The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
Clubbers Have Made a
 Splendid Start for a
 Successful Cage Season
First Game of Season, With Baylor, Showed Locals Stronger Than Usual. Prospects Bright
BY MAXWELL ALLEN

saturday night at the E. 4. C. the Clubbers will meet the basketball team of Mississippi A. & M. in their second game of the season. The game this week will be one of the feature battles on the locals sched- ule, and should be attended by a large crowd. The Aggies always put out a strong basketball team. one full of fight, and the game Saturday ought to be a good one. with the Clubbers being figured as 75 per cent stronger than last years B. A. C. outfit.
 The game Saturday night will be followed by a big New Years dance, festivities to be in order until the n idnight bells toll out the old and ring in the new year.
 With the first game of the season tucked safely away. Coach Ervin's 8 R. A. C., quintet seems to be going good, and from the showing whicn they made against the highly touted Baylor outfit, 1t looks like the Club bers are in for one of the best sea- sons of basketball that they have had in many years. Of course, they showed many of the faults that all ways crop out in the first game, but even with that they showed lots of stuff and 1t looks like they have a good team.
 Holt at center seems to be one of the best men that the B. A. C. has had filling this job In long time That is not saying that Baker and Bryan have not done good work in the past, and are not still capable It hut in which Holt played his initial game with the Clubbers was enough to make any one sit up and take notice. Holt per formed some in the City league last year, but he got most of his experl- ence with the University of Colo rado hanging up great record while at that school.
 Holt not only showed remarkable stuff on the defensive, but he was also a star when it comes to getting the ball around on the offensive. However, he will have to work Tor his job, as Bryan and Baker were very much in evidence during the time that they performed against the Texas team, and 1t is cineh that they will give Holt a run for hls money before the season has gotten very far under way. With three men like Baker, Holt and Bryan and man like Durham on hand in case something happens to one of this trio, the B. A. C. team can boast or being as well fixed at center as most any team that it will have to run up against.
 GiuIe Seems Right
 TillIe Chisholm seems to be right this year at forward and If the way in which he performed Friday night is A sample of what he will do all of the season, he should make things interesting for all corners. Chlsholm played a good game with the Ciup- her team last year, but 1t looks as trough he will do much better thls year. Stapleton looks good on the defensive and floor running oepart- ment. but he hasn't found hlmse1 yet when 1t comes to locating the goal, However. he has been a good goal shooter in the past, and it Is prop able that he will hit his stride In tnls department before many more games are plaved. If the B. A. C. forwards I cen on like they have started they should be good enough to outscore most of the forwards that Will op- pose them this year.
 Mandy Star
 The season is young yet and feW teams have really gotten their cage season started, but it might De sa,u right here that the best of them Will have to look a long distance oetore they find a pair of guards as goou as Mandy and Laughlinhouse. Mandy is playing his first year with tne local clan, having played last year with Auburn, but from the worh that he did in the first game It LOOKS as if he will be one Of the oeS' euards that ever played for the ID. A c. He is fast in getting over tne floor and is good enough In suafu ing to keep most any of them iron, scorine He not only does s"ese things. but he is some nfty soa' shooter himself. He is not par.icu lar about where he stands to shoo. ,harn either. as he Is able to put tho ball in from any angle.
 I.aughlinhouse doesn't do mucn coal shooting, but when 1t comes .o nlaving an all-round game at suaro he is hard to beat. He follows tne hall all of the time, and there a.e very few men that have easy sho'S while he Is on their trail.
 With the material that the ID. A q has now and the enthusiasnn anorp the team they should nave one of the biggest seasons Tn the ms torv of the club. Thtre were ony Sew fans wise enough to avail then selves of the opportunity or seeins Inc Baylor game. but after the ciass shown Friday night large crowos aio .x1arted in the future.