The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
DUTIES INV LAW PROFESSION LAUSE BROWNS RESIGNATION
Birmingham Southern Plans
 To Get Coach For FulI-Time NDuty And Mentor Chooses Law Over Athletics

ns'A'oach Charles H. Brown. veteran Nfentor of the Birmingham-Southe ke6llege athletic teams, announced his stesiSnation Saturday as coach of the ,ssaD:hers, to be effective at the end sof the current school year. Coach SIfown has become almost a fixture s,SR. Sunshine Slopes and his sallies of sAsts have become a feature of cam teus life at Birmingham Southern skhe decision of the Birmingham e1S-...esi, athletic committee to oo- srIi:I time coach and Coach f5T ,..a~ii!ty to put in full time aaT eo....I as due to his law practice, d @- e.e..-- his resignation.
 >.-luut tarry my law work and V. '..., iil at coaching than at II ,.s.s st. ..-.I Coach Brown, and the ! f3:. ,,.-.. 7. She officials 10 nave 5-s.s .,. -,4.-tilne duty means that s,r.e. ..~.-s nave to 6!ve up one or sets ",.. ind since law is my chosen sL-e ,.>.--sl sion l will devote my en- ,t..'e t....e to my work at law after t..e --~J~ ot the present school year" .~s>U..,. charlie Brown came to Bir- 1s.a -..., N. J,theTn in 1916 ana ,strs...,. ,> ttIe greatest team that has < r. ...>,.. t.Gt out by the Panthers. Ar..A ... ,eam was able to defeat Q }aas-. .. ... i-.uAsnt game by the count seS,s - ., and oniy UHe other team a S, >. -.. tO score. Marion, who s.l- < ..,... eelIn ::lis year, scored a ls4, .... .... e.t t.r1, cred tumble. '-s F. .",. ;s..o exceptions and cue -fkrt,7a.. l.. >"e .:i!'4"E nill game no 7ti.y.I.- .,i ".el4.- t.Ie Panihers aenrss :., ~ar loud rolled oyer 4sisl,er,.. ...ch :.ro,.h volunteered l<k ..nts ia. his country. He acsi..e .,-.il the iaak of car tain. ,sbUt n~ ,us lost; Upon his return .xss., An. ..,.i re again took up his eeutieo ,, coach at Birmingham nxtSuG, ..rd uespite his handicap. t4rne. o., good teams for the !. Ts;Inthers. His 1920 combination was &n exceptionally strong one and With the 1916 team was the best put out b2 ;he Methodists.
 ar,syed At Xandy.
 Coach Brown served his football tiays at Vanderbilt and was one of the best tackles that have played on tile Commodore eleven. Along with his four brothers he made the name Aof' Brown iliustrious in athletic his
 tory in that institution. All of the Brown brothers were playing at Svandy in the same year at one time
 and in one game they were all play ing at once.
 v Studying law at Vanderbilt. he started practice in Birmingham, fol-
 lowing his graduation and having a Fixing Tor athletics soon took up
 Guaching as d side-line
 fs4 Since hIs first co-..i-c.:o.l with
 Birmingham Southern s'oach Brown has taken a keen interest in the well rare ot athletics in ih@ Methodist
 school. Always at the forefront in
 Expansion ia sports for the Sunshine Slopes teams and taking an active
 part in their upbuildine. Coach Browns influence has been felt fheavily in the colleges climb ill the
 athletic world.
 4A With his passing from the helm of *Eanther athletics an element that
 was always for progress and right. Twill be lost. In his athletic relations With other colleges or his pessonal life, Coach Brown was always noted
 for being a square-shooting, straight
 talking man who could be relied upon.
 The successor of Coach Brown is a
 matter of uncertainty and although
 there are several in line for the po- s:tion 10 announcements have been 4Aul%de by the faculty as to whom the next coach will be.