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rtHTDAT; OCT OB Eta si, THE BIRMINGHAM NEWSy" BTITM INGHAM; XTTAtTAMX' TTHTW! ZIP? NEWMAN SPORTS Choctaws Triumph Over Brown's Panthers, 27-6 SPORTS EDITOR. mhin her student Nov. 5, when the M.ssissippt College ened by disorder Choctaws and the Red and Blue war- body. nor of Ole Miss meet for their an-1 The records of both team far thin sea on look well also. In the first nual battle.

In past years most of the HERES GOAT HALE AND HIS HUSKY TEAMMATES (1H0CTAWST0 SCRAP CHIEF TILT OF EAST WHQ defeated the panthers saturdAy, 17-6 fticago-Ohio State Clash To Feature Western Con ference Games. Both Teams Have Won Twice And Tied Once In Clashes. BT GBAjrTLArD rrsroeadeiit Ti mi, by Vw BICE. Irmmghsm Vewi. Trk Tnkim.) pseiol On (OtWTtjkl, BY LUCIUS COWAN.

CLINTON. Oct. 29. Vicksburg, one of the most famous battlegrounds of the Civil War. will again be the scene of hostilities on clashes between these two schools took place in Jackson.

This game has al ways been counted as one of the most important grid contests held In the state each season. The games have al-was been marked with pep and action due to the intense rivalry between the institutions; and except for one year, 1915, when the Choctaws trounced the Oxford boys, 74-6. they have been well matched and close games The people of Vicksburg are elated over the fact that this annual classic has been secured for their city. They are looking forward to a great day and a great game. They expecting to have a bigger day than was held in Jackson on Oct.

15. last, when the Choctaws and Aggies had their annual clash. Plans are lieing made to make th Choctaw-Ole Miss battle the climax of a holiday for everybody. Dr. Provine, president of the college.

is negotiating with Mr. Wood, general passenger agent of the A. for special rates to the students on the It o'clock train to Vtcksburgh and the night train in return. This is practically assured, and nearly every member of the student body is planning to go over and see the game, and put the old pep into their team. A large number of alumni and former students of both schools will assemble in the Hill City to see their teams fight with their ancient foes.

The football enthusiasts of Vicksburg and all the surrounding territory will witness the conflict, and shall have an opportunity to see a real football game. looking back over the records for the seasons since 1914, it is found that Mississippi College has been victorious twice, lost twice, and played one tie game. In 1914 the two schools fought to a 7-7 tie, but the following season the Indians smeared it all over the University boys by the overwhelming score of 74-6. In 1916 the year Mississippi College won the state championship, the Red and Blue warriors were downed in a game full of spectacular plays. 36-14.

Then in 1917 Ole Miss was the victor. In 1918 no game was played. Then on Thanksgiving Day In Jackson, in 1919, Ole Miss scored a touchdown in the last two minutes of the game, winning 6-0. This is the last contest between the two rivals. last season University cancelled the game on account' of her team having been weak- game of the season, the Choctaws sprung a big surprise, defeating Tuloaa in a good game by the score of 14-C.

The Louisiana Pelicans fell before the Ciintomtes 68-flL Then In one of the prettiest games of football ever played in Jackson, the Aggies nosed out the Choctaws. 14-13. But the Choctaw were not discouraged and have taken up their winning stride again. Last Saturday, the Union Bulldogs were defeated by the score of 35-6. Oie Mis began her season by defeating the West Tennessee Normal by the score of 82-.

Then they fell before the Green Wave at New Orleans, 26 6. Since that time, however, they have not lost a game, and have won two decisive victories. They humbled Miisaps in a rather one-sided gams. 49-0. and last Saturday won over the Presbyterian lad of S.

P. 34-. These scores speak well for Ole Mies' offense. The game will be especially interesting because it will afford a comparison between the two outstanding star of the two teams: namely. Hale of M.ssissippi College, and Barbour of Ole Miss Haie is undoubtedly one of tho greatest offensive men in Southern football.

