The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-11

"Even a rat will fight, if cornered," from ages past man has been taugh that the underdog will battle-and battle fiercely-once his ire is aroused. Twen- ty-two "rats''-big, husky fellows-to- day are aroused with the ire of battle, and await the moment that shall set them at each others threats. Redwood field is the particular little corner of the universe on which the Rats of Howard and Birmingham-Southe will stage their stand this afternoon. The game will begin at 2 80 o'clock. It's something new in the world of Magic City football, clash between the Freshmen teams of Howard and Birmingham-Southe This season, for the first time, the two Birmingham schools have maintained separate fresh man football elevens, and the clash be- tween the two teams this afternoon marks the first struggle between first- year teams of Howard and Southern Perhaps with the passing years, tradl- tion as venerable as those surrounding the annual varsity games between these two schools will became attached to the meeLlQSS or the 6OWdEu anu ham-Southern Rats"
 Ancient Battles
 As firm of foundation as iron ribbed Red mountain are the traditions en: veloping the meeting of Bulldog and Panther From earliest. infancy, a Bulldog is taught to snarl and growl at sight of a Panther. From the very first kitten days a Panther's fur rises
 hic ctr a >becomes a bristling, rigid column oi hide and hair at even the sound of g Bulldogs growl. So it will only be nat ural for the Bullpup to wall his puppy eyes and shriek his puppy delight at thu thought of battle today. It will be only natural for the Panther kitten to bare his baby claws and yowl his baby yowl as the Bullpup hoves into sight. It will be a typical Bulldog-Pather struggle and no billboarded advertisement along highway miles are necessary to detail the attractive features of such scrap
 This afternoons clash between the Howard and Southern freshmen marks the feature gridiron engagement oi Armistice Day for Birmingham, ant Redwood is expected to be taxed witt one of its largest crowds of the season as student bodies and friends of thu two school flock to the Wood to witnes the meeting of the freshmen.
 Cheers For Rats
 Out at Howard Monday night, as tn supper hour arrived, there was a husl over the big dining hall after all the boy had been seated. Attention" some body shouted, Fifteen cheers for tn Rats" and the big dormatory rani with probably the first cheers ever givel at Howard college for a freshman Twenty-Five sturdy Rats" held thei seats and accepted the ovation. The, were Coach Bob Shelton's squad tha will do battle with the Panther kitten this afternoon. Monday afternoon say these 25 young gridders sent throug their final workout before the big game and late Monday night Berry field wa still murky with the dust their effort aroused. Bob Shelton sent his me- through an unusually snappy sigma drill, while Coach Jenks Gillem, of tn varsity, deserted his full fledged Bull dogs for a while, as he gave the Bull pups few pointers that might prove c value in today's game.
 Coach Shelton announced that tn squad is in excellent shape for th game, and that he will probably b able to start his strongest lineuI Headed by Capt. Billy Bancroft, forme Woodlawn star, fast, driving bach field will be sent in behind a heavy