Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-02
CHINESE QUINTET
KEEN FOR VICTORY
CelestiaIs viii Make Local
Debut Against Bippart
Five Tonight.
HARD BATTLE EXPECTED

China is determined to be heard
from In the athletic world. and the
Celestial athletes have taken up an
other branch of sport They have
been represented strongly within the
past few seasons by baseball teams,
and even boxers, and now we have
the Chinese basketball team, which
Is going to make its local debut at
New Saenger Hall tonight. against
the Bippart Five, of this city.
Basketball is no new game with
the Celestials, at least with the team
which will appear here tonight.
There are six on the combinations
roster and all are experienced at toss
ing the ball through the rim, team
work and the passing style of the
game One of the players is a MEM
Der of the Newark Y. M. c. A. and
he is known at the Halsey street gym
as lad of no mean ability. The
quintet has been playing with sue
cess in the vicinity of Newark and
are capable of giving battle when
the situation demands 1t. Manager
Charles Metzky, of the Bipparts.
figures on strenuous tussle and he
will bring out his strongest men
against the Orientals. The contest
VIII 1ufulSn u novelty d8 We'll u6 -
keen struggle, judging from the rec
ords to date of both aggregations.
The Bipparts' lineup will include a
new man. Red McWalters. the clever
Bay View Junior player, has been
signed by Manager Metzky for the
remainder of the season, and ne is
expected to add strength to the
team. Other members of the Bip-
parts are: Joe Sachs, the Westing-
= ~. r
the former local pugilist; Slott. Col
die and Metz.
The players In the accompanying
picture, reading from left to right.
are: Standing-Ling, centre, and Lond
WI, guard; F. r. King, forwards; Fl.
King, guard; r. King, forward, and
Fava, forward,
Saints Want bigger Game.
Elated over the showing of his
team against the Point A. c., of Bay
onne, Manager Butch Burns, of the
st. Michael Five, will book the big
gest clubs obtainable hereafter. AS n
starter he has secured the Trinity A.
A, of New York, to oppose the Saints
at st. Michaels Hall. Belleville ave-
nue., Friday night. The preliminary
game will bring together the unde-
feated st. Michael Juniors and the
Murray Five, or this city.
Trinity Five VS.. Armorys.
The Trinity Five. of New York,
which will play at st. Michaers Hall
Friday night, will be guests of the
Armory Five. of Orange. at New Es-
sex Hall, Orange, the following eve
ming. The Arrnorys will visit Mont
clair Friday night to meet the Com
DqnV X team of that Mace.
AIl-Stars Suffer Defeat.
The Ali-Star team of this city In
augurated it's season at the Colos-
scum last night with a defeat, "a tots.
at the hands OF the All-New York
Five, of Manhattan. The visitors,
who had such men as Lamb and
Roach, of Hudson River League fame.
in their line-up, outplayed the locals
| throughout. At half time each quin-
tet had totaled points. Reich starred
at guard for the visitors, as well as
caging four field goals. Bill Mckin-
ley performed well for the homesters.
IndustrIaIs Look Like stars.
The Industrial Division quintet IS
the favorite for the championship of
the Prudential A. A. League. At Bay
View Hall yesterday the Industrlals
administered a decisive defeat to the
Ordinary Policy Five, GIL to %. Harry
Schwartz, the clever forward of the
winners, who is also a member of the
Bay View Juniors, Gagged sixteen Held
goals. At half time the Industrials
were In the lead by 80 to 6.
Holy Name Five Organizes.
The Holy Name Five. which rep-
resents the Holy Name Society of our
Lady Help of Christians Church, East
Orange, is preparing for an active
season. The team has organized by
electing Chris. Finneran, centre, cap
tain and James l. Rush manager
Joe Finneran, of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals, has decided not to play bass
ketball this year. but Joseph Flan-
merry, who has been playing league
ball with the Lowell team, will again
be In the lineup of the East Orange
five. Farrell and Lind will be the
guards. while F'lannery and McWhor-
ter will act as forwards. Manager
Rush, who lives at 106 North Clinton
street. East Orange, desires to arrange
games away from home for Decem-
Der. The team will start its homo
schedule early in January.
Big Five Wants Revenge.
The Harrison Big Five and the st.
Gabriels, of New York, pair of quin-
tets entered in the newly-formed Tri-
State Basketball League. will come
together in an exhibition contest at
Hantmann's Hall, Harrison, Thursday
night The Saints administered a de-
feat to the Big Five at Sheepshead
Bay last Saturday night, and the Cav
anaugh men are anxious to even mat
tiers. Beckman, who put up star
game for the Harrisonians recently.
will be in the st. Gabriels' line-up.
as will Jack Norman, the former st.
James Triangle player. The Big Five
will have the services of Smolick and
Malone, two Manhattan stars. who
were with the Harrison team on its
Thanksgiving Day trip, when 1t wall
1oped both the Troys, of Hoboken.
and the Norwalk, Conn.,, Club.
Tri-state League Meeting.
The newly organized Tri-State Bas-
ketball League will hold another
meeting in New York Saturday after
noon at o'clock. A schedule will be
adopted and other matters pertaining
to complete the organization of the
circuit will be discussed.
Triangles VS.. schoiastics.
At Kandel's Hall tonight the from
bound Triangles will meet the ALI
Scholastics.
SHRUBB DEFEATS ST. YVES
Alfred Shrubb, the English profess
sional middle distance runner, de-
~ rNf ITr-1r7 no