The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-03
Chattanooga and Mississippi A. andM. in Dixie Cage Finals
Mercer and Georgia Tech Fall by Wayside; in Fight
 for Title

ATLANTA, March 2.-(By As sociated Press. )-The University of Chattanooga and the Mississippi A. & M. college won their way into the finals of the southern intercol- legiate basketball tournament here tonight. The 'Noogans defeated Mercer, "A to 19, and the Mississip- plans got the best of Georgia Tech, 25 to IF. The championship con- test will be played here tomorrow night.
 The Mississippians will enter the finals as favorites, according to tournament experts. Chattanooga has a wonderful team leader in Cap tain Redd, who appears able to shoot the ball through the basket from all angles of the court. but the Aggies have a super In Gatchel. con- sidered one of the best players ever participating in southern champion ship tournament.
 Mississippi came here unheralded and before spectators could grasp this Quintet's style of play. Furman, University of South Carolina, had been eliminated. Gatchel and com pany easily defeated the fast five hailing from the University of Mis- sissippi yesterday and the Georgia Tech was sent to the showers tonight at the little end of the score. ch.tt.noos. victorie..
 Chattanooga has defeated George town of Kentucky, drew bye when Sewanee withdrew. and then sent ". P. I. home with a sluggish defeat. Tho University of Chattanooga added an- other string to It's victories tonight in the southern intercollegiate bas- ketball tournament by defeating Mercer University of Macon, Ga, 24 to 1s. giving them a place in the finals.
 It was game of Redd. for Chat tanooga. versus Hermon. for Mer- cer. The score was tied 19 all at the last six minutes of play when Redd and Barnes. for Chattanooga. found the basket in rapid success sion.
 Simmons for Mercer started the Macon team off in the lead at the beginning of play with field goal, but Redd came back with two goals by the free throw from route. From then on tha two teams led each other at intervals by one or two points.
 The contest was fast and ovations were given Redd and Harmon for their work.
 Mercer was runner-up in the tour nament last year.
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 Goals From Fouls-Redd 8 out of 12; Harmon out of 2.
 Referee, Sutton; umpire, Fisher. "Dark Horse" Quint Wins.
 Mississippi A. and M. college, tho tournaments dark horse," defeated Georgia Tech 25 to IT in the last round of the semi Gatchel. for Mississippi, was responsible for the Georgians' defeat. His beautiful shooting and guarding were the fea- lures of the game.
 Both teams played excellent ball during the first half and the score stood Il to 10 in the Aggies favor at the close. Jenks, for Tech, led off with a field goal and the Gold en Tornado" left Mississippi in it's wake for 8 few minutes of play. Nor ris, star forward. and Gatchel. got busy.
 Tech took trip up tho air in tho second half and was hardly able to see the basket, so fast did Gatchel work his lightning like passes to Norris, who had wonderful knack of being near the basket to receive tho ball.
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