The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-07
Y. M. C. A, Rooms Scene of
Pleasant Occasion
FIFTY MEN IN ATTENDANCE
Managers Of The Various City Leagues
Tell OF The Past Years Work
and Outline Future.
From Wednesdays Daily.

basketball league gathered 10 close
their season formally. The tables
were decorated with carnations,
ferns and jonquils and the basket
ball men were in the proper ban.
quoting spirit A very excellent meal
was served by the ladies at the close
of which DR.. G.. r. Curran presided
as toast master.
He said that this meeting was
called 10 talk over the past season,
its successes and defeats and called
first upon VI. A. Nichols, manager
and coach of the normal school team.
Mr.. Nichols talked on NlankatO bas.
ket ball leagues of the past and told
of the first league he was concerned
with four years ago, AT that time
there was but one place in the city
TO play basket ball, and that was on
the Y. VI. c. A. floor, and it was in
use most of the time. There were
three teams the first season, the
Y. NJ c. A., North Mankato and the
high school. This was the first
year the normal school ever had a
basketball team The personnel of
the various teams changes a good
deal from year TO year, but yet a
good many of the men who played
in that first league are now playing
in the league, having changed from
one team to another. The second
year the league found conditions
about the same. Last year We open.
ed the season with new floor at
the high school and it was decided
10 play on the three floors, Y, nor
NAL and high school. This was done
this year also.
The financial condition of the
league was not good during the first
years. but during this season We
l,ave taken in $lSs, more than three
times as much as we did last year.
This shows the interest of the PEG.
pie of the town and Of the inStitu.
lions back of the teams. ! hope
that this year, instead of being our
browning success, may be but the
start OF number of successful
years"
j. L. Tallman was called upon TO
speak as manager of the CONNER
cial college team. He said: "One OF
the interesting things of the college
team is that the men who have
played on it this year have, with
very few exceptions, been the men
who have done the best work in
school. They have showed them
selves TO be good athletes on the
floor also. | hope with Mr.. Nichols
that this years successful season
will be the beginning of series
of successful seasons. The game is
q builder of muscle and character
and should be encouraged"
Vernon Cooper, manager of the
high school quint. spoke for the cup
winning team, as the high school
boys finished the season with the
highest percentage. He said that he
was extremely glad to be the man.
ager of the victorious team and he
felt that they sure were bunch
of winners" The team is to take
part in the state tournament al
Carleton college in April and Mr.
Cooper says they will not be sat
isfed with anything short of first
place in the winners.
Lieutenant Robert Irwin represent
ed Company II, and said that he was
now in a position 10 say that the
company would be able to extend
gymnasium courtesies to the league
next year as they were assured q
new armory. He. thanked the men
and the management for the courte
Gus treatment extended to his team
and spoke of the pleasure the men
had derived from the league.
Walter A. Sanborn spoke for the
Y. NJ. C. A. Teams may come and
teams may go but we go on for
ever. That seems to be true of the
Y team. They are always on the
job. When ] was a senior in high
school we won a pennant in has
ketbal and were mighty proud OF
it, but pennants were not won sc
often at the school then as they
seem to be now Whether it is be
cause the high school fellows are
better now, or whether we are de
terioratng, ! don't know. but any
way the high school has the win
ming team this year. This has beer
a fine year in basketball. the feel
ing of cordially and friendliness is
most commendable.'
H. e. Griebenow Of Mountain Lake
spoke a few moments on Manhood
in Athletics" He emphasized the
necessity OF athletics in schools tc
bring out the best in the men and EN-
phasiZed the two kinds of athletics
the sportsmanlike, clean playing and
the tricky, unfair playing. The manly
qualities necessary for athletes ant
which are developed by athletics
start with the letters which spell
the words success. sincerity under
standing, cheerfulness, charity, earn
estness, self control and sticktoitive
ness" Mr.. Griebenow developed his
thought along that line in very
interesting talk.
Dewey Johnson, captain of the higf
school team. Clarence Burmeister o.
the aggregation, Vollisch of the