El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-08
BASKETBALL WILL
OPEN HERE JAM Il
Clever Looking Material
Gives Promise of Excel
lent Teams in League.

BasKeIball will be officially ushereu
IN Tor the season of 1914 on January,
II, Wnen the initial game of the ii
PasO Amateur City Basketball league
scheduIe Will be played at the Z. NJ u
a. gymnasium Definite action Il
gardlng the proposed league was taken
When delegates representing the our
teams composing the LEAGUE met at the
y. M. Z. A Tuesday evening and per-
fected plans for the ensuing season.
preliminary details, such as the max
ing OF pylaWs' adopting a schedule aH9
the election Of officers were attended
to at the meeting.
Although only four teams are entered
schedule embracing a double series
was arranged RMS makes II neces-
sary Tor each team to play the other
teams twice. The schedule will con-
Ilnue Tor seven or eight weeks, games
to be staked on Saturday nights. Be
cause OF the late start, interest in the
athletic indoor sport is at a aigh stage
The schedule was made as short as pos
sible
Practice and tryout games which
nave been held thus far give evidence
that the teams are as nearly On an
equal plane as possible. with regard to
playing aDllCy. The scores have been
even and the games rierceiv contested.
). ). Ulrey, of the high school, was
elected president and official mead Of
the league. with Il. G. Haese, athletic
director OF the Y. NJ. c. A, secretary end
treasurer On January II the nlgh
school Tigers viii clash with their
ancient rivals, the c. A. A. in the first
game, while the 10th infantry and Y. NJ
C. A quintets are billed for The main
event
Out of the southwestern champion
ship team of last season, the Y. NJ. c. A
has R. Done, guard; Bowman, center,
and Lee Evans, forward This subsIan-
tial basis, coupled with promising ma
terial to come, will give the assOcta-
ton an extra strong representative
team.
H c. Haese says: Prospects are
excellent for the greatest series ever
played in the southwest. Interest is
high in the game, and as the schedule
is short this seems sure to be banner
tournament"
Snappy players were seen Wednes-
day night at the Y NJ Q. A, when
mroe than 20 candidates for various
teams of the league were going through
their initial practice. The nigh school
appears to have a lot of promising as
pirants for the City league team. Near
~ 80 players are training for the try
out which will decide their chances
with the first team
The 10th infantry team also appears
to be a snappy five. Last season the
soldiers finished in third berth, with
seven teams on the roster. and made
good showing throughout the season.
The c. A A will probably have a bet
ter team than ever. They have been
working consistently at the new gym
naSium on Nevada street, and Will put
a strong five in the field, according to
present indications. The Y. NJ. c. A.
pennant winners of last season, with
Done, Bowman and Evans, are ESQ
reckoned as strong cOntenders
Lieuts H. v Lewis and c. II. Daniel
son represented the 10th infantry at
the meeting. Homer Thomas and A.
Klerner were present as delegates from
the c. A. A. S. S. Ulrey and Ross Hin
agreed to the schedule for the high
school, while H G. Hease and Lee
Evans renresented the NJ. Q A