The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
SIMPSON WINS DISTRICT
 CAGE TOURNAMENT HERE
Purple Tornado Beats Leeds In Finals For Title While al
 adega Beats Out Weakened Alliance Team For Third Place Saturday Night .-e :

ed strength in attack and felled the Alliance five 24 to O.. Melvin Vines. Al lance star, was handicapped by sick ness in the game and made his poorest showing Of the tournament play. He had had a bad night, however, with an attack similar to appendicitis and was playing because the team needed him. But his efforts were vain for the shooting ,of Captain. "Skinney" Aders, Leeds center, and the machine-lfSe play of the entire Leeds team, was too much for the Alliance five.
 Upset Dope
 The game was rather an upset in dope and pre-game predictions was about evenly divided as to the outcome but the score either way was not anti eipated as being over two or three field goals different.
 Melvin Vines looped 8 couple field goals white Aders led his team with II points. It was here again that Lit tleton played a great game and his plly throughout the tournament marked him as the outstanding running guard of the tournament with the exception of Slick Vincent, who in reality would be forward on any team except Simp- sons.
 The tournment was great success and brought out some of the finest quality of basketball playing ever wit messed here in any tournment. The
  and the schedule of games was adhered to strictly. Officiating was very fair throughout the meet and brought only compliments from contending teams. The play was marked by high brand of sportsmanship seldom seen in such gathering of teams though the rivalry was of the keenest nature. The off cials of the Central Y. M. c. A. and of the state night school athletic asso- citation as well are to be congraulted for the success of the tournament.
 SEMI FINALS
 Simpson Beats Talladega
 Lineup: .-
 Simpson GOA. Vincent l6) and FL lis CID, forwards; Byrd GD, center; c. Vincent (4 and Ferguson, guards. Substitutes, Harris (D for Byrd, Wilk- ing @ for c. Vincent, Wright @ for Ferguson, c. Vincent for A. Vincent Byrd for Ellis, Ellis for Harris, A. Vim cent for Wright. t- f4 Talladega GS-watson d0) and Sul- livan (5), forwards; Moore (2), center; Ktrksey O and Bramlett, guards.
 Referee, Mitchell; umpire, Smith.
 Leeds Downs Alliance Lineup:
 Leeds (2N-Nickerson (5) and Jones (D, forwards; Aders dD, center; Lit Alliance (9-Roberts O and V. Vines (3, forwards; M. Vines O.. center; Alexander CD and J. Vines. guards. Substitutes, Shipp for M. Vines, M. Vines for Roberts.
 Referee, Reynolds; umpire, Abeu.
 FINALS Simpson Swamps Leeds
 Lineup: r-, Simpson (32-A. Vincent (6) and FL lis. forwards; Byrd dS), center; c. Vim cent 6) and Ferguson, guards. Sub stitutes, Wtlking for Ferguson, Fergu- son for Ellis.
 Leeds q0-Nickerson (6) and Jones CD, forwards; Aders. center; Littleton @ and Howard, guards, Substitutes, Kenyon. (3) for Nickerson, Nickerson for Jones.
 Referee, Smith; umpire, Mitchell. Talladega Defeats Alliance
 Talladega t2S)-Watson Q0) and Sul- livan (9). forwards; Moore (D, center; Kirksey CD and Bramlett @, guards Alliance t26-Roberts Q4 and c. Vines (s), forwards, Shipp @, center; Alexander (2) and J. Vines, guards. Substitutes, Smith for Shipp.
 Referee, Mitchell; umpire, Smith.