Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07

| Sbhlldi Ilieu CShOoAs III QclSdtihE
st. Benedicts Prep School In a bas-
ketball game yesterday afternoon, &C
complished a feat the Central boys
may well enjoy and feel proud Of
The game was close, "a to 81. but the
victory was clean-cut, we'll earned
and beyond dispute. AS the contest
was played, Central proved to be the
better team, but 1t can be truthfully
said that st. Benedicts did not per-
form up to their usual standard.
This may be accounted for In two
ways: One. perhaps, was their de-
sire to play an exceptionally clean
game, and. the other may have been
that the exceptionally good playing
of the Centrals may have been re-
sponsible for the at times poor play
| ing of the st. Benedicts. Whatever
the alibi. Central won. and in doing
so the boys can safely claim that
they won one of the greatest basket
ball games ever played by school
teams. The play was fast, but not
rough. and at times it was spectacu-
lar. Central. In open and observable
cleverness. shone brilliantly in spots.
The boys kept their head for one
thing, while ST. Benedict was clearly
overanxious and played a sort Of
wild talSe-a-chance game.
o
With such intense rivalry existing
between the schools, and with the
teams known to be about evenly
matched, very rough game was nat
urally looked for. Instead, though.
the boys on both sides showed rare
craftsmanship and played as If moth
ing had ever happened to create
personal discord among them. The
st. Benedict boys seemed to be espe-
oially anxious to be nice, and the
playing Of McDermit was undoubted-
ly affected by his desire not to offend
IN any way. Be that as 1t may. the
Centrals won. and they have no one
TO thank and no one to ask odds Of
for their victory. Their team is fast
and clever and they worked together
beautifully. st. Benedicts, on the
other hand, though noted for their
team work, were wild, and they threw
away many's the chance TO score by
their overanxiety.
c.
I,S -
pendent, Frank Lagay is much
faster runner than Willie Kelly.
Both are local boys, though, and
there has been an effort to create
more than feeling of rivalry be-
tween the runners and their friends.
In scratch race Lagay would beat
Kelly easily and he is fast enough
to give Willie a good big handicap
and beating. In the games tonight
at Boston Lagay and Kelly are en-
tered in the 600-yard event. The
handicaps are not known, but 1t is
figured that Kelly will have about
eighteen yards and Lagay will have
finishes ahead of the other wouldn't
mean anything. Racing luck might
spoil one Of the boys chances and
might make the other fellow win
ner. But as to their merits-that is
another question. Lagay has the I'M
disputed foot of Kelly, so why an
argument as to their ability.
o
The football rules will be about the |
same as last year. The action of the |
gridiron moguls now in session in |
New York is an evidence of that. A
few minor changes may be made, but
the game as she was played last year
will prevail again next season. Foot
ball is not perfect yet, by any means,
but II Is Just as well to let it alone If
there is no way in sight TO improve
II, We would like to see some changes
made, SO that the kicking department
of the game would not cut such a big
figure. That may come some day, but
at present there appears to be a
strong tendency toward the open
game.
G
With Toronto out of the Federal
League there will be a good chance
OF Newark taking the Canadian city's
place. In day or two the fans will
hear something one way or the other.
The report from Chicago that New
York men are after franchise for
Greater New York may be so, but I
doubt If the Feds will play In New
York during the season to come. New
York men may be interested In the
m ovement to secure franchise for
Newark, and this may have account
ed for the New York franchise ru-
NOR. It would be no surprise at all
to me If President Gilmore. of the
Federal League. would come on to
Newark right away and get busy.
@
In this column yesterday stated
that one of the proposed cities in the
Federal League would likely be
dropped. Toronto was the city meant.
Another city is also said to be doubt
full. If another change is made have
an eye on Washington. But Newark
as possibility in the OUTLAW" league
is no Joke.
O.
Frank Million, the Newark cycling
promoter, writes from Europe that
times are so interesting over there
that he doesn't know when he will be
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