The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-16
BASKETBALL SEASON
At B. A. c. FORMALLY
OPENS ON THURSDAY
Local Athletes Meet Missouri
Osteopaths in First Game.
Considerable Interest
Evidenced

Basketball is coming into its own as
coupled with the announcement of the
organization of leagues throughout
the city comes the added information
that the season of the Birmingham
Athletic club opens Thursday night.
Manager William Milliken announced
the American School of Osteopathy of
Kirkville, Mo-. as the initial opponents
of the accomplished pupils of Dr.
Glow
According to advance notices the
Missouri boys will present a formidable
combination and a clean, fast game
is expected The lineup of the team
from the state that is also responsible
for Champ Clark. follows; r. II. Peter
son. manager and center; n. w. Eng
lish. guard; Fred Olds, captain and
forward; A. p. Johnson, forward and
G. K. Urston. guard None of these
fast players are under six feet.
AS for the 3. a. c., they open the
season with three veterans in harness
and four excellent substitutes from
which to pick out two regulars. All
of the basketball material of the Ath-
letic club will be given thorough
trial in the game with the "Osteopaths'
as Director Glow desires to get a line
on the team that he will send after
the southern amateur basketball cham
pionship.
Tommie MCGOWAN, the lightning for
ward of the past two seasons, will
again play right forward, and is also
slated for the captaincy. Little need
be said about MCGOWAN, as his play
ing has been the feature of the b. 4.
c. teams of the past two or three
years. He is rated as one of the best
amateur forwards playing basketball
in the south
Briscoe Seals and Guy Whorton, the
standbys as guards in past seasons,
are again on the job, though there is
some doubt as to Whartons ability to
get in condition and beat out the
youthful aspirants for his position
However. Wharton promises to be
there" Thursday night with the old
speed and effective blocking.
Out of four substitutes of last years
team the position of center and left
forward must be filled 1t is under
stood that Luther Strange, a fast man
has "cinched" his place at center ir
she preliminary practice games ant
unless he shows badly in the frs
games will be played regular through.
out the season
At left forward a young sub nameC
Brazelton will be given an opportunit,
to prove TO the fans and fannettes hi.
worth tomorrow night, and Bob Bar
ker and Creswell Black, substitute
guards of last seasons aggregation
will be held in reserve, although Their,
is every possibility that they will b,
given a chance in part of the game.
the team will elect a captain for tn,
season, and it is conceded that Tom
mic MCGOWAN will be the unanimous
selection of his teammates.
AS with the usual procedure of pas
seasons the games at the Athletic clul
this year will begin at $3.50 o'clock, an,
will be followed by dance. Thes
dances have been the feature of tn
midwinter activities of the Birmingham
Athletic club.
Friday night, it was announced, tn
B. A. c. viii stage their first Stag,
and the promise is held out that /
will be a hummer and quite up /,
the standard of past performances.