The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-11
PAINTERS DEFEAT BULLDOGSM HARD
 STRUGGLE, 22 "
Captain Afford, Bulldog Lead CT, Is Star of GrueIIing Bat
 tie at B. A. C.
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

Howard college was defeated but not outfought by the Partners of Bir mingham Southern last night, 22 to IT., in one of the most bitterly contested basketball battles probably seen in Birmingham this season. The thinly clad athletes from Sunshine Slopes played a better game than their op- ponents and deserved to win, but the fighting spirit of the Bulldogs never died, even when the score was against them and it was announced that only few seconds remained to play.
 Coach Charlie Browns Partners guarded closer than the Bulldogs, which can probably be regarded as the reason for their victory. The Panther athletes had more open shots than their rivals, and they were able to cage more goals, while the Bulldogs rarely got an easy chance, although they usually made good on such att tempts.
 GRUELLING BATTLE
 It was a gruelling battle from start to finish. Led by their stellar little captain, Gather Afford, the Bulldogs carried the fight to the Partners early in the game and held them to a 10 to 9 score in the first half. At times they
 
 the resulting goals for the Partners gave their opponents enough points to finally take a one point lead by the end of the first period.
 Beginning the second half, the Pan thers began to pile up score on their rivals and but for a rally, which was checked shortly after it began, the East Lakers would probably have been defeated by a larger score than they were.
 AFFORD IS STAR
 Gather Afford, Bulldog guard, was the undoubted star of the game. Play ing an aggressive, offensive game he at times swept the Panther offense off it's feet and forced the -Hilltoppers on the defensive. He played a great de- fensive game also intercepting many dangerous passes to the Panther goal and getting the ball out of danger for Howard His guarding was splendid In the words of one of the spectators, he was as good as any two men on the floor last night.
 MILLER SCORES
 Aubrey Miller was the star of the win for Birmingham Southern. His foul goal shooting was a feature of the game. He shot eight out of twelve attempted foul goals, as well as two llClu SOdlS
 Griffin and Norton. Panther for wards, offset their lack of weight by speed and shiftiness. Candy and Saf- farons got in some good work on the defensive, their close guarding never giving Webb and Robinson a chance at an easy shot.
 Propst, who substituted at center for Miller, caged two field goals and played good defensive game
 BULLDOG STARS
 Webb and Robinson, diminutive for wards of the Bulldogs, had only three open shots between them, but they made good on each occasion and caged three field goals. They were too light to cope with Saffarons, Candy, Rich ardson and Lewis, who had them cov- cred most of the time.
 Mccullough played a good offensive game at center, while Afford and Gay- lord played well at guards. Afford mixed his offensive work with his de- fensive play and was easily the stsAr of the affair.
 Gaylord confined his efforts to a purely defensive game and his work at this style of play was splendid. It was probably not the most scien- tific or best played game seen in Bir- mingham this year-for many easy shots were missed-but 1t certainly was one of the most bitterly fought ever staged in the Magic City. The Panther-Bulldog scraps always are, regardless of the line of sport in which the two teams are meeting. Line-ups and summary follow