The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

powers that be on sunshine Slopes as the football season opening hears at Birmingham Southern college. With opening day scheduled for Monday and football practice starting We'd nesday or Thursday it seems now that the Panther gridiron team will be hard put to find a place to prac- tice. Munger Bowl is lost to them for the season. With it's mounds of fresh turned earth, surrounded by shell holes caused from the blasts of the clearing gang, the field with it's pretty sod removed and trans planted to various parts of the campus seems like a barren desert transplanted on the Hill.
 Negotiations are under way to ob- tain a field off the campus on Eighth avenue for football practice but considerable amount of work will have to be done on 1t before 1t can be used. It seems that there Is very small chance to get the field In read mess by the opening day of practice for at present a stand of corn is adorn- ing the lot. Just what means the committee in charge will use to pro- vide a place for practice during the first week or so cannot be fore casted. It Is very certain that Nun ger Bowl cannot be used as the work on the new quarter-mile track around it and work on elevating the field to level five feet higher than t is at present has progressed far. This problem is the greatest that the men who direct the activities of the Golden Panther are up against Outlook Bright.
 As far as material is concerned the outlook is very bright. Coach Charlie Brown was optimistic in speaking of the veterans who will return but when asked about new material made few pointed wen as weight re- marks on the subject and the foot ball situation in general:
 Who's coming? How do I know When a boys mother brings him to school and registers him and then week before school he says he has decided to go somewhere else be- cause they offer him something, then how can we tell who's coming. It has gotten to be that the parents who are able to send their boys to college are becoming eliminate and make stipulations that their sons are not to go out for athletics. This leaves only the boys who work their way through school as athletic ma terial and such a situation only ag- grayates the trouble for the athletes have to go where they can get by easiest'
 However, here's what we have coming back from last years squad" l" and Coach Charlie produced the fol- lowing list: Levie( Rawls, Pritchett, r. Powell, w. Howell, Farr, Weeks, scott, Ethridge. Candy, Ashwander, Red" Richardson, Leon Richardson, Williams, stead, Anderson, Godbee, Marlborough, Manar.
 Hoyette Levie and J. E. Rip" Rawls played center last year along with Bo" Bagley. who graduated. Levie- is light man and will not weigh over 16U pounds but he is az a rd IT, lHoyette in action reminds one of the hard-hitting Sig, his brother, who was star al tackle on the Panther eleven for four years. Levle VIII make reliable man at center and RaWls, who will alternate with him, shows promise of being one of the best that have played on the Hilltop team. Rawls has a remark ply accurate pass and can spiral the ball on the muddiest fields He was Gulf Coast Military academy star before coming to Birmingham-S South ern last year and acquitted hims el f we'll in the games that he got into. Prictchctt Looks Good,
 Douglas Priuchett never got a chance to show his wares on the varsity team last year. He made all- class tackle on the interclass cham plon frenchman team but the abund- ance of material at tackles held him
 a hard hitter although light, and is quick on the get-off. He should get chance at the varsity this season
 Price Howell played in several games on the varsity team last year although he never made his letter. He IS a hard hitting tackle and has the slze as well. lie is also available as backfield man as he played in the baekfleid on the scrub team and Is fleet runner.
 
 lar tackle on the varsity eleven until ne got hls ankle smashed in the chattanooga game. Long and rangy Dad' has the build of a tackle and Is valuable man. He was on the Marlon institute team before coming to sunshine Slopes last season.
 Red Farr is another letter man Tor tackle or guard that will return Tor service this year. The sorrel- topped hnesman does not belle his red nalr and is hard-fighting, az sresslve player. It will be up to hlm to hold down one of the tackles or guards.
 Oscar Weeks, a former Cullman star, and one of the many freshmen to make letters last year, will be back to hold down his berth at tac- kle. Weeks is husky linesman with plenty of height and d hard hitter.
 Turner Scott played stellar game on the freshman team last year and was unanimously chosen for one or the tackles on the all-class team. He is husky and c hard-fighter. He plays a rugged game and should be one Of the new men to get chance at varsity this season.
 Big Boy" Ethridge got into one or two games last year. He is a big fellow and holds down the guard position we'll. His hulk makes him dependable man.
 Captain Candy X Star.
 stanton Big Hosso Candy, captain and. nominee for all-southern last year, needs no introduction. Ger tainly whenever the Panther ap- peared on the gridiron last year the name Of Candy remained long after the team had gone. He is probably the best end that has ever been at Birmingham Southern and is used to back up the line on the defensive Ills work under punts is particularly brilliant Much will depend on Big floss during the coming season.
 Charles Ashwander got into one or two games last year at tackle and played good ball. He will probably get a chance to do his stuff in sev- eral of the games on the varsity eleven this year
 Red" Richardson will probably be the mainstay in the backfield this season. Red" is the only veteran backfield an who will return. Will Hams made his letter last year and Anderson also, but Richardson is the only man of much experience who will perform again for the Gold and Black. Red" starred in several games last year and is q fast and re- liable halfback. He will be the steadying element in new backfield this season. Leon Richardson, brother to Red" played a good tackle on the scrub ias St .aa Iid l,.ill ha u La,