The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-17
NEWARK HIGH
WINS ANOTHER
CHAMPIONSHIP
Basketball Team Closes Season
Without Meeting Single
Defeat.

The Newark High School basketball
team has finished its season. The
game scheduled to take place tomol-
row night with the Orange High school
was called off by the Orangeites. The
Newark High n the Orangel High
School teams are champions of their
respective leagues.
On Friday the playing season was
brought to a close. the Newark High
boys trimming the East Orange
High School. winning the 1907
1908 championship of the New
Jersey I-nterscholastic League and
finishing the season without a de-
eat Twenty-six points were the high
est score any team succeeded IN storing
against the locals. This team was
Plainfeld High School, and the New
ark boys, in turn, scored their highest
number of points against the Plain
fields, that being seyenty-six. Dwight
School, of New York, was not allowed
a tally, something that is seldom seen
in basketball.
Seven of the thirteen games which
the team played took place OH the home
court. Among the victims of the New
ark High team were such teams as
POLY Prep" which had not been de-
feated ON it's home court for three
years; the Laurel Athletic Club FIVE, OF
Bound Brook, and the New York Col
lege freshman. POLY Prep" gave the
Newark boys their hardest fight, the
locals winning the game from the
Brooklyn school in the last few Sec
onds of play by a margin of n point.
A number of disappointnents met the
team throughout the season. On
Washington's Birthday. when a record
breaking crowd gathered at the local
Y. NJ. c. A., the Brooklyn Boys High
team failed to appear. II a team of
former college players was picked up
to meet the unbeaten lads. The New
ark High team toyed with them and
easily defeated them. "A to Il. Games
with Montclair Academy. st. Bene-
diets College, Railway High School
ard Orange High School had to be
| called off for numerous reasons.
The team was well captaincd by
Fred Seidler. He has played centre for
two seasons and has c~aptained the
team for nearly two seasons. and dur
ing that time his teammates have not
known defeat. Seidler is a good goal
thrower and has no superior in this
vicinity at centre among the schooiboy
nVeS. BHulnan ana Hflllln, WHO tldtS
played the forward positions for tho
past two seasons, are a clever pair.
and kept the guards of the opposing
teams guessing. Both will return TO
school next fall, as well as Seidler.
Alverson and Speary are the only
players who will not be in school TO
wear the blue and white e season.
Speary a~lternated at forward with both
Brannan and Smith in the different
contests during the season, while sAl-
version played guard, defending the
Newark High goal throughout the en-
tire season.
The following is the teams record
for the season just closed:
Newark II. s.. SO; Battin Fl. s., 10.
Newark Fl. s.. IA, Poly Prep. 13.
Newark H.. s., so; Laurel A. c., %.
Newark Fl. s.. 80; Glen Ridge II. S. g..
Newark H. S, 81; New York College,
1911, Il.
Newark II. s, %: Montclair II. 81 20.
Newark II. s., "a; Dwight II. s., 0,
Newark H. S. SO; Bayonne IL. s., 10.
Newark H. s., 76; PlainieId, 20.
Newark II. S. Al; All Collegiate. u.
Newark II. s.. 90: Montclair IL. s. -.
Newark II. s., 81; East Orange Ii.
s.. %.
Newark II. s. 81; East orange Fl,
s., %.