The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
JUNIOR PAINTERS RETURN FROM 4
 SUCCESSFUL TRIP
Local Quintet Won Five Out of Nine Games Played
 on Trip


 Tired but happy, the Simpson Junior Partners arrived in the Magic City yes terday morning, returning from their successful invasion of the southern part of the state
 Victorious in five out of their nine games, the Junior Partners are justly proud of their record. Not only are they proud of their record in games won and lost, but they point to the fact that on the sideines in every game could be heard the opinions expressed that the spectators were witnessing the cleanest game that had been played on that par ticular court.
 On any road trip a team may be con- sidered successful if it breaks even in it's games, but when it wins five out or nine games, every one with team out weighing it from to 15 pounds to the man, the record is one at which the Simpsonites may point with pride.
 WON FIRST GAME
 The first quintet taken on was the We tunpka Athletic club. In this game the locals were outweighed 20 pounds to the man, yet they came out on the big end of the score by the margin of one point, the score being Is to 15. From WetumpSa the team journeyedi to Marbury, where they were defeated by close score. Barns school suffered a defeat at the hands of the Simpson clan, and the quint moved to Greenville, which ran up a rather large score on the locals, 47 to 20. to be exact
 Spring Hill High also defeated the Junior Partners, the score at the end or the most thrilling game seen on the HiIlian's court this year, being 26 to Fl. Bay Minette was another clan which was able to take the locals measure, but after they left the latter-named town, the Smpsonites were able to an nex every battle, the victims being Selma and Columbiana, the same who defeated the locals early in the season.
 Several facts point to the excellence or the Owenton boys work, among them the fact that they showed up almost as we'll on an outdoor court as indoors; second, the fact that they were out weighed in every encounter; third, the fact that they came out at the end of a long series of nine straight games bet ter than they went in, with more fight and playing a better game; fourth, the fact that they came back in the second half almost invariably stronger than they started the first session of each game.
 DEFEATED SHELBY
 Especially were the Simpson support CTS pleased With the Dltter ueIedl HdHueu out to the Shelby county boys at Co- lumbanna Saturday night, when they won by the count of 16 to 7. Self and Tanner starred in this encounter, not allowing the opposition to shoot single field goal in the last half
 Engelbert and Senn are a fine piece or scoring machinery, and when they take the floor it is time for the guards to catch deep breath and go to work. Lee and Newton at center are stellar combination and leave not very much to be desired Self and Tanner, or Self and Wheeler. hold down the guarding jobs and they are right there with the goods Wheeler is suffering from bad foot and consequently is not playing the game that he did when he left on the trip, but Tanner, he of the storrel top, is improving every day Self is about as good as there is in the business fer his weight and is expert when it comes to keeping the pellet out of the basket. He is able to play stellar game and is as consistent as the day is long.
 TO ENTER TOURNEY
 Thursday the Junior Partners will en- ter the basketball tournament to be held at the B. A. c. and the locals are