The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-03
BURNS CAPTAIN
 OF WOODLANDS
Allen Named Alternate Fourteen COlOnels Get
 Letters

Mitchell Burns, better known as Big Six" Burns, has been elected to pilot the Woodlawn Junior Colonels for the 1925 grid season. John Allen, or "Pig" as he is called, was elected alternate captain for the '25 season. The IA let ter men of the PA season held a meeting Tuesday afternoon to elect these two worthy warriors of this years eleven and they are to be commended upon their choice.
 Burns has been playing a splendid game all during this past season at his post at fullback. From the beginning of the season Burns showed himself a capable man on the field, winning his place on the squad right off of the bat and handling it with the true Wood- lawn spirit at all times. He won rec ognition from the coaches and fans in the first games when his line bucks and passes came off in rare form, netting for the Junior Colonels many advan- tages. Burns is highly thought of by his coaches, Hood and Kelly, and stands foremost with every player on the sub urban team.
 "Pig" Allen, elected alternate captain, is another bright prospect for the next years grid season. Pig" had hard luck from the beginning to the end of the season. First, he had to stay out of the game on account of head lnJu- ries that he received at summer camp, but when he did come in he made a dandy showing on his end. Though he did not get to start in every game he played a great game every time ne went in.
 Eight Not to Return
 The Woodlawn eleven gets big sock on the prospects of next years team on account of the fact that the center of the line and three of the back field veterans graduate this term. All told there are eight men expecting to leave gaps in the ranks of the Colonels on the next team.
 Those who are leaving are Pots Levvy, Nunnally and Griffin, the regu- lar backs; Knight, center; Rhudy, guard Jones, captain and tackle of this year, and Clarke, tackle. This will mean that the only letter men to return will be Wilson, Chandler, Allen, Chap pie, Captain Burns and Poe. =
 A new back field will have to be built around the remaining warrior, Burns. On the line only one guard and the ends remain, so with these losses the prospects for the '25 team will be greatly hampered.
 Those awarded the block letter on the Junior Colonels' team for the season of '24 are as follows: Knight, Rhudy, Jones (captain), Clarke, Chandler, All len, Chapple, Wilson, Burns, Levvy, Nunnally, Griffin, Poe, Coaches Hood and Kelly, and the team manager, Smith.
 Class Football Starts
 Class football, out at Woodlawn, is scheduled to start up today. Four of the varsity men will have charge of the four teams, one being under the coach ing of each. After a week of practice, the class teams will play one another, beginning next week.
 Following on the heels of class foot ball. basketball practice will begin for the Junior Colonels. AS yet it has not been definitely decided just when the practice will start, but Coach Kelly said that it would likely start before the Christmas holidays. Captain Burns is the only letter man of last seasons team to return to basketball this year, and so far the coaches haven't found any mate rial. So at present the outlook for a basketball team is not very good. How ever, some unexpected material is likely to be found when practice gets under way.