Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-30
BY SURE SHOT

Had Gilbert Schwab been able to
play with his teammates yesterday
afternoon the Bay Views would prob
ably have made a better showing
against the st. James Triangles, of
Sheepshead Bay. L. /. 1t will take
some time, however, before the local
quintet can come up to the playing
qualities of the visitors.
sThere have been teams from all
over the country here, but never be-
fore have the local fans witnessed
combination in action that could
equal the standard of the Triangles.
On a large court, National Turn Hall.
for instance, the visitors would surely
give the greatest combination of the
country the battle of their lives. They
are youngsters of the game, every
one Of them, and they can play bas-
ketball; that is, the neal kind OF a
game. "Rough house" is strictly
barred, and nothing but clean play
results whenever they perform. Yes
terday's score was A to %.
Truly, they were handicapped by
the vast crowd that turned out, but
the team work displayed even on a
small court convinced the local pub
lie that no combination around these
parts can give them a drubbing They
are fast; yes, remarkably fast, in
thn
it goes like flash from his hands,
either to the basket or a teammate
Their accurate goal-caging cannot
be surpassed. Their forward men,
Norman and Sheehan, worked like
machine, and they work together,
too. The moment the ball is tossed
up from the centre a st. James for
ward man is under or near the bas
ket ready to receive the leather and
score.
Taking chances win many of our
games," declared one of the players
after the contest. I'VE try for points
from all over the court, and that is
good reason why we cage the ball
so often" he continued; and true to
his statement they tossed the leather
through the rim from the sides, the
centre, over their heads and some-
times by simply tapping the leather
in as though one was playing hand
ball.
Never before has a cleaner com
bination visited this city. and they
are sure to be rewarded for their
most gentlemanly tactics on the
court.
The contest itself was a most in
teresting one. and the largest crowd
that ever attended a game In the
South Sixth street court was on hand.
The absence of Schwab, whose father
died. was keenly felt. He is without
doubt in class with the st. James
players. He can pass as well as the
next and can cage the ball with won
derful skill.
Miller, the pivot man of the Wheel
men, was somewhat peeved over the
remarks passed by a spectator and
rushed in to settle matters In pugi-
listic manner. He was quickly halted,
however, and after a short intermis-
sion the contest was continued. His
opponent. Ruckert, outclassed him,
however. Ruckert is over six feet in
| neiBnl anu also SLOCky DullI. he was
remarkably fast and few can excel
him at the goal-caging game. Barry,
Johnson and Dreyfuss are a trio of
guards who can play the defensive
end of the game with artistic skill.
They hold their men from scoring, at
the same time doing 1t cleanly.
Willie O'Toole's wonderful shooting
featured for the Wheelmen. He had
four field goals, all difficult, and as
the whistle blew in the final minute
he scored a field goal from practically
the entire length of the court Ernie
Patten refereed to the approval of
both quintets.
Preliminary to the big game the
Bay View Juniors added the Orange
team to their list of victims. winning
easily. The big game lineup:
Bay View. st. James
O'Tooie, Kussmaul. .,... Norman, Sheeban
Forwards.
Biegner, Hahn. n........s.+.... Barry, johnson
| Boyle ................-4....... Dreyfuss
Guards
Goals from feld-Norman 8, Sheehan 6
\ Kussmaul 5. o'Toole 4, Barry 3. johnson