The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-25
MOBILE PLAYS TIE
 Y. M, [. h TOMORROW
Up to Association to Put a crimp In Pennant Which Mobile Claims on Nashville's Forfeited
 Game.
By BURR BLACKBURN.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.

The giant pennant chalmers got their first licking last night.
 True, they were rather overgrown boys to have been spoiled so long, but papa made up for his negligence with a sound spanking. and promised them another Fri day night
 Birmingham took quite lot of the starch out of the pennant last night, and if the association defeats Mobile tomor- row. she will have to go home claiming the southern league championship on forfeited game, and that would be a poor substitute for Mellins food.
 On account of the fact that Nashvile's Athletic club burned up last week, Nash vile had to forfeit the game to be played with Mobile in Nashville tonight, but Manager Gosnel1 stated over the phone that he would play Mobile here Saturday night. Mobile refuses to do this. and banks on her being able to cinch the right to championship by defeating the local association. That is what the associa- ton team, and the people of Birming- ham are determined shall not be. There
 
 will make things hum for Birmingham.
 On top of this Mobile started into the game last night with an unregistered man. Haas one of the forwards, has never been registered with any athletic organization, although he has been play ing in every game which Mobile has won this year. Under the rules, this would throw out every game, but the Athletic f1 wishing muddy the water any more than 1t is. However, Harry Miles refused to allow Haas to play in the game last night.
 The contest was one of those snappy fight to the last kind of battles, which sent the audience into those rhapsodies that they talk about. The Birmingham team won on straight ball, and in many features of the game simply outclassed the visitors. It was the bulky, wrestling, football tactics of Mobile that gave her the small peep in which she drew.
 The contest last night showed that the local boys are real championship tim Der. With anything like a decent sized court in Mobile; had they not been shut up in a little pen for football game at Mobile, they would have no doubt shown their superiority there They have won five games, which is as many as Mobile has won.
 
 giant Martin and got nine points to Mar tins six. Ware is the best center that has been seen in Birmingham this year. Streit started that victory with the first basket and held Maiden, that most enor- nous piece of humanity, down to one goal Woodruff was the steady fellow who always comes off with the big share of goals and furnishes a great part of the team work. Captain Truman Thom- as proved a veritable shot destroyer. He broke up scores of plays, was everywhere all the time. and though he made no goals, played one of the best games of his life. Hilty was there, too, getting the ball out with perfect regularity, and made his usual goal.
 Mobile played a hard consistent game missed a number of hard-luck shots while Martin at center, was the indi- vidual star.
 The first half ended Mobile 14 Birming- ham 15, but the club started in the sec ond half and made ten points while Mo- bile scored two Ware and Woodruff both startled the galleries with center of the field sensations. Here is the detail score:
 Field Foul