This is confirmed by hi long runs against every one of Mississippi opponents. Against Tulane he made an 85-yard run and a 25-yard run, each for a touchdown, and two 49-yard runs. Then against the strong Aggie eleven he ran 50 yards for a touchdown. Also he cculd not be stopped by Louisiana College or Union University, making long runs against these teams. Beside this, he is a consistent punter of more than 56 yards a deadly tackier, and a good passer.

Barbour, too. has made splendid runs against Ole Mis' opponents, and is widely known as a great broken field runner. With there two men in opposing backfieldo, a great game can not but be the result. This game with Ole Miss In Vicksburg is the next big day the collegians are looking forward to. and making preparation for Nov.

5 will be the time when the Choctaws are going to put their every ounce into the fight, and will do their best to avenge the 6-0 defeat by the University in 1919. Millrose A. A. of New York City will hold its annual indoor track meet ia Madison Square Garden Feb. 1, or next.

from deceiving, as was proved at Rlckwood Field Saturday when the Robinson gridders romped through to a 27 to 6 victory over About three-fourths of the squad may be seen enveloped In a white sweatshirt in the center of the picture. Its name is Goat Hale, nad it is captain and halfback of the team. Coach Robinson la seen at the extreme left In football trousers and sweater, while Tin Gillam, assistant and former local luminary, is at the far right, sporting his Panther sweater. GOAT HALE PLAYS STAR ROLE IN PANTHER LOSS Hoss Gandy And Greek Griffin Stellar Performers For Brown's Eleven. County squad, and in three games played this season the total scores are: Clay County High 91, opponents 27.

The local boys are facing a hard schedule, the main game being with the Elmore County High in Wetumpka on Thanksgiving Day. Meridian High Snows Under Cnba High Squad, 68 To 6. MERIDIAN, Miss. Oct. 29.

Special. The Meridian High School Wildcats were victorious in their invasion of Alabama Friday, beating Cuba, High on their own grounds by tne score of to 6. Meridian will be host to Cuba, High in this city on Friday Nov. 18. On next Friday, Meridian will either play Demopolis, in Demopo-lis.

or Macon. in Macon. An at-Central game in first-class physical condition, as no cripples are now on the list of players. The Walker County High School student; body is only about one-tenth as large as Centrals, but In spite of this handicap the morale of tha home team Is good and the boys are going Into the game to win, they y- Hueytown Gophers Cop Over Jones Valley Hi In Walkover. The Hueytown Gophers swamped Jones Valley High's team.

61 to 0, Friday on the latter home diamond. 'The game was one-sided ail the way, and, though the losers fought hard, they were outweighed and outclassed. They are very light, and just beginning in the game. Hueytown is developing rapidly now, after a late start. Using only straight football all the way through, the Gophets ploughed through for gains at will and piled up 35 points in the first half.

They slowed up slightly In the second half, but were still ripping loose whenever they pleased. One touchdown came as the result of a forward pass and the others were made on bucking or running. Herman Salters and Grimes, as usual, were the oustandmg stars, while L. Lacey and R. Howard did some pietty defensive work.

Porter booted over seven out of nine tries goal, six being consecutive. For the losers. Skews, at end, was the star, tackling well and being adept at receiving passes, while Bailey did well both on the offensive and defensive. Thompson and Mims also showed up nicely. Line-ups: Hueytown (6t) Grimes, left end; Q.

Howard, L. Lacey, left guard; Porter, center; R. Howard, right guard; T. Lacey, right tackle; E. Pyei, right end; Hendon Salters, quarter-hack; Smith, left halfback: McClain, right halfback; Herman Salters, fullback (captain).

Jones Valley (0) Skews, left end; Harkins, left tackle; Sheppard, left guard; Smith, center; Allgood, right guard; Hardy, right tackle; Edney. right end; Thompson, quarterback; Bailey, left halfback; Waintck, right halfback; Mims, fullback (captain). Substitutions: Hueytown Kellum for T. Lacey, Brown for E. Pyfr Hyche for Brown, R.

