The Detroit times., 1913-01-24
Game Saturday ON Eastern
Court Sees Two Of It's
Stars Depart
RUMLER AND PURDY
PLAY THEIR LAST GAME
Clark -KeKrsten Strice Within
Main Struggle Will At
tract Attention

Detroit scholastic basketball fans
are looking forward to the biggest
basketball game OF the season for local
high school fives when Central and
Eastern clash at the Eastern gymnas-
ium Saturday night.
Central and Eastern have the two
teams which are acknowledged to be
the classiest prep school fves In the
city and which have excellent chances
at the state championship.
While outsiders are willing to ac-
knowledge the supremacy OF these two
teams, neither Central nor Eastern Is
willing to admit that the other has
any superiority.
Last year the teams fought two bat
ties without decision. Eastern win
ming on its own court and Central win
ming at home. In the game Saturday
night, Eastern must make good II II Is
ever going to. as II has more advan-
tages right now that 1t may expect TO
have at any time later In the year.
Besides the advantage OF playing on
Its own court, which is a big help in
basketball. II has for the last time two
OF Its best men, Rumler, the giant
guard. and Purdy, the center. These
two men will leave school, starting
with the next semester which begins
the Monday after the game
When these two men drop out
| Coach Wuesthoff will have to develop
two new men to fill their places. Un-
| less there are few diamonds In the
rough strewn around Eastern's gym
nasium. the coach will have a hard
ire filing the places OF these two
n}en and Eastern may be expected To
Be weaker after Saturdays contest
On the other hand, Central must win
Saturdays game II II would hare a
satisfactory year. If defeated Satur-
day, IL viii have blot on it's record
that can never be erased, for the .eans
which will have beaten IT, will never
be able to play II officially again
The matter OF officials was one Ihas
troubled the authorities sor some
time. II was necessary to have ab-
solutely unbiased men. II seemed for
y while as IL outsiders would be chos-
en-. but when the contract was drawn
IN, II called for Coach Frye OF the
Detroit University school and A: Hueb-
ner. basketball coach OF the Y NJ. G..
4. These men will handle the game
OdtuTudy, -
Within the main struggle will be
personal affair which will attract
much attention-the strife between
Cept Clark, Centrals star forward,
and Kersten. Eastern's star guard. IL
is UP TO Kersten to stop Clark, the
main scoring power of the Central
outfit. II he can do that. Eastern's
forwards can be relied upon to get
enough baskets 10 take the lead. The
battle this year Is only continuation
OF that OF last season when the two
men opposed each other.
! Both teams have been working hard
I Ter the fight, for there Is more rivalry
] between these two teams than any
others In the state. A victory for
either over the other on tho basket
ball court means successful season.
! Coach Wuesthoff has had his usual
! feelings OF disgust before a big game
at the way his men have been work
ing. Their practice has been bumpy
the past few days and the men have
been given some stiff seedlings.
Coach Buss, OF Central. is easing up
on the work he Is requiring of his
men. He wants TO have them light
ming fast when the whistle blows