The age-herald., 1901-03-30
HOWARD COLLEGE
 AGAIN DEFEATED
Interesting Basketball Contest
 at Athletic Club
MORE TROUBLE IS BREWING
Nashville and Chattanooga Play Men Who Have Been Ruled Out of ln- terstate Serles-CoIIeeiate
 League to Be Formed.

The Birmingham Athletic Club basket ball team won it's third game of the sea- son from the Howard College team at the Athletic Club building last night. The Howard players showed considerable im- provement since their last game with the Athletic Club team, but they are not yet in condition to defeat the aggregation that has won the championship of the Inter- state League for the present season. The Birmingham boys have put up decidedly the best ball this season ever played in the South and it would take something better than has gone against them this year to win victory from them.
 The game last night was spirited and at the beginning looked like it would be exceptionally close, but the local team was too much for the colegians. The lineup of the team was as follows: Birmingham. Position. II. College. Ferguson ...... r. forward. ....... Laird Dean .......... l. forward. F. Jones Huey ............. center. ..... Harrington Warren ........ r. guard. ........E. Jones Mccall .......... l. guard. ......... Mullin
 More Trouble Brewing.
 The Chattanooga team is booked to play here next Friday night, but it is prob- able there will be some trouble before the game Is pulled off It will be recalled that the Interstate League series was declared off two or three weeks ago on account of the determination of Chatta- nooga to play professional base ball player on its team. The Chattanoogans finally yielded this point however, and agreed to play out the season according to the schedule. Birmingham went to Chattanooga on Friday night of last week and won a game from the team repre- senting the Athletic Club of that city.
 Chattanooga and Nashville played in Nashville last night, and in the lineup of the two teams 1t is noticed that the name of Strang Nicklin the professional athlete, took part In 1t. This was in di- rect opposition to the agreement entered into between the clubs of Birmingham, Nashville and Chattanooga It will also be noticed that Nashville played Wood ward, the professional athlete, who was ruled out of the game when Nashville came to this city earlier in the season.
 The result of the game in Nashville last night was a victory for Chattanooga by a score of i9 to g.
 Captain Ferguson of the Birmingham team will notify the Chattanooga club to- day that Nicklin cannot play in the game here next Friday night, and if the Ten nesseeans insist on his playing the game will be declared of.
 The lineup of the Chattanooga Nash vile game last night was as follows:
 Nashville-Sawrie. right forward; Sim mons. left forward; Woodward, center; Eubank, right guard; Meadors left guard.
 Chattanooga-oehmig right forward; Martin, left forward; Nickin, center; Heron. right guard; Morrison left guard.
 College Teams.
 Howard College and Auburn will play a game of basket ball at the Athletic Club in this city on Friday night April 12. The team representing Auburn is said to be very strong one, and the game will doubtless be close and interesting. The Howard boys have been practicing hard for several days and will continue to do so until the date for the game. The players are all strong, athletic fellows, and will no doubt put up a stiff game against the team from Auburn.
 The Howard team has undertaken to form league for next season to be com posed of teams from Howard, Auburn, Tuscaloosa and Greensboro, to be known as the Collegiate League.
 They have invited representatives from Tuscaloosa and Greensboro to be present at the game between Howard and Auburn on April 12, and it is probable that steps will be taken at that time to organize the leaEue.