The Detroit times., 1909-01-05
A GLE CHRISTIANS
FROM CH|CAGO
VICTORIOUS
CHICAGO CENTRAlS SNOW DE.
TROiT Y. M. c. A. UNDER. WIN
MING VICTORY OF WITS AND
SKILL, SO TO "a.

The Detroit Y. VI. c. A. basketball
team gave their new gymnasium a
mural decoration OF sackcloth and
ashes last evening by losing their first
game, IA to 80. TO the Chicago Cen
trails.
In spite OF the fact that Chicago 10
the holder OF the Central A. A. u.
championship. Detroit has always play.
ed her close heretofore, but last night
there was nothing close about the
game aside from the atmosphere OF
the crowded gymnasium.
IL was a pitiful showing for a state
champion team to make against any
sort OF an opponent
That Detroit ~" has been sadly
weakened by the loss Of Hanna. b.
Johnson, Stockham and Mellon Is OBJ
vious. At least two OF these men must
return If the association team hopes
10 do anything toward the local cham
pionship this year. Boosey, Branston
and c. Johnson played virtually the
whole game for the Y. NJ. c. A. team
Detroit. and at least two OF these were
outplayed by a wide margin. So far
as Wilson, Havell and Gordon were
concerned, the preponderance OF the
Chicago opponents OF agile christian
ity was simply supreme.
The game was put on ice by Chicago
in the first half. Two minutes were
spent on sizing up the system OF play
of the home team. Perceiving that
the 1912 system OF guarding. In vogue
in the old Detroit gymnasium was still
in force. each OF the Detroit defense
men restricting himself to his own side
of the court, the Chicago captain mere
ly sent both his forwards and Center
LANCE down one side against Wilson.
The result was hail OF baskets from
the field, the half ending with the RI
diculous score OF % TO 6.
In the second half Detroit changed
it's tactics and about stood the enemy
off, showing what might have been ac-
had the Detroit system
OF play been nodded to fit the condi-
tons of the beautiful. big gymnasium.
Chicago worked on system OF Sig
nails which occasionally resulted in
pretty combinations and baskets shot
from the hit-off This was made pos
sible by the fact that LANCE was able
to out-jump Branston about twice out
of three times.
Whether or not the Y. NJ. c. A. will
be able TO sufficiently improve its form
10 cope with ID. A. c., the Burroughs,
NJ. A. c. and her other logical oppon.
ents, remains TO be seen. That Coach
Balls men were taught tremendous
lesson from the standpoint Of tactics
was obvious last evening. II Is doubt
full, furthermore. IL they will again
have 10 stack up against such shoot
ing from the field as Monro was doing
all through the game of last evening
None OF the Detroit bugs or bugettes
had ever seen anything like II before,
ar any rate.
Between halves a gleeful conference
was noted in a certain corner, where
Jake Mazer, Fred Shinnick. Doc
Hanna and Bernie" Johnson were
gathered together. A glad smile also
wreathed the classic features OF Mr..
Meeker. the Burroughs manager.
The preliminary was as pretty a
game as is often witnessed. the Y. NJ.
c. A. Reserves, with Moynihan and
Tyler starring, trimming up the Chi
cago Pneumatic Tube Co. by n score
OF % 10 Is after see-saw sort OF
contest.
In the neighborhood Of 1,G00 persons
attended the exhibition. and all had
a good view OF the combats with the
exceptions Of those who saw behind
the expansive lids worn by naughty
danes who declined to remove them,
regardless~of requests polite and 9TH
erwise.