The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
TIGERS PREPARING FOR BULLDOGS AT AUBURN SATURDAY.
Varsity And Freshmen Stage Hard Scrimmage In Tues
 days Practice

AUBURN, Ala, Oct. 10.-( (Specia4.) Up in Birmingham Coach Harris c. Cope is driving tho Howard Bulldogs like fury in preparation for their week end invasion of tho Plains. Down in Auburn, Coach John Pitts is giving no quarter to the Tiger of the Plains on Drake field. October Is here and with cooler weather the Tiger coaches are making hay while the sun shines A
 Inc Magic City cJaen ii sad to have a team WitA p,ah.y Of weight, speed, sGfre8SiTe4es and other qualifications that make up ole o( the best Bulldog machines turned out by Howard In several seasons lii their second game they tlopped a mighty scare into the ranks of the Sewanco Tiger and held the noun t&tneers at bag in hard fight that ended ln a to score Nictory for tho TenncsGeans. Then they went to the Vanderbilt stadium and held the score to 26 to 0 figure, fayoring the Commodores.
 With a 0,to score in the first half of the Birmingham Southern Panther clash at Cramton bowl last Saturday ringing In his ears. Coach Pitts and his mentor coharts, Wilson and Cole, a hard week is anticipated for the Plainsmen gridders prior to the How ard game.
 Monday afternoon the usual light workout after a game was executed. Signal drill passing and blocking mainly was participated in by the Tigers.
 Tuesday, those assembled about the playing field saw d real football bat tie, with emphasis on the battle. Coach Newell and Captain Compton, arrived on the scene during the early part of the practice period with about 80 of their Tiger freshmen who had not smelled the powder of bat tie since the Lanier clash on Septer- Der 29, and were hungry for real ac- tion. The whistle blew and the spec tators retreated beyond the glide lines as the initial shots were fired. The Freshmen received the kick and Ha- good, their fullback, was soon finding holes in the varsity line for substan- tial gains, for several plays. The varsity then put on defense with such stubbornness that the ball went over on. downs. The contest remained scoreless until near the close of the day when Dean Peterson Tipped a pretty pass to Spinks who placed the oval within striking distance of the Rats" last cross marker. Pea" Green, who had replaced Ford early in the game, then stepped into the limeliRht and registered touchdown with buck over center Peterson then took the extra point with a pretty boot through the uprights. It was hard scrap, full of hard foot ball on the part of both squads from start to finish. Turner replaced Ha- good on tie Rat" lineup later In the contest and 1t was his ploughing into the varsity line for good gains that featured the matinee performance.
 The varsity in their first opposi- ton after Saturdays game and with 9 number of their regulars on the sidelines with minor injuries per- formed in no mean way. They used, principally. straight football, such as linebucklng which was destined to make their progress with the ball rather slow over the heavy Freshman line.
 The lineup for the varsity consist ed of Lawrence, Self, Captain Reagan. Harkins and Brice on the line, Spinks and Ollinger, ends; Peterson. Allen, Williams and Ford in the backfleld, while the Freshman aggregation was composed of Robinson, Lovelace, Earnest, English and Fruit on the line; Long and Moulton at ends. and Edwards, And-esF. Greig and Hagood making up the back contingent.
 Gene" Caton, All-Southern center of Atlanta and John Steadham, a Tiger performer of several seasons ago, were on the field today in their annual pilgrimage to the Tiger lair.