of speedy, danger
 ous caEesters, who can shoot the
 biE pigskin through the loops
 in surprising manner. Greasy Neale, major Aleague ball player and famous as coach of the Washington and Jefferson football team, has fallen from his throne as pilot of the Generals, and the old Master of Dixie football, John Heisman, will succeed him.
 It is Heisman's great chance. He steps in where conditions seem fa- vorable, and is not faced with the necessity of building up a winning football system, for w. and J. is used