The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-17
LISTLESS TIDE
 CAUSES WORRY
Pep Seems To Be Lacking As Alabama Trains
 For Union

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Sept. 16.- Especial. With only 10 days of prac- tice remaining before Alabama meets Union university in the opening game of the season at Denny field, Coach Wallace Wade and his two assistants, Cohen and Crisp, started driving their men harder in an effort to curb the many faults noticed in the past few days practice.
 Reports from Union are that Joe Guyon intends having his eleven win every game on the schedule. Vast year, the Crimsons won, 12-0.t With every man back from last year, Guyon ex- poets to drive on threS1gh tue Crimsons for the initial victory fholA any strou- bie, according to reports
 sGSss. Tackling NonefiaIant
 Charging, tackling and blocking con- tinue to be done in a sort of ,nonchal- ant manner by the Capstone gridders. The linemen do not seem to have the old pep of last year, nor do they seem to, wade in their work as they should. Tips and yells of coaches speed them up at times. .ttf
 Much time Sass being devoted to the bunting, place kicking and drop-kick- ing. Alabama will boast of a pair of capable drop-kickers this year in Dave Rosenfeld and Andy Cohen, two shifty open field runners. Rosenfeld kicked quite few goals last year as. fresh man quarterback, and has been going so pretty in practice that he is almost sure to see service irlS several games if his work continues. Cohen's toe work IS almost equal to that of Rosenfeld's. Compton BucEler Kick
 Ben Compton and Bill Buckler will do the place kicking Compton's toe work has ranked with the best in Dixie the past two years, and it shows no decrease in ;effectiyeness. this year. Buckler has pat in much time and is improving daily.
 Whether Captain Hubert will call signals from fullback as he did last year has not been definitely decided. Asked this question Tuesday, Coach Wade said that he would probably call signals the greater part of the time. He added, however, that it had not been decided.
 Barnes Eligible
 Rcd Barnes, who was declared eli gible Saturday, will not be able to take part in any strenuous work until after the first game of the season. Barnes is in the same fix Newton was last year, an operation just before school started. Barnes will be ready for actual service sooner than Newton was because he Is already doing what work he can, mostly bunting and passing.
 Propst was worked some at end. While he reported in fairly good con dition, the better condition of the rest of the men was shown when he was panting hard after a few plays in scrimmage. Propst should end lot of worry about end. He can grab passes, because of his height, much higher up in the air then the average players. He is keen on defense and is a terror on ,offense.
 Tough Schedule
 Alabama's nine-game schedule is be- ginning to- loom out as a tougher one than most people thought it would be. The supposition that Alabama would wade through it, finding strong oppo- sition from only Centre, Georgia Tech and Georgia, is beginning to fall down as reports from Union, Sewanee, Fur man, Ole Miss and Mississippi college came in with plenty of old men and new material on hand for a great team. 'Bama's club will be as strong as the men maka it by thir fight and defense.