Evening journal., 1912-11-14
OLD SWEDES
QUlNTETTE IN
HOME GAMES
Fast B8SketbaIIerS Come Back
This Year With Better
Team Than Ever
HODGSON MAKES
UP THE SCHEDULE

Manager Hodgson, OF the Old
swedos basket hall team made his first
call for candidates on Monday, and
about twenty men reported.
Although two OF Old Swedes' most
valuable men are missing. the pros
poets, with the showing the new men
have made, appear bright The two
familiar faces which are missing
from the team this year are Captain
Hagen and the old reliable. Waiter
Heal. the former having had TO quit
the cage game on account OF a physi-
cal disability, while the latter is con-
valescing from a slight attack Of ty-
phoid fever
Walt Smith, the reliable little for
ward and veteran OF two seasons of
fast playing, will captain the team
this season, and from past perform
ances. II may be said that he will fiji
former Captain Hagens shoes very
nicely Smith, although not OF heavy
build. is very fast and plays an excel
lent floor game. His goal shooting is
also excellent
Hopes. the giant of the team. will
very likely hold down the center posi-
ton. and II present indications prove
anything, he will put in the best year
OF his career this season. Miller, the
heady little defense man. will hold
down his old place at right guard
and from present indications, will
play his usual fast and snappy game.
The new men who are making n
strong bid for the vacancies are Pat
terson and Hollett. Hollett played
as a regular during the 1910 season,
but was replaced by Heal last sea-
son.
Patterson is also trying to gain a
place at guard, but will be given a
tryout at the other forward position,
and If he can be broken IN for this
position he ought to make good
partner for Captain Smith.
wilkins, another veteran, will in
all probability, make a strong bid
for the forward position. wilkins
played as substitute forward on last
years team. He is an excellent shot
and very fast man on the floor.
As yet Manager Hodgson has not
completed his schedule but hopes to
have 1t ready for publication in few
weeks.
The last two seasons Old swedes
has been a travelling team winning
her laurcls on foreign floors cx-
clusively But this season the fans
Of Wilmington will have an opportuni-
ity of seeing class Of basketball at
home which has never been attempt
ed in this city. old Swedes has had
her hall carefully gone over and viii
be able TO accommodate the lovers OF
the cage game with comfort. The
fans viii see, at home, such teams as
the University of Pennsylvania Law
School which is composed OF such
players as Fried. of last seasons
Freshman team: Turner. Of last years
Varsity team Folger a former Boys
High School star Sauber the great
forward of the Allentown High School
last season. and Mccarthy. the former
Pennsylvania State Normal School
star. This is only one OF the all
star college teams which the fans of
Wilmington viii be given an oppor-
tunity Of seeing. In other words. Old
Swedes will present to the public "A
collegiate class Of basketball. Manager
HodRson wishes to have the happy CO.
operation OF the fans of the city. and
should his attempts prove satisfactory,
the collegiate game will be given the
public Tor many years to come.
For the official schedule of the Old
Swedes team. consult THE EVENING
JOURNAL, as all news Of games re-
ported by them will be official.