Evening journal., 1915-03-30
BY BILL MCGOWAN.


All lanes will lead TO the Friends
School gymnasium tomorrow night.
TO see one of the biggest basketball
games staged in this vicinity for
years. The Wilmington aegrega-
ton composed mostly of Brownson
Library players, and the All-Collog
ians. with their brilliant set of coll
loge players will battle for forty min
utes to decide which is the better
team. The wcarcrs of the blue and
gold have completed a very SUCCESS
full year, under the leadership OF
Manager John Mulvena. "Mul" as he
Is familiarity known deserves a world
OF credit for his untiring efforts. in
the BrownsOn affairs. Johnny pulled
the boys together time and time again
when things looked kind OF gloomy
for the Delaware champs. To those
who have not had the pleasure Of
meeting this hard working pilot, we
VIII say that but few years ago,
johnny Mulyena was the best ALL
around athlete that the old town
could boast of. lie was a star I'm
every branch of sport, and a good fell
low with it,
Now the popular Jack has come to
the front with another big game for
the benefit OF the sport. He has ar
ranged 10 send his speed marvels
against the All Collegians tomorrow
night, and IL is believed for one time
the fans will not require special
invitation to attend Il will be a
great basketball night in the old burg,
and rivalry will be keen Each team
Is on edge for a victory. Last sea-
son the BrownsOn boys defeated the
Doc Speer aggregation by 20 to
10 score after one of the hardest
fought games seen in these where
abouts for years.
Doc Specr, former University of
Pennsylvania basketball star will d.
rect the college boys in their style Of
attack Doc, il is said. never played
on the varsity football team Of the
red and blue. but he knows the grid
iron game fran A to 4. This fact
is well known as he demonstrated his
knowledge in that branch of sport by
turning out various winning Wiling
ton High School teams. Doc most
likely will play forward posltion
tomorrow night He will pair OF with
the clever Frank Hughes. the Prince
ton University star of 1911. Hughes
being a local boy, has big reputation
as football and basketball star Doc
played a sensational brand OF foot
ball for Wilmington High School. aud
Friends School in past years. and he
managed TO keep in the best of shape
while instructing the teams of the
| Pioneer basketball league the past
/ season. Frank will shoot EN- In from
a forward position and his many fol.
lowers will be out in full force.
kiefaber, and Kid Keinath. both
Of University OF Pennsylvania. viii
take care Of the guard positions. Tn,
! former was a fayorite with the rec
and blue last year. while Kid Klein
ath's work the country over Is still
I fresh in the minds Of the u. Of p
boosters The kid made a wonderful
name for himself. while playing Will
! the collegiate championship five OF
/ 1910 He also played the back field
for the varsity football team. sta.
TONED at the pivot position will be
Coach Davis OF the local Friends
School. He scored a big hit in schoI-
astic circles, while attending West
Chester Normal.
Such galaxy Of stars as mentioned
will hardly be defeatable. However
J Manager Mulvena has instructed his
Nonpareils TO go in and win. and thu,
stop the. talk going the rounds thai
tile blue and gold Is not the team
it's cracked up TO be. For the All.
Wilmington team Joe Haney. with
out doubt the best forward Della
ware has developed in years viii
work with Mark McDonough, the Lac
who took Johnny Burke's place a
the 15-foot mark on short notice. Mari
has been going good at the chall
mark since his first game at tossing
fouls.
Charlie McDonough has put up
sensational game all season at IN,
center berth, and he will make Mr.
Davis go some TO outjump him. Ma,
is a hard player from the first SCUM,
OF the whistle to the finish
Larry Rigney. who put up one 0
the hest games OF his career the pas
season. both with the Brownson team
and Company G of Dover. is in goo'
shape and Is determined that hi