Dyer for McClain. Jones Valley Stevens for End ey. Williams for Warnick, Harmen for Hardy. Score: Hueytown 21 14 -7 19 61 Jones Valley 0 0 0 0 0 Touchdowns Herman Salteis 4. Smith 3, Hendon Salters.

R. Dyer. Goals from touchdown Porter, 7 out of 9. SPECIAL ForOneWeek Winchester Pump Guns Model 1897 Regular Price $52.60 with Demopolis and if this is unsuccessful a game will be piaed in Mneon. the latter city having already asked Meridian High to visit them next Friday few a game.

Meridian made ten. touchdowns, these by Capt. Gray, four: Tutt, two: Fig-ford. Neville, Stewart and Coers, one each. Champenois kicked eight goals for the Wildcats.

Wilson, end for Cuba, recovered Coers' fumble and ran 90 yards for a touchdown. Gray caught a punt and went 90 yards for a touchdown. Gray (2) and Tutt (1) made touchdowns, but offsides kept them from counting. Walker County Swamps Green Alliance Laying For Central. JASPEK Oct.

29. Special. The Walker County High School eleven defeated the heavy Alliance High school team here Friday by the onesided score of 50 to 0. After the first quarter the first team was taken out and the second and third scrub teams weie sent in, and completely outplayed and outgained the team frem Alliance. This was a practice game for hie Walker County team in preparation for their big game with Central High School at Birmingham next Saturday morning at Kickwood Fark.

There were no special features in yesterday's game -of Walkers first team. Chiistenberry. of the scrubs, weighing only 120 pounds, ran through the opposing team at wilL Walker County expects to send over a large rrowd to root for the home team next Saturday. The Walker High bas played six games this season, winning them all and making 248 polnta to their opponents 14. County is certainly in the scramble for the state championship, and under the coaching of Coach Christopher and Assistant Coach Lol-lar they expect to bring home the bacon.

They have a fast, heavy line, and some baekfield men who will make them ail sit up and take notice next Saturday morning. This week will be devoted to secret practice, the team working out twice daily. The first team will go Into the three touchdowns via that route. This is the second victory for the Clay IT COHAN BUYS A BALL fLUB. If Cohen buys a ball club We'll all Bet out and cheer And root (or George to conquer And grab the flag next year.

We hope he cops the pennant And then the series rag. There's no one else ike Georg le To wave the grand old flag. If Cohan buys a league team Youll see a sight worth while; Hell fill his team with pepper And make the rooters smile. And in the old World's Series The ump in raucous tones Will shout the Cohen battery -Kid Bums and Johnny Jones. The games will start with music And finish with a dance; And up and down the base lines Perhaps G.

M. will prance. The mascot will be Mary, Bach game a matinee. Baseball will be quite tuneful If Cohan leads the way. JOHN H.

McGOUOH. Providence, R. X. A FTBR a storpiy, buffeting cam. paign Princeton steps out against A Harvard next Saturday to prove nether or not her October decline as merely a slump or whether it a oof of inherent weakness beyond all ire.

Princeton and Harvard come togeth-at Princeton after a two-year draw, a decision one way or another, is about due. Each has scored 22 ints against the other in the last 0 seasons, but the hour seems about pe for some definite trend to take ace with somebody good enough to n. Princetons main chance depends ion the condition of Loune and Gar- ty. If these two star backs are in shape Tiger will be as formidable as ever, they are not, the Tigers attack will 1 but little stronger than the West ind drifting across the field. For a Princeton team to make hut ree first downs in two games viz.

avy and Chicago is an unheard of ing. it is proof of Navy and Chicago de-nsive power. It is also proof of Tiger aknrsa when Lourie and Garrity are the lines. In The West. On a par wnth the Harvard -Prmce-ii battle In the East, will be the Chl-go-Ohio State clash in the West, i ihio State has crushed Minnesota beaten Michigan decisively.

