The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
TIGER RATS TO
BATTLE MERCER
Georgia Freshmen Eleven
Opens Season For Au-
burn Delegation

| AUBURN, Ala, Oct. 15.-(Spec1aI.)
The Auburn freshmen open their fall
campaign Saturday afternoon in Ma
con, Ca, in tilt with the freshman
team of Mercer university. While the
encounter on the weekend marks the
first number on the regular calendar it
will, by no means, mark the first
rough stuff in which the Tiger rats
have taken principal parts.
For a month or more the cubs have
appeared in scrapping toys and on
many occasions have been exposed to
the fire of the Tiger varsity. When
not engaged in stopping formations of
the Pitts regulars the freshies have
amused themselves in scrimmages with
the scrub teams and other freshman
teams.
Beginning with 1914 youngsters that
signed the freshman candidate cards
and started in the first workouts the
enrolment has been cut down to ap-
proximately three teams with an at
tachment of reserves for each team.
| Newell In Charge
Kirk Newell, former Tiger back, and
who has had charge of freshman coach
ing for the past two or three years, is
in charge of coaching of the new stu
dents. Coach Newell is ably assisted
by Captain Compton, formerly of Van
derbilt; Captain Cushman of Georgia
Tech, and Captain Pick, former star
and captain of the v. P. I. Gobbler
eleven. Captain Pick played on the
Virginia Tech team along when Pitts
and Newell were on the Auburn teams.
The three latter named coaches are
connected with the Auburn r. o. T. G.
units.
With three teams to pick from, it is
not known who will make the trip to
the Baptist campus to give battle to the
Bear cubs of the Macon institution. To
start the week on the first team that
was selected was Pop" Patterson, for
merly center of the Sidney Lanier team
of Montgomery, center; Beckham, COT
fee County High of Enterprise, and
Burns, another Sidney Lanier lineman,
guards. At tackle is seen two Bir-
mingham lads. Manly of Central High,
and Scott of Bessemer High, are as
signed the important posts at tackle.
| On the ends are seen John Richardson,
Cullman, and Shepard of Ensley High.
Tuxworth, who halls from Logansport,
La, who attended the Ballard school, is
running at quarter, while Dude" Hard
wick of Tallapoosa County High of
Dadeville, and Newsome of Columbus,
| (Ga.) High school, are at present as
signed to half positions. "Stunpy"
Granger, another Bessemer lad, and
pupil of Red" Harris, former Tiger
star, seems to have first call for full
back. The Bessemer boy has shown
up well in both defense and offensive
work thus far this season.
Other Good Men
Other promising centers on the ros-
ter are Fox of Central High, Chatta-
nooga, and jackson of Talladega, while
some of the outstanding guards would
include Primm, Darlington Prep. of
Rome, Ga; Carol of Andalusia ;
Pearce, Marion County High; Guin
and Carter of Brownsville Aggies.
! A quartet of the most likely looking
tackles now being held in reserve are
Porter, Gordo, .Lutz, Montgomery, Gun
ningham, Simpson High of Birming-
ham, and Burton from Oak Grove. -Four
ranking wingmeh that might be named
are Pepperman, Lanier, Macon, Ga. ;
o. p. Richardson, Fayette High; Maui
ry, Mobile, and Garrett of Collinsville.
Earl Willis former all-state prep grid
der of Montgomery, and Wills from
Birmingham are showing up well at
quarter. Ellis, Simpson High product ;
Hitchcock, Troy Normal; Snider, Bes-
semer, and Cantrell, Hamilton Aggie
back last year, are warming up the
race for halves. Other strong contend
ers for fullback are Shots, Hamilton
Aggie fullback of last year, and Wood
ali of Sheffield.
Hard Problem
From this delegation of three teams
and probably others, lie the task of
the coaches in selecting a starting line
up for Saturdays game. OF course
the personnel of freshman teams make
many shifts and changes and some of
the performers who now finds himself
with the second of third squads may
soon be leading an attack from the
main hopes of the freshman class.
Following the game Saturday the
freshmen are booked to play freshman
team as follows:
October 25-University of Georgia,
campus.
November Howard college, cam
pus.
November Observation-Disclosures,
campus.
November 22-Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
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