The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-21
HOWARD GRID TEAM READY
 FOR INVASION OF CADETS SATURDAY ON BERRY FIELD
Freshmen Team To Go To Fayette Week From Friday To Battle County High

On the eve of the first football game of the season, Birmingham and Howard are ready. Not only will the clash with Marion at Berry field Saturday be the first Of 1923 for the Bulldogs, but it will also be Bir mingham's first taste of gridiron battling for the year. The fact that it is the Magic City's opening game is expected to add ito the popularity of the affair, though the Howard vs. Marion" pairing assures it of popularity.
 The Bulldogs are ready. Thursday afternoon they had a hard signal drill, and this afternoon may go through lighter workout. Coach Cope lined up the following team for signals, and this will probably be his starting lineup aginst Marion Saturday:
 Captain Shelton, left end; Dendy, left tackle; Wells, left guard; Brind- ley, center; Stubbs, right guard; Bar field right tackle; Yarbrough, right end; Stephens, quarterback; White and Gaylord, halfbacks; Mccarthy, fulback.
 Marions lineup is unknown, but Coach Wilkie is expected to bring lighting team of Cadets to town. Last years scoreless tie which the Cadets held the Bulldogs to is just an example of the terrific fights the two rlVdlS uSually put up Oh LhS. 5AiUlA OA'
 Saturdays game should be a grudge affair. The Bulldogs still remember that game of 1922, and crave revenge, while the Cadets will come to town smarting under the decisive defeats their Howard college rivals handed them in baseball last spring.
 1,O0D Seats At Berry Field.
 Recent additions to Berry field in- clude a complete bleacher stand down the right side of the field, ca pable of accommodating 1000 peo- pie. It is the first time that How ard has been able to offer stands to the sporting public, and the seating facilities are expected to add con siderable to the popularity of Berry field this fall.
 o'clock As yet, no officials have been announced, but will be made known Friday.
 Just before the final real workout for the Marion game Thursday var. sity jersies were issues to squad crimson and blue jersies of Howard were Shelton, Yarbrough, Dendy, Barfield, Wells Stubbs, Brindley, Ste phens, Mccarthy, White, Hyde Whitehead, Bolen, R. TinkeIpaugh, Sheppard Williams Lasseter ana
 
 will probably compose the squad to play Sewanee a week from saturday
 The new uniforms of the Bulldogs are natty affairs. The dark maroon jersies are striped on the sleeves with blue, while the stockings are or the same markings. The canvas trousers this year are dark greenisih1 in color, and, being laced well above the waist. give a very trim appearance to the wearer. Large, white letters on the backs of the jersies make each player dlstin- guishable.
 It was announced Thursday aft ernoon that the freshmen team Will play the Fayette County High school at Fayette week from today, on the afternoon that the varsity leaves for the big game with Sewanee.
 The Bulldogs face a hard sched- ule this season, with Sewanee, Van derbilt and Auburn following the Marion game in order, and Coach Cope's men claim they expect to dive into real football playing from the start, and not wait until along to- wards the end of November to show their real stuff.