Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08
BASKETBALL IS
BEGUN AT POLY
TWO FAST TEAMS READY FOR
SEASON PLAY
FIRST CLUB PARTICULARLY is A
STRONG ONE
County League Series Starts NoVenn-
Der Fl, When Polytechnic Firsts
Meet Hollywood on Lat
ter's Courts
ny RED PERKINS

Roth the first and second basketball
teams of Polytechnic high school VIII
be classed among the fastest CLUBS IN
the Los Angeles County High School
Basketball league when the season
opens November q, when the first team
will try conclusions with the Holly-
wood team on the Hollywood courts
mostly of old students ana Win
posed mostly of old students and. with
| few executions. there will be no cause
for worry about them holding their own
| in the county ranks.
L, Slaughter of last ears second
team is out for right guard this year
and should make the team, as mis-
practice has been of the very best, and
he is fast player in every regard.
Ned Manning, who is out for left guard,
has played on the team 60 the past
three years. He has the weight. and is
an experienced and valuable player.
NJ. Blair. who will captain the club this
season, is a good goal thrower and sell
dom misses a basket when he tries Tor
It, A new player who should make the
team is Art Record, who is out Tor
right guard, and who, for the past
three years, was connected with the
Evanston high school of Illinois before
coming to Los Angeles. Lawrence
Clapp, substitute on last years five,
will be out for forward and will be
of a great strength to Polytechnic the
coming season, If he makes II.
The average weight of the first team
| this season will be in the neighbour
| hood of $50 pounds. Last Friday the
Poly boys went to Compton and played
the Compton high school five. winning
by the score OF 25 to 9. The Washing
ton street team also has defeated the
normal school and the st. Vincent clubs
in practice games by large scores.
Albert Nebeker, who will captain the
second five this seaon, has been a stu
dent at Polytechnic for the past three
years, and will try for right forward
position. a place he has been trying to
secure since he took up outdoor sport,
and may make the team. Nebeker is
fast on his feet and has shown up well
in practice.
James Bibo, substitute on last year s
five, formerly was connected with the
Santa Monica high school club, where
he made a reputation for himself as a
basketballer. Bibo, although small, is
a consistent player and never gives his
opponent a rest from the time the
referees whistle sounds until the last
half is played.
Ray Fox is a new player in the local
basketball game. coming from Butte,
Mont. where he had been playing left
guard for a number of years, and
knows the game from A to u.
Joseph Doan formerly was connected
with the Haven church basketball team
of this city, and has won honors for
! himself at the game. He will be out
for right guard and is expected to make
| the five this season. Jack Wells will
be the smallest player on the second
team this year and has the making of
fast forward, in which position he
will try for the team. Ben Ward will
| try for center and comes we'll recon-
mended from the Tenth street prepara-
tory institution, where he participated
in various basketball games in the
grammar school league last year.
Donlin Hubert, who will try for left
forward, is a new man and not much
can be said of his playing, as he sell
dom reports for practice. Milo Bekins,
who will try for center, is husky lad
and is known as the heavyweight of
the team, as he tips the scales in the
neighborhood of 1876 pounds. He is fast
on his feet and no doubt will make the
club.
AS there will be no junior league
among the various schools this sea-
son, Poly's second team will play ex-
hibition games with other second teams
of schools in Southern California, and
from the showing made against the
first team last Friday will give other
city teams hard run for honors.