The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-13
4 BASKET BALL BOON
Prospect That a Six Club League
May Be Formed.
lEaOLEY SIGNING PLAYERS.
Ballard Athletic Club VIII Have a
Park for sports-S- A. e. News
Work at the Traps.

That basket ball has come 70 stay IS wit
messed BY the growing interest IN the game
all over the country. TIE demand for an
indoor game with plenty Of action and in
which a number OF men can participate
seems 10 be answered IN this popular game.
Now that football is our OF the way for the
time being basket bali viii be the popular
game IN all athletic contests until outdoor
work can he commenced.
This is evidenced BY the increasing num-
Der of local teams. Last year the 5. A G.
and Y NJ c. A. were the only local or
CARNATIONS playing the game. At present
there are five excellent teams in the city.
The University OF Washington commenced
playing early in the present school year. A
few weeks ago plucky team was organ
lied in the new Ballard Athletic Club. The
latest asp.rant in the field is the high school
team, which was organized last week, and
IS practicing daily in the Armory. As yet
the new teams would not be able 10 COM
pete with the more experienced players in
the s. A c. and Y. II. C. A, and a game
like that Of next Friday evening in he
Armory between the old rival teams viii
draw the interest and attention Of all low
ers Of clean amateur athletics. The game
between lightweight teams from the Y
NJ c. A and university viii give line On
the new men who are coming into the
game II is probable that the increasing
meet this week will lead to the formation
Of a league Of local teams To play of a
regular schedule between now and spring.
SIX teams could be secured. representing
the s A. c.. Y. ". c. A, University. Ball
ard Athletic Club, the high school and
probably the South Seattle Athletic Club.
The games could be played in the Armory,
which, II the entire floor space is reserved,
makes an excellent field OF play. The con-
tests could come off once in two weeks and
two games each evening, thus allowing tho
schedule TO be completed in fifteen games.
occupying until about May l.
The Y. NJ. c. A has taken the lead in
giving up so large a portion Of the Armory
TO basket ball. ana the attendance at the
games next Friday evening viii show the
popularity Of the sport The new rules
adopted viii eliminate much Of the rough
ness OF the game, and VIII also make the
play more open and add greatly 70 the
pleasure of the spectators. Generally
speaking. experienced players are coming
to see that football tactics should be kept
out of basket ball. and that the team that
is strong in passing and catching the ball
VIII invariably come out in the lead.
The wrestling bout between Mr.. Leather.
of the y. NJ. c. A. and Prof. Trenaman, of
the S. A c., at the Y. III. c. A. basket bail
meet at the ArmOry next Friday night has
recalled an incident that amused Seattle
people something over year ago. AT that
time there was talk Of wrestling contest
between Leather and Brown, of the Multi
nomah club, of Portland. Some weeks be-
fore the date OF the contest Leather hap
pened To be in Portland, and was the guest
of a friend at the Multnomah Athletic
Club house. While taking swim in the
tank Brown happened in and saw Leather
big muscles. Being told that this was MS
coming opponent, the story goes that he
Immediately had the match Cancelled.