Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19

doubtful if anything would matter
to beat Georgia on the afternoon
At Alabama Poly there must be
some good material. Coach BOILER
makes the statment himself that
he has as good material as any
eleven in the Southern Confer
ence. For anybody connected with
team to make Statment OF that
kind is unusual, but for a coach to
do SO is not only unusual, but al
most unheard of.
Boiler must know the chances he
takes when he makes such statement
of his men. Incidentally, 1t might be
mentioned that Boiler has only recent
~ recovered from an illness. and this
is said without any intention of con-
Meeting that with his statement.
Auburn, as Alabama Poly is familiar
" known in that section, intends to lay
special stress this season on games with
Georgia Tech, Florida, Tennessee and
Vanderbilt. OF course, the main con-
struggle annually on Thanksgiving has
been played for many years and Is one
Of the big games of the Southern sea-
son. This Is the game OF games for
Auburn. 1t will lay accent on the 9TH
ers on its schedule, but only because the
ether opponents are strong and worth
while from Other points Of view.
Loses Four Veterans.
Four men were lost from last years
versity by graduation. Carter. tackle;
Ingram, end; Tuxworth, quarterback,
and Spinks, guard, constitute the only
defectionS from the 1928 teams, and the
other seven men who held down regu-
lar jobs, as well as group from the
reserves and freshman squads are 60
ing through their PAGES.
Alabama Poly plays lot Of strong
teams. 1t is likely to need lot Of good
material if it is to accomplish what it
expects. 1t opens the season with
Birmirgham-South at Montgomery
and winds up with the Georgia Tech
team. Here is a full list Of contests it
plays:
September 2s-Birmingham Southern
at Montgomery.
October 5-Clemson at Clemson.
October 12-Florida at Montgomery.
october 19-Vanderbilt at Birming-
ham,
October 26-Howard at Auburn.
November 2-TenneSSee at Knoxville.
November 9-Tulane at New Orleans.
November 16-Georgia at Athens.
November 28-Georgia Tech at At
lanta.
While they do not meet in gridiron
contests, there is great rivalry between
Alabama Poly and University of Ala
bama. The rivalry is almost as pro-
nounced as If they did face each other
and neither likes to be excelled by the
other. And since indications are that
Alabama Poly should have an excellent
team. that is all the more incentive for
Alabama University to try to put out a
bstter
Wallace Wade, coach at Alabama. is
not committing himself this year to any
great extent. He simply says that pros
poets are no better and no worse than
last year. though he is not rejoicing over
the absence from the squad of outStand-
ing players. Wade's opinion Of his
teams prospects are thus expressed in
his own words:
squad this year. From the 1928 team
we lost Hagler, all-Southern guard;
Pearce, regular tackle for three years;
Smith, end and last years captain, and
Skidmore, another tackle. There is nc
good material from the freshman squad,
and. consequently. we may be shy CT re-
serve strength. Our team as whole.
though. ought to be Just about as strong
as it was last season.
Close Corporation.
I'VE have an exceptionally hard
schedule to play and will need all the
10 letter men we> have back. Our var
sity this Fall will be made up from those
players who won letters last season, and
It is doubtful, if any others will
Alabama's biggest game is with Geor-
gia, although in the last two or three
years it has come to think a good deal
of its contests with Vanderbilt, Tennes-
see and Georgia Tech. Here is the full
schedule:
September 28-Mississippi College
at Tuscaloosa.
October 5-University of Mississippi
at Tuscaloosa.
October 12-Chattanooga at Tusca-
1oosa.
october 19-Tennessee at Knoxville.
October observance at Birmingham.
November 2-Vanderbilt at Nashville.
November 9-Kentucky at Montgom-
cry.
November 16-Georgia Tech at At
lanta.
November 2s-Georgia at Birming-
ham.
Coach Boiler of Auburn says In
speaking Of foot ball generally through
out the South that better teams will
be developed this Fall than have ever
before represented Southern schools
He looks for an exceptional gridiron
year.
The change in the rule on the FUN
BILE, which does not allow the defense
to run with the ball If it RECEIVERS after
the offensive eleven has fumbled, is 60.
ing to eliminate from the game one of
its possible thrills, according TO Coach
Wade, and make it little surer that
the stronger eleven will win.