The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
SPLENDID RECORD
 IF WABASH TEAM Lost But One Game In Three
 Years COMING TO BIRMINGHAM Little Giants" Play the Athletic Club Basketball Team "Wednesday Night College Has Fine Football
 and Baseball Record.
COMING TO BIRMINGHAM

The Wabash college basketball team, which will play the Birmingham Ath- letic team Wednesday, has made one of the most remarkable records any ath- letic team ever made. During the pasc four years it's team has played a large number of games with colleges, uni versailles, athletic clubs and Y. NJ. c. 4. teams always seeking to schedule the hardest games possible. During this time the team has lost but one game to any team outside of wfordsville. The game lost was won by Purdue university by one point three years ago. During the four years Wabasa has played such teams as Rose Poly technic. Indiana university, Purdue university Minnesota Columbus Inl Yale In the game played with Yale the Yale team was unable to score d single point in the first half During this time the team has scored more than 2000 points and has had about 1000 points scored against it. On Fir day, February 2S, the team started oi one of the hardest trips ever made by COlltSc lGdInt pldNlHS SOIIlt Ol lll6 strongest ones in the south.
 Although the members of this team are not very small, they are known as the Little Giants" a name given to all athletic teams representing Wa ba ssh college because of the remark able record that they have made dur ing the past few years. Never until the present year has the school had an attendance of as many as 300, and yet during the past few years her various athletic teams have won more state championships than any other school in the state. The name Lit tie Giants" was given her athletic teams when the football team began to make such a remarkable record. The football team has been able to defeat Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame and the smaller schools of the state, besides holding the big universities of tn he west to very low scores. Last fall 1t required Michigan university 94 min utes to score on the Little Giants al though the Michigan team was nearly 30 pounds heavier to the man.
 Last year all dual, triangular and state track meets were won by Wa bash.
 The basketball team is composed of some of the best all round athletes in the school.
 Captain Wicks is the only regular man on the team who is not connected with other forms of athletics. He :" playing his fourth year on the basket ball team and each year is given place by the sporting critics on the All-Indiana team.
 Sprow is playing his fourth year on the basketball team and has also played four years at center on the foot tan team. Although he weighs only 170 pounds, he has never been out played at either position. He has also won his athletic letter in baseball and is the All-Indiana center in basketball. and football.
 Diddle, who is also playing his last year, is captain of the baseball team and has made the All-Indiana team.
 Freeman, who is playing his thiid year. Is a member of the All-Indiara team also. He is also one of the strong men on the baseball team.
 Stump who Is playing his first year. is regarded as one of the best men in the state, although he is new man in college.
 Last year he was captain of tie Charlottesville High school basketball team which was conceded to be the fastest team in the state outside Of Wabash.
 Gipe. who alternates with Stump. Is one of the All-Indaina football men. He was captain of the Little Giants fast year and was considered one of the best players in the west. He IS playing his second year on the basket ball team.
 Walter is also a baseball player.
 Yount, who is a freshman, has never taken part in other forms of athletics.