Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26
BASKET FLIPPERS
HAVING DULL TIME
Holiday Season Responsible for the
Postponement of League Open
ings Until January A.
EASTERN TEAMS PLAY HERE

The holiday season has put a damper
on local basket ball for the time being
Though all the leagues are in a position
to begin hostiltles at any time, II was
thought best TO delay the official OPEN
ing until the close of the holidays. Man
ayers plan to take advantake OF he lull
by whipping heir qulntets into condition
for the official opeilng scheduled to take
place January T.
Basket ball fans will be given the op-
portunity of witnessing a number OF big
games here outside OF the league con-
tests. II the plans OF Jake Isaacson,
manager of the Brandeis quintet, mater
ialize. Isaacson Is in touch with the
Illinois Athletic club. Ames university.
Hascall Indians and Red Wing, MINI.
Several other big eastern teams will be
induced to drop off here to meet the
champions.
Independent teams not affiliated with
the Young Mems Christian association
are finding It hard proposition to or
ganize into a league. Five of these i'm
dependent organizations are trying 20
get together but so far have been un-
able to secure a gymnasium on which to
stage their contests. The five teams are:
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peians Monmouth Parks and the La
Plasoma's An attempt to secure the
Auditorium one night each week fell
through.
commercial Loop Enlarged.
The Commercial league, which has been
Increased from a five to a eight league
loop, promises to hold the center OF at
traction in class b circles. With the ex-
ception OF three school teams, all the
players will be bona fide employees OF the
quintet they represent. The Comercial
tossers appear more evenly matched than
any of the other leagues and as a result
the closest played games are looked for.
Teams comprising this loop are: Fair
mont Cromery company. Omaha Ma
tional Bank. Creighton Law, Omaha High
school Reserves, Joe smiths OF Council
Bluffs. Townsend Reserves. NJ. L. Smiths
and Commercial High school.
Basket Bali Notes.
Glen Williams, secretary of the Church
league, Is soJourn4ng In Lincoln for the
huletide holidays
Paul Gilman OF the Walter @. Clark
team Joined forces with the Nebraska
National on their trip to the coast. Oh-
man replaced Dick Rutherford, who found
Il impossible 10 accompany the champs.
The Townsend Reserves will meet Ar
llngton high on december Is and Louis
Vile on December 81.
Curt Peterson, formerly with the
Omaha National bank five is now with
the NJ. r. Smiths.
Coach Drummond has been utilizing
the Young Mems Christian association
floor during the holidays in rounding his
Commercial High team In form.
y. A. Gantz, manager OF the Clarks.
can be reached at ID. 1856.
Who will take the franchise left Open
by Creighton college is still a matter OF
conjecture TO the members OF the Tri-
city league.
Lutes. Creighton fullback is now Is now
adjoining a Townsend suit
The Joe Smiths OF Council Bluffs. one
of the new members In the Commercial
league. can be reached by calling Robert
Wise at the COucil Bluffs Young ems
Christian association.
For a game with the Kountze Memorials
call r. l.. Kronstedt at Harvey 5S7S.