The San Francisco call., 1910-12-22
COAST MECCA FOR
FIVES FROM EAST
Another Wisconsin "Champion-
ship" Aggregation Decides to
Make Tour of the West

The eastern basket ball teams evil
IDENTIFY look upon California as a happy
hunting ground for some easy money,
judging by the number of teams that
are at present making arrangements
TO tour the state. Yesterday word was
received from Two Rivers, Wis, that
the Hamilton basket ball team, which
won the championship of Wisconsin
last Saturday night by defeating the
Company F, national guard, team that
is now headed for this coast, would
make a Pacific coast tour and would
reach here on February u.
This is the third eastern team that
is endeavoring to arrange games with
local teams. and if they all eventually
come there will be some first class
exhibitions of the game.
By defeating the Company T team
for the Wisconsin championship the
Hamilton team proved that the Portage
team is not such an invincible aggre-
cation as local followers of the game
have been led to believe. The Com
pany F team holds the worlds cham
pionship at basket ball, and the ad-
vance manager is at present at San
Diego completing his southern pro-
gram.
The game between the Company F
team and the Hamilton team was
played at Two Rivers, Wis, on a
neutral court and the Hamilton team
won a hard fought contest by % points
TO 19. Included in the team are such
well known basket ballers as Redding-
ton and Osborne, who until recently
were members of the champion Illinois
athletic club team. Aldons is another
well known eastern player and was
one of the famous West Side team of
the Chicago Y NJ. c. A. The other
players, and the whole aggregation is
said TO be a particularly fast one.
Games can be booked at Spalding's.
At yesterdays meeting of the Pacific associa-
tion basket ball committee George Schlitter was
appointed secretary Of the committee. A lot of
routine work gone through and the offer of
the Irish-American club to play the games on
their courts at Mission and Twentieth streets
was taken under adysement. The Tamalpais
club offer also dealt with, and the club re-
suitable order for holding championship games.
The question of courts viii be finally decided at
next "Wednesday nights meeting. when the COM
mittee will meet at the Tamalpais court.
The matter of officials for the game was also
discussed at length and the secretary was in
structed to have a list OF competent men TO pre-
sent to the next meeting.
A communication was received from the Tamal-
pals club asking whether men playing In the
high school tournament. which starts early next
month. could also play in the Pacific champion
ship tournament for another team from club.
take part in the championship games with club
teams. provided that such players had not taken
part in open games during the season.
The Peerless Eve of the Tamalpais athletic
club will meet the Seminole team tonight on the
renovated Tamalpais court The Tamalpais team
will line up as follows: Crosse and McGratb,
forwards; Haughy, center; Woods and Junge,
guards. The reserves win be Miller and Hird.
The high school managers are busy making ar
rangements for courts which to play their
games. The Tamalpais court is wanted by nearly
all Of the teams and on this court and the
Young Mems Hebrew association court most of
the games win be pulled on
With the announcement that Company of
the League of the Cross Cadets had organized a
basket ball team, the Company B boys mmedi-
ately got busy and strong five has been re-
cruited R. Merrill and c. McKeon are two
likely men for the forwards while Dan Maher,
the star performer OF the Commercial high school,
is sure of his place at center. Harry McCul-
lough and Ray Weir viii be the guards.
The basket ball teams of st. Peters and St
James schools viii start practice Immediately
after the holidays and coaches have been secured
for both teams. Dan Maber viii coach the st.
James five and Ray Merrill of the League of the
Cross Cadets team will handle the st. Peter
quintet.