The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-26
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py MARvIN M,CARTHY

Unheralded and almost unheard of in Birmingham, the basketball team of Chambers County High school of Milltown, came to the Magic City to enter the state championship tourna- ment. Some time today the Milltown cagesters will entrain for home, but local prep school fans have heard of Chambers county by now, for the Milltown boys ran away with the state championship by defeating Simpson at the B. A. c. last night, 55 to 26.
 Even after Militown had defeated couple of opponents by over whelming scores, local fandom didn't take the threat of the visitors seri- ously And yesterday afternoon, when Chambers County defeated Fairfax and Simpson eliminated Wal ker County, it was remarked quite generally:
 Well. Simpson wins the title. The Walker County Simpson game was the real championship battle" It was hard to imagine Chambers Couu- ty walloping simpson, but that's what the Milltown aggregation did.
 simpson Goes Stale
 Simpson, with the weight of vic tories over such teams as Walker County and Greenville resting heaN- a5f ehnIIldars failed show their expected class against Chambers County last night. The splendid fighting qualities of the Junior Panthers seemed strangely ab- sent. while the unerring shooting ability of some of the local players was not in evidence last night. In a word, Simpson had gone stale by the time of the Chambers County game. But that doesn't mean that Chambers County hasn't the best team in the state, at least, the best team of the group that contended for the cham pionship. The Milltown boys really showed class all the way through the turnament Last nights game with Simpson pitted them against their first really formidable foe, but Mill town came through with colors fly ing, and today is state champion In prep basketball circles.
 Robert Denny Star
 Milltown has a stellar little for ward in Robert Denny, whom nature has ordained shall be called skin nay" by his mates. Robert Denny. enc of the two brothers playing for ward for Chambers County, is tall youngster, and as straight and slim as sapling. He has an unerring eye for the basket and his splendid goal shooting has accounted for many points for his team.
 "skinnay" Denny accounted for @7 points for Milltown last night, the sum total of 10 field goals and seven goals after foul tries. His great showing against the Simpson guards was unexpected, as fandom had been wont to attribute his high scoring against Milltown's early opponents to poor guarding. As his team did so did Robert Denny show those fans last night.
 Robert Denny Rufus Denny and Smith, forwards and center, respec- >tively, have proven great point SCOT CTS for Milltown, and last night they piled up 5l points for Chambers County They were ably assisted in thelr winning efforts by Swann and Turnham. guards. who played great defensive basketball.
 simpson Scores Alright
 simpson scored last night, in fact, most any baske ketball game. How most any basketball game. How ever. Milltown's great offensive al- lowed no ordinary scoring to count for much, and Simpsons 26 points didn't quite half match the score of Chambers County.
 Yancey Senn and Charlie Vincent nIaved good basketball for the Junior Partners, but were outnumbered by Milltown.
 Walker County and Simpson clamed each other to death in their battle yesterday afternoon, and Mlitown stepped into the breach with fierce ly fighting machine last night The result was inevitable, Chambers County of Milltown was crown ed champion of Alabama in high school basketball for the season of 1922.
 The Box Score
 The box score of last nights cham rionship game follows:
 Ed. FL Ttl. Els.