Ohioago has beaten and outplayed inceton. Saturday's contest at Chicago will quite a distance toward deciding conference title. nd it should be one of the greatest rtball games of a season already re-to with fire and fury. THERE ARE many football manes that, with the addition of one two men, will change complete form emight. Pittsburgh, with Tom Da-s, Anderson and Holleran is 30 points ferent from Pittsburgh without m.

Lourie and Garrity may make cost aa vast a difference to Prince 1. Certainly the Tigers without this have been only an ordinary out- EVEN IF LOURIE is in top form will have a worthy rival in O'Hearn Yale. OHearn is the better kicker a stronger runner. It remains to seen whether he is up to Lourie directing a' team. If the Yale soph ore proves te be a good field gen 1 he will be one of the greatest artcrbacks of the age.

-RENCH 'SHOULD be a different in from the French halted so abrupt-by the Navy a year ago. At their xt meeting the West Point star will protected by a stronger line, and given a chance to get, under head-y. Fall he was smothered be-e he could take a step. The Navy a a great line, but so has the Army, here the Navy excels is in the quant-of quality backs. -VITH ALDRICH and OHearn, Yale 1 face Princeton and Harvard with of the finest punters on the field, addition, each can pass and run.

ey are more versatile than any two ks upon either Princeton or Harvard chine. 30B ZUPPKE and Illinois being mmed a brace of Saturdays In suc-sion is another new thing under the i. Illinois was about due for an off-r after long span of good ones, but Zuppke around the slump will -diy continue beyond one Autumn n. R1NCETON, AFTER tho Navy and games, turned disconsolately Shakespeare to read again this line: t-ware when men speak too' well of What was heralded as the Tigers -atest year has turned upside down, before November came along. Season Open November 1st Peters Shells The Beat Made.

Special Price for Case Lot. See Us First 35 on the first play, and Miller was downed for no return. S. Gandy made four from pass formation, and a pass was knocked down. Fourth Quarter.

Miller fumbled on another split formation, and was downed for a 20-ard loss. Rogers sunk his toe into one for 60 yards to Hale, who waltzed back 20. The ball was on Mississippi's 30 yards. Hale connected for 18 around end on the initial play, and first down. Tyler made one, and Haie again got loose, this time for 15, and first down.

Keith couldn't gam, but Busby made three, and Hale eight for another first down. Haie went seven more, and Keith registered first down with a four-yard buck. I-ambright made one. and on the next p.av Hale went 10 aropnd left end for a tally. Hale kicked goal.

Score: Mississippi, 27; Birmingham, 6. Haie kicked off to the Panthers' 15-yard line, and Griffin returned 16. Rogers ploughed for but Griffin got only one, and a pass was incomplete, so Rogers punted 60 yards to Hale, with no return. Hale lost six, and then kicked 40 to Griffin, whd returned 15. Bali down on Birminghams 40-yard line.

Four consecutive passes missed fire, and the ball went over. Hamilton twisted off tackle for seven, and Keith made three over guard as the whistle ended the contest. Despite the gloom-palled atmosphere and the dusky tint both of the sky and the game, the Birmingham-Southern rooters kept up a continuous uproar and their cheering was a feature. Also, they showed plenty of sportsmanship in handing out cheers for the injured Choctaws. Quite few Mississippi followers were in the stands and made themselves felt occasionally when Goat galloped gleefully goalward.

Summary and line-up follows: Birmingham-Southern: Left end, Ellis; left tackle. Yielding: left guard, Hodges; center. G. R. Stuart; right guard.

Hall; right tackle, Green; right end. Baker; quarterback. Miller; left halfback. Griffin; right halfback, Rogers; fullback. Gandy- (captain).

Mississippi: Left end. Simmons; left tackle, Hudson; left', guard, Everett; center, Sheffield; right guard, Fortin-berry; right tackle, tV. G. Stuart: right end, Austin; quarterback, Lamhright; left halfback. Hale (captain); right halfback, TTler; fullback, Keith.

Substitutions Birmingham-Southern. Richardson for Ellis, Eliis for Richardson, Scott for Hall, J. Gandy for Ellis. Cox for Yielding for G. R.

