The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-05
CITY CAGE LEAGUE
 REOPENS SEASON l WITH FAST GAMES
Howard, SIosS- Sheffield and North Birmingham viCtorS
 in Three Exciting Games

The City league resumed play last night with three fast games, in which the Howard Reserves beat the Pan ther Reserves by a score of 22 to II, Sloss beat the "Y' by a score of IT to IA and North Birmingham emerged victorious from tilt with Wood lawn by 8 count of 25 to II.
 The first game was played between the Birmingham Southern Reserves and Howard ResQves, and was a real Bullog- Panther rracas, being a knock down drag-out" affair from start to finish. The partners played well and displayed better floor worK than the fighting Bulldogs, but were unable to make their shots count. Howard played more on the defensive and was not allowed as many shots as Che Partners. but the Bulldogs made their shots count. and thereby hangs the tale of the Panther defeat. Ham Stevens and Griggs were the stars for the winners. while Caldwell and Churchill starred for the losers.
 The lineup:
 Howard C22): Griggs and Ritten- berry forwards; Stevens, center. " sAihNA anu w IftltHt8us S SUD stitution: Ford for Whitehead.
 Birmingham- Southern tlD: Engle- bert and Churchill, forwards: Webb. center Caldwell >and Levie. guards. substitution; Whiteside for Levie.
 Sloss-Y. M. c. 4. Game
 re second fracas was between Sloss- Sheffield and the "Y''Nfive, and as usual it was a grim battle all the way through. the game being decided In the last three minutes of play. The "" team looked good and showed lots of stuff. but still the team work that has characterized the Y. NJ. C. 4. teams of the past was lacking. The Sloss five had team work. and this was the thing that caused them to come out of the fracas victorious. Montgomery and Whatley starred for the winners, both of them playing up to their usual form Hilburn and Brunson were the offensive stars for the "" team, while Slick Davis con. stituted the big part of the able de- fense.
 The lineup:
 Sloss-sheffield CID: Montgomery and Hanby forwards; Daindridge. center Waldron and Whatley. puards. suhstitutions; Adamson for iIanby. Hanby for Waldron.
 |. N. Ns "A AIfl. ttllDurn and Brun- son, forwards; Ansley, center; Davis and Shepherd. guards. Substitutions Lay for Brunson, Bush for Shepherd. Brunson for Lay, Lay for Brunson.
 North BirminRhnm Wins
 The last game, while it did moi produce as good basketball as the first two. was fought just as hard and was an interesting affair all through. with the North Birmlr eham team trouncing Woodlawn, 25 to II. The North Birmingham team out played the Woodlawn boys from the start and had no trouble in annexing the contest The bright light of the whole game was Biddle. playing for ward for the winners. This boy rare ly missed the goal and 1t was his work that was largely responsible for the downfall of the Woodlawn boys. Burns was the outstanding player for the losers. and his work was almost as good as that of Riddle.
 The lineup:
 North Birmingham (25): Riddle Boggir. forwards; Fuaua, center. Fleck and B Nash. guards. Substi- tutions: E. Nash for Riddle, Davis for Fleck.
 Woodlawn CID: B. Burns ani Moore. forwards; NJ. Burns. center; Colley and Kent, guards.