The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-06
BULLDOGS START
1922 CAGE WORK
ATTY. M. C. A. TODAY
Coach MarShaIPS Squad to
Have First Workout This
Afternoon

The Howard basketball team will
start practice today at the Y. NJ. c. A.
for the coming season. The Bulldogs
are looking forward to a great year
in this sport, and are out to make up
for the deficiencies that they showed
in football. Howard has three of last
years team back to form a nucleous
for the squad, and, with the new ma
terial that has drifted in from every
part of the country since last season,
under Coach Marshall's tutelage, the
team should develop into a mighty
strong quintet of basketeers this sea-
son.
Othar Afford. who is playing his
third year on the team, is leading the
Howard five for the second time in
just two years. Aside from being
looked upon as a mighty good leader,
Afford is one of the best guards that
ever played on a Howard five. AL
ford played in every game last year,
and, even though he was with a team
that was green and comparatively
weak, he gained the reputation of be-
ing one of the best guards that has
ever performed in Birmingham.
Dan Gaylord and Shorty Webb, the
other two old men back, are also be-
ing counted upon to do some great
work for Howard. Both of these men
are playing their second year on the
Howard five and, after mighty good
year last year. they are being count
ed upon to do even better this season
Gaylord played guard last season and
his work was not very much below
the brilliant performance of Afford.
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Shorty Webb played forward and
he was probably the lightest gentle
man playing on a college team last
year. but that did not keep him from
playing one of the best games Of any
fof the forwards seen around here last
year. As an example of what he did,
it might be pointed out that in one
OF the Birmingham Southern scraps
Howard scored IS points, and 13 of
these points were accounted for by
Mr.. Webb.
The new men all come to Howard
with big regulations and they have
something to back their regulations
up in the way of brilliant records In
past years of basketball.
"Toby" Stubs is one of MarshaIrs
many recruits, and all Howard back
ers are counting on him to do some
great work this year. Stubs played
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team and every one of these years he
hung up brilliant record for him
self. Toby is not particular about
what position he plays, as he is able
to play all of them well. If he can
manage to keep In shape he should
make Howard good man this year.
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Pat Shores, who performed with
S. M. A. last year. is the most out
standing man for center on account
of his brilliant performance with the
Greensboro Cadets last year. Shores
is speed demon on the floor and he
knows both the defensive and offen-
sive ends of the game. Ham
Stevens, another player from the S.
M. A. camp, is also being counted upon
to give a good account of himself
with the Bulldogs. He Is a good, fast
man. capable of playing both guard
and forward with the same ease.
Jess Lackey. the third man from
S. NJ. A., who will go after a place
on the Howard five, is also going to
make himself heard from, Lackey
is guard and very few OF them have
anything on him when It comes to
keeping the ball out of the opponents
goal. Jess will have a hard Job to
make the Howard five. as he will have
to beat some mighty good men GU