The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-23
FINAL PRACTICE SESSION
 IS HELD AT BERRY FIELD
Kelly Only Howard Player Who Will Not Be In Shape For Panther Encounter

The last practice session for the 1928 season was staged by the How arI college Bulldogs Thursday aft ernoon and consisted of a light signal drill that lasted little more than 30 minutes. Friday afternoon the Bull dogs will take their weekly day off from practice as has been their cus- tom throughout the year and will go into the game with the Birmingham Southern Partners Saturday after noon at 2:15 o'clock without further preliminaries
 The Bulldogs are in good shape for the battle with the exception of Kelly at tackle. This reliable lines man is out of condition from colds and will probably be left out when the opening lineup marches onto the field. However, a good man will be sent into the gap in the person of Jep Dendy. Kelly may get into the game before the afternoon is spent, however.
 The backfield is in fine trim for the game and will be ready to give their best. Ham Stevens, brilliant little field general, passer, punter and ground gainer in general, is in tip top shape, with Marvin Mccarthy, line-plunging demon who, 1t Is fig ured. will give the Panthers much cause for worry, is also In the best condition of the year.
 Polly Schokel, at halfback, will be in shape to show his fleet heels to the Gold and Black tacklers while Slick" Lollar is ready for his signal to smash the line from fullback.
 "Bo" Brindley and Toby Stubbs, two star linemen, who have been giving Coach Dobbins much trouble with their injuries, are inshape. Brindley has started the last two games although he was out much during the first part of the season. Stubbs is one of the best guards that the Bulldogs have had in the past few years and will be tower of strength to the Crimsons.
 Captain Bob Shelton and Frank Norris will open the game at their veEular positions while Garfield will start at the tackle opposite Dendy: Snicer will play on the other side of center from Stubbs.
 Twenty-Four Men In Uniform.
 Twenty-four men will be out in uniform on Redwood field Saturday afternoon. The other men who will be ready for service and many Of whom will get in are: Shepard and Williams ends; Lassiter, l.. Brewster and Kelly. tackle Rains and Brooks, guards; C. Brewster, center; Tinkle- paNgh, quarter; Gaylord. White and I9ord. halves; Webber, fullback.
 Pep meetings have been held every night on the Howard campus and en- thusiasn is at a high pitch With tbe planting of . the Bulldogs grave on the campus by Birmingham South ern students pep took another sverye upward The student body voted to allow the grave to remain unmolested until after the game to test the prophetic powers of the Partners.
 However, quite a bit of excitement was created last night around the zero hour" when frantic "rat" alarmed the dormitorY sleepers with the report that Panthers' students again were on the campus bent upon michief. The search party spied half-dozen persons congregated around the grave Of the "deceased" Bulldog and immediately rushed the gathering. who. in turn took their heels. After an exciting chase of q block or so by the bathrobed pur- suers, during which stones and other missiles were sprinkled liberally on the fugitives, 1t lwes discovered that the pursued was merely a trio of college "sheiks" with their "shiek- esses" out looking over the tomb and bemoaming the loss of the Bull dog.
 Some hot-mhot parade ideas have 
 the committee in charge of the or ganization of the parade and when 1t gets going from Capital park Sat urdRy, at noon, it bids fair to be one that has been unexoelled in local ex- hibittons. The Bulldog parade will start after the Panther parade has been finished and the Howard stu dents are making plans to show-up their ancient rivals.
 The entire student body will march In the parade and several floats and other novelties will be used. The band will lead the parade which will wend its way through the downtown section of the city.
 Tlse Bulldogs will have the con- crete bleachers at the game Saturday, while their rivals will sit in the wooden bleachers, across the field Alumni of Howard from all over the state are coming in for the big "Home-Coming" celebration and one of the largest crowds to ever attend the annual classic here is expected Saturday.
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