Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-04
ORANGE Men TO
TRY BASKETBALL
CELERY CITY TO BE ADMITTED
TO STATE LEAGUE
MAY NOT HAVE TO PLAY PRELIM-
MARY GAMES
IT Initial Games Passed, New Team
VIII Begin with semi-FinaIs.
Rules for Champion
ship Contests

A letter received from r. H. Cos
som of jacksonville, one Of the commit
tee in charge of the state basketball
league, gives the information that Or
ange will be admitted to the league
an" probably will play two prelimi-
nary games with Redlands, Riverside,
Los Angeles, Pasadena or Long Beach,
whichever is more convenient
In case the clubs have played these
preliminaries Orange will be passed to
the seni-fnals, in which it will be de-
cided which team will represent the
south in the championship game.
Mr.. GOssom also submitted a copy
of the regulations governing champion
ship series, an extract of which is
given here.
The local association has opened ne
gOtiations with the Redlands and Riv-
erside associations for preliminary
games, which are scheduled to be
played January Is.
There will be a game next Thursday
at Orange, the opponents being the
Polytechnic high school of Los An
geles.
Extracts from the championship reg
ulations are as follows:
FirSt-For convenience of play the
state shall be divided into two main
sections, to be known respectively as
the Northern and Southern dtvi-
sion.
Second-Each of these divisions is to
choose a championship team (manner
herein deScribed) to represent their re-
spective section in final game for the
state championship of the California
Young Mems Christian association;
and said game shall be played at Sac
ramento, Cal, during the date of the
next state convention of the California
Young Mems Christian associations
nd inn IN lot ions nn1- In
described.
Fifth-For preliminary work the
Southern associations shall be divided
as follows: (a) The associations of Los
Angeles, Pasadena, Long Beach shall
constitute one group, (b) the associa
tons of Redlands, Riverside and Or
ange shall constitute another group, (c)
the associations of San Diego and San
ia Barbara shall pass to the semi-final
games on account Of their extreme dis
ance from other associations, but if
they enter the state associations,
groups (a) and OBJ shall be Joined by
the associations of Santa Barbara and
San Diego-provided they desire to en-
ter the state league to compete for
the championship of Southern Cali
fornia, and said series shall be played
during the months Of January and
February, 1909, and according to a
schedule, etc, to be arranged by the
committee in charge of these games.
The winner of this series shall be de-
clared the championship team Of
Southern California and it shall be en-
titled to the honor and the trophy that
the winning Of such title carries, and
it shall represent the associations Of
Southern California in final game to
be played at Sacramento during the
next state convention, which meets at
that place.
Seventh-These games shall be played
under the auspices, rules and regula-
tions Of the Athletic league Of the
Young Mems Christina associations of
North America.
ELEVENTH. loving cup similar to the
one offered last two years will be pro-
vided by the committee for the team
winning the final games.
Committee in charge,
R. H. GOSSOM, jacksonville,
L. w. SEAWRIGHT, Berkeley,
HOWARD TOMLINSON, Stockton.