Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
BASKET BALL SEASON OVER
With Exception Of Post-seasOn
Tournament This Week, Flip
pers Close the Year.
ALREADY PLAN NEXT SEASON

Except for the tournament 20 be staged
this week the local basket ball season
has come to close. The final game
was played last evening between the
Clarks and the Townsends at the Young
Mems Christian association. This con-
test though staged between the two
strongest teams OF the Tri-City league.
had no bearing on the championship, as
the Townsends had previously defeated
the Clarks.
That the season was the most success
ful ever played in Omaha has been
frankly declared by ali the league Off
cials. All the leagues continued Through
out the season and but few quintets
dropped out The games were better
managed and the teams better organized
than for some time. which resulted in
arousing considerable interest in the floor
game Although next season seems a
long way off number OF fives expect
to reorganlze next week and be in line
for the early start.
The tournament games are TO be played
between four OF the championship teams
OF Omaha ana Council Bluffs. The win
ners OF the pennant OF the Bluffs Church
league are 70 play a series Of three games
with the First Christians OF Omaha.
while the winner OF these contests will
then take on the Omaha National Banks
FOR the Class b championship of the two
cities A handicap series OF games will
then he played between the Townsends
and the winner OF the Glass b champion
ship. The exact details OF this have not
been completed because OF the absence
OF assistant Physical Director Swan of
the Young Mems Christian association.
who 10 out of town at present
Scrap I'm Glass @ Circles.
Just who won the amateur Glass Q
basket bali championship is keeping tho
managers OF these teams busy. The
squads, Murphy Did Its, Thorpeians and
the Druid camp OF the Modern Woodmen
each desire the honor. However, the
claims of the Squads appear tho stronger
as they have not been defeated by any
amateur team OF their own calling this
season. They have successfully trouneed
the Thorpeians and several other of the
claimant auintets.
Omaha Is TO be tho dropping off place
OF number of big games next season
II the plans of the Townsends hold true.
Tho Gunners are to reorganize Tuesday
evening and to make plans for the COM
ing season. Besides their intention OF en-
tering the TrtCity league again they
have secured promises OF games with the
University OF Nebraska. Fort Dodge.
Wesleyan, and two games with the Kan
sas City Athletic club. II possible other
college and travelling teams are to be
taken on. The Townsends are also ex-
pecsing 20 take trip next season 10
some OF the larger eastern cities.
Winners OF the three local leagues are
to receive pennants and medals as their
token OF superiority. The First Chris
tians. winners OF the Church loop. have
received a large pennant. while the Town
Sends are to get Individual bronze medals
The Omaha National Banks win also
share In the spoils Of victory.
basket Hail Notes.
The conteet between the Townsends and
West Side, Ia. was called off at the last
moment. .et
oble Meyers. the husky forward OF the
Clarks, completed his last year In local
basket ball. He will take up an intern
ship IN Denver upon the completion OF
his medical course at the University OF
Nebraska this season.
A deficit OF about 500 confronts the
league officials for the season. The
amount Il for officials and gymnasium
rent.
Practically all OF the Church league has
ket ball teams have entered the Church
Base Ban league Tor the coming season,
The Townsends are TO lose several Of
their crack tossers when the Creighton
university enters team next year.
The Walnut Hin Methodlsts disbanded
last week after q most successful sea-
son
Leake will referee the greater number
Of the championship tournament contests