Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-14
BAR BASKETBALL
IN HARMONIC HALL
Father 0'NeiII F0rbids ST.
Michael's Teams Use of
Home Court.
ROUGH PLAY RESPONSIBLE


Junior combinations, who played
games at the Belleville avenue court
last Friday night and which developed
into a bitter spirit of antagonisn. was
primarily responsible for Father
O'Neill's decision, 1t is believed.
The st. 1ichaels were to have
played the National Turner seniors
at Harmonic Hall Friday night, but
the game has been declared of. A
series with the Harrison Big Five and
the Saint seniors was to have opened
in Harrison January %. Whether this
affair will take place is an uncer-
tainty as yet, although Il is believed
that the Saints will be a travelling
combination.
engaged in twelve contests TO date,
ten of which were won. while the re-
naming two, played on other courts.
were defeats.
Game . drudge Battle.
The games last Friday night brought
out crowd Of fully LOO persons, al
most half Of which were members OF
the fair sex. Rivalry was intense be-
tween the Bay View seniors and the
st. Michael seniors. especially. In
fact, the battle was looked upon as
one Of serious nature. and as a re-
suit quartet Of special officers were
installed for the occasion. It was the
second OF a series Of battles, the first
game, staged IN Bay View Hall on
December last having resulted In
victory for the Wheelmen by score
of q to rs. That game was rough.
and last Fridays affair was simply
repetition. The Saints came out VIC
torious in the recent ARRAY, As to SO,
which made the series upsticks- The
game with the Junior teams of both
clubs was the first of a series and
this, too, was an exceptionally rough
affair, with the Bay Views easy VIC
tors.
After the contests it was discovered
that holes had been punched in the
scenery on the stage furniture was
broken. This alone indicated that the
life of the game at Harmonic Han
would be very short.
Saints Have Fine Record.
Following is the record of the St
Michael seniors: October 81, St.
Michaels as, Orange A. c. q, at St
Michael Hail; November 8, st. Michaels
81, Comonwealths rs. at St Michael's
Hall; IA, st. Michaels 81. Cathe-
dral Separates II, at ST. Michael's
Hall; q, st. Michaels 56, Cartons OF
Hoboken ID. at St. Michaei's Hall; Is.
st. Michaels IS, Point A. c. of Bay
onne 80, at St MichaeIs Hall; De-
cember 5, ST. Michaels 46, Trinifys
of Brooklyn IS, at St Michael's Hall;
/ Z, Bay Views 81, st. Michaeis IS, at
Bay View Hall; IA, st. Michaels 40,
National Turner's %, at National Turn
Hall; q, Point A. C., 81. st. Michaels
| IS, at Bayonne; 26, st. Michaels 20. st.
Malachy of Brooklyn 16, at St.
Michaels "a, Troys of Hoboken %, and
9. st. Michaels IS, Bay Views 80. at
st. MichaePs Hail.
The Junior team also contested IN
twelve games, winning nine and los
ing three. Nine games were played
at home, all, with the exception OF
the game with the Bay View juniors
Harrigans and the Colonials. OF Eliza
beth. were other quintets who defeat-
ed the Saint youngsters.
/ Turner's In for Fight.
The Bergen Five, representing the
/ Peoples Palace, Jersey City, will be
the attraction offered at the Turner's
Bruce street clubhouse tonight. The
Skeeter quintet have a fine record
| this season. losing only one game and
winning fourteen. The locals are
going at a fast clip just now, but
will have TO be at their best to die-
/
companied by a crowd of rooters to
whoop things up for them. Accord
| ing to Manager Cordes. of the Jersey
| City shooters, they are out to win.
and will be a neutrality-suspicious.
crowd If they fail.
Bipparts to Play In Keyport.
Manager Charley Metsky, Of the
Bippart Five. announces that his
combination will visit Keyport Sat-
urday night, where it VIII stack up
against the Riverside team, OF that
city. a member of the County League.
Metsky also announces that the Bip-
parts will probably reopen its home
season on January 80 at Columbia
Hall, in Court street. Joe Riemer Is
a new addition to the Bipparts. He
will make the trip to Keyport. along
with the following players: Joe Sachs.
Alex Rothman, Red McWalters.
Louis Slott and Ben Goldie Rooters
and players are requested to meet at
Belmont avenue and Court street at
$50 o'clock Saturday evening.
Interest i'm Big League Game
The second big test game at the
Palace ballroom, where the real gains
of basketball was witnessed recently,
among local followers of the game
The contest, which VIII bring to-
gether the Crescents, of Paterson,
and the Brooklyn Triangies, OF
Brooklyn, members Of the New York
State League, ought to be a repetition
of the first. Should the game attract
good crowd, Brooklyn will be trans.
ferred to this city for the remaining
league games. An announccment
comes today that the Newburg fran
chise has been transferred to SYRIA
cuse in the New York State circuit,
Manager Frank Morganweck, OF the
Brooklyn Club, stated that Streus-
land and Barger. of the Newburg
Club, would probably become mem
bers of the local quintet if q league
team was placed In this city.
Lercher Has AIibf.
r. Lercher manager OF the Rec
reation Five, comes forward with a
statement as a result of story pub
lished in these columns that his COM
oination was defeated by the Wallis
burg Triangles. Manager Lercher
said that none of his players partici-
pated in the game. He said. however,
that there is a team called the Rec
reation Midgets, of the Second City
Playground, which he believes was
the combination defeated. The Rec
reations will play the Hospital quinn
tet at Overlook tomorrow night
Prince Street Five Shines.
It is said that the Prince Street
Playground team will issue q ch7l-
lenge to some OF the high school quin-
tets in this city. Those who have
witnessed the Prince street youths in
action say they are very clever at
passing the ball, as well as goal
caging. and they play the clean hish
school game