The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
.LOOSA TO BE MECCA FOR
EXPECT LARGEST CROWD TO1 EVER ATTEND CELEBRATION
Many Sports Included On Program For Big Home Coming Day Saturday

The center of attraction for state football fans this weekend will be the Alabama-U University of Kentucky game Saturday afternoon at Tusca- loosa and the home coming" and Armistice Day celebration at the university. Special trains will run from all parts of Alabama to the Druid City, including special from Birmingham over the Louisville and Nashville road. The Birmingham Tuscaloosa special will leave the local station at Il o'clock Saturday morn ing and arrive in Tuscaloosa at 12:30. The return trip will be made from Tuscaloosa at 5:30, arriving in Bir- minglam at 7:10 Saturday night. The rates over the special from Birming- ham will be $3.02 for the round trip.
 Practically every sport In the cata gory will be listed on the program at the university Saturday. Track meet, airplane race and horse race are included In the bill of entertain ment, besides the football game.
 The invitation track meet of the university will be run on that day and plans are now being formulated for an airplane race. When birdmen began 10 WTlle to LHo committee at the university for park ing space for their planes the idea was hit upon to give a silver loving cup to the first plane to land for the game. However. at the suggestion of some of the men flying to Tusca- loosa, plans are now being considered to have the planes race for the cup. If the plans are completed for the race Is or 20 planes are expected to take part and the race will be run between halves of the game.
 Another feature on the program will be the horse race. The enter tainment committee was not able to the race. but had obtained Spark Plug and Aspirin, who will battle 1t out for premier honors between halves of the game, also.
 Many Reservations Made.
 Reservations have been received by the entertainment committee from all leading cities of Alabama. Jim Edson, chairman of the Montgomery "home- coming" committee, has laid claim to the largest delegation for his special car to the Capstone, but now Dan Perrin Bestor. president of the First National bank of Mobile has backed his delegation at 200 and dinner for forfeit should they fall under.
 Other prominent alumni who have either written or wired Tor reserVa- tions are Hugh Morrow Of Birm1ng- ham for his party of 25 in private car, Judge Sam Hobbs of Selma for 60. Arthur Wellborn of Anniston 32, Jimmy Herring of Gadsden, 23; Will Mitchell of Florence, 15; Shelby Fletcher of Huntsville, IT; Arthur Stewart of Marion, 24; Judge Ar Turnstall and Senator Bob Evins Of Greensboro, 26; Archie Mcdowell of yN,,Fo To Q. DOthan. Congressman Bill Bankhead of Jasper 26: T. Sidney Frazier of Union Springs, II; Claude Hamilton of GrtenvilIe 6; Tiny" Peoples of De- catur, 8, and Big Bud" Little,s chaperoned by John A. Rogers, has written from Sumpter county that his delegation will exceed 50.
 Indications are that the crowd which will swarm to the Alabama "home coming celebration this year will nearly double that of any other year. The interest shown by early reservations point to a crowd that will tax the entertainment commits tee to handle.
 The big game will be called at o'clock snarp and will be one of the best of the year. Kentucky will bring one of the heaviest teams or the south across the state nne to battle the Crimsons in what has now turned out to be g struggle for the Southern Intercollegiate Conference champion ship. Since her great showing against Tech the Crimson Tide is sweeping on with the determination to make strong bid for southern honors. By winning the last three games on her schedule she will have the best claim of any southern team to the cham pionship.
 Coach Wallace Wade is driving his squad hard for the game and will have his team in the best working condition of the season when the first whistle blows. He has fast rounded out his eleven until today 1t is a smooth working unit that threatens to reach again the pin nacle on the Dixie gridiron. With the present rate of development he will have turned out wonder team by the end of the season.
 The road race, which will be run between halves of the game will have entries from all over the south com peting Some of the best of Dixie college barriers will match their speed against the field over the three mile course and it Is expected to be a fast-time circuit.
 The entertainment committee has made elaborate plans to handle all visitors Saturday and besides parking space for 5000 cars, all other accom- modations will be provided.