The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
where WILL P.A.A.
TOURNEY Be Held?
Local Basket BaHers AWAITING
Announcement of Chanl-
pionship Courts
BY WILLIAM UNMACK

By WILLIAM UNMACK
The coming championship basket ball
tournament of the Pacific athletic asso
ciation has been the main topic of con
versation in athletic circles during the
last week
The clubs and players are anxiously
waiting the final announcement Of the
championship committee as to the
courts on which the games will be
played. The committee has both the
Tamalpais club and the Young Mems
Hebrew association courts under con
sideration
The court at the Tamalpais club has
received the more favorable comment
from members of the committee and
it would not be surprising if this court
were eventually chosen
One thing detrimental to this court
is the bad lighting. The lighting con-
sists Of three large arc lamps, but
they are SO high and SO far apart that
the light is not properly distributed,
and consequently it is deceptive. From
a spectators standpoint the lights are
equally bad. Shadows and insufficient
light make it very difficult for the on
lockers to follow the ball, especially
from the gallery. These drawbacks
can be remedied, however. and if the
committee decides on the Tamalpais
court it will probably make suitable
arrangements about lights. In every
other way the Tamalpais gymnasium
is the ideal place for the games. and
the selection of this court would give
general satisfaction to the PLAYERS and
clubs that intend to take part in the
tournament.
With the adoption of a new sys-
tenn of weights this year wear several
of last years club members have got
together and organized teams that will
come within the new weight ruling.
The most prominent of these new clubs
Is one known as the Argonauts, which
is composed of such we'll known basket
ballers as Harry Mckenzie and III. Pier
son of the Olympic club, the TYLER
brothers of last years Ponies team, G.
Kemp, II. Clarkson and A. Massie
These stars are being coached by Joe
Hill, the Sacred Heart coach. The
team will enter the unlimited class, and
If suitable arrangements can be made
with Manager lockwood of the Com
pany A. wisconsin champion team,
game viii be scheduled with it.
Another team that will probably ar
range game with the Wisconsin
SHdi4lplcil team Is the Oakland Stars.
This team is composed of the very
pick of the players belonging to the
Oakland Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. The team is being coached
by F. Book, who is the athletic direc-
tor at the association. Book has made
a good showing with the Oakland high
school teams this year as coach.
Just how many games the worlds
champion basket ball team from Wis
consin will play here is undecided. So
far Manager lockwood has not made
any definite arrangements with anv
local club. Several would be glad to
play the champions. but their terms.
are evidently far beyond what the
local clubs can pay. For such i'm
portant games it would not be difficult
to attract large attendances. but the
local clubs have never before had to
contend with such big guarantees, and
they are naturally timid in coming to
a final decision.
Basket ball in the east draws large
crowds and is a paying sport. The
game has never been on a paying basis
here, but if the public could have the
opportunity of seeing a team with the
reputation of the Wisconsin five in
action, the future of the game on this
coast would be materially benefited.
The Stockton All Stars, who hold the
unlimited championship of California
are finding 1t hard to get suitable op-
ponentS. The two games the team has
played showed its opponents to be far
below its class. as the scores of IS to
s and 64 to "a will show None of
the unlimited teams seems to want
to tackle the All Stars
DR.. j. c. Rule, manager Of the All
Stars, is making arrangements wuh
the wisconsin Company r team for a
series of games, and he will also make
arrangements with the team which the
National basket ball league of New
York is sending here.
II the All Stars win the California
championship again this season at the
p. A. A. tournament in this city next
month, Doctor Rule will take the team
east in February and March. Rule
says: I'VE have a really excellent
team, and believe that as representa-
tives of the state of California we
could make the middle west and east
sit up and take notice.
The San Jose high basket ballers
defeated the Campbell high team on
Friday afternoon by % points to 20.
but went down to defeat yesterday
afternoon before the onslaughts of the
San Mateo team, the latter winning
easily by AZ TO 27
The 10 pound team from CogsweH
defeated the st. James school team
yesterday afternoon. the final score
being "a to Is.