The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
MUNGER BOWL IS LOST TO PAINTERS
 FOR 1923 SEASON
Cinder Track Construction Is Now Under Way At
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A cinder track. built under A. A. U. regulations, is slowly but surely developing into a reality for Bir- mingham. This track was given to Birmingham Southern by Mrs. Nun ger, and immediately after the an- nouncement was made that she had decided upon the gift preliminary work was started. At that time supporters of Birmingham-S Southern college did not realize the massive ness of the venture. They thought the track could be eXcaVated and built in a few months. All thoTghts of completing it in such short length of time were dispelled when engineers asserted that the removal of eighteen thousand yards of dirt would be necessary and the filling in of what at present constitutes the center of the field, would have to be done to a depth of five feet.
 Sixteen teams-mule teams-are busy at present, the excavating and grading being done by the Francis Transfer company of Ensley. Offi- cials of this company state that a large number of mule teams will be added to the work this week. Trees are being felled and dirt removed from the banks on the western and northern ends of Munger field to get the dirt for the fill in the cen ter.
 Munger fields turf floor will be five feet higher than formerly when the work is finally completed, the field Icing almost level, whereas it sioped decidedly toward the south ern end semi turtle back will be affected for drainage purposes, and the drainage system formerly in- stalled must be torn up and new drainage system built.
 No Practice At Munger.
 This, of course, means that there will be no football games and no football practice on Munger field the coming season by the Partners. Those who are keeping in close touch with the work say they will consider themselves fortunate if the field is returfed and the track com pleted in time for the college base ball season next spring.
 Undaunted by the loss of Munger field for practice however Coaches Charlie Brown and Doug Wingo are planning to swing into an active gridiron practice with the first tap of the bell when school starts. It was announced Saturday that ar- engagements had been made with the city of Birmingham whereby the new city park, recently purchased to the left of Eighth avenue, going out of town, and situated cater-cornered from the college entrance, would be used for football work this fall. Park win Be suiiabfe.
 The park comprises some 40 acres, and it is announced that enough of this land is cleared to make an ideal temporary practice field for the Pan- ters. The ground will be rolled within the course of the next few days. and Panther practice. and the smaller games booked by the college for the campus will be played on this open field Of course the major contests will be taken to Redwood park.
 Thus will the Partners swing into the 1923 football campaign minus Munger field. It has always been convenient for the practices and an ideal Bermuda turf has carpeted it's floors. The football warriors will be handicapped and inconvenienced to some extent by the new arrange ment, but they gladly evacuate Munger field, while the progressive move is being negotiated to give to the college one of the best cinder tracks in the country and what will prove a much larger and better football field when the work is finally completed.