Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-27
CHANGE DATE OF I
BIG SCHOOL GAME
ISt. Benedicts to Play on Cen
trial Court Next Friday
Afternoon.
MANAGERS AGREE ON DAY

The long-awaited Central-St. Bene-
diets basketball game on the Central
gymnasium will be played next Fri
day afternoon. The contest was
originally scheduled for March 16, but
has been slated a week earlier by
mutual agreement 1t was deemed
wise by the two managers to get~Such
an important game played as soon
as possible in order to allow the play
ers to relax from their strenuous
training.
Already, the followers of both the
Benedicts and the Centrals are be-
ginning to look forward to the game.
BY virtue of its 24-to-21 victory over
the Maroon and White in the first
game and the fact that the clash Is
to be staged on the high school court,
Central is favored by many
However, an opinion exists that the
Benedicts did not play up to true
form in the early contest. and that
they viii redeem themselves next
Friday. Should ST Benedicts win,
both teams will be at par standing
for the city championship.
A scale of prices has been set for
the game. The admissions will be
10, 25 and 50 cents.
Academy and High School In Last oano.
MontcIair Academy and Montclair
High School will clash in their last
intratown basketball game next Fri
day afternoon on the high school
court. The contest will mark the first
of the steps toward the abandonment
of an athletic competition which has
extended over period of twenty odd
years. After a baseball seasons ex-
piration this spring the last OF the
town and gown games will have been
played. Montclair Academy has taken
the initiative in the matter of break
ing off the athletic relations between
the high school and the academy. At
a recent athletic association meeting
it was decided after considerable de-
bate to open the breach, after playing
off the scheduled games between the
two schools.
May Need Extra Game TO Decide Title.
If Montclair and East Orange sue
coed in disposing of Barringer and
Stevens, their respective opponents
In the New Jersey Interscholastic
League basketball games scheduled
for this afternoon. an extra game will
be necessary to decide the New Jer-
sey Interscholastic League champions
ship.
The defeat sustained by Montclair
and Barringer to each other on the
others home court is the only blemish
on their respective league records. II
both teams register victories today
they will be tied for the lead in a
deadlock of five games won and one
lost. Other schoolboy games sched-
uled for this afternoon are as follows:
South Side, at Nut1ey High School;
Montclair Academy. at Kingsley
School. and Railway High School, at
Woodbridge High School.
Central Swimmers to Meet Alumni.
Central High School will swim the
Central Alumni waterman tomorrow
afternoon. The alumni has enlisted
the services of Edwin Wurth, Paul
Voelker, Doc Gilhuly and Charles
Bruhm. All of these amphibians We're
good in their day, and if they are
in form some interesting competition
is anticipated.
Glen Ridge Defeats South Orange.
Glen Ridge High School recorded a
IS to 16 win over South Orange High
School in basketball game played
yesterday at the South Orange gym
nasium The Glen Ridge quintet was
exceptionally we'll balanced, it's pass
ing keeping the South Orange repre-
sentatives on the jump throughout
Minasian and Martin, the Glen Ridge
centre and forward, respectively.
were the principal contributors to
their teams score, tailying seven
field goals apiece. FitZsimmons, the
clever South Orange forward, was
unable to get going, and was forced
to be content with two field goals.
The summary: