The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-07
HI SCHOOL GIRLS TEAMS ORGANIZE
State Basketball Association For Girls Is Per-
 fected

RAINIER, Ala, Dec. Especial. J. During the A E. A. this spring a permanent organization was made of the Alabama High School Girls Bask etbal1 association. This associa- tion. has for it's purpose the promo tion of basketball for the high school girls of the state. Each year it will conduct a state tournament at the end of the season. The 1924 tourna- ment Is to be at Montevallo, February 22, 23, 24. The college will entertain the victors during this time.
 The state association divides each of the congressional districts of the state into two parts, naming each of these divisions a section. This makes in the state twenty sections. The state board of control appoints for each of these sections a chair man.. In turn, the chairmen appoint for each of the counties in their sec ton a manager. These managers have general supervision over all games In their respective counties. as do the chairmen for their respective sections. ~
 Teams first play for county cham pionship and for section. The win ming section teams are the only ones eligible for tournament. At tourna- ment congressional champions will be determined and then state.
 Seventy-two schools have enrolled for this year, while some asked for registration too late, November 1 be- ing the closing date for enrolment, but the time was extended until the goth this year.
 The present officers are: Minnie Sellers, president. Banner; Martha Bell, vice president. Anniston; Annie Laurie Robertson, secretary-treas- urer. Banner; O. W. Hyatt, state de- partment education, state advisor, Montgomery.
 The enrolled schools by sections are:
 Section 1: Jones Mills, Demopolis.
 Section 2: Oak Grove, Washington county high (Chatom). 9
 Section 3; Opp. Conecuh cdEhty high (Castleberry); Organic school (Fairhope); Escambia county high (Atmore).
 Section 1: Consolidated school, Pike road; Pine Hill. Pike county high (Brundidge); high school. Troy; Banner. Sidney Lanier Montgomery Wilcox county high (Camden). Mont gomery county high (Cloverdale) Moore academy (Pine Apple); .Cren- ohoW COdhly iIkh NIllS ulduu I1OUloJ ! Butler county high (Greenville). e
 Section 5: Henry county high (Headland; Newton institute (Sam- soh); Geneva county high (Hartford) Coffee county high (Enterprise).
 Section 6: Clayton.
 Section z: Cleburne county high (Heflin); Ohatchee, Alexandria Tal- ladega county high Gincoln); Monte vallo.
 Section s: Selma, Dallas county high (Plantersville).
 Section 9: Tuskegee. Wetumpka, El- more county high (Eclectic); Macon county high (Nostasulga); Autauga county high, (Prattville); Tallassee. shorter, Lowndes county high (Fort Deposit); Marbury.
 Section 10: Lineville, Rockford, Goodwater.
 Section II: Sumter county high (York).
 Section 12: Bibb county high (Cen- terville); Northport. Perry county high (Marion).
 Section IS; Pell City. Cullman county high (Cullman); St. Clair county high (Odenville).
 Section 14: Cherokee county high (Center).
 : Section 15: Town Creek.
 Section 16: Decatur, Gurley.
 section IT: Simpson, Ensley high.
 Section 1S. Mortimer, Jordan, War rior, Quinton McAdory (Bessemer) Jones Valley (Powderly); Johns, lief : ferson county high (Boylcs); Minor high tEnsley); Alliance (Bessemer Rt).
 Section 19: Winfield Haleyville, Walker county high (Jasper); Win ston county high Double Springs) Franklin county high (Russelville). ii
 Section 20; Pickens county high (Reform).