Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-11
INTRA-C|TY BASKETBALL
NEAR READY FOR GAMES
Local League Teams Will Have
Strong Games With Teams
Outside The City
THE FIRST GAME FRIDAY

Plans for an active and interesting
series of basketball games in the
Bladen street armory, under the aus
pices of league to be formed, have
materialized in a way which was
hardly to be expected. Five clubs have
organized and are actively engaged in
practicing for the opening of the
schedule, which will be within ten
days
A meeting of the representatives of
all the clubs except the Rifle Range,
was held at the armory last night and
accomplished a preliminary organiza-
ton Major Hugh r. Riley. who heads
the athletic committee of the local
War Community work. presided tenn
porarily, and there were also present
the following: Ensign Clement Stew
anowich, representing the Experiment
tai station; Lieut.. Orlando Ridout, rep
erts, of the Reina Mercedes team, and
Capt Musterman, Manager De Con-
way and Joseph Muhlmeister, of the
Veterans.
Those present showed a disposition
to do things at once The wish to form
the organization on the indicated lines,
was unanimous and hearty. and the
necessary committees were appointed
at once The committee on organiza-
tion. constitution and bylaws is head
ed by Major Riley and that on sched-
ule of games and practice by Ensign
Stevanowich. were named and will
make their final reports on Monday
evening.
I 1t was also thought better to get the
actual playing of the schedule under
way at the earliest possible moment,
/ it was decided that the first game of
the series should be on Friday evening
of next week. and that Company NJ
and the Experimental station should be
the contestants. Then, on the follow
ing Tuesday, the fives of the Reina
Mercedes and Veterans will meet in
game whcih should rival any which
has ever been played locally in years
Both of these teams have an abund-
ance OF experienced material
! Not only will there be regular league
/ games between members, but a num-
/ ber of contests between local teams
and those outside The strong Reina
Mercedes five will open the way by
playing the Young Mems association,
of Baltimore, at the local armory on
Tuesday next, the game starting at
7.45 1t has been decided to charge a
small admission fee for the games
probably fifteen cents. This is neces-
sary in order to defray expenses
The matter was taken up by Com
pany NJ at the drill Wednesday, and a
squad of fifteen reported after drill
I for practice. A good team is assured,
and much interest is manifested The
Veterans" under Capt John Muster
man, practiced at yesterday at the
armory.
The plan to form the league has
acted as an incentive to the team at
the Experimental Station, and some
| fine new material has reported The
squad now consists of Beck, former
Penn State; Rohrbaugh, Franklin and
MARSHALL; Clark, st. Johns great ath-
lete; Hickey, Boston Tech; Goldstein,
New York University; Quillen, Louisi-
ana State; and Brewer and Anderson,
of Annapolis.
Representatives of all five of the
clubs will meet at the armory at 7.30
this evening to consult over the forma-
tion of the league.
Already, an interesting series of
games is definitely fixed for the ar
mory. Company NJ will play the old
st. Anne's five this evening. On Tues
day, as stated, the Reina Mercedes
team opposes the Y. NJ. A five of Bal
timore. and then the two league games
will follow. After that, the regular
series of the league, at least two games
a week, will be played, and with the
games with outside teams, will insure
a lot of athletic life at the big Bladen
street hall during the winter