The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Dec. 6.-(Spe- cial )-Three squads of basketeers go into action at full blast here Monday in preparation of their respective sched- ules to be played this year. Coach "Hustling Hank" Crisp and his var sity aspirants will occupy the stage ev- cry afternoon the co-eds, under Ben Hudson, will occupy it from z until s every evening" the frosh brigade will then occupy it tor the rest of the eve ming.
 With their football togs laid away, four members of last years squad will start practice here Monday. These men are Ben Hudson, Graham McClintock, captain elect of the football team i; Shorty Propst and Andy Cohen. Hudson and McClintock were regular guards last year, while Propst and Cohen were two of the reserves that carried 'Bama on to its successful sea son.
 Counting On Stabler
 The only other letter men of last year who are eligible for play this year are Captain Slim Carter and Vernon Stabler. Stabler has been working out for the past month, and is showing his same deadly accuracy at sinking shots as he has in his past three seasons of play The Greenville youngster should have his greatest year in his last effort for Alabama and will again carry the brunt of Alabama's attack.
 There remains some doubt as to the possibility of Captain Carter returning to his old berth at center. Carter will not be able to play until late in Janu- ary or February and Coach Crisp is moulding his machine to play the sea son as if Carter was no where around the Capstone.
 Carter May Get Back
 However, everyone expects to see the elongated Swede cavorting in his ramb ling stride again for the Crimson team Without Carter, Alabama will be forced to develop a center. And while Centers can be found from the some 2,O00 odd students at the Capstone, nc one can be found from the gym who could fill even one of Carter's shoes With Carter going good again this year the Capstone would be able to put forth another team that would wreck the championship aspiration of many strong qUintets.
 Propst, McClintock or Stabler can be used at center if Carter is not to be able to play. All three have been used little at the pivot position Tn the course of their cage careers at the Cap stone and should make capable per former is it was necessary to use then there regularly Propst is the tallest of the lot, but Stabler and McClintocI are most versatile players.
 Schedule Not Complete
 The complete Alabama schedule has not been announced by Coach Crisp. Il iS practically completed now, but sev el al more games are to be arranged be fore the Crimson mentor gives 1t out The season will open here on Decembel 17. when the CrimsOns meet the Baylor Bears from Texas. One trip Of sev c.... days is to be made, this trip to b' taken during the mid-term dances. Th' schedule is expected to consist of ap proxiMately 15 games against the bes quintets in Dixie.
 Several members of last years fresh nan squad have been travelling at dizzy pace in practice. Chadwick, | forward, has been dropping in the ova from all angles with an accuracy tha bids fair to carry him to the varsity squad. Kaminsky is another flee youngster. who races up and down th' floor with a semmingly inexhaustibl' pace. He is also very accurate in hi shots.
 The scrubs of last year-MacDonald Wharton, Lewis and McGauley-hav' also shown an improved form in thei workouts this season and it may be tha one of the lot will prove of sufficien ability to rate varsity uniform.
 The co-eds have many of their for mer stars back at the Capstone, ant should have a very strong sextette