The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-14
FIVE
PILES Up
liz POINTS
~OverwheIms A~ll-AmericanS,
of New York, in Freak
Basketball Game.

A total of i12 points was piled up BY the
Acme basketball team of this city in the
game with the All-Americans, of New
York, at st. Georges Hall last night, re-
sulting in a fareical contest.
Manager Behnert switched his lineup
son. ewhat, and it proved a grand sue
cess. The players who usually played at
guard were sent in as forwards and the
regular forwards went to the defense po-
sitions. The result was that O'Connor and
Bell. who played guards, scored Is and IL
baskets. respectively.
The home team had everything its own
way in both halves Its defense was al
most impregnabie. 1t was the largest
total run up In New Jersey in a long time,
and the spectators were much pleased to
think that their favorites were the makers
of the big score. The lineup:
Acmes. All-Americans.
Cahill. Fairchild. &c. Reilly, w. Reilly
Forwards.
Flynn ......."...- ...........J.
Centre.
o'Connor. Bell.."a...G. Bauman, Dunlap
Guards.
Score end of first half-Acmes. 40; ALI
Americans. Q. Final score-Acmes, III:
All-Americans II. Field goals-By O'Con-
cahili. s; g. Reilly. /: w. Reilly, i: j.
Bauman. 3. Free throw-Dunlap, l. Time
Of halves-N ID.
National Turner's Win Easily.
The Signet Five, of New York, went
down to defeat before the National
Turner's in the basketball game at the
Turn Hall last night. Al to 10. AS the
game was played under new rules, it was
fast and open. Many fouls were called.
The Signets started off as il they were
going to clean up, but the superior goal
shooting Of the home team finally told.
Fast team work of the highest order was
displayed by both fives during the first
half. keeping the spectators on edge all
the time. The score at the end of this
period was Is to 4 in the Turner'S favor.
In the final period the visitors tried hard
to overcome the large lead, but their in
ferior knowledge of caging the ball lost
the game for them. The Turner'S, on the
other hand, shot a basket as soon as an
opportunity would present itself. thus en-
abling them to win by a large and safe
msrgin. Fully 500 people witnessed the
contest. Following Is the lineup and sum
marieS:
National Turner'S. signets.
Drifting, Wagner. ...............R Rash, Sorg
Forwards.
Trautwein .'."."a.:..........."a. Singer
G. Donovan. zaza eefntre. Black. pbonker
Score end Of first half-Turners, IS; Sig
nets, a. Final seore-Turners: Al: Signets.
r Ets,d goss g. q n Britting' :; W azT 3:
Rash, 3; Sorg, |; Singer, /; Black, j. Free
throws scored-By G.. Donovan, 7; Sofg, /.
Time of halves-D minutes.
Auroras Lose Opening Game.
The Auroras of Newark lost the opening
game of the season to the Passaic Boys
Club five. on the latter's court last night by
a score of q to IS. The visitors were OUT
played in the first half. owing to the
strange court and 1t being the first time
they had played together. But in the sec
ond half they played the home team to a
standstill, Y to u, displaying clever shoot
Ing and good team work. The game started
late, but was interesting throughout. the
crowd which filed the hall. For the Auro-
ras ~Lashkowitz and Housman played II
star game, the former making nearly half
the points by caging the ball four times.
the blocking Of Stegman was also note
worthy. For the locals Smith played 4
great game, while Shaw shot six times.
The lineup:
Aurora. Passaic Boys.
Right forward.
LashkoWitz Smith
Left forward.
stegman "".".......... Carey (Capt.)
Centre.
Danuf Crane
Right guard.
Housman Kraemer
Left guard.
DnyIeys Win Easily.
The Bayley Lyceum team took into
camp the crack Bloomfield Catholic Ly-
ceum basketball five last night at Bayiey
Hall by a score Of 50 to 30. The lineup:
Bayley Lyceum. Bloomfield c.. L.
Conway, Heery ................ Mol, Hoar
Forwards.
Dougherty ..,.... .............. Johnson
Centre.
Knochels, Crogan -. Mahoney, Seegelker
Guards.
The team headed by Olozaga won two
games ont Of three from the Van Moss
quintet in a ive-man team tournament
bowling match on the alleys Of the Rose
vile Athletic Association last night. The
spOrqa.