The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-07
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UNIVERSITY, Ala, Dec. 6.-(Spe- cial.)-The University of Alabama basketball team will play 13 games before the quintet takes part in the southern intercollegiate conference tournament at Atlanta the latter part of February. Five of these games will be played away from the campus, while eight games will be kserved to homefollxs.
 In an interesting feature of the schedule is that the teams that en- tered the semi-finals in the last $. l. c. tourney are engaged for bat ties with the Crimsons. Georgia Tech, Chattanooga, Mercer and Mis- due to meet the Crimson cagesters. In addition, games will be played against Louisiana State university, Trinity college, Birmingham Athletic club. Atlanta Athletic club and Van- dertilt,
 No Christmas trip will be under taken this year, it was definitely an- nounced Wednesday. However, two or three games may be played so as to keep the cage stars in good condi- tion. No games has been scheduled before the Christmas holidays, tl- though one may be played against the Montgomery Y. M. c. A. aggrega- tion that boast of a number of ex- collegians. The schedule has far last year and will not work as much hardship as the one of last year.
 Mercer university, the team that eliminated Alabama in the s. I. c. tournament last year by 28-20 score, is the first oponent booked for the Crimsons. The Mercer quintet will meet the Crimson here on January ,.
 Miss. A. & M., On Jan. s.
 Mississippi A. & M., titleholders of the S. I. C., vii be played here Jan- uary 8, with a return engagement at Starkville, Miss, on February 1s. After the initial two games, brief rest is had while examinations will be on. Following the rest, Georgia Techs five will show their wares The return game is scheduled for February 15 at the Capstone-
 The Birmingham Athletic club, usually one of the rastest in Dixie- and. will be played here on January i 29, with the return engagements on February g at Birmingham.
 Following this comes a two-day trip to Nashville and Chattanooga. the Commodores to be played on l February l ana tHe CHdltduooB s duS on February 2.
 I The busiest few days of the sea- son will be around the middle of | February, when four games in five days will be played against three l opponents. Louisiana state is well remembered for two furious engage ments two years ago which were 1 barely won out by the Crimsons.
 Trinity colleges quintet will ap- pear here on February II, Louisiana State university on February 12 and 13, and Georgia Tech on February 15. All four games will be hard for 1 Crimsons.
 The final home game of the season will be against the Atlanta Athletic club And then comes the Southern Inter- Collegiate tournament at Att | lanta. 4s q t.4s "
 No practice was held Wednesday afternoon due to the number of absentees who were up at the Bir- mingham for the football banquet rendered by the alumni. However, the squad continues increasing in size every day. and the form shown | by some of the aspirants for the team are very pleasing. With the two guard positions the only source l of real worry for the coaches. Ala bama strength will depend on the men who fill these places.