The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-12
Crimson Quintet
Puts In Sessions
OF Hard Practice

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Dec. 11.-(Spe-
cial.)-Two basketball teams at the
Capstone are going through some
strenuous workouts, including scrim-
mage against scrubs, as the opening
day of the season draws near for
them. The Grim sonettes are work
ing hard every night for their game
therettes. while Coach Crisp has his
varsity candidates stepping fast for
the coming game against the Mont
gomery Y. M. c. A. team.
The first casualty of the season
was registered Tuesday afternoon,
when Ton. Anderson. a freshman for
ward of last year, hurt his knee
slightly. While the injury is not
very serious. 1t may be painful
enough to force him to watch the
coming game from the sidelines,
while he might have played a forward
part of the time If he was well.
For the past few days Coach Crisp
has been working both Stabler and
Captain Carter at the pivot position
Shorty" Propst has been absent from
practice, but all other candidates have
been going to the gymnasium regu-
larly. Stabler has been a regular
forward for the past three days, and
is not likely to replace the elongated
Sweed at center.
Scrimmage has been the keynote OF
action for the past two days, with
Carter. McGauly. Stabler, Hudson
and McClintock arrayed on the first
team against Wharton, McGauly, Sal
non, Cohen and Macdonald. MacCar-
tee and Anderson both have been go.
Ing in with the first team. While 1,
Is quite bit early in the season tc
expect perfect coordination from the
Crimsons. their passing and defense
have been very good.
M'GAULY GOING GOOD
McGauly. star forward from Mont.
gomery, Is doing better work thar
ever before this early in the season
The little midget Is fast on his shots
and is dribbling with great through
the scrubs. Another Montgomery boy
that is doing good work is Ben Hud.
son. at running guard. This is step
ping into the place played by his
brother for the past four years, and
Ben has three years before him in the
cage game.
Men that are fast on the floor and
rather accurate shots compose the
scrubs. Cohen and Salmon are with
out doubt as fast as any other men
on the team, and should trouble OPP
ponents when In the game. Wharton
is another youngster that knows quite
a bit about the basketball game
while Anderson and McGauiy, jr.
are getting off good.
Despite the announcement that nc
Christmas trip would be taken this
year, there Is a possibility that one
may be taken to New Orleans and
that vicinity. Loyola university
wants a game with the Crimsons for
the holidays. but Coach Crisp does
not want to make any trip unless he
is able to play three or four games
He is now trying to arrange other
games down by the Crescent City sc
as to have his players receive some
practice before they start the regular
season against Mercer university
here the early part of January.
The co-eds. under Coach McGauly
are also putting in some heavy
strokes for their encounter agains,
the Pantherettes here Friday night
Due to the absence of number OF
stars last year, McGauly has been
forced to do great bit of expert
menting with his players, but IS con-
fident of putting in strong sex
tette against the Painters for the
opening game.