The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
SLOSS-SHEFFIELD QUINTET DEFEATS
 CENTRAL " TEAM
Panther Reserves Nose Out Stockham Y. M. C. A.-Ad-
 amson Motor Co. 'FlivverS'
By HARwELL ALLEN


 City Basketball league, Sloss- Sheffield By-products team went into un1is- puted lead of the league by defeating the Central Y. M. c. A. aggregation, 2S to 19. Birmingham- Southern Reserves romped on stockham Y. NJ c. A., 2S to 19, while Adamson Motor company flivvered out again, forfeiting it's game to North Birmingham Y. M C. A.
 The second game of the evening was the battle between Central Y. M. =. A. and Sloss- Sheffield By-products. which the latter won, 23 to 19. It was easily one of the most exciting and thrilling cage battles staged in Birmingham this season.
 A SPLENDID FIGHT This game, beside being q fine eX> hibition of some real basketball vas also fight that would make gladi~ atorial bout seem perfectly tame to anyone who witnessed this fracas. The Y M. C. A. boys were there with the old-time punch and skin on the offensive but they had bad gap in their defensive. probably due to .he absence of their brilliant star Rob ert- son, who left the city this week. On the other hand, the Sloss boys were there with a little bit of everything and then some, fer they not only pulled some fine goal shooting rom all sorts of angles, but they also fought like a bunch of wildcats. and were there with a world of stuff on the defensive. Many times they barely saved the game for themselves by walking in just at a time when HilI- burn or one of the Davis brothers was on the verge of ringing up field goal.
 While the whole team played at top speed throughout the game, the lions share of the scoring for the Sloss goal shooters was done by Walden, who was in the game as guard, but im> personated forward to d queen'a taste. Crook, who at the first of the game seemed uncertain in goal shoot ing opened up in the last five minIt2s and produced enough points to put his team safely ahead of the ''Y' boys.
 For the Abel faction, the Davis I brothers, assisted by Hillburn, were the bright lights of the game and, though they went down in defeat, they played some basketball that ought ito have won for any team.
 REVERVES VS. STOCkHAM The first game of the night was pulled off between the Birmingldm> Southern Reserves and the Stockham "Y" team. The Reserves completely outplayed the Stockham five in every department of the game. with the ex, ception of passing. This was the only bright spot in the Stockham attack and had it not been for the pipe sit, ters' ability to keep the old sphere in their own territory large part of .he time the lanky Stockham dribblers might have amassed a still larger number of points than they did | The OutStanQinp star for tba Rir- lminghamers was one MT. Howell who made 12 of the 23 points made by he Reserves. He went further than that and was many times instrumental in getting the ball out of the clutches of the Stockham forwards. Yielding also played good game, while Richardson at guard not only did a mans part in 1 holding the opposing forces, but also made four points for the Partners Sellers at forward and Harrell at zen, ter were the main men of the Stock l ham offensive, while Reynolds and Cook both ran neck and neck in a vain effort to stop Messrs. Howell and Yielding
 l Lineups follow:
 Y M C. A. t1s)-Hillburn, forward, ' ". Davis forward, 8; Brooks. center, 2; H
 Dayis, s,ass guard; gnnet;.;; 2; p. Davis; guard
 2; Walden. guard q; whatiey. guard, 4.
 for Dsyis Tho,1yy M. q, A: Brunsol
 Birminghams Southern (2s)--Freen for guard.
 we'll forWard Harre. iesmaea aenseT RaT Rsy
 holds. guard. 2 Cook, guard. 2.
 va SIestautions yd ms By Bi5mingham, Southern
 Bagley for Vardamann.