New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-30
III iyy.'FF " a
BaSk etbau Game
Wedne sd'lay Eve
II. S. ALUMNI AND N. u. ACTIVES
TO CLASH IN. TURNER
" -. HALL GYM.
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM AND mis-
FITS TO PLAY PRELIMI
NARY CONTEST.

New Ulm basketball rooters will get
chance to see some of their old favorites
in action at the Turner Hall gym when
the New Ulm High School Alumni line
up against the New Ulm Actives to-
night Wednesday,. Among those who
used to star for the Lavender and White
and will make strenuous effort to
"come back will be "Chick' HUM,
1eFatty'' Backer, Long" Amann,
skinny Cordes and Carl Helm. Some
of these men have not touched a basket
ball for years, but when they get the
feel of the ball and hear the yelling of
the crowd they expect to get back to a
semblance of their oldtime form. A
few of them have been engaged in
college athletics to some extent and
should be in fair shape to put up a ratt-
ling good contest.
Taken individually the Alumni lineup
presents a very strong appearance.
It will be remembered that Backer, who
played center on the local high school
team for four years, was one of the best
basket-shooters ever seen here and his
playing won many a contest for New
Ulm. HUM was another star whose
strength, shifty floor play, and accurate
tossing aided in bringing laurels to New
Ulm when the Lavender and White
teams ranked with the best in the north
west. Neither of them have been in
training the last few years, but when
they get under way they should make
things decidedly interesting for their
opponents.
Amann, Cordes and Helm, because Of
their college activities, should be in
fairly good physical shape and # the
boys get to working together they will
give the Actives a hard run for the
honors. Everyone of them won the
plaudits of the crowd by their clever work
in games several years ago, and they
have not forgotten all Of the little tricks
of the game. Other oldtimers, who
are in the city for the holiday vacation,
may also get in the game. ICY"
Groebner, the cold Ironsides'' of the
: 1909-1O-11 teams, will not participate
in the contest actively, but will break
out as an official and make his former
teammates stick to the rules.
The New Ulm Actives is team COM
posed of some OF the younger high school
alumni and local players. They have
been playing together all fall and are
rapidly developing their teamwork and
ability so that they will be formidable
opponents. With A. Amann, Herzog
and Schaefer as their offensive stars
and Kleinschmidt, Huevelmann and
J. Groebner taking care of the defense
they have a well-balanced squad which
is capable of putting up great scrap.
This will be their first game at home and
the contest will give the fans chance
to see what sort of a team Manager
Russell has brot together.
A preliminary game between the New
Ulm High School team and the Turner
Zoegling, with players from the second
Actives and the Zoegling teams, has
been arranged. With material weak in
numbers and Individual stars, the high
school boys are making a strenuous
effort to work out a strong lineup and
they hope to develop a bunch which
will uphold the athletic reputation of
New Ulm. The game tonight should
be fast and interesting as the teams are
evenly matched. The preliminary con-
test will be called promptly at eight
o'clock and the alumni-active game
will be pulled off Immediately after the
first one.
The lineup for the second contest
follows: j.
Actives Pos. Alumni
A. Amann R. F. Cordes
Herzog L. F. AID. Amann
Schaefer c. HUM, Backer
Kleinschmidt, R. G.. Helm
]. Groebner