Stuart. M. Green for H. Gandy for Cox for Hughes. Mississippi.

Busby for Tyler, Pyon for Hale, Hale for Lyon, Tyler for Busby, J. F. Stuart for Hudson, Galloway for Fortir.berry, Dickinson for Sheifieid, Windsor for Austin, Hamilton for Lambright. Scoring: Touchdowns. Hale 4, Griffin.

Goals after touchdown. Hale 3. Failed to kick goal, Hale (captain), Green. Officials: Referee. Myers (Washington): umpire, Phillip (Georgia Tech); head Byrd (Virginia).

Score by quarters: Birmingham-Southern 0 0 6 0 6 Mississippi 14 6 0 7 27 SEE OUR SHOW WINDOWS BY PETTERSEN MARZONI UP out of the canebrakes of Mississippi came Goat Hale Saturday afternoon to Invade the marshes out at Rlckwood. and back to Mississippi he went Saturday night licking his chops, reminiscent of the smear of Panthers he had enjoyed. Goat Hale is the greatest football team Rlckwood has ever He scored 27 points against Birmingham-Southern and held the Panthers scoreless. It is true the final result was 27 to 6, with Mississippi College in the ascendancy, but those 6 points were garnered by the Methodists when Goat was dragged out of tho mud for an etght-minute breathing spell in the third quarter, leaving the game flat on its back. Goat returned to the game in the last quarter and the Choctaws were themselves again.

Some 500 fans braved the weather Saturday afternoon to see the Birmingham Southern-Mississippi College turmoil, and they will never regret it. The regret should belong to those who missed an opportunity to see the great est football player the writer has ever glimpsed in some 19 years of the game. Of course, there are a few he has missed, but Imagination halts at trying to picture a better all-round man than the marvet that for years has kept Mississfppi College on tlje map in Southern football. Aside from the wonderful work of Hale, it was a good game, well worth braving the vile weather. At no time was there a slackening of interest, and when Goat Hale retired in the third quarter the Panthers scored once and threatened twice.

Hoss Gandy and Greek Griffin were responsible for the score. Hoss sending a perfect pass to Greek, who broke down Lyons encircling arms and raced 20 yards to the goal line. Gandy and Griffin were the stars of Charlie Browns outfit, the former throwing the immortal Goat for a 15-yard loss on one occasion. There is no question of Goat Hales greatness. He made the four touchdowns for the Choctaws, one on a 65-yard run and another on a dash of more than 70 yards.

He gained at least 85 per cent of the ground for Mississippi College, and there was never any guesswork about when he was going to have the ball. The signal for one play was "81, 49, 32 Hale, and Hale took the ball, because he was the only man behind the line. In spite of the wide open invitation to come In and get him. Birmingham-Southern only stopped him twice. But Coach Robinson, of Colgate, who has nursed along those canebrake Choctaws, deserves a world of credit.

Pup Phillips. all-Southern star and umpire Saturday afternoon, said he had built his team around Goat, but he has done his work perfectly. Wonderful interference and Instant obedience to the directions of Hale, who is a captain who captains. let there be no question of 1 2018 Second Avenue Mein 7168 The Shortest Gut To Economy Is For Men to Buy These Finest, Hand-T ailored, All-W ool Suits HART SCH AFFNER MARX Prep Grid Games is quite at home. On the offense the Panthers are great in an aerial way A little mixing up with line plays and Howard will have its work cut out from It in three weeks.

Rogers punts well and his men are down on the ball in good shape, but their tackling Is not beyond reproach. About four feet lower down and most of them would be deadly in their tackling. In spite of the weltering condition of the field Saturday afternoon there was remarkably little fumbling and the following detail will show how much of interest there was in the game. First Quarter. Hale kicked ofr to the 18-yard line and Griffin returned 6.

Two plunges gained a couple of yards, and Rogers punted 30 yards to Haie, who returned 22. Keith couldn't gain, and Hale fumbled. but recovered for no gain. When a pass was incomplete. Hale punted over the goal.

