The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-06
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 Victorious In Champs Face s'A Auburn Tilt Hard Season

NaSnvllle, December D.
 Special. = Vandy's Commo- dores, basketball champions of the s. I. A. A. last season, are in for another great year. An abundance of high caliber material. a determination to uphold the crown won last season with string of 16 con- secutive victories over college teams and a competent coach in the person of Tommy Zerfoss, star forward of last year, gives rise to the belief that vaa- derbilt will have one of the most power full basketball machines in the south. During the 19l9-90 season the Commc dores lost four games out of 20 played but none was to college teams Ths Y. M. c. A. Ramblers won two Of these for the city title. and the remaining pair | were also lost to ''Y'' teams 1 Garland Morrow. veteran guard ef last | season and letter man on tho football team, will captain the squad this season.
 with Dick Gleaves as nanrsef and guard. Aside from Morrow aFA Gleayes,
 Graves. center, and Thomas, ferwars@s are returning from last yeAr 6 a~lmG. Nor
 row is serving his last wear, graduating from medicine. Graves also graduates after this season and fsleayss goes to Tale next season to finish iaw, Thomas, basket man of last yaavi captain and l first baseman of the baseball team and letter man on glie football squad still 1 has another year.
 MATERIAL PLENTIFUL The loss of such stars as Josh Cody. Ali Adams. Roland Norton and Tommy Zerfoss leaves wide breach to be filled, but with GraVes and Morrow of las. years res liars remaining. a strops teAnp can be orkeQ around them. Amon5 the uppst ciassr1 < are ineA4ae John Thomas and ral.as. beth oe lest years leserYas tisA s:isthA nu chan pionship Seatty Nells Atar ena of the fooa sa aa sad aiso nensa,cr of ta@ sisfs Has iaat season: Doc ahrs .6i1aa4od srD gAartaxisatss and cap
 os last vfees 5 rese4 sss; Pink Wade, is foas 45ia rercy Conyers of the foot
 M YaS.rfl, JoAn Bell Keeble, Gerald
 and Bob McNeilly of the last
 reserves.
 reshmen include Tot Mccullough. towering Commodore tackle, who is try Ing for center on the basket squad. Me sCullough was one of the stars of Morgan schools S powerful quintet, and was also a running mate of Buck Hatcher, Ten nessee's star punter. STACK A FIND Stack, a forward from St. stanislaus college, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Is consld- cred real find He is considered by basketball authorities as one of the very best basket men in the south. He was good enough to win his way to the track finals for the Olympic team, and is forward of rare ability. Franlx Godchaux, brilliant young quar- ter and nalfback this year, played four years with the Woodbu-y Forest, Va, team as forward, and is a sure shot, as well as being fast and aggressive. Jess Nicely, regular halfback of the Commodores played on Branham ana Hughes and with Murfreesboro State Normal basket teams, and is a rough and ready type. The same holds true of Tom Ryan. Commodore tackle. who played guard with the Houston, Tex, High school squad.
 Hugh Nixon, a Commodore halfback. played with Los Angeles Polytechnic, and is tall and rangy. He is out for guard berth.
 Alvin Bell, substitute quarterback on the grid team, played forward on Little Rock High
 SCHEDULE OUTLINED
 A rare menu of gym engagements has been drafted by the team management, and dates for many of the most impor- tant games have been closed. Other dates have not been definitely fixed. The schedule calls for the following L--nes i'll Nashville:
 Auburn, January p.
 University of Tennessee.
 Washington University of St. Louis.
 University of Alabama.
 University of Georgia.
 Mercer university.
 Centre college.
 Kentucky State
 Memphis Y. Nj. C. A.
 Ramblers Chree games).
 Illinois Athletic club.
 Detroit Y. M. O.
 Practically all these games are as- sured. and there is slight chance of any of the number not being played.
 terday afternoon. Consequently he agreed to referee. and he acquitted himself very we'll in that role. al- though his evident lack Of experience with football was pitiful especially Cor