The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-09
Seton Hall Has Great Schedule.
Xaviers Win-Other Bas-
ketball Notes.
BY SURE SHOT.

HOR the first time In it's history
Seton Hall College is this year
represented with a varsity bas-
ketball team. There are eight candi-
dates trying for positions on the five
which will wear the blue and white,
and from indications old Setonia will
legiate circles. Otto Boltz, famous in
basketball circles hereabouts, is coach
ing the squad.
Manager William Mcguire has al
ready arranged a schedule of twenty
three games. Among the teams booked
are Holy Cross, Wesleyan, Boston Col
lege, St Johns, College of the City of
New York, Manhattan, Niagara Uni
versity, Cathedral College. st. Francis
College and the University of Pennsyl-
vania. The season will b. opened on
November IL with st. Francis College.
OF Brooklyn, at Seton Hall, and the
final contest is dated for March 8, when
the Pennington Seminary representa-
tives will visit the Suburban Collegians.
Arrangements are being made by Man
ager Mcguire for a Down East trip.
This will comprise games with Trinity,
Wesleyan, Holy Cross and Boston Col
lege.
Alumni Hall has been enlarged for
the sport by the removal of the stage,
and all horne games will be played in
this building.
Among those on the squad besides
two of vast years prep team stars,
Richard and George McDonough, both
of whom are sure of positions, on the
varsity are James Flanagan, James
Byrne, Arthur Neal, John Burchell.
Daniel Dugan n John Curran.
That Richard McDonough, captain Of
the team, will play at the centre POSI-
ton, is assured. and George McDon-
ough will be a forward. Neal is also
trying for a forward position. Flana-
gan and Byrne are candidates for the
places as guards. Dugan and Curran,
members of last years prep team,
together with Burchell, who was last
year a student at Niagara University,
are also trying for forward positions.
At Casino Hall last night the Xavier
G. G. five defeated the Palace Five, of
Jersey City, by a score of SO to 16. 1t
vas the Xaviers all the way, the score
at the end of the first half being 80 to 10
in the locals favor. In the preliminary
game the Xavier seconds defeated the
St. Michael's quintet by a score of
IS TO IS.
Joe Harter, the speedy baseball
player, who will get a tryout. with the
Washington American League Club
mex spring, has decided to quit basket
ball. AS a result the Xavier Catholic
Club and Ironside A. C. will lose q
valuable player.
The ST. Michael third team will open
it's season tonight with the Franklin
thirds. The st. Michael thirds would
like to hear from all junior teams play
ing clean basketball. Address Walter
Dempsey 144 Belleville avenue. .
Basketball is booming in Elizabeth.
They have the Clark Club, Parish A..
A., Y. M. C. A., other minor fives and
an Eastern League team. There's one
player, however, who shines above the
rest and it's Kid Knochels, of this city.
The Bay View Wheelmen went to
Elizabeth last night and defeated the
Parish Five. of that place, in Parish
Hall by the score of s-4. The game
was exciting from start to finish, the
first half ending in the home teams
favor by the score of 4-2. The Bay
Views great team work Won the game
for them in the second half.
Bay Views-Hahn. Andres, Houck,
forwards; Neal. centre; Kohler and
Burke, guards.
Parish Five-J. Liddy and ]. Devine,
forwards; Joe Liddy. centre; Joe
Devine and J. Walsh guards.