Miller ploughed for four, and Gandy followed suit. Rogers made only one, however, and played It safe by punting 40 yards to Hale, with no return. Hale couldn't gain and Busby made but one, so Hale kicked 40 to Griffin, who was downed in his tracks. The ball was on the Panthers 35-yard line. Birmingham-Southern offsides, five yards loss.

Griffin got, one. Rogers punted 40 to Hale, who ra cej 60 yards through the entire opposition for a touchdown. Haie kicked goal. Score; Mississippi College 7, Birmingham-Southern 0. Hale kicked off to the five yard line and Griffin returned 18.

Miller made one, and Rogers fumbled on a punt formation. Mississippi recovering on Birmingham's 16 yards. Hale whizzed -off tackle for 9, and Keith made it first down with five more. Tyler lost two. and then went over tackle six yards for a touchdown.

Hale kicked goal. Score. Mississippi College 14. Birmingham-Southern 0. Gandy elected to kick and booted to the 25-yard line where Hale received and regained five.

Tyler went eight around end, and Keith plunged three for first down. Hale went 15 off left end for another first down. Keith made seven through the 'ne. Lambright went one over center as the quarter ended. Second Quarter.

Hale whirled around end fbr eight and first down. Tyler couldn't gain, hut the Choctaws were penalized 15 for holding on this play. A pass was incomplete, and five yards more were dropped when the Invaders were offside. Hale punted 60 over the goal. Panthers' ball on their own 20 yards.

A pass from punt formation netted seven. Miller to Yielding. Miller made one. and Gandy plunged two for first down. Rogers made two and Gaddy added three, but Birmingham was holding and were minus 15 yards.

Rogers punted 65 yards and Hale recovered with no gain. The bail rolled past Hale on a bad bounce and he was downed on his own 30 yard line. On the first play Hale drifted off end for the length of the field or 70 yards and touchdown, but tho Goat missed goal. Score, Mississippi College 20, Birmingham-Southern 0. Gandy kicked off to the 35-yard line and Tyler returned 10.

Tyler made but Keith couldnt gain. On the next play Keith fumbled but recovered for no gain. Hale made It first down with five Busby went four and again fo two. and when Hale tore off six, another first down resulted. Keith made two.

and bo did Hale. On the last play of the half, Busby threw a pass to Hale for a three-yard gain. Score, end of first half, Mississippi College 20, Birmingham-Southern 0. Third Quarter. Gandy kicked off to the five-yard Une, and Hale returned 12.

Busby made four yards in two tries, and Haie added three. Hale punted 20 yards out of bounds. The ball was on the Panthers' 42-yard line. Busby intercepted a pass and returned It 6 yards from his 45-yard line. Busby made two and Keith made two.

When a pass was Incomplete, Hale fell back to punt, but Coop Green broke through, blocked it and Jack Stuart recovered for Birmingham. The ball was on Mississippis 48-yard line. A pass, Rogers to Miller, made 10 yards, and first down. Four consecutive passes were Incomplete, but on the last one Mississippi was offside, being penalised five yards, and the Panthers given first down. Lambert intercepted a pass on his own 25-yard line and returned to the 40-yad line.

Busby made four, Keith three, and Hale four for first down. Busby made two but Hale couldn't gain and was penalised 15 yards for holding. Hale punted 35-yards out of bounds. Ball on Birmingham-Southern' 45-yard line. On the first play Gandy lined out a pass to Griffin for 20 yards and the little half raced 35 more by neat broken-field work, for a tally.

Green missed goal. Gandy kicked off to the 10-yard line, and Lambert uncorked a nice 25-yard return. Busby made one and Keith five but couldn't gain on the next play. Griffin Intercepted a pass on hts 45-yard line and returned to the 50 yard line. A pass was Incomplete, but Mississippi was offsides, five yards kiss, and a Panther first down resulted.

Another pass was incomplete, but a third try made 20 yards and first down. Roger to Gandy. Miller couldn't gain, however. and when a pass was tried. Lam-bright Intercepted, and was downed for no gain on his It yards.

