The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
Y, M. C, A. Files Formal Con-
test Claiming One Player
Was a Ringer"
EVENLY MATCHED TEAMS
CONTEST EVERY POINT
Chairsel Is the Star, Making Highest
Number OF Points-BroWn and
Miles Makes Statements
About Contest.

The two giants of Birmingham wrested
nightly in the second round last night
and after many Il sensational feature,
fell e,sn. The Athletic club Won with
n score of g 10 "a
The Iaurels were not finally awarded
on the noof. however, as Prof. a. w
Brown, physical director of the Young
Mems Christian association, protested the
game ON grounds which he claims will
disqualify tie whole team of the Ath-
lete club.
This matter will 4e settled later by the
osfieial committee II the southern division
IF tie Amateur Atheti: union. Now to
tbe contest.
Vita IA gallery filled to Overlooking with
yelling aul enthusiastic rooters, with the
lower ncor crowded to the lines with
eager faces, ono II the most vigorously
contested and sensational games Of the
season was played.
Rocters Never 81 Girenuous.
Tne rosters were never So strenuous at
any o4lcr contest ever played in the city.
Upon il hung the championship of Biz
ningham fer the honors in "A sport that
has held the attention Of the city during
the whole Of the past winter. When the
last goal had been thrown the two giants
Withdrew from the field with equal stand
jns. Each has defeated the other on
its own gymnasium tloor. The score one
week ago was Il to II. The two teams
are almost equally balanced in strength.
HAM to band, now a pull, now a shove
a head battered against the wall. a limb
wrenched terribly, fighting like gladiators,
tn boys played an extremely rough
: ttliH " le hnfl gi1 dos
neve, wanted a plum so much. Fouls
were numerous, and rough and tumble
was The order of the day. Seventeen were
called ON the Young Mems Christian
association. while seventeen also stood
against the Athletic club.
The score was the most worrying fea-
ture. AT one time the Athletic club
fans would be jumping to the ceiling
with glee, and the next momcnt the as
sociation fellows went into Mysteries.
Five times was the score tied. five times
it popped up a few points in favcr Of
one, and then dropped back and bobbed
up for the other. The toys could see
the points as they were marked. and
almost every time made sensational raj
lies. Toward the last the club had n
lucky streak and the association built
zap for two points but could go no fur
Their
When Referee Dedman threw the ball
up Tor the start. every muscle was on
the jump. The boys carried the sphere
up and down the field for tvs minutes
but we're unable t. throw. Finally the
ssoeiation fouled and Morris threw the
goal from the foul line.
On the next trial Price threw a beauti-
fu' field goal, but Immediately Norris
placed another in the basket on n foul
,..s..
Johnson, one of the clubs guards, rushed
forward and threw a field. Then, with
wonderful pass work Mckinney caught
the ball right from the throw and made a
ringer.
One of the sensations of the first half
was when Chairsell of the association
went under the enemys goal. got the bail
out of the squabble himself carried il
forward the whole length of the field and
made a clean shot Morris. who was
fine from the foul line, came in with an
other for the club.
At this point two difficulties ended i'm n
couple Of double fouls hut out Of four
efforts. none was successful. Then the
bah went up from center. and Chairsell.
standing under his basket received it
from Price. and dropped it in gently.
Quickly afterwari Chairsell threw the
sensational goal Of the game for the as
ISOLATION He was standing almost in the
center. and the ball dropped in without
touching the rim.
After this series of successes the asso-
citation was far In the lead, but then
came the clubs rally. Spencer. the center
made two beautiful goals The first was
in squabble under the basket. while IN
the second, he threw the ball from CEN
ster, and rushed forward jumped up on
The wall. and pushed it in. This ended the
FIRST half with the score Is to T. IN favor
of the association.
Tied Early In Second.
At the very start of the second Chair
sell and Mckinney scored for their Re-