The sun., 1897-12-04
Basketball.

One OF the most interesting and exciting
games played in Brooklyn thus far this season
was decided at the Twenty-sixth Ward Branch
Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium last night, when the
home team and Bedford Branch Y. NJ. c. A.
met in q match game. Neither team was able
to gain an advantage over tho other in the
forty minutes Of play and when time was called
each side had IL points. An extra ten minutes
was played. and Twenty-sxth Ward won.
The scores: Twenty.sixth Ward, H. Bedford.
II. The teams:
Twenty.sxth ward-Mears right forw ard Coyler.
left forward henderson, centre; Cowan right guard;
Bedford-smith. right forw Ferris left forward;
Hehney centre; Wachman. right guard Gils. left
Goals from feld-Henderson ts), Mears ts). coyler.
Ferris t2l GilA (2), Smith. Goals from foul-Gewa,
Mears, Waohman (2) Time-Twenty. minute halves.
NOTES.
Spaldng'a Athletic Library for 1898. containing the
of1cia basketball rules as adopted by the A. A. q.
and the Y. NJ c. A. Athletic League of North America,
is now on sale.
The Young Mems Corps nrst and second basket
ball teams would Ike NJ 70 arrange games with teams
aysrsgins ,s i4S and i23 pounds Address c. Beecher
The Yale University team will play its first game Of
the season against the Water bury NJ c. A. team at
the lat ers gymnasium tonight The two teams met
! last and Yale was defeated.
The Xavier A. C. team has a number of open dates.
and @ would Ike to arrange games With teams in this
W. +. Sutherland. 205 West Fourteenth street.
The Tenth Separate Company Of Newburs has or.
Bond. right forward Matthews. left forward; La
Tour. centre; Keller. right guard; westerve. left
guard.
The match game of basketball between the St.
Albans and St. George A. c: at the atters aaium
Thursday night resulted in easy victory for St.
George by the scorn OF ~ points to 8. Both teams In
dulged In quick hard play, but the home showed
superior work by holding well within their goal line
The Young Mems Institute on the Bowery has or
sanzed several strong teams all OF which Will take
part In house tournament to begin next week The
trst team Is composed OF all men players and would
like TO arrange games with Y. NJ Q; A. teams In and
around this city. Address basketball Manag .r,
Young Mems Institute. zee Bowery.
Forney has lbeen elected captain OF the Berkeley
School team. The Berkeleys Will open their
with the Adelphi Academy team at the atters gym
nasium on next Friday night. Cutler. Columbia
Grammar. and De La Sale Institute Will also have
teams and It Is not at all unlikely that tournament
will be arranged In few days
The Bedford Branch OF the y. NJ C. A. of Brooklyn
has arranged the following schedue Dec. g. Bedford
High School, at home; L. Rubber Five OF the Green
point Y. NJ. C. A. at Greenpoint; IL. Twentythrd
Street BranchY. NJ c. A., at home Jan Il, Mount
Norris at home; 10. "olympic Five" at homei 20,
Rubber Five" at homoi Feb. J. Central Branch Y.
NJ. c. A., at Central gymnasium,
In addition the Bedford branch and Elizabeth A.
G. games. tho other contests to night follows:
Twenty third street branch Y. M O. A. nrst team, w.
Ciaremont A. e. OF Phi adelpha. and Twentythird
street Y. NJ. G. A. second team Central branch Y
d. c. A. OF Brooklyn, at Twentytbird street branch;
Mount Morris w. Washington Heights Y NJ. c. A, at
Washington Heights; GreenpOlnt Y. NJ c. A. vs.. Pratt
| Institute. at Grcenpoint.
The following schedule has been arranged for the
Xavier A: A.. New York; 10. Institute A.. C.. at
Newark; IS Paterson Y NJ C. A.. at homei "a, River.
Jan y, Knickerbocker A. O.. at New York; 15. River
side A. O., at home; :: summit Y NJ. &. A., ut Sum
init; ~, DR.. Savage institute. At New York.