The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
CENTRAL DEFEATS.
 BARTON ACADEMY
 M A HARD BATTLE.

The crimson-clad boys from Central appeared to be in their right form for the first time in the state cage meet when they defeated the fast Bar
 ton academy five, 25 to 20, in a game
 that was fitting close to spne of the best prep tournaments ever held in the south The game was fast and furious throughout, with the final re- suit in doubt till the last minute was up. The fine work of "Swede" Ander- son was the essential factor in the To- calls win. The five -man defense, which
 they worked to fair-you-well, had the
 Mopilians shooting from long distances The visitors shot several of this vart- | ety.
 Both teams played cfean hard bal! and the game was not marred by any thing that should not develop in a regulation hard played game. The Bar tonians could not get the passwork for which they are famous past the baby stage last night because of the l close guarding of the Crimsons.
 "Swede" Anderson was right" las- night without a doubt. His dribbling
 was the sensation of the meet and ne shot several of the most difficult field goals possible. He scored IA points himself, and was robbed of several ! more by hard luck, which has played so important a part in this tourney. This was the Central stars best game | of the meet.
 "Tobby" Stubbs, all-state man, dii not ring up single point but he played teamwork game to perfeo- ! tion. He never had an open shot and 1 passed whenever possible. His consis l tent work throughout the five games
 he has participated in has been very | important factor in his teams success I His defensive work was of the stellar variety, and he is due lots of credit | n1 vi Clo Oa
 entire tourney, not having more than 1 three personals in any game. l Mig" Lawley is the original hard l luck man when it comes to missing
 shots. The tricks that the ball and basket combined play on him are mar l vicious. He put up a great all-round game, running the floor well and
 shooting four points from harc chances. His defensive work was of sterling quality.
 l Carlisle and farrell played excellent games, keeping their opponents away from the goal almost all the time. Jar | rell shot five fouls and stuck on his | up his usual" He has not failed to score point in any game this year. Last night he played grand defen- sive game.
 Ollinger was the star for the visi- 1 tors, making eight of their points and pldyiHS a SOOu dii-TOunQ SdHue N1c shot from long distances and showed very good eye for the basket. His floor work was very good, also. Bully" Mckinney did not have many chances to score, being so closely guarded, but he put in one under those trying circumstances and, coupled with two fouls added up four points. Sib- ley shot a. beauty from the middle of the court and played the floor well while in the game. This youngster will be heard from next year without a doubt
 Midgette at center looped in one beauty and another of the easier quail l ity. He played a good all round game for his team. Capt. Wallace McKin- ney at guard fought hard game and Walsh played great bali, also. The de- fensive work of all the guards used by Barton was very good, Lappington playing very well. During the last two minutes of the contest, five points were scored, two for Central and three for Barton. Ollnger and Anderson shot the field goals and William Mc- Kinley the foul.
 The attendance at the finals match was record breaker, and there were many who were forced to be content with standing downstairs and listen- ing to the yelling, as there was no more room in the gymnasium. Score: CEKTDAT