The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
JUNIOR COLONIES TO MEET CREMSONS FOR CITY TITLE
Expect Great Game When Two Teams Meet At Rick wood Field Thursday

Woodlawn and Phillips High teams are in good shape for their annual battle at Redwood Thursday morn ing. The two local high school teams that do battle at Redwood this morna2g to determine the cham pionship 6f Birmingham are in fine shape for the game, being remark- ably free from injuries and the after effects of injuries and in good all around physical condition.
 The teams entered heartily into their last short practice yesterday afternoon with thorough disre- gard for the slight mist that was falling and showed all the pep mag inable. Both squads were wishing for good weather for the game so that their open game would not be hindered in any way and in order that they might have a chance to work their passes to best advantage.
 A buddy, slippery field will be a distinct disadvantage to the kind of play both of these teams like best but both are fully prepared for the kind of play that they will be forced to depend on when playing in the mud and rain. The Phillips team has had the experience of the Ensley game from which to learn feW things about play on Q field of mud with enough rain falling to keep the ball good and slick and the players drenched to the skin.
 The two teams will go into the game with the advantage of weight on the Phillips side of the balance and the advantage of speed on one team has several fast men, Levvy and Banchroft being the most dan gerous ones, while the Phillips squad has some just about as fast in Grill and Holder; but taken all the way around the lineup the speed com parison gives Woodlawn a shsn. margin as the weight does for Phillips.
 The weights of the men who have a possibility of getting into the game are as follows: Phillips, Captain Holder, 142: James Smith, ITO; Bod den, 190; M. Smith, 195; Grill, lbo; Graylee, IA; Sanford, 15S; Bartlett 1858; WilliamSon, 160; Cecil Ander- son, 145; McArthur. 125; Hoster, 1Se Rosticlx. ITO. Dye, IFS; Fullbright, 167; Guin, 150; Jaffe, 1S7; StricK- land, 135; Pilgreen 145; Carr, lSS; Cranford, TO; average weight oi squad, 155.
 Woodlawn, Capt, Bancroft, 13e; T,evvy, 150; Maxwell, 13o; Engllsn, 134. Cawthorn, 13S; Jones. " Knight. 145; Chandler ,t1. l4S' pLegins aseHn, I 160; Allen. 1855; Burns, 16O; LOU 146: senteH, 172; Sudduth, 15O; Will son 16O: Poe, 11S; Griffin, 12S; aver age weight of squad, 146.
 To He n Great Game.
 Those of the Magic City fans and any from out of town who see this came will see some of the best high school nlayers in the south in action snd two teams that can rigntfully claim to being right at the top or the list of southern high school football teams.
 The Phillips team boasts of two exceptional back field men m Grli and Captain Holder, both of whom Gan brri1 the line, run the ends and Dunt ard pass in good form and Tor the necessary distance in most cases. In Jim Smith they have one or the headfests and hardest fighting line-- man that ever got into hlgh school uniform, the big boy being @ demon on defense at sizeing up plays at get ting into the middle of them to ms opponents consternation and dis tress. Harvey Williamson at guard has been proving to be fast at get ting down the field under punts and Kicks and has beaten his enos to many of the tackles on such occa- sions. Cecil Anderson has shown great ability in receiving forward passes. dividing these with Sanford, who has been putting up good, con sistent game both on defense and of fense.
 The Junior Colonels will go into the game with two fast and clever men to take care of the greater part of their back field work, Captain Ban croft and Levvy, both of whom have had good success with their punts, end runs and line plays. Bancroft has proven to be a very accurate and ingenius passer.
 The lineman of the Woodlawn camp that has brought the greatest glory to his team is Tom Jones, who holds down the Junior Colonels' right tackle and has been stumbling block in the path of all those teams