The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-14
MiHbury, Woonsocket and Web
Ster With Two Worcester
. Teams From Massachusetts
Central Basketball League
SEASON WILL START
WITH EIGHT CLUBS
The Circuit May be Increased to
Twelve CIubs-CompIete Or
ganization Will be Made at a
Meeting to be Held at the
Sherwood House Sunday

A rousing meeting of the Massachu-
sets Central Basketball League was
held in the parlors at the Sherwood
House yesterday afternoon, and bust
ness Of considerable moment was trans
acted. The league organized with the
following five clubs in the circuit: Cath
Ollie Young Mems Lyceum, Father
Mathew, both of this city, Millbury,
Webster and Woonsocket. Commune
cations were read from Spencer, MARI
boro, Leominster, Maynard South
birmingham, Whitinsville and Paw
tucket, asking for information regard
ing the league. The secretary George
f. Dorman, was instructed to write
each manager and enlighten him on the
points upon which he sought Informal
ton
There is but little doubt but that the
league will open its. season this winter
with eight clubs, with the possibility of
a twelve club circuit. The season
opens formally Monday, Nov II, and
from present indications it will be the
most successful in the history of the
popular indoor game.
Officers to serve the coming season
were elected as follows: President, Will
liam E. Horne of Millbury; secretary,
George f. Dorman of the Lyceum;
treasurer, John B.McQuaid of Webster.
The election of the directors of the
league will come at the meeting Sun
day. Fred H. Sawyer of Hudson re-
fused to serve another term when the
office Of president v as rendered to him
yesterday.
Secretary George F. Dorman and j.
H. Thompson were appointed a com
mittee to draw up constitution and
set of bylaws to govern the organiza-
ton. They are to report at the next
meeting. 1t was voted at the adj
journment to hold the next meeting in
the parlors of the Sherwood House
Sunday at II O'Clock.
Manager George F. Dorman of the
Catholic Young Mems Lyceum Will
open the season for that team at Faith
er Mathew Hall next Monday night.
He will endeavor to have the famous
Delphi Athletic Club basketball team
of Hartford. Ct, as opponents for his
men. The Hartford club is the recog-
nized champion of the state of Con-
necticut, and claim to have defeated
several teams in Rhode Island That
team will make its debut to a Massa
chusetts audience when it faces the
Lyceum team at Father Mathew Hall,
a week from tonight.
the Millbury team open the season
| with the Lyceum, but that team will
be taken on in Millbury Saturday, Oct
26. The first gamG of the Lyceums will
be played away from home with Ware,
in that town, Thursday night
Manager Dorman has ordered new
uniforms, which will be used in the
Ware game. The colts, under the di-
rection of Manager Dorman have been
practicing two nights a week for the
past three weeks, and are showing
good form. Manager Dorm$n has,
what he considers, find in NJ A. Kee-
gan, who played with the Bryon team
last year. He is working well in prac-
tice, and is said to be one of the com
ers this season. The vacancy at CEN
ire, caused by the retirement of Ho-
ran from the team, is still open. Man
ager Dorman will endeavor r. secure
a capable player for that poS1on be-
fore the league season opens.