The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-12
CLUB FIVE TO MEET QUINTET OFPANTHERS.


 strenuous training, the Bir- mingham Athletic club basket ball team will open it's 1920-21 season this week, when, on Sat- urday night, the Birmingham Southern Partners invade the gymnasium of the Birmingham Athletic club basketeers.
 Coach Wilbur Hutsell seems to have a promising but rather inexperienced squad. It will take weeks of training to round the squad into the shape that would be necessary to defeat some of the larger college or athletic club teams. which compose the latter half of the B. A. C.s schedule, as tentatively arranged by Manager Clarence Mo Eachin.
 The Partners always have a good basketball team and are sure to make the opening game of the Ciabbers hard-fought affair. Out at Owenton, Coach Charlie Brown is fast rounding his crew into shape for a successful season and the team that he sends in to meet the Clubbers will be a hard one to beat.
 POOR PASS WORK
 Where Coach Hutsell seems to be finding his greatest trouble in mold ing together a strong team is at the forward positions. In Bill Moughon, shine" Montgomery and Gillie Chis- holm Coach Hutsell has a trio of ac- curate goal shooters, but the pass work of none of them is up to standard. Montgomery and Moughon are excellent shots, caging the ball from all angles and from fair distance, but al passing the ball, which constitutes team work, they have not quite rounded into shape yet. Chisholm, although not as sure shot as the other two, is a better passer, which gives him some advantage.
 Then, Hutsell has four more promis ing forwards in Hugh Montgomery, Bill Moore, Joe Brady and Brunsen. None of this quartet has yet acquired the ex perience necessary for a fast basket ball quintet, however, but little more practice and game or two should de- velop some star forwards from this bunch of likely looking recruits.
 HAS GOOD GUARDS
 Coach Hutsell is not finding much trouble in filling his guard positions To begin with, he has Doe" Laughlin- house, one of the steadiest guards on the team last season. "Old war Horse" is in the best shope of his career this season, and he should make wonder full record before the season is over. Laghlinhouse has been called the 'Stickin'est' guard in southern basket ball. and the ones who call him this are not far from wrong. Give Doe" lit- tie more weight and he would be sec ond Riggs Stephenson at guard.
 Then, Clemmie Shugerman, star with Central High school last season, is with the club this year. What Laughlin- house is to the B. A. C., Shugerman was to Central, so, in acquiring the services of Clemmie the club is getting one of the best guards the high school bas- ketball has to offer.
 Frank Smith is another promising guard with the club. Smith should make a good man with the B. A. c. this season, and seems sure to play his full share of the games. Bill Waldron and Hugh Brady have been showing up well at guards and should be heard from be- fore the season is over.
 AT CENTER
 Coach Hutsell has two good centers out for the team this year. They are Hobo" Baker, who held down the job ldSL year, anu I1iSH IOChelS bTOWu. Both are tall, rangy chaps and get off well on the jump.
 Baker has the weight necessary to make him an ideal center. He is fast and shifty for a big man and sweeps everything before him when he is on the court. Last year Baker was one of the most reliable point scorers the club had.
 Brown is running Baker a close race a jS m vat l. !, inh of the two will start the game Satur- day.
 At present it looks as if the B. A. C.. will have winning basketball team, but, of course, the squad needs much more practice and training yet. This Coach Hutsell is driving into his squad three nights a week and by the time that the cage season gets going thor oughly the Clubbers will bear watch ing.