The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-23
CRESCENT CITY EASY
FOR LOCAL YIN, {, A,
Visitors Defeated BY Score of
SO to 10
GAME FULL OF INTEREST
New Orleans Squad Was PIucky, But
Seemed Unable to Find the Basket.
The Y. M. c. A. Is Proud
of Its Laurels.

The Young Mems Christian association
did 1t gracefully like taking plum from
a child, but she surely dropped a bril-
liant victory into the basket at the
throne Of her beautiful sponsors.
The Southern Athletic club of New Or
leans was slgnally defeated at basketball
last night with final score of 10 to SO,
thus giving the local team q second VIC
tory and placing it among the first ag-
gregations in the south.
The Young Mems Christian association
has played its last contest In foreign
fields for this season. Not once has she
been defeated. New Orleans bit the dust
twice, Columbus, Miss, mired up in the
mud on two occasions. Vanderbilt went
home with sore heart, leaving the Bir-
mingham ASSOCIATION boys the cocks of
the walk.
Near the first of the season the Biz
mingham Athletic club was defeated by
the association, but since that time she
has strengthened materially, and has
J. also triumphed over all corners, Auburn,
New York and others.
Nothing better could be offered by the
two local Institutions to a sport loving
public than contest between these two
rivals for the honors of the season. Two
games will be played, on the 18th and %
days of March. Upon the result of these
meetings will depend the championship
of the city and probably of the state, al
though Mobile and one or two other ag-
gregations might challenge the title. At
any rate the two institutions have put
up some wonderful ball this past win
ter.
Full of Interest.
| Notwithstanding the one-sidedness of
| the score, the game last night was full
of interest and hard fought from start
to finish. The bunch of local stars played
! together as one man, according to their
usual plan, and threw goals under almost
| impossible circumstances. The forwards
| were never In the same place and always
! in the right place. The guards, those
hard working boys who receive the brunt
of the battle when it Is going against the
| team, were impregnable bulwarks. Their
! work received more favorable comment
than usual Myers at center starred.
The New Orleans squad was a bunch of
! lknotty fellows, who could fight like lions
but seemed unable to find the basket
| Their forwards would have made excel
! lent guards, but could not throw goals
with any ability. This feature placed the
team on the defence throughout, and al
! though it made the contest scrappy, set
! tied their fate after the first half
The ball went up In the center. A
scramble sent 1t toward New Orleans,
but it finally fell into Henry Chat
hands aud was safe for the first
On the next effort New Orleans
and Price made the goal from the
/ linz fnII
of listless scrambling In which the au-
dience was all on nerve to decide the win
ming team. quick pass from center
to goal sent up a great yell of confidence
and Birmingham was chosen for the
winner
In this half New Orleans, however, put
| up some fine work. Carey, a man who
appeared the most gawky of the bunch,
| starred several times, and gained two
| pretty goals. PurVas made one, and a
foul throw left them at the end of the
first half points to Birmlngham's H.
| After moments pause In the second
half, the locals went in like wirlwlnd
and swept everything before them. My
ers threw the first, Chairsel the second
and third, and so on until twenty-five
points had been heaped up.
Sensational Field Goals.
Chairsell and Price made two sensa-
tional field goals, and Myers gained
one while his guard was fouling on him
! Nearly all the scores were taken under
and close around the basket, as short
| passes Were the order of the day, One
feature was when Price snatched the ball
| from the very mouth of the opponents
basket, with dribble and a pass to My
ers gained two points. Bullock, one of
| the guards, made wonderful throw for
his only score in the game. The others
were too numerous to indicate but won
rapturous applause from the crowd.
The totals show for the Young Men
| Christian association. Chairsel goals.
| Price ?, Myers s. and Bullock l. Out of
eight trials Price threw five field goals.
For New Orleans Carey threw goals
and fouls, Sam Boolxish foul goal. and
Purvas ! field goal. NJ. Bookish, who sub
stitued in the second half, gained Moth
ing. Out of thirteen trials only four
fouls We're thrown.
The Lineup.
| Y. NJ. G. A. Position. New Orleans
Chairsell. ...... Forward ........G George
Price............ Forward ............. Carey
Myers............ Center .........S. Booksh
Sherrod......... Guard ............. Purvas
Bullock........... Guard .......M. Booksh
The following young ladies from the
Young Womens Christian association
asted as sponsors:
New Orleans-Miss Dubberly sponsor
maids, Miss Wynne, Miss Snyder. Miss
Stuart, Miss Simpson, Miss Renfroe, Miss
| Baird Miss Wells.
Y. NJ C. A,-Mlss Quarrels sponsor;
maids, Miss Johnson. Miss Lewis, Miss
McClain, Miss House. Miss Castleman
| Miss Willis. Miss Ell&ins.
Miss Jessie Arnold the matron of the
| Young Womans Christian association
hotel. was the chaperon.
Between halves Pratt City was defeated
| by the Steele Smith team of the Conn
! mercial league. The score was 10 to 13
| LeGrande starred for Steele-Smith and
| Miles for Pratt City. The halves were
short but interesting.