The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-11
BULLDOGS FIRST
 FIVE ABOUT READY FOR COMING GAMES
BlaCkWeIder Is Elected Cap tain of Towards Basketball Team-To Meet Ala
 bama This Week

Basketball training at Howard college is nsw thoroughly under way, and the local quintet is busily engaged making preparations for the battles with the University of Alabama on Friday and Saturday nights. Howard is going up against a tough proposition in the games with the university five in more ways than one. To begin with, practice has only been going on a week now at How ard, while the Crimsons have been ca vorting around the court for some time and are rounding into fine form, as was
 shown by the nice defeat that they oe- livered to the Birmingham-S Southern five
 on last Saturday. In the next place,
 Towards men are not in the best of condition yet, and the Bulldog machine
 is minus the services of two last years $
 mainstayS ill Peahead Walker and 0. B.
 Newman.
 The Howardites are ready to arrange
 a schedule for this season with any ano
 all corners, as they have a good man
 ager to do it with. Earle Blacllwelder
 has been elected by the students of the college to do the job, which means that , the said gentleman has more than enough work ahead of him for an ordi- nary horse, as he has some duties to
 attend to at forward and, with hls
 studies, he will have some all around
 job However, every one at Howard and those who know him elsewhere are
 banking on him to come through with a
 good year, for he, besides being some nifty little goal shooter is also able to get in some good headwork.
 BULLDOGS LINEUP
 The first team seems about picked
 for the coming games with the Crimson machine this week. if not for the entire season. Of course, the team would have a hard time navigating without the spunky Othar Afford at guard this year, and that is just exactly where Friday night will find him. Moreover, as he is this years captain. he will be foremost in the attack against the Crimson gang of the university.
 At the other guard there will be none other than Dan Gaylord to stem the ferocious attack of the Alabama Tor wards, and, though he is green at the cage game, it will not be like taking candy from baby for the forwards to get a goal at this gents expense, Tor once out on the old floor he fights like a tiger.
 Towards vest pocket edition of for ward, who is none othere than Toby Robinson, will be given charge of one of the forwards for the Bulldogs Toby is a. real midget in comparison to most basketball players, but he has had eA- perience in the game, having played with the Central high school five in 1918, ana he also tried out with the Bulldog fiVe last year. Besides being fast and know in the game, Robinsons tough ana the guards who try to lay him out this season are going to find It apou' as useless as trying to crack a hickory nut with ones tooth. Manager Black- welder will adorn the other forward which means more trouble for opposing teams, for this gent is built on SKY scraper lines, and when he gets so that he cant toss a ball into the basket ne inst walks up and rolls them in
 MacCuIlough will endeavor to Ell U. B. Newman's shoes at center for HoWaro this wear. Mac is a newcomer at-HoW7 ard. and fans around Birmingham. kno" little of this birds athletic ability, eA- cent that he is humdinger on a root hall field. Mac is rangy type of per sor and has had experience in basket ball. having played center with the Jach' i sonville state normal last year
 While their chances of winning seen | noor in the game with Alabama, the 1 TJowardites are determined to put up I fieht. and it would not be surprising |, | see them hold the Crimson scorers III check