The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-27
BASKETBALL BRIEFS

The members OF the st. Benedict Col
lege basketball team will put nr-=5nr5
stin practise this morning, at Casino Hall,
IN preparation for the games which Will
take place the first part Of next month.
They are now on their Christmas vacd-
ton, bu will report this morning fer
practise, so as not TO go stale. The
the addition OF Harry Henpinger, the for
mer High School star. who Is now j
student at the High street institution.
and who will in all probability play q
forward position on the basketball i've
The playing of Henningcr will mean that
one of the present regulars will hs deb
gated TO the sub" section. The fight for
3 regular position VIII probably narrow
down to a battle between O'Connor, Demf-
sey and Stapleton, with the odds slightly
In favor of O'Connor. The addition or
Henninger will make the Saints one Of
the strongest schoolboy duintets in this
section Of the country. Henninger viii
appear in a ST. Benedicts uniform for the
first time this morning at practise.
Tonight the Forest Hill Midgets will
play. the fast Belleville Y. M. g. a. third
team, on the latter's court. ~Fffty-iye and
sixty pound teams desiring -ames with the
Forest Hill Midgets should address d. Il.
Muir, s. Verona avenue.
The Clark Deaf Mutes still have dates
open. They are December a, Is, 30 and 81.
New Years afternoon and night, and
January 4. Address IT,. A. Hirson, 1917
First avenue. New York city.
Under new management tile Arlington
A. A. has recognized for the season and
is out ~ play any hrst-class Junior teams
averaging 115 pounds. Would like TO hear
from National Turner Juniors, Bay View
Juniors, Dominican third team, Maple
wood senior team, Newark Turn Verein
S. r., offering good guarantees. only first
class teams. All challenges should be sent
to j. G.. BeVeridge, 29i Maple street,
Kearny. N. j.
The Silent Five deaf Mutes), of New
,rI ..fA.II ILL., 4n "a t.pa 4, r1 On, with.
iirst-class juniors having their courts
within 100 miles of Newark. they have
January 10. 10 and IS open. They would
like to hear from the National Turn Nerein,
Bay View Wheclmen. Institutes and any
other team. Address Julius Aaron, %
Beileville avenue. telephone 965-R. r. g..
The Belleville Catholic Club third team
went to Soho Wednesday night and played
the Jolly Five, of that place, winning ~
a score OF s to 8. The Bellcvillcs would
like to arrange games with seyenty-h9e 70
antees. Next Monday night the BeleVillea
win play the Passaic BOYS Gun team az
Passaic, and a good game is expected,
In tho preliminary game at Institute
Hall Tuesday the Institute small Five
will have the Castleton team, q Castleton,
staten Island, as its opponents. This IS
said to be one Of the best teams IN New
York State, and probably the only tesn
as on February 3 1t win start on 2 two
weeks tour through New 1ork State.
This game ought 10 DC one or me IastSSt
PLAYED this season vt Institute Hall. Both
Teams have a clean slate, and will try 10
down the other. In spite of the visitors
record. the Institute boys are conhdent
that they can defeat them.
The Prospect Junior Basketball Cub
would ike TO arrange games with az
sixty to seventy-pound teams BaYtey
Lyceum third team, Turn Nerein tnira
team and Exalis. of Harrison. preierrell.
Games 10 be played ON Prospect Juniors
court. Address challenges 10 William
Griffin. 1851 lafayette street.
AZ Knnzmau's Hall last night the Spald-
ing Juniors defeated the Silent Five by a
score Of - to s. Both tcams passed ne
moro accurate in shooting. The first half
was fun Of excitement both teams Us
nlayine great form. Tigiie started the
scorinc hv r neat field goal from thr cen-
ire Of the court; conlon followed with an-
other five minutes later. After this rhe
teams played a blocking game. The half
ended with the score 6 10 : IN The Soald-
ings' favor. In the second half the Spald-
ings completely outplayed the Silent Five,
scoring IL points to :.