Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17
KEARNS TO FORM
ANOTHER LEAGUE
Greater Omaha Basket Ball
Loop to Take Place of
Disbanded Tri. City.
BRANDEIS TO STAY OUT

A rcjuvcnated Greater Omaha Bias
kct Ball league will bS iormed out OF
the disbandcd Tri-City league if the
plans now being perfected by Bud
kearns, physical director OF the
Young Mems Christian association,
are successful. That there will be at
least seven and possibly ten quintcts
in the organization is the 'bclicf OF the
director.
The possible Gvcs now being urged
to join and who will in all probability
compose the loop arc Bellevue college,
Omhaa High school University OF
Omaha, Walter g. Clarks, Townsend
Gun company. Young Mems Christian
association secretaries and a quintet
made up of hppcrs OF the South Side
"Y" branch.
The Brandeis Stores five is to be
left out OF the reorganization, and. &C
cording to its manager. Jake Isaac
son, is to play practically all of its
contests with out -of-town teams
The chief reason for the disbanding
of the old Tri-City league, according
to number of the managers, was be-
cause the Brandeis five was much too
fast for the loop. Managers of oppos-
ing quintets asserted they had pac-
tically no show with the storemen and
that they would rather withdraw than
to be beaten consistently by the same
FIVE.
Although there has been consider
able agitation in the old Tri-City loop,
matters arc sailing along serenely in
the Commercial and Church leagues,
Quintets of both organizations are
about equally matched so that there
is small chance of the same agitation
springing up as in the disbanded
aggregation.
In addition to the Commercial and
Church leagues, South Side church
loop has recently been formed. Eight
quintets are in the loop, playing twice
each week. They are; Grace Metho-
dists, Trinity Baptists, Wheeler Me
MORALS. Sc Luke's Lutherans, United
Presbyterians, West Side Congrega-
tionals, Letter Memorials and South
Side Christians.
Basket Ball Notes.
The Omaha National bank quintet, last
esason's champs of the Commercial league,
will engage the Arlington, Neb., town team
at Arlington Tuesday evening.
Alumni of the Nebraska School for the
Deaf have organized under the appelation OF
H. Beselin & Son In the Commercial league.
The following make up the five: Cuscaden,
Nelson, Tamisea, Stark, Trenke and Bender.
Mark Hughes, former star forward on the
Brandeis Stores quintet and now residing at
OF last week reneding basket ball acquaint-
ances.
Because number of the star tossers have
to teach in the evening High School OF
Commerce. the teachers team of that school
has decided to withdraw from the Com
mercial loop. Members claimed that the
team did not have time to practice.
Coach Kline of Nebraska Wesleyan was
in the city last evening for the purpose OF
arranging contest with the Brandeis Stores
five. The Methodist coach insisted that the
contest take place in the Auditorium. Man
ager 1saacson of the merchants, however.
couldn't 1t that way.
The Clifton Hin Merchants have again or
ganized under the leadership of Harry Pen
ny. The Merchants are not connected with
any of the leagues and will play their games
on the Nebraska School for the Defa court.
Vern Moore, former captain and manager
of the First Methodists Is now director OF
basket ball in the social center clubs.