The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18

it's victory over University High o, second annual high school cage tol tonight. In the play-off for third Montgomery won from Simpson of
 G. NJ. As victory came as the re- suit of elimination from field of over 20 entrants, who started tourney play Thursday morning. It is the second time the tourney has been staged, and the second time an At z ianta team has won the champion ship, Tech High winning the title in 1922.
 Immediately after the games to- night Coach Wilbur Hutsell of Au- burn presented silver loving cups to the first four teams, with medals to the players and coaches of the four prep quintets.
 An Uphill Battle.
 c. M, As victory in the finals was the continuation of a sensational up hill fight that gave them win over University High by the score of 2S to 20. Patton led the G. M. A. boys to victory, with IA points, while Hearn came next. with five field goals. A feature of the game was the foul goal shooting of Patton, who caged 10 out of II attempts, making nine Of them in a row.
 Angley, Medln and Freeman were offensive stars for University High, while the work of the c. M. A. guards was a feature. Line-ups:
 c. NJ A. (2S)-Patton GD ana Oeletree (4), forwards; Hearn (1O), center: Tearsall and Osterhoudt' guards. Subs-Butler for Ogletree.
 University High (2O)--Medlin (6) and Angley (S), forwards; Quarles' center; Freeman (6) and BroadnoA' guards. Subs-Wilder for Medley, Nunnelly for Wilder and Wilder for Freeman.
 Referee-Ash (springfield) Um- pre-Hutsen (Missouri.)
 In the closest game recorded dur ing the tournament. the Sidney Lanier Poets took the measure or the Junior Partners of Simpson High, The score was 2723. This game was staged by the losers of the two semi final contests to determine the team ranking the third and fourth places
 Brunson, center, starred for the winners; Byrd, of the Purple and Gold team totaled 14 points.
 Summary.
 sidney Lanier (2D-J, Kaminsky CD ana IL. Nfff Ao' Brunson G2), center; Estes and Wli- lis. guards. Subs-Griffith CD Tor Willis.
 simpson (2S)-senn t5) and c. Vincent CD, forwards; Byrd Q4)' center. Carroll 60 and Ferguson guards.
 The first contest booked for the afternoons entertainment had for it's principals the Simpson Pauthers of Birmingham and the University Blue Dir Is of Atlanta. The Bluebirds won' 34 to 22.
 The galleries were filled with stu dent enthusiasts and Auburn towns people when the game begun. The counting begun with Angley looping a couple, Byrd, with pretty field goal. started simpsons counting. Dur ing the first period Carroll, star guard for Simpson, guarded Angley, whose keen eye for the basket had blasted the championship hopes of two teams earlier in the tourney so closely that his effective SCOT ing was not a deciding influence as in the past.
 During the second period, other Bluebirds began tomake stabs at the loops which resulted in winning pro- portions for the Atlantans. Freeman counted II under this plan, Medlin' in spite of his close surveillance by inc simpson guards, led in the SCOT ing with his nice total Of 16.s sem. fo the losers, proved the shining light. and his brilliant work was reduced with 16 of Simpsons 22 points.
 Simpsons work during the first pe- riod was of the most brilliant type of play seen in the tournaments Speed and accuracy, sandwiched with a determination to put out all they had in the shop, won the admiration of the crowded galleries. Summary
 University High t34)-Medlin (4, and Angley (16), forwards; uarles, center: BroadnaN and reeman 14), guards.
 Simpson (22)-Senn Q4). and c. Vincent CD, forwards: Byrd (61s cen ter: Carroll and Ferguson, guards. j.
 Referee-Ash Springfield college). pire---Dudleys tAubunn). %
 POETS LOSE HARD ONE
 The Poet-C Cadet game this after noon, which hesulted in a 21-S de- clsion for the Georgians, giving the Cadets passage to the finals.
 A hard scrap from whistle to whis- tie featured the play of every in- divdual in the last card of the aft ernoon session.
 c. M. A. secured the lead on the big end of to 3 score early in the first half. At one time before the first half was over. a tie score of S to was had The score It in- termission was IA to 10 in favor of the College Park Cadets.
 Patton continued his feature work with the loops in this encouter