Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-30
BASKETBALL
LEAGUE WILL
START JAN. 6
Fort Armstrong Takes Place
+ of Marines in Service
Team Race

All aboard for the Service Basket
ball League!
ARRANGEMENTS are now complete FOR
the series between eight teams repre-
sentfng the army, navy and national
guard, 10 be started January 8. For
six weeks past every team has been
working hard to get into shape, and
when the race starts IL win ind Gig It
classy teams ready 10 answer the r2f-
eree's whistle.
AL a recent meeting of the athletic
officers OF the various organizations
entering teams, IL was found that the
marines would be unable after all to
enter team. This announcement
was received with considerable re-
greet, but no difficulty was found in
securing a substitute. Fort Armstrong
being on the spot with a fast aggre-
CATION to ill the vacant place. As
the league now stands, the following
organizations win be represented:
Ind Infantry, Fort De Russy, Fort"
Armstrong, Department Hospital 1st
Infantry, n. g. H. Company I. En-
gineers: Field Company z, Signal
Corps; q. S. S. Alert II. =.
Eight games are to be played each
week at the National Guard Armory,
double headers being scheduled for
every Saturday and Sunday, and on
different week days. -Four games will
be played at 2:30 and four at s p. m.
every week The evening games
throughout the week are carded In
rotation, SO that only once in seven
weeks viii companies have to give up
Their regular drill nights. For In
stance, the first evening OF play Is
Wednesday, January g. The next
evening game will be on Saturday,
which Is not reserved fer military
purposes. The following week the
play viii be on Thursday night, the
next week on Friday, and so on
throughout the season. Lieut.. p. NJ.
Smoot. N. G.. IL, who drew up the
schedule. found It regular Japanese
puzzle. as Il was necessary to avoid
conflicts with the indoor baseball
schedule as well SIS to minimize inter.
ference with military work. BY burns
<censidcrab Of the midnight car
bon. however, he managed to make
very good job OF ITS
Following Is the schedule of the
Service Basketball League:
January.
Wednesday, eth, s b. ni-2nd Iflfan-
try vs.. Fort De Russy: Alert VS.. En-
eineefs.
sunday. 10th. 2:sO >. m.-Dept Hos
pital VS.. Signal Corps; Armstrong VS..
National Guard.
Monday. 18th. b fn.-De Russy VS..
Engineers; Ind Infantry VS.. Alert.
Saturday, 10th, p. m.--Dept. Hos
pital VS.. Armstrong; Signal Corps VS..
National Guard.
Sunday, 18th. 2sS0 D. n. End Infan-
try vs.. Engineers; De Russy VS.. Alert. |
Tuesday 18th, p. M Engineers
vs.. National Guard; Alert VS.. Arm
strong.
Wednesday Both $3.50 D. m.-lDe
Russy vs.. Signal Corps; ana Infantry
vs.. Dept Hospital.
Saturday, 2srd, s D. n. End Infan.
try ~ Sispal corns; De Rnssy ys.
Dept Hospital.
sunday. 2sth. 2::s0 D. ni.-Alert VS.
National Guard; Engineers vs.. Arm
strong
Wednesday. 9TH. 20 30 b. n. End In.
fantry vs.. Armstrong; Alert VS.. Signal
Corps.
Saturday. soth. p. in.-2nd Infan-
try VS.. National Guard; Engineers VS..
Signal Corps.
Sunday. 31st 2.se p. n.--AIert VS.. |
Dept Hospital; De Russy VS.. Arm.
strong.
February.
Wednesday, Bird. 2:sO p. m.-signai
Corps VS.. Armstrong: Engineers VS..
Dept Hospital.
Thursday, lth, s p. in-2nd Infantry |
vs.. Signal Corps: De Russy VS.. Ma |
ticnal Guard.
Saturday. 9th. s D. m.-Dept. Hos.
pital vs.. National Guard; Alert VS.
Armstrong.
Sunday. 7th. $50 b, m.2nd Infan. |
try rs. De Russy: Engineers VS.. SiA
nal Corps
Note The full schedule is ga
games and dates for the remainder of
the contests win be announced later