Evening journal., 1916-11-08
MIDnETOWN FIVE
EEADY FOR PLAY
Boys Expect To Go Through
Another Season Without
Defeat
OPENING GAME
WITH SMYRNIANS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MfDDLETOWN. Del. Nov. s.-The
boys basketball team of the Middle
town High School is about to open its
1867 basketball season by playing
the quintet from the Smyrna High
School. Manager Shell Meyers has
been working hard on the schedule
and he reports that some of the best
high school quintets in Delaware are
on the list OF opponents. Such teams
as Smyrna. Chesapeake City, Elkton
Cecilton. Woodside. Delaware City and
Port Penn will be met and it is the
hope of every man on the team thai
the NJ ddletown quintet VIII come out
on the long end of the score.
Several weeks ago the local quintet
lined up against the Smyrna Club and
were defeated Is to 9. At that time
the locals had had no practice and
they made a very creditable showing
when the fact is considered that last
year Smyrna had the fastest quintet
i'm the State And their team is made
up OF the same players this year.
During the past few days the Middle
town bows have shown wonderful inn
provement over their playing of the
early part Of the season. Their goal
shooting is becoming surer. their
passing is becoming more perfect
and their foul shooting has improved
to such an extent that it is next to
impossible to miss a goal from the
foul line.
Shell Meyers. manager and one of
TIVE forwards. is one OF the hardest
wof\lkers on the team He has been
playing wonderful ball, despite the
fact tthat he has had to manage anj
captain the team In Movers the Op
pos'nj g players will have man whom
thevf must watch all the time, as he
Is always pulling the unexpected
JEFF Poole, the other forward is
also a hard worker. Poole is in the
game from start to finish and is a
worthy partner of Meyers. These two
men are becoming more expert in
their passing and shooting every day.
Poole is a man who can throw a goal
from a difficult angle just as easy as
when he is in front Of the basket
Frank Jones, the tall. long-legged
freshman. is a valuable asset TO the
team. 81 Jones is much taller than the
average centre anu ne is last III get
ting the ball 10 his own side Of the
floor. It is very seldom that an op-
posing player gets the ball away from
Jones. He is a mighty good man to
take the place left vacant by the
graduation OF F. Poole.
At guard. Sam Berlman and Bill
Movers stand head and shoulders
above every other candidate for the
two positions. Meyers has been play
ing guard for the past two years but
this is Berlkman's first year on the
varsity. The value of both men tC
the team is great as they are always
on the Job. working hard to keep the
opposing forwards from putting the
ball through the basket.
For substitutes there are Bingnear
Johnson. Mcdowell and George. All o.
these men are ready to fill a hole il
the quintet at a moments notice.
It appears this year as though thu
great record made bv the team of 1871
will be equalled, 4 not broken. Th'
team Of 1914 went through the whole
season without defeat
That wear the quintet was composed
Of Frank Tyson. centre; Buzz Never
and AL Berkman. forwards. and Theo
Whitlock and Bill Price, guards. al
being members Of the class Of 1914.