Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-29

The Journal has received from l.. c.
Waite. manager Of the Lawrence Mil
itary Athletic Association Basketball
! Team. which is 10 appear at City hall
Wednesday evening Dec. |. under the
mana cement of Bob Vance. the follow
ing matter in relation TO the team and
its personnel:
This team which is composed Of en-
listed men from Co. L. Eighth Regt.
Infantry. Co. f, Month Reg,. Inf and
Battery c. Isl Battalion OF Field Ar
tillery Of Massachusetts IS thu fastest
military or professional team playing
the state Last year the team lost
only five games out Of twenty-nine
played such teams as the Miah Muir
ray White Bears. Clarke Five Of
Stoughton. Fl. Andrews Of Boston.
Newport r. l.. I. s. S. North Carolina
and [. 5. s. Brooklyn have suffered
defeat at the hands Of this team.
The team is composed of experienced
men in a various line Of sports and
have rs their quintet this year the fol-
lowing men: Frank Barraclough, Leon
/ c. Waite. Obadiah Smith, Angus Mac
/ Intosh. George Wilson and as substi-
rutes, John Jacobs. John O'Conneil
j CroWther and Rowell.
Frank Barraclough has been in the
game since 1903 and has played with
the following teams: Lawrence y. NJ
C a. during 1903 and 1904: Ports
mouth. y. H. in 1906 and 1906: in 100.
and 1908 he was seen with Newport
y. H: signing on with Springfield. VI
for the next two seasons: during 1877
I 1872 and 1918 he played with practical
~ all the teams in and around Bos-
! ton signing up with he Lawrence Mil
a. a. IN the latter part Of the 913-l /;
season and has PLAYED with them ever
since. He was member OF the New
port y. H. team when that team Won
the New England championship. He
! is married and resides in No. Andover
Plays a guard position and is a con
sistent basket getter.
Leon c. Waite. the present manager
! Of the team, has been at the game
since 1909 and has played with the
Battery c Five of Lawrence: New
Bedford. Mass. Pros: Company l.
Sth Mass. Five; and has been with
the L. NJ. a. a. since its organization
Plays the cented and should be able
to give a good account of himself as
he weighs 100 lbs. and stands six feet
and three inches.
| Obadiah Smith is one of the tastes,
forwards in the game ard has played
the game since 1905. Was a member
Of the Worcester Academy basketball
team along with Hack" Ainsmith, the
we'll known catcher of the Washington
Americans; played with the Lawrence
Y. NJ. c. a. and has been with the
L. NJ. a. 4. since its organization.
George Wilson is product Of tins
Lawrence y. n. c. \. and this is his
first year in professional ranks but is
as good team mate for Smith as
could be wished for Covers lots OF
floor and can shoot with the best OF
them. Last year he managed the Law
renee Y. NJ. c. a. Five and brought
the team through without defeat
| Angus Macintosh has been with the
L. NJ. A. A. since its organization and
previous to that was q member Of the
Company F, 9Th Mass. Inf. team. Has
been identified with Soccer for the past
seven years and is the best forward
in that sport around Lawrence.
John Jacobs has been playing the
game with the various Militia teams
for the past eight years and although
was not in the game last year owing
to injuries will be in good shape for
this season.
i The other three subs, Crowther
O'Connell and Rowell are new to the
game this year but are coming along
fine in practice.
The team will open its season Sat-
urday evening, November the 27th. al
Lawrence with the Cambridge, Mass
Five and then start Tuesday for a
tip through Maine. playing in Lew
iston, Nov. so: Augusta, Dec. /: Ber-
lin, y. H, on Dec. 2. and then back
to either Portland or one of the Ber-
wicks,