The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-11
Central Massachusetts Basket
ba. eague Teams Make Their
aIntaI Bow to the Public at
Father Mathew Hall
CHAMPION WEBSTERS TO
s ii & PLAY THE LYCEUMS
Prospects of WhitinsviIIe Making
Che Sixth Member Of the
League Are Good-ListS of
Players and a New Schedule
Presented Yesterday

Massachusetts Central Basketball
League will begin its season tonight in
Father Mathew Hail. Webster. last
year pennant winner in the Massachu-
setts League, and c. Y. NJ. Lyceum
teams will be opponents and grand
gathering Of lovers of the sport is as
sured.
Yesterday there was meeting of the
league at the Sherwood House and re-
ports from each of the five teams rep
resented in the circuit indicated a sea-
son Of unprecedented prosperity. Man
ager Darcy of Woonsocket expressed
the opinion that the lineup Of his team
which however, is not yet entirely ar
ranged for, will be a winner in league
circles. He intends to gather the cream
of college players, as patrons OF sport,
ing events in Woonsocket are partial
to collegians With such an aggrega-
ton he believes that only a place in the
first division is in sight for the Rhode
Islanders.
1t was voted to adopt the Spalding
official ball. Printed copies of the rules
will be distributed in a few days, there
being no radical changes from those in
use last season. The prospects of Viii
tinsville not entering the league as the
sixth member of the circuit are con-
sidered more favorable than at any time
since the beginning of the agitation in
behalf of the entrance of team repre-
senting that town and within few
days a decision in this regard will be
made.
In the list of players announced yester-
day there are several notable changes in
the lineups, among them that of the
Catholic Young Mems Lyceum team.
The South Worcester quintet will be
made up of enough veterans to give the
team a basis upon which to work and
young blood will also be introduced.
Keegan, vast year with the Byrons a
local team, and O'Reilly, the young for
ward, will be used by the Lyceums this
season. Jimmy Holmes will captain
the team.
Tim Koran, last year one of the league
stars, and centre for the Lyceums, will
be captain of the Millbury team this
year and in the list of names presented
yesterday that of. Fred Powers, ex-
amateur champion all around athlete
is prominent Without the services of
Powers, the Millbury team will be able
to give an excellent account of itself
but if the athletic star can be induced
to enter the game regularly Millbury
will have one of the best teams in its
history.
The lineup of the champion Webster
team is practically unchanged The
five men who figured in the champion
ship winning to the greatest extent are
back in the fold and Capt. Conlon will
be able to again lead a team of skillful
handlers of the leathern sphere.
Following is a list of the names of
players presented yesterday:
Father Mathews-Noonan, captain;
Cullen, Feirrsf Rourke Sweeney,
Smith. Sullivan.
Sheehan. Quinn, Keegan, O'Reilly,
Dorman,
Millbury-Horan, captain; Wiseman,
Powers, Burtt, Paine, Horne.
Webster-Conlon, captain; Cooley, Da-
Wis, Matthew, Thompson. Scott, Love.
Manager Darcy expressed the opin-
ion that the schedule as announced
last week, did not give his team an
opportunity to get into the running
early enough and new schedule was
arranged for one month of playing.
Following is the schedule:
Nov. 11-Webster at Lyceum.
Nov 14-Millbury oat Father Math-
ew.
Nov 16-Lyceum at Millbury; Father
Mathew at Webster.
Nov. 19-Woonsocket at Father
Mathew.
Nov. 21-Millbury at Lyceum, Web
ster at Woonsocket.
Nov. 23---Lyceum at Webster; Father
Mathew atsMiIlbury.
Nov 25-Lyceum at Father Mathew.
Nov. 2S-Woonsocket at Lyceum
Mlllbury at Webster
Nov. 30-Father Mathew at Woon-
socket; Webster at Milbury.
Dec. 2-Father Mathew at Lyceum.
Dec 5-Millbury at Woonsocket;
Webster at Father Mathew
Dec 7-Lyceum at Webster; Woon-
socket at Millbury.