The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-21
FASTEST TEAM IN
 DIXIE |S COMING
After Winning Sixteen Straight
 to Tackle B. A. 0.
GAME TOMORROW NIGHT
Columbus, Ga, Seems to Have Great Chance for Championship-AIso Lightest and Youngest Bunch
 in the Business
FIRST AND TWENTIETH, BIRN

he Columbus. Ga. basketball team, after a most successful year in the his tory of basketball in the south. comes to Birmingham to play the Athletic club to- morrow night. This is the most famous team in Dixie. and is now doped out to have the best chances for southern cham pionship.
 It is the most popular team that ever visits Birmingham, and the club manag ge- ment is already figuring on the sale of standing room. It will be one of the greatest games of the season.
 Tie Athletic club has been winning lately, and will play it's hardest game against Columbus President Sturgeon has promised them banquet if they win. and with this additional ndueement, the boys will work their heads off.
 Much depends upon this game. If the club should win, it would upset all the predictions and the line-ups and caleu- lations of the fans, and it would taKe Philadelphia lawyer to figure out the stading. The club. by this one victory would jump into championship class and might get into the great championship series to be played on the local Y NJ. c. A. gymnasium March Il and 12 between i Columbus, Mobile and Vanderbilt | Victory for Columbus will give that | team the record for the best road trip ever made by a southern team. as they are just finishing a trip in which they have travelled thousands of miles and played seven games and will leave but one step between them and southern championship
 The city of Columbus is wild over bask- etball in general and these boys in par ticular. When they get home Wednesday they will be met by brass band and the whole city. will be royalty entertained. given public reception. public speaking and the like.
 They won from Auburn Saturday night and will reach Birmingham this morn ing, will practice today on the club floor. and play tomorrow night. Here are some facts and the record of the team.
 Record of the Team
 Columbus 72. Amercus, Ga, Y. M c. A. ?.
 Columbus 46. Birmingham '. M C. A. r.
 Columbus 30. Montgomery Y. M c. A 15.
 Columbus 5s Central of Kentucky Uni versity 26.
 Columbus 62. Charlotte, N. C.. Y. NJ. l C. A. II.
 Columbus S4. Vanderbilt University. 29
 Columbus 53, Birmingham Athletic club 15
 Columbus A, Auburn S.
 Columbus 54. Atlanta Athletic club 13. l Columbus AS, Mercer 1S | Columbus 47, Atlanta Athletic club 2S.
 Columbus S9, Spartanburg Y. M. c. A. Il.
 |, Columbus 46 Charlotte Y. NJ c. A. 20
 Columbus 54, Wake Forrest 15. | Columbus 34, Trinity College 15 | Columbus 51, Charlotte r. NJ C. A. 22 | The smallest score made was on Van derbilt, when they scored 34 to Vandy's 20. Largest score was against Spartan- burg on a foreign court score S9 to H. Have won 16 straight games, not having met with defeat this season. Team is composed of youngsters, the>oldest being | 23 years old, and averaging in weight about 1S5 pounds. Probably the most re- markable team in the south, if not in the United States. Teddy, captain, has made the all southern team for the past four years and Is probably the best forward in the south. Lons, a new man, on the team this year is almost as good as Ped- dy. Massey, the oldest player on the team, being 23 years, center. is one of the fastest in the country and Dozier and Pease. the latter midget, play the game at guard as it should be played They have always been contenders for the southern championship, but until this year have not been able to play very well off their own court. This year they used the armory at Columbus for practice it being a much bigger court than their own. so they are equally at home on q large court as well as small one.