The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
TIGERS EXPECT
TOUGH CONTEST
Auburn Works Hard For
Invasion Of Howard
Team

AUBURN, Ala, Oct. 16.-(Special.)
A keen respect is held ON the Auburn
plains for the Howard Bulldog who is
scheduled to appear in an opposing role
on Drake field Saturday afternoon. This
recognition of the Bulldog prowess is
being exemplified daily in the Auburn
camp by the drive being administered
by COACH Pitts and his two lieuten-
ants, Coaches Cole and Bunker.
Tuesday and Wednesday were days
of labor for the Pitts regulars. Tues
day the Tiger squad was called on to
advance the ball through the ranks of
the freshmen where they found consid-
cradle opposition. Wednesday little
keener opposition featured the workout.
Ed Sherling had trained his defensive
guns on the pathway of the varsity
backs who were trying to penetrate the
scrub territory for gains. For an hour
the Pitts clan had possession Of the ball
and while they were able to cross the
goal lines on a couple of occasions. they
did not gain at will. A number of new
plays had been catalogued by Captain
Lawrence and his mates and rough
edges were in evidence, especially in the
early stages of the encounter.
Lineup
The lineup first to take the field wis
| composed of Lawrence, center; Mead
den and Brice, guards; Harkins and
Sitz, tackles; Baskin and Sheridan,
ends Peterson, quarter; Green and
Williams, halves, and Turner, fullback.
While there were some changes in the
initial personnel, some of the mainstays
| remained out of the rough work for the
whole afternoon. Noisy Grisham,
"Hardboy" Pruitt, Batch Ollinger,
Dutch" Salter, Lutz, Johnson, McCul-
ley, Huckabe, English and Reese were
allowed to take it easy while their team
mates mixed it with the scrubs.
Sheridan. at end, sustained a sprain-
ed leg in the first few minutes out and
retired in favor of Market. Hagood
went in for Williams. Harrison got a
crack at the half when Green came out
and Spinks went to end instead of Bas
kin. Self for McFadden at guard and
Crane for Harrison constituted the re-
soon relieved Turner at full, and Allen
placements.
Seeking Strongest Team
Judging from the constant changing
in the lineup the coaches are looking
around to see who their mainstays viii
be the Warehouses; when the Tiger turns
into the pathway that leads ipto thu
| tall and uncut, which hds its beginning
on October % when the l.. s. u. Tigers
are met on Redwood field in Birming
ham. ...-.-
AS the squad now stands, 90 names
appear on the official team roster
Three centers, four guards, six tackles
six ends, two quarters, four halves ant
four fullbacks, make up the muster roll
While the Tigers have met worthy foe
this season and have showed a sturd!
defense in practically their whole play
the offensive is still somewhat on rag
gedy edge. This phase of play is get
ting the attention of the coaches con
stantly. Power, speed and hard block
ing is Coach Pitts objective for tn
back division.
No Big Stars
While several good men, perhaps bet
ter than the average, make up the Tlge
backfield, no outstanding stars, such a
Ed Shirling or John Shirley, have We
stepped to the foreground. Then. Au
burns chance at winning the laurel II
mammoth struggles ahead, when l.. S
u, Tulane, Vandy, Georgia and GeoI
gia Tech are met, lies in the backfield'
ability to execute their formations bac
of plenty of effective hard-hitting inter
ference.
The coaches are diligently laboring t
combine the speed of Allen, Harrison
Crane and Green with the power
Salter, Turner, Williams and HagooC
which, under the crafty generalship @
Peterson, should make trouble for OF
ponents in the big games ahead.
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