Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-24
BUSY CHRISTMAS
FOR COURT TEAMS
Harrison, National Turner's and
Happy Ramblers Have Games
Booked at Home.
ST. GABRIELS VS.. BIG FIVE

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another crack at the St Gabriels. Of
New York. which handed the West
Hudson combination a decisive lac
ing earlier in the season. tomorrow
night at Hantrnann's Hall. Harri-
son. The Saints are composed OF
some of the best talent in the East,
and the beating they handed the
Harrisonians some time ago. which
read A to 16, is enough indication Of
the ability Of the visiting team. Since
that game, however, the Big Five
has shown vast Improvement. and
only last week they administered a
defeat to the Crescents, of Paterson,
one of the New York State League
teams. The team viii line up as fol-
lows:
St. Gabriels-Norman and Reich,
forwards; Leonard. centre, and CAL
lagher. Murray and Roach. guards.
HRrrlson-Smolik. Flynn and Bieg-
ner. forwards; Mcmillan, centre. and
Stumpf and Kavanagh, guards.
stars In New York Nationals Lineup.
With the lineup that includes some
OF the best basketball talent In the
Metropolitan district. the New York
Nationals will visit Turn Hall, In
Bruce street. tomorrow afternoon, TO
oppose the National Turner's. Such
stars as Johnny BecKman, Joe john
son, Wally Ruckert, Garry Schmeelk,
Fred Brunner and Red Smyth are
enrolled with the New York team.
This combination makes up what IS
considered one of the best independ-
ent teams In this section OF the coun-
try. II all the plas srs announced by
the management appear the Turner's
are In for a most strenuous tussle
The Manhattan team Is heavy
weight aggregation, and its weight.
too, Is expected to aid II to VIC
tory. The teams will line up as fol-
lows:
New York-Beckman and schmeelk
forwards; Ruckert. centre and John
son. Drummer and Smyth. guards.
Turners-W 0 Toole and Schwab.
forwards: Lapze'n. centre: Joe
O'Toole, Boyle and NJ. Clark. guards,
First Game for Bambiers.
Having obtained the McKiernan
Five as the opening attraction. the
members Of the Happy Rambler AS
sociation team anticipates a most
interesting struggle at the Rambler
clubhouse. 255 Court street. tomor-
row night Plans have been COM
pleted for the initial setto. and all
hands agree that the word success"
will mark the Ramblers' initial at
tempt at the indoor psstime. The
Ramblers' team will be made up of
present and former high school stars
and two other players who are well
versed in the basketball art. A pre-
iiminary game will precede the main
event, Rith the Rambler Juniors and
the xaviers as the principals. The
big teams viii line Up as follows:
Rambfers1 Eelrhoff, Clark and Sa-
fer. forwards; Siott and Sachs, ccn-
tres; Klugmann and Setback, guards
McKiernans-Lang and A. San Gia-
como forwards: Del Nagro and Nc
| Mahon. centres. and Esposito and 9.
San Giacomo, guards.
Kunzmans Va Donestics.
Kunzmann's Hall tonight should be
the scene OF lively encounter when
the Kunzmann Big Five and the
Domestic Big Five. of Harrison. Will
get together In the second OF a Sc
rles Of games. The Domestics won
the first game PLAYED on their home
court last Saturday night by the
score Of "a 10 Is The teams viii OPP
pose one another in the following
manner:
Kunzmanns-Goode and Vile, for
wards; Stickles centre. and KunZ-
mann and W Werner guards.
Dornestics-W McGulgan and ].
McGuigan. forwards; Tintle. centre.
and CavRnaugh and Hinchcliffe,
guards