The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-26
PROSPECTS FOR A WINNINGFIVE AT
 CENTRAL BRIGHT
Forty Men Answer Call for BaSketeerS at Central
 This Year

l Basketball practice has been under way for about three weeks at Cen tral High school, and as the season progresses the prospects for the l Crimsons having good team are getting much rosier than they were when the cali for basketball play CTS was first issued Last year the | Crimsons won an undisputed title to the state championship by winning 1, the prep tournament which was staged at the B. A. c. However, the team that won this title Is scattered l far and wide, there being only one veteran in the Central camp.
 Toby" Stubbs. who played for ward last year, is now at Howard college, and the loss of this star was 1 a great blow to the Meyers team. Stubbs was named by most writers as an all-state forward last season, and there have been very few play CTS at Central in the past that have 1 possessed the all around ability Of this boy.
 LawIcy at G. c. M. A. | Nigger Lawley, who played center is now camping at Gulfcoast Military academy, and the Crimsons will be minus his services for this year Law ley was another one of Central all star men. and 1t will be long time before there Is a man able to fill his shoes.
 Aside from losing stubbs and Law ley, the Centralites also lost Car lyle and Copeland, and most of the team this season will be new men.
 Tom Anderson, who played steI- lar game at forward last season for the Crimsons, is the only old man back, and though he has not yet hit x-t t .l.1 |, or n more prosperous season this year than he-had last Anderson Is one of the fastest men that ever played on the Central team. and with his guarding and goal shooting ability he should be one of the best for- wards in the state again this season
 Aside from Anderson. Coach Meyers had 39 other men to pick his team from, as exactly 40 men an swered the cal for basketball at the beginning of the season. If the stuft shown by the new men out in the recent practice sessions may be taken as an example of their ability, IL seems as though Coach Meyers will be able to get g. team together this year that will be in the same class with that of last year.
 McRoberts at Forward
 Gene McRoberts Is the man who looks sure to be Anderson's running mate at forward. This Is McHoo- erts, first year out for the Crimson team, but he has been sho"lns worlds of speed and remarkable ability on the offensive, as well as being able to play a steady game on the defensive, With Anderson ana McRoberts at forwards, the central Ave should present the same offen- sive that has characterized all Crlm- son teams of the past
 Mills and Moore look good to hold down the places at guard thls year. and though neither have seen any service with the Central team, ooth of them are showing signs or nav ing had lots of experience, ana Dlo fair to make the Meyers hve sooo pair of guards. Mills played with the Interchurch team last season and while with this aggregation he huns m A creditable record for him self. being the best defensive man on the Interchurch team Mills IS big and has lots of speed, and If he can just learn a few more of the tricks of the game he should be mighty valuable man to the central ties.
 "Scrappy" Moore. who is running at the other guard. is an East Lake product, and has been showing lots opposing forwards to get by, so ne should do some mighty good work at guard for the local boys this year.
 Jolly" Moore is the elongated gent who will probably try to i'll Nigger Lawley's shoes at center. of ability since the season started. He is fast and Is also hard man for Moore is green yet. but he Is fast and so far has exhibited lots of nat ural ability. 50 he should make good man for the Centra boys be- fore the season is over.
 Aside from these boys Sellers and Young are also putting in strong bids for the team. They are both forwards, and should keep the reg ular forwards working hard to hold their jobs.
 Central may not have the team thls year that it had last season, but they ought to have good team, and are counting on putting in strong bid for the state title again this year.