Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-07
PETERSON 8 REGAN
ELECTED BY Y. N. C.;
PLANS FOR SEASON
RoSSi to Manage Team-Reg-
an Captain Pro Tem.-
New Material Wanted,

The Young Mems Club of st. Peters
church at their meeting held in the
parish house In Rector street Ia
night, elected Rossi Peterson as man
ager or the basketball team for the
coming season. John Brennan, former
manager or the Crescent team. was
elected as assistant manager. Two
permanent committees were named
pelng the advisory and entertainment
committees. who will look after all
disputes In athletics, connected with
| sne club' and the latter to arrange
| Ior ana take charge of the weekly
dances and other social affairs Of ~ a
club. VI lne
Blackie" Regan, captain of last
years championship FIVE, will again
piiol the team for a time at least. He
dechned the permanent captaincy last
night, owing to the indecision of some
OF the players as to whether or NOT
| tney VIII be in the squad Blackie
asked that the election of captain be
leit 10 the players on the squad, after
not be elected from the club at large
PETERSON was assistant manager To
heay weldon last year, and was unanf-
mousiy elected to fill the position for
the season. He has already laid plans
Tor the season and will make speciaI
enorts to get five game series with the
hiverstdes, Knights of st. Peter Of
New Brunswick, and the Christ church
team OF New Brighton, s. Is 4ss
The new manager believes that he
VIII pc able to get the best attractions
py booking these teams and Others of
the same calibre from this locality
IL was the Riverside team, whom thew
peat out last year for the CHAMPION
snip of Middlesex county and. in n
series with the Christ Church five each
a tie. a'9sSSs-' '-''i
The players are still a matter Of
conjecture, due to the fact that some
OF last years men win not play dur
Ing the coming season. There. is a
strong probability that the Macan
brothers will be out of the line IN.
ana Austin Hornsby, who has been
laid up with serious Illness at the
city Hospital, is still In poor condi-
ton and may not be able to get out
with the team for their initial work.
outs.
Blacl<ie is casting about for more
good material, and will call his first
practice session shortly, at which time
the men will line up for inspection
and give the captain pro tempore n
chance to see what he has for the sea- |
son.
On the advisory board for the club.
who will act as advisors and arbitra-
tors In all athletic disputes, A. 6.
Clark, r.. L. Whithead, Sr., and Ronald |
Klechner will serve
The entertainment committee elect |
ed last night to take charge of the |
various social affairs held In the par
ish house, Is headed by c. C. Fooks |
and Is composed of A. r. Jensen, ]. |
Vaudeville and Eugene Parker.
The club is planning to arrange for
rider seats for the auditorium, and will
endeavor to get permission to erect
the stands, which will be movable, SO
rs not to interfere with the other ses-
sicns held there. II
Wilfred Johnstone's orchestra will +
oe In attendance at, the weekly dances, |.
As they were last year, and have been
ID to the present time this year. Danc- Il
ng viii start at 8 o'clock and will II
-un to 1880 o'clock. t.
There were about twenty members
of the club present, and five newE:
members were added at the meeting II
Aany plans for a busy season were
relative to the team and (
likewise other affairs of the club. They /
re planning number of affairs and II
matters which will come to a head h
ater in the season. Is