The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-24
SLOSS-SHEFFIELD
 COPS PENNANT IN
 CITY CAGE LEAGUE
AbePs Y. M. c. A. Cagesters Lose Out on Chance to Tie
 By-Product Quintet

In one of the hardest fought battles of basketball staged on the court of the Central Y. M. c. A.. this year. Sloss- Sheffield defeated the "Y'' by a score of 24 to Il and cinched the city league champion. The Westfield Spurriers wal loped the North Birmingham team, Is to 10, and the Birmingham-South Re serves trounced the Stockham clan, 1S to II.
 The "Y'' team fought hard all of the way through, but they lost the game be- cause they were not up to the speed of the Sloss team in getting started. The Sloss gang started their scoring shortly after the beginning of the first half, when Whatley, the tall guard of the Bi- producters, made field goal. From then OF until the end of the game. the 'Y' was helpless in trying to steul the attack of the Sloss forwards, who were assisted by Whatley. Though luck was against them and they were playing a team that had them outclassed. the Central "" team did not at any part of the game show any signs of discoura cement or lack of fight. Had it not been for the fierce scrap that the whole team waged on the defensive, Coach Abel's clan would surely have gone down to more bitter defeat than they did for Sloss-Sheffield had the range on the basket as they have never had this season before.
 For the Sloss team. the whole gang played we'll but Montgomery outshined the rest little, for he played the great est game that he has played this year. both in goal shooting and other depart ments of the game.
 For the sY, Davis and Holt. were the Individual stars. but they were given some able assistance from every other man on the team in stopping the SCOT ing of the Sloss team. The lineup was as follows:
 Sloss-Sheffield (2)-Montgomery (S) and Crooks (s), forwards; Brooks, center; Waldron and Whatley (), guards
 Y. M c. A. G1)-W. Davis and o. Fitl- burn (D. forwards; D. Davis, center; H. Davis and Roberson co, guards
 Substitutions: For 'Y"--Holt (d) for D. Davis, Thomas CD for Eldridge, Eldridgo for Thomas.
 WESTFIELD WINS
 in the next scrap of the evening the Westfield Spurriers trounced the North Birmingham Community team to the tune of l6 to 10. At the start of the game it looked as if the North Brming ham bunch was going to be held score less, but they did not give up, despite the fact that they were being run to death in an effort to Keep up with the pace set by the lean and lanky Vest fielders. After being scoreless in the first half, they came back in the last half, got busy and made 10 points, and, had the game been just little bit long CT, they might have nosed out ahead of the Westfield team.
 For the winners, Endsley, the human beanpole, and John Campbell were the outstanding stars on both the offensive and the defensive. They were the pair that kept the pep in their team when the North Birmingham men started their pig rally in the last half of the game. Camp bell while good at guarding and passing, did most of his work on the offensive. He made six points from difficult angles, with frantic guards hanging around his neck, at that.
 The way that Endsley played was more than a caution for this gentleman ran the floor, kept his team fighting and guarded we'll. At the same time. he was spectacular and was there with old stuff on shooting for the basket, making ot the Is points made by his team.
 For the losers, Riddle and F'leclI were stars on both ends of the game, Riddle making six points and Fleck making two. Beside making these points, both of these men were bears when it came to guard ing.
 The llne-up was as 1OiloWS.
 Westfield Q6)--Robertson and Campbell 4), forwards; Endsley (6), center; Trent and Harrison (D, guards. North Birmingham Q0)-Biddle (6) ana Nash O. forwards; F1eck @, center; E.. Harrell and Fuqua, guards
 Substitutions-Howell @ for Trent.
 PAINTERS WIN
 Birmingham-Southe Reserves helped to finish the little entertainment in good style by beating the Stockham team Is to H. The game was fast and snappy all of the way through, and there was little scoring On the other hand, the game was featured by extremely good guarding on the part of both teams.
 For the winners, Howell and Green were the stars on the offensive, while the bulk of the defensive work was done by Levie and Bagley.
 Harrell and Lillian were the aces for the defeated Stockham team. both on the offensive and defensive
 The lineup was as follows:
 Birmingham-Southern Reserves QS)- Howell 60 and Green @, forwards; Il. Levie CD, center; Vardamann and Bagley, guards.
 Stockham QD- Harrell (5) and Sellers (D, forwards; Lillian CD, center; Cook and Whiteside, guards
 Substiturons--Iantler Reserves, F,