The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-04
GRID ELEVENS MEET q
81 STRONG OPPOSITION
Four Southern Teams Journey Northward To
Play lntersectional Battles

Navy while Randolph Macon is at
Baltimore to meet Johns Hopkins. The
williamsburg lads scored on the Mid
dies last year. Randolph Macon and
Johns Hopkins are meeting for the first
time in several years.
Battles Royal Expected
In the south some battles royal are
expected, six conference members meet
ing in important games and another
conference eleven taking on a non-con-
ference aggregation apt to make an
exceedingly interesting afternoon. Final
ratings are hanging in the balance in
spite of the fact that the season Is
barely open with the door still ajar.
TIE Flying Cadets from Lexington.
Va, are in Atlanta to meet Georgia
Tech with the game regarded in ad-
vance as an even choice. The Uniyer-
sity of South Carolina goes to classic
Athens to play the University OF
Georgia and hard game is expected.
On their last meeting in Columbia the
Bulldogs displayed an overwhelming
edge but the game-cocks are said to
have greatly improved since them.
Clemson's Tigers meet the Piainsmen
Of Auburn on their own stamping
ground in an effort to get a decision
in the; resumption of hostitlities from
last year when neither could score.
Alabama's squad leaves Tuscaloosa
with Furman university The visitors
by virtue of big score piled up last
week but it is agreed that it will net
be rout. > $3.50
Panthers Doped Strong
The game between Birmingham
Southern and Vanderbilt at Nashville
is expected to prove a severe test fer
the Commodores, the Painters show
ing much strength against Auburn.
Tennessee and Florida open their sea-
son today, the Volunteers playing
Emory and Henry and the Alligators
meeting Rollins.
An all Tennessee affair is booked
for Chattanooga where the university
bearing the city's name takes on Cum
berland and another at Sewanee where
Carson Newman furnishes the opposi-
ton to the Purple Jungaleer with q
matter of a no-decision contest last
year to be considered.
Ogiethorpe with decisive victory
over Fort Benning last season is play
ing the Soldiers again, the Petrels fac
ing the problem of stopping the scintil-
lating Lieutenant Smythe at Columbus.
Mississippi college, with the memory
of a. victory over Tulane in the days
of Goat" Hale, is trying conclusions
with the Greenbacks in New Orleans.
Davidson, with record of two vie
tories under its belt, will have Rich
mond for an opponent at Winston
Salem.
A. and M. Plays Millsaps
Mississippi will get all the glory and
all the blame there is involved in
game between Mississippi. A. and NJ,
and Millsaps at Starkville and North
Carolina is in the same boat on the.
Trinity Guilford clash at Durham.
Louisiana has several clashes of state
outfits. Southwestern plays Louisiana
State at Baton Rouge, Centenary and
Loyola meet at Shreveport and Louis
lana college and Louisiana Tech are
booked at Rushton.
Presbyterian college of South Caro-
lima will travel to Lakeland, Fla, to
play Southern college.
\ Maryyille, of in front with the lead
ing score Of the day last Saturday, has
Lincoln Memorial for an opponent to-
days
Roanoke plays Lenoir at Salem, Va,
King meets Bluefield at Norton, Elon
is Lynchburg's opponent at Elon and
Wofford plays Citadel in Charleston.