The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-27
University Team Confident of Securing Victory Over
 B. A. c. Wednesday
BEN ANDERSON IS
 SELECTED CAPTAIN
Team Without a Coach-Numerous Games Are Booked-Few Boys on Team Top 21 Years of Age.
 To Play Y. M. C. A. Later

University January 26.-( Especial )--Tha basketball team of the University of Ala bama will make its first invasion of Bir- mingham on Wednesday, when a strong team of the Birmingham Athletic cluh will be met. There will be a game with the Central Young Mems Christian as sociation at some later date. These will probably be the only appearances of tn, Crimson team in Birmingham this year. The schedule has not been finally com pleted, and other games may be secured
 Practice has been somewhat interrupted by the midyear exams, but began this week with more men out ana more pep aroused than ever before Ben Anderson, a Birmingham boy, and forward of last years team, has been elected as cap tain to succeed Yancey Goodall, who has left school. Anderson is sure, reliable man, and will make good captain.
 There are four veterans of last year back, leaving only one position, guard, to be filled sby a new man, providing, of course, all the old men make their places again. Every one of them have strong competition. Ben Anderson and Bill Moore will be at the forward posi- tions. Each has clinched his position At center three candidates are out Rooster Mccullough of last years team, Christivitch of Springhill, and Fowler Dugger, from a Tennessee prep school. Each of the trio is tall fast, and accurate, but the place will probably fall to Mccullough because of his expei- ence.
 Aornn iC ftat- nfa fl,,& will be back in his old place at guard this year. Agee is fast, following his man all the time. and in, addition is a good shot when necessary. The other guard position is the most uncertain on the team. Bob Hamricz has been used in most of the practice scrimmages with the scrubs, and has made a splen- did showing. Bob Is very fast on his feet, has world of endurance and is good shot. If he makes the place the entire team will be composed of Bir- mingham boys. Felix Blackburn, John Cochran, Harry Jones, Henry Ehlbert and many others are making the final choice a difficult one.
 The team this year will be one of the youngest that the university has ever turned out. There are only few boys over 21 at school now, owing to the war, and the burden of turning out the ath- letes that will uphold the records of the college has fallen on the lower classes.
 The team will be light, but fast, thor oughy trained, aggressive and chuck full of fight. Every man on the team last year was a freshman, and this extreme lack of experience accounts for the not over brilliant record that was made.
 With four experienced men this year and world of new material to pick from, much better team will be turned out The Birmingham Athletic club will meet the surprise of the season in the Alabama team, and will be lucky if she comes out with a victory by small margin. Jim Downey is managing the team, and owing to the absence of oCach Kelly. the old men are doing most or the coaching.
 Tn spite of the handicaps of lack of old men because of the war, and lack of regular coach. the university is going to put out team that Will credit and uluoupteuiy Will make one of the best records of Crimson and White team.