The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-16
DIRECTOR LINES UP
AN ALL-STAR TEAM
Pearse Works Out Former
College Basketball Men
At "Y" Gymnasium.
PLAY ON OCTOBER 25
ncnefit Games TO Be Given
TO Obtain Suits For
Players.
PLAY on OCTOBER 25

Former college stars will represent
the local 7. NJ. &. A in basketball
games with the associations of other
cities during the coming winter. Five
players were privately summoned to
the gymnasium last night by Physical
Director Pearse and given d work
out. With the probable addition of
two more men this team will represent
the Richmond Y. NJ. c. A. in games
with associations at Indianapolis, Ma
rion, Dayton and other cities within
radius of one hundred miles of this
city. 1t is probable that game will
be scheduled with the Dayton Tur-
ners, which has one of the strongest
teams in the middle west.
The team as it lined up last night
will be composed of the following
players: James Harrington, formerly
center on st. Marys quintet; Ray
Laird who played forward on a Pur-
due freshman team: Lemon Gilbert,
an Earlham forward; Smith Grove,
guard, a star of last years team at
Rose Poly, and Clarence Hampton, a
well-knoWn Richmond athlete. Drec-
tor Pearse has two more men under
consideration, who probably will be
added to the team.
Chose Huqhbank Manager.
secretarial staff, will manage the team.
His present intention is to have a game
scheduled every Saturday night dur
ing the winter, the team alternating Mt
home and abroad.
The workout last night at the gym
which lasted for over two hours,
shows that none of the men have slow
ed up much since they quit the game,
and with proper training will develop
into machine that will show the local
fans some of the best basketball ever
seen in Richmond.
This team will be known as the All
Stars, and will only be sent against
ageregations that are too fast for the
Y. NJ. c. A. representative teams. 1t
will be seen in action for the first time
Saturday evening, October 25. when it
will be the headliner in the benefit to
be given to raise money to supply the
basketball teams and the leader corps
of the association with appropriate
uniforms.
Good Second Team.
On that evening it will line up
against the Y. NJ c. A. first team,
composed of the following players: R.
Meyers and Brunton, forwards; Roach,
center; A. Myer and Brown, guards.
Dunning will go in as forward.
AuoIItl game " We DidySu lHdl
evening will be between the Y. NJ.
c. A. first team and a picked team
from the Earlham freshman class.
Coach Reagan has promised that he
will pick out five of his most prom
Using players to go against the asso-
citation team.
A third game will be arranged for
the second team the same evening. 1t
is planned to have three games of
fifteen-minute periods in order to
the lovers of the sport a big round OF
entertainment. The price of admis
sion has been fixed at 20 cents. A
large delegation from Earlham is eX
pected to attend the benefit
Wants Forty Teams.
Director Pearse plans to give a good
share of his attention to basketball
during the coming winter. There are
five gym classes at present, and Mr.
Pearse plans to have eight teams il
each class, each team to play once d
week during the gym hours. This
will make a total of forty teams from
which the first and second teams may
draw playing recruits.
These teams will be organized JUS
as soon as the enrolment for the gym
classes are completed. Letters have
been sent to those who have enrolled
blu who have not appeared at the gym
asking them to report at their mex
class, so that they may be assigned
to class basketball team.