The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
PAINTERS BEGIN l. THEIR BASKETBALL
 PRACTICE TODAY Galaxy of Stars Will Try to Make Birmingham South
 ern Team-Old Men Back

Basketball begins at Bir-
 mingham-Southern Colle g e
 this afternoon, and the loud
 cries on-the court of the Meth
 odist gymnasium will ring out
 as the Partners emerge in their frailly camouflaged parapher-
 nalia for the initial workout of the basketball season.
 The Methodist lads have rather good prospects for a winning five this season. and should be heard from before the veil of winter is lifted and the coming of spring brings forth the stars of the dia- mond. Indeed. the caged Panther will be seen in all his feline viciousness when thc call of the court is sounded on Sunshine Slopes
 Five letter men of last year will prob ably answer the summons when Coach Charlie Brown begins the cage season this afternoon Three of these, Tanlac Burnsy, forward and center; Mike Nor ton, forward, and Aubrey Miller. captain of last years squad and guard, were var Slly lileHDerS Ot last year HVep Wilte Bagley, guard, and Tappie Bradford, for
 ward. played iii enough games to win their. coveted B. Besides these men, Shorty
 Propst, center; Candy, guard; Hall, cen- ter 2nd a large number of new men who have played good basketball, will prob- ably appear in the thinly clad uniforms
 when the whistle blows in the Panther gymnasium to formally start the cage sea son
 VDx nk hold their own in the basketball worio during the coming season.
 The ability of Eurney and Norton at forwards is known to Birmingham fans.
 Both are light, Hut exceedingly fast and have a good eye for the basket. Burney dodges and squirms around. and always plays thoroughly consistent game, whilc the steady Mike Norton plays over the entire court with ease.
 Miller captained the squad last year
 and in the absence ot coach. acted in this capacity for the aggregation during the past cage season, and will make q strong man as guardian of the opponents s
 basket during the winter pastirning. He knows the cage game from every angle, and is one of the best defensive mer m the city.
 Bagley and Bradford will make some body hustle for positions on the varsity , this year Baeley is consistent guard, while Bradford when in condition, IS goal shooting forward. He throws rom any angle and any distance. and is very accurate in his shots.
 Propst is expected to hold down the pivotal position for the Panther, and cer- tainly has the height and the weight to make I strong cage catcher. Much Is ex- pected from nir1 He formerly played bas- ketball at Ensley High.
 Gands Is tower of strength, and should make one of the guard positions cn the Panther five. Hall. center. caa fe | switched to guard. and will play con sistent game 2. either position. l Grirfi- captain of the Central cage team last season, will make the Panther for wards hustle to keep their positions. G-if- fin was one of the best of Central last i year, and should make the locals a good man.
 l Theer are number of other good men coming out an their ability can be better 1 judged after they have had a chance to l show their wares.
 | Considerable interest has been aroused over the coming cross-country race which is to he staged by the Birmingham Ath- letic club to doecide the S A. A. c. cahm-