The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-05

E B. A. C. Blues Play Tonight Athletic ClubsFive Preparing
 For Game With Alabama On Next Saturday
 The Birmingham Athletic club quin- tet went through its final practice for the game with the Howard college five last night with plenty of pep and seemEd to be rounding into the kind of shape that their little mentor has had ast his aim all season. They have been coming along slowly all season and are just now coming into their own. y Na ;.
 They will 90 into the game tonight with more confidence in their- team play and in better shape than they have yet been able to start with, and all those who have watched Hub Hahn, Norman Mandy, Hugh Montgomery, Leake and Hifburn go when they are really nfn form know, what fast basket ball is. The indications are that these boys will be going good tonight and with ths., Howard boys hitting 1t off at the great pace that their last game with the Clubbers showed them to be capable rof,athe 6ame at the Birmingham Ath@ ietic. club tonight onsht.to be a corking good one. Ysssx
 It is to be borne in mind that this game with the East Takers Is the. last Bafna quintet here Saturday night and the Clubbars are getting themselves to going for the Alabama game, as they are de.ern.ned to turn the tables on the fast Fcys from the capStotr tn a fasEioIi thatsSwiil make them rue. the day that they toook the Clubbers into camp on the big floor in Tuscaloosa. For. this reason the Blues will be show Ing some of their stuff in tonfght's game that they have never put out be- fore and Jdst how much they have to show remains to be seen. All those who are real lovers of basketball should be there 70 see how these boys are get ting Away. '
 Hahn in Form | getting Shinnself into his old-time form that he was showing here last year and that he used to be full of at all times when he was with the Auburn five, Is coming--te himself once more and his play tonight will give those who are so fondvof the play of this big fellow one of their old-time treats.
 Mandy has gotten into his stride once, more and is working with sHilburn with. when working with Hungry Floyd and his eye is as perfect In 1t ability to find -s the basket instantly sffomy nlf' ant les as ever. He is getting his shots away with plenty. Of, speed .apG the Howard college guards viii have their .t. ing few pretty ones. -
 minghRm Athletic club for the sfirst time, has just now gotten acquainted with the other members of the team and their style of play and this reason will be seen in a way that will yive=enes a. fair chance to judge the boys ability for the first time this sea- ssonsse He is very fast aud in, unusually good condition. He will be, hard sman for the Howard team to take carefof. 4, 2 sH Leake and Montgomery =.
 Hugh Montgomery and Armistead Leake,- both old. Alabama basketeers, are getting ready to take their alma naatsk's boys down & little and keep Fthemsfrom getting over confident before they get to the tournament. They will be warming up tonight for the Satur- day night frayand for this reason they w5h be showing more of their real knowledge of basketball than they have yets shown this year. t. 4s9
 Coach Erwin will probably use sever sGfS Snft his secohd-string men who have been showing up so we'll lately in or der to make the game fast and in or der to be able to see iustS how they @ills alF' work together when going at top speed, Doe" Laughinghopse, who has been one of the clubs most svalu- Inla in, oat hyIf yhn hoe been too busy to give a sufficient amount of time to the game lately to get into his old game, may be used some, and several of the youngsters may get their chance. Charlie Vincent sahd Ferguson have been showing Up very well, indeed, for men of their years and may get chance to work with the older men -. ...@,l ''tt" "a Howard Practices
 The Howard college five did its round of practice at the Y. M. c. A. Monday afternoon and came out of 1t feeling confident that there had been .suffi- cient improvement in their play since their first game with the Blues to put them a little ahead of the improvement III thenBlues and so to give them about an even break, with the likedlihood that the game would go to the team that got the breaks and that fought little the harder. Those who have followed the hOWaFQ teams know that there IS no need to worry about their fighting spir- 1t and that what they have often lacked in material and in training has been made up for in fighting spirit.
 The East Lakers are in good condi- tion now Sand have gotten their plays to working well. Stubbs at center, with his ability to turn the tip off to his men good percentage of the time, will determine to great extent how fast the game will be on the Howard boys part. He Is working we'll with his men now and their offense is very good. fst& ..r~. 5.s x. < Stevens and scokei
 Ham Stevens and 'Scokel at the two forwards are gaing strong, working the floor we'll and ringing up baskets with the HccuEacy of men of much more bas- ketball experience than they.
 s Garfield and Wells will hold down the guard positions and ability to keep the ballsont of their danger gone was shown ins their first game with the BirminE- ham Athletic five, df they show the improvement that is expected to be evil dent in this game they ought to keen the ball in the possession OG their team q good part of the time.
 The team is working together we'll and will give the Ciubbers a fight wor- thy of their metal.
 There will be very unusual attrac- tion just before the opening of the game in the form of boxing bout ba- tween two of the midgets that are showing at Loew's Bljou this week. ?
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