The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-06
PAINTERS LEAVE TODAY ON SPECIAL TRAIN FOR CAPITAL CITY TO MEET PLAINSMEN
Coach Brown Takes 22 Men On Trip, While Over 200 Students Will Accompany The Team

The Birmingham-So Southern Pan- thers will leave this morning on q special train for the Capital City where they will do battle with the Auburn Plainsmen in Crampton Bowl at 2:45 this afternoon.
 The special coaches will also carry more than 200 of the students who spend a good part of their week days on the sides of Sunshine Slopes and will also the college band which has spent the past few days in hard prac- tice for the event. TherBirmingham- Southern bad did much to save the day at Chattanooga last year and the large number of rooters and the band is expected to go far toward making the Panther-Tiger encounter one of the fights of the season.
 light work out featured the clos ing practice day of the week Friday when Coaches Brown and Wingo gave the Gold and Black wearers a final signal drill and workout in prepara- tion for the game this afternoon One of the strongest lines in the football history of the college will meet the Plainsmen when the whistle blows which is far better than is supposed by those who witnessed the first game of the season which the Pan- thers played against the Jacksonville team last Saturday.
 The Panther squad is going to Montgomery with the rememberance of the last time they met the Auburn l Tiger and held him to two touch downs for three quarters, taking out the entire varsity team except the quarterback in the fourth quarter in order to ho,d them for the encounter with Howard the following week. This year with team much more m nd fy form would be a hard dose for the followers of the Gold and Black to swallow.
 The Panther student body is travel ing southward this morning with the one of idea of giving the Tiger the scare of his lifetime and sending nir. back to his lair on the plain with quietness which is not the silence or the jungle hunt.
 Twenty two men will make the trip with the varsity squad and the entire squad of the reserves will join them as they pass through ColUfn biana where the cubs journed to meet the Shelby County combina- tion Friday The team to take the field against the Plainsmen will be one which is made up practice entire ly of letter men who have proved themselves in encounters in the past Several of these men are veterans of two years ago and were on the field when BirminghamS Southern gave Au- burn one of the greatest scares of the season and are going back for little better than the same thing.
 Aubrey Miller will start the game as quarter for the Panther team, with Farr at full, Richardson and Will Hams at half. The coming of Miller and Williams has raised Panther hopes considerably as Miller especial ly is expected to be in he forefront k1,s f4 his toe and with his well known abil- ity as a ground gathers.
 Farr seems good for a number of long gains, being one of the finds of
 the Southern coaches this season. Richardson and Williams have also proven their ability against strong ieams and will probably come in for their share of the work during the afternoon. Godbee, one of the fast est backs seen in some time in the Panther camp, will see service be- fore the afternoon is over as will a number of others who have spent the past few afternoons at work with the varsity squad
 Anderson, veteran of last year, Yielding and Black are also looking forward to change against the Plainsmen and will probably give a good account of themselves if they get the chance.
 In the line, Captain Hoss Candy will flank the Panther squad with his well known ability as hard hit ter and a stellar player. both on the offence and the defence. floss is ex- pected to strengthen his bid, made last year, for a position on the mythi- cal eleven of the south and if he holds up to the promise made In prac- tice scrimmage will live up to all ex- pectations. The other wing of the Panther line is held down by Litti. Hoss. brother and understudy to the captain, who promises to give a good account of himself. Dad Howell and Dave Evans will begin the entertain ment at the tackle positions with Weeks and Pritchett at guards. Hoytte Levie will start at the pivot position.
 Scott, Ashwander, Rawls, Ethe- ridge, Price Howell and Don Fun bright will accompany the team as substitute linesmen
 The Panther team and student body will return this afternoon on the spe- cial large number of alumni of the college will also accompany the