Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-29
TR1-mTIES All FIXED UP
None Of Original Entries Withdraw
and Eight Teams Registered.
All OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Men who WI Direct the welfare of
the Various Elves Are Selected
for the Ensuing Season
Of Sport.

Basket ball among the three amateur
leagues recently organized will be 4nfull
swing before the next few weeks. The
Church league, the first of the organiza-
lions to get under way. opened its season
last Tuesday at the Young Mems Chris
tian association before a large gathering
of the churchgoing fans. In the initial
contests the First Christians showed
great form and easily defeated their OPP
ponents, the South Omaha Baptists, Al
to H. The second game, between the
Hanscom Park Methodists and the First
Baptists, was q hair-raising event and
very fitting game for the opening night.
The Hansoom Parkers nosed out ahead,
the final score ending. IS to 10.
Though the schedule Is only partially
made out, no new entries are looked for.
A few weeks back nine churches were
DESTROYS of entering the league, but grad
ually the number simmered down until
only five remain. The same number
made up the organization last season.
Changes with Commercials.
Recent changes In the Commercial
league will also lessen the number Of
quintets from an eight-team organization
to that of six. Instead of entering two
teams each as first planned, the Ne
braska Telephone company and the
Omaha National bank will concentrate
, their basket ball talent and enter just
one each. Unless uncalculated changes
come up the league will consist of the
following teams: Omaha Young Mems
Christian association employees, Omaha
National bank, First National bank.
Council Bluffs Cubs, Omaha High school
team and the Nebraska Telephone COM
pany.
Officers OF the Commercial league are:
Bert Wilcox, president; Mr.. Swan, secre-
tary-treasurer. A schedule has been
made up until the first of the year. The
opening Of the league will start Thurs
day, December 10. at the Young Mems
Christian association, the Omaha High
school second team playing the First
National bank, and the Nebraska Tele-
phone company meeting the Young Mems
Christian association employees. ~ls
Tri-Cities Organized.
The Tri-City league is the only organi-
cation that has not lost out by teams
Withdrawing. Several new entries have
brought the total up to eight. and it is
on this number that a schedule is being
made out. The Nebraska School for the
are the two newcomers Following will
comprise the Tri-state league teams:
Bellevue college, Swift Packing company,
Walter @. Clarks, Omaha High school
first team. Townsend Gun company.
Council Bluffs Young Mems Christian
association. Nebraska School for the Deaf
and the Creighton Law team.
The following officers will head the
nj ~ IL
C. DeVol. vice president, and Mr.. suth-
erland secretary-treasurer The first
scheduled game of the season will be be-
tween the Council Bluffs Young Mems
Christian association and the Townsends
at Council Bluffs. December II; while the
season will open in Omaha on December
r. at the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, the Walter G. Clarks playing the
Creighton Law school and the Omaha
High school contesting with the Nebraska
School for the Deaf
Basket Ball Notes.
Gus Miller is coaching the Townsend
Gun quintet.
Teams wishing to play the Nebraska
School for the Deaf, call w. 169 and ask
for Jackson.
Any of the Church league teams would
like TO tangle with amateur teams about
the city. The Church league teams only
play on Tuesdays.
The ThoFpeian Athletic club will be seen
In the field this season. Following is
their lineup: Lowry. left forward; Feed,
center; Davidson. right guard; Paddy,
hight forward, and Cohn left guard.
Drummond. manager of the Townsend
Gun team, " In touch with a number of
college teams which he expects to bring
here this seaaen; It is possible that Coach
and Coach Kllne's basket ball tossers OF
Wesleyan will be seen in action with the
Townsends.