Keith panted OR FASHION PARK SUITS for VE WERE BRISKLY Informed a years ago that the forward pass i a joke as a scoring play against standard defense. Can it be that re Is no sound standard defense left football? Or has the pass some few rits after all? FTER TACKLING Pittsburgh, haa no one to meet next Saturday Lafayette, the team that beat Pitt 0. Facing Pitt and Lafayette on cessive Saturdays is rather overdo-the building up process of strong ipetition. omells 110-0 victory over Western erve recalls the Ithica 1898 team's ory over Rochester by 128-0. Grove HUl Pulls Big Upset In Swamping Monroe County.

GROVE HILL, Oct. 29. Special. Grove Hill surprised the dopesters Friday afterndon here when they swamped the fast Monroe County team from Monroeville by the score of 34 to 0. The game was fiercely battled throughout, these teanjs being traditional rivals of long standing.

Capt Kinney, of the losers, was never able to get away for one of his spectacular runs, but he played a fine allround game at that. Barnes and Grant Gillis did nice work all the way through for Andy Jaffe's bunch, while Coats, the big tackle, and Lucian Gillis, center, starred on the line. Cullman Connty Noses Out 2-To-O Win Over Huntsville. CULLMAN. Oct.

29. Special. Cullman County High defeated Wills High at Huntsville today, 2 to 0. Cullman made their only points on a punt by Young, who crossed the goal and was downed behind the Une for a safety by Baird. Long, Baird and Waller were the stars for Cullman.

WlUs Hifth was unable to gain over the strong Cullman line. The entire game was played in a rain. AliceviHe Wins Victory Over Creels Bibb County Combine. ALICEV1LLE, Oct. 29.

Special Alicevtile romped over the strong Bibb County team of CentrevlUe here Friday by the score of 13 to 0. Allce-vllle was on the aggressive most of the route. Choctaw Creel, former Auburn star, is coaching the Bibb bunch. Clay Connty Beats Boanoke High Team By 34 To 13 Score. ASHLAND.

Oct. 29. Special The Clay County High School football squad eaaily defeated the Roanoke High School on the latter's gridiron Friday by the score of 34 to 13. The Clay County High boys fought hard and Showed plenty of pep. Glass was the individual star of the game, scoring three touchdowns.

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Not that the Mississippi College aggregation is a minus quantity without Hale. Without him the little Baptist School would still have a fine football team in its class, with him it has a team that would threaten any major Southern team, and a good deal more national geography might be taken in without straining a near expert's reputation. There is talk of Klllinger, of Lourie, of Barron, of O'Heam, of other great backs the writer has not seen in action, so he is not qualified too strongly for the following statement. But going back over the years, if there was ever any such thing as All-American material. It is Goat Hale from his flying feet to the ramming head forcing its way through the line.

There was mud enough at Rlckwood Saturday to make an alligator feel at home, yet Hale was a flash with the ball. Many expressed the desire to see him in action on a dry day, but that wouldn't be possible. With a dry field he would move too fast for the human eye to register. Yet with all his speed he never forgets that Interference is made to help and he used it so long as It was valuable. Whenever he cut from behind the men protecting him, it meant there was a hole.

Being a hole, be went through it until the secondary defense pulled him down. On his 70-yard run down the Field he never stopped giving directions to the men who were acting as his interference, telling them how to ward and fend. When the Panthers' last defender stood between him and the goal line. Goat shoved his Interference Into the possible tackier and galloped on over the line. Chief among the aids wera Simmons at left' end and Everett at left guard.

Everett Is worth alx average guards for the pep he puts Into every play. He would come up out of a mud wallow with a smile shining through the grime and a yelp of -exultation to his teammates. In talking about the game Goat Hale is bound to overshadow it. but he mustn't lose sight of the fact that Charlie Brown Is developing a football machine out at the heights of Sunshine Slopes. There is no comparison between the Birmingham-Southern team that played Marion two weeks ago and the one that stood firm against everything but Goat Hale Saturday afternoon.

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