The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
.25 CAND|DATESFO PANTHER CAGE TEAM
Four Stars Out for Forward PositiOn-Propst at
 Center

The cage season has started with rush at Birming Southern college and basketball is destined for a pop ular run at the local institution during the winter months. Beginning last Monday about 25 thinly clad warriors of the court have iourneyed to the Panther gym in their camouflaged at tire each afternoon during the past week. and the cries of the court have loudly issued from the gymnasium as the cage stars. evenly pitted against each other, have begun the fight for berth on the varsity five of their alma mater for the cage season.
 Prospects are fairly good for a win ming cage team this season and Pan- ther followers are rather optimistic over the outlook at present. However, although very little line can be gotten on the basket tossers so far, there
 seems a good deal of room for i'm provement and it is hoped this will be shown after several weeks under the
 tutelage of the Panther mentor, Coach Charlie Brown. before the season has
 gotten well under way.
 The memorable setting sun of a most successful football season. sink
 ing below the sport horizon in all it's
 glory, has given way to the rising
 noon of basketball. throwing out it's
 rays of optimism and hope for suc-
 cessful cage season for the Gold and
 Black.
 Of the 25 cagemen reporting to
 Coach Brown each afternoon quite a
 number have cavorted on the basket
 ball court and have rather enviable reputation to uphold this year.
 In Burney. Norton and Griffin the locals have three excellent forwards of the fast, passing type. All of them are light but should make up for this in speed and their ability at the pass ing game and at goal throwing. Nor ton and Burney have been showing up in old time form. while Griffin, former ' Central High star, has shown that he can stand the gaff with the best of them. Griffin has been doing some nifty work during the past week Bradford of last years squad, has donned the thinlv clad court attire and reported for duty When he gets into condition he will make the four-cor- | nered fight for the two fordward posi- tions an interesting feature for the 1 first few weeks
 l At the pivotal position. Shorty I Propst and Pig Hal have been facing each other during practice and either i of them will hold down center in good style. Much is expected of Propst this season and the showing of the footbal star so far has been up to expecta. l tions.
 l Propst must be "center' of attrac- 1 tion any way. The sfx-and a. half foo athlete refuses to be anything else He was a gridiron star at center dur | ing the past football season. has beer l showing great form at center in bas
 ketball and plays the center field posi-
 ton in baseball And he is goot pivot man around whom to build al 1 athletic team in any line.
 1 There are number of good men ou | for the guard positions for the Pan
 ther team, including Miller Candy Bagley, Baty. Lee. Wvnb and a numbel l of others. Miller has had had charley 1 horse, received during the football sea son. which has prevented him from do l ing what he is capable of. Gandy ] looks good for one of the guard posi- tions at present. but will have to figh l to hold it. as there are a number 0 | good men who could step in and fiji l it in good style.
 ! Out of this array of basketball tai | ent the Panthers should have a cag, 1 team of good caliher for the season.