The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-06
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. BIRMINGHAM

| D BIRMINGHAM fandom has h watched with growing inter- est the development of this seasons basketball team at the B. A. c. From early season show ing, it would seem that the Blues are destined to enjoy a great year in the cage game, and Birmingham wants winning basketball team at the B. A. c. this year.
 The greatest thrill that local anna teur fandom has enjoyed in years was occasioned last season when the Blues upset the dope bucket and de- feated the Atlanta Athletic club quintet. Another victory for Erwin's men this season is the ambition of Magic City fandom.
 If the Blues are able to stand the pace and triumph over the 'Bama Crimsons Saturday night fan dom may look for great things when the Atlanta clubbers invade Bir- mingham later on in the season.
 Manager BiIl Leighton states
 thnt the Sewanee game is hang
 ing fire. and may not he closed
 new. The Tiger cagesters have
 not played in Birmingham in
 long, long time, and fandOm
 would welcome an opportunity , to witness Sewanee's basketeers
 in action again.
 The Nashville scribe who filed the dispatch on Second Basemah Knaupp being sold out of the league seems to have warmed not bit to the idea. Knaupp has proven a great little in fielder with the Vols, and the Vol scribe refers to his successor as --sore arm" player, whom two clubs failed to "see" at all. Murphy is the chap in question.
 The Knaupp brothers-ChickI and Cotton-are veteran Southern leaguers, and the departure of Chick, the Vol, to the bushes will no doubt The Sally league gets the veteran Chick.
 Tn Southern league pitching
 circles last season it was con-
 sidered "sure death" to pitch to
 Chick with men bases. The
 hard-hittins little Vol was one
 of the best pineh-clOuters in the
 league.
 "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, former worlds heavyweight boxing cham pion, is visiting in New Orleans this week, and the one-time great boxer no doubt reviews with pleasure incl dents of his youth at the Crescent City.
 nr1a J that the slender Corbett jabbed the burly John L. Sullivan into sub mission, then whipped across the knock -out that won the fight and the worlds title.
 Jim Corbett is at New Orleans on a theatrical tour, and renewed old acqualntances by attending fights atl the Crescent City this week. TI4 Pelican scribe writes at length on Corbetfs visit in the New Orleans TimesP Picayune.
 William DemetraI. who brings to the fore q protegee whom he claims can throw Ed Lewis, is
 well known to wrestling fans of
 this state, having mnde Annis- ton his headquarters for several months. and wreDtlinG various opponents thrOuSnout 'he sec ton.
 Red" Herring is back in town, after quite a stay in Florida. "Red' whipped everything in that state that cared to enter a ring with him, including one referee. Herring states that he will be in town over week and would like to show his wares at the Birming- ham Athletic club sonce more before leaving for Louisville, Indianapolis and all points east Red" has been going like house afire recently. and Magic City railbirds would probably welcome chance to see him in action against a formidable opponent
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 The average weight of cork is Is pounds 8 cubic foot.
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