The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-22

The Junior Panthers will journey to Bessemer Thursday afternoon to engage the Tigers of Bessemer. It will De Simpsons third major struggle while it. will be the second test of the Tigers
 The stock of the Bessemer clan waiv- cred lGst Friday, when the Mountaineers of Shades Cahaba forced the Tigers to their utmost to win, while the Simp- son rating went upward when they emerged victorious over University High. Previous to last Fridays engage ments, Bessemer stood out as one of the strongest eievens of the district. Now, it will take their battle with the Junior Partners for football fandom to de- eide whether they will come through their heavy schedule or not.
 Simpson will give the Tigers q good fight. However, it is doubtful whether the Purple cnn stop the plunging of Granger and the running attack of Harris ana company successfully, and the dope seems to favor the Tiger to win by probably two touchdowns.
 Bessemer Has Offense
 Bessemer has fine offense. with Granger and Harris as the leading lights Against weak opposition, they ran wild. However, when they hit the trail oi the Mountaineers, they failed | to function any too smoothly. Thursday will tell the tale. Followers of the Tigers believe their favorites will show the Simpson defense up.
 The Tornado's defense, too, is none too strong. The offense of the Junior Panthers this year is better than their defense, for the first time in several years. Built around the plunging of Johnson and Roberts and the broken field running of Albert Vincet, the Tornado backs are capable of grabbing their share of. yardage. Wee Willie Mclaughlin, their quarterback, seems to be the best field general the Junior Panthers have had in years, as he runs the team in good fashion and chooses his plays well.
 Their line, however, presents some weaknesses, while their ends can be turned. Lott and Brown, Tornado wing men, are rather small of stature, and are good for their avoirdupois, but may not be able to stand real heavy pummel. ing. Lott tackles well and is hard to be boxed out of a play.
 Tigers Are Heavier
 Bessemer's line will considerably outweigh the Simpson forward wall Big McNeil, at center, is one of the most promising college prospects of the district. and plays whale of game for the Tigers. The Jones brother: on the wings have been holding forth in their sectors in good fashion, while Parsons and Jacobs form pair oi extra good tackles. Parsons has beer playing a star role in the line, alcnl with McNeil.
 Coach Red" Harris has a harC hitting and shifty set of backs, witt good reserve material in this line Little Red" Harris, brother of thu coach, is reported to he real comei ill prep circles, while Granger is living up to the reputation of his brother They claim the present Mir. Granger will be worthy successor to w. c Baty, one of the hardest plungml backs and one of the most outstanding backfield men ever to leave the ranks of prep eleven of the Birmingham district. Thursdays battle between the Tige and the Junior Panther is certain to { humdinger, even though the weight anC experience of the Bessemer clan givel them decided advantage over the mer of Slim Neese.