The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-20
PHILLIPS HOPES TO STOP ENSLEY Sanford And Anderson May Prevent Jacket
 End Runs

When Ensley meets Phillips Friday afternoon at Redwood Field at 2 80, there will be grid fight worth sec ing. The two schools are rivals of many years and always put up a spir- tied battle For the past few years that annual combat has been played on Thanksgiving morning as the spice of the season and never have the two rivals failed to draw a large crowd of both students and fans.
 Both teams are in fine condition for the fray. The Phillips clan is in the best condition that it has seen this season. All the backs are in form and eligible for the field. Ensley, too, seems to have reached it's zenith.
 Up to now it can be said that the Ensley Yellow Jackets have a good size edge on the Crimsons, but if one stops to analyize the two teams, a moment of doubt is the conclusion. Ensley is depending largely, as 1t has been doing all through the season, on its supreme end runs. But the strongest points of the whole Crimson organization are the two ends. They are manuvered by the two aces and veterans, Capt. Herman Sanford and Alternate Capt. Cy Anderson. Any fan can recall that the gains made over Phillips have mainly been through the line.
 Phillips Has New Kicker
 Another big advantage consumed by the Jackets has been the good kicking of the stellar back, Bob Marston, but Phillips is sending in a new man in Abe Jaffee's place, more than likely, that the fans have not seen much of because he has suffered from ankle and arch injuries, but now he is o. K. The newcomer is no other than Jack Ship ley, the best punter in Phillips High school. Shipley has also won admira- tion for using his head in picking his hole in the line and putting up game fight.
 Coach Cannon Ball'' White of the Ensley Jackets has been giving his men the stuff and his men have been using it. His squad is completing a two-week rest and now they go back into the fray for the two final and now they go back into the fray for the two final and tell-tale games of the season. Phillips Is the first of the city teams that he will meet, then he comes up against the victorious subur- bans, the Woodlawn Junior Colonels, in the final combat at Redwood Thanksgiving morning. Whites husk- ies are all in good shape. His stars are Marston, whom no team has been able to stop this season, Country Low cry, back field mate and McGonagle and Ziegler, two of the best ends play ing high school football.
 With this crew of speed backs White is expecting to come through with a record of an undefeated season, but Coach Stillwell, with Red Guin, Big Slut Smith, Jack Shipley, Pilgreen, San ford, Anderson and others is expecting to do just what the big teams are doing, upset the dope bucket and sock the corners for goal or touchdown.
 First Of Trio Played
 Only the first game between the three city teams has been played; that is the Woodlawn-Phillips contest in which Woodlawn won over Phillips for the first time in three years, with one of the most spectacular prep games that has been played. Now the Wood lawn boosters will be anxiously await ing the outcome of the encounter Fri day, which means much to them. For if Ensley should whip Phillips with a large score. It means that they are in for fight.
 The breaks decide many games so even though close scaning of dope and statistics show that Ensley has the thumb over the palm, yet Dame For tune is unwilling to role her worries until she sees the goods above the board Friday. Good sportsmanship is the slogan of the two teams and all true fans like true sportsmanship and a clean game and both of these factors can be expected to reign over the field Thrills is what the fans look for and that what they are going to get. Any fan who witnessed the Phillips Wood lawn game can tell you that. If you want to root for Phillips, jump up in the south bleachers and be surrounded by those enthuiasts, or if you prefer the Yellow Jackets, you will be welcome in the north bIeachers.
 Don't forget, Phillips in the south bleachers, Ensley in the north, and a fighting combat can be seen from either at Redwood Field this coming