The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-02
BASKETBALL SEASON
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
Games Were Well Played and
Interest in League Was
Strong

The 1905 basketball season of the city
league came to close last week. Al
thousn the st Thomas team did not ac-
tually win the most number OF games,
they were awarded the championship. The
cup viii sbe presented to them at a ban
quet which will be held next week at
the st. Thomas college.
In following the time honored custom
OF picking star team, the Globe selects
the following five, basing the selection on
the work the players did during the sea-
son and not on what they might have
done had they been in condition and not
on any past reputation. Those picked
Foster. A A A, forward.
Okeefe, st. Thomas, forward.
Hansen. Y. NJ. c. A, center.
G G0Ti a. q a. Al ASo guard Gcap9tain).
Foster is member OF the A. A. A
team and is awarded the place for his all
around team work and his ability to To-
late the basket. He has been a member
of the Central high school basketbaIl
team for the past three years and was
one or the best forwards the school ever
had. O'keefe is member of the ST.
Thomas team and his playing all season
has been extraordinary His ability to
hit the basket at all times contributed
most towards winning his team the cham
as some of the other forwards. but II IS
his accuracy in shooting baskets and his
ABILITY to wriSgle himself free from his
guard that gives him the place. Pat
terson or the farm school team is the
only other forward in the league that
approaches these two. but the fact that
ne only played in one game drops him
out OF the consideration.
Center Hard to Pick
The center position is a more difficult
teams in the league was filed by an able
player: The center on a basketball team
must follow the ball all over the field and
must be able to shoot baskets with the
accuracy Of a forward. For these rea-
sons Hansen OF the Y. NJ G. A. team was
picked Sheran of the ST. Thomas team
team work was good, but he would often
miss free throws for the basket and oc-
casionally made wild passes. futile OF
the agricultural team was another strong
candidate but was poor on shooting bas
kets. and as that quality is the most i'm
portant part Of the position he had to be
dropped out.
Fox OF the A A A. and Gordon of the
st. Thomas team We're picked for the
guard positions. Their excellent playing
al through the season puts them head
playing that position. Doyle of the farm
school team was considered. but he was
unable to locate the basket when given a
snot Aitnough It Is not part Of the
have fairly good eye for the basket, as
he Is often given the chance. Fox got
into the team work in good shape and
holds the record OF having less baskets
thrown by his man than any other guard
in the league The best that O'Keefe,
one OF the stars. could do against him
was 70 throw two baskets. The most that
he allowed any forward to throw on him
all through the season was three baskets.
Gordon's record is not quite as good as
Fox's, but Is better than any other guard
in the league. Although his position does
not call for basket shooting he was able
10 shoot from one to three baskets in most
OF the games he played
The task OF picking a captain of the
team was not an easy one, but after due
consideration OF the different PLAYERS
knowledge Of the game. their general
cooiness and ability to govern, the place Is
given to Fox.
Rivalry Was Great
The local interest IN basketball this
season was such that at some of the
games 1t was impossible to accommodate
the crowd Another reason for presence
OF large crowds at the games is that the
rivalry was so great. The students at St
Thomas. Manchester, Y. NJ c. A and
farm school would turn out in bodies OF
from 100 TO 200 to witness the games and
one OF the interesting characteristics of
the games from an outsiders point of
view. The funny sayings and laughable
songs afforded them much amusement
Probably one OF the best OF the basket
ball rules enacted for the season was the
one prohibiting any two players OF one
team touching the ball at the same time.
Prior to this year IL made no difference
how many men OF both teams We're on
the ball at once. This caused a large
number OF fouls to be called, for as soon
as three or four players got hold of the
ball there was a general rough house for
possession OF 1t And II the players were
not eager to pull the ball away from one
another, the referee would have to call
held BALI and throw the bell up be-