Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-02

Following one Of the busiest weeks
in the history Of local amateur bas-
ket ball another hard week is at
hand. Fifteen games are booked by
the local leagues and schools.
All records in attendance at the
~" floor were broken last week
when a large crowd of fans turned
out Tuesday night for the Church
league games and a crowd Of over
600 fans and fanettes packed the
gymnasium Thursday to witness the
last set Of games of the first round
IN the commercial league.
The South Dakota Creighton Uni-
versity game booked for Wednesday
night at the Creighton gymnasium
will be the attraction of the week!
The Fort Dodge Central High game
should also draw a large crowd Sat-
utday night Central High has only
one game booked for this week,
Completes First Round.
The Church league completes its
first round Tuesday night. The
Pearl Memorials should have an
easy time with the ~" dormitory
men and the Benson Methodists are
doped to have things soft when they
engage the Calvary Baptist quintet
The big game Of the evening will be
the First Christian-Hanscom Park
fray. The First Christians head the
league, leading the Methodists by
one game. A victory for Hanscom
Park FIVE will cause a tie between
the two teams again.
The Community Center league
teams will play two games Wednes-
day night and one Tuesday. Al
though the league got slow start,
it is picking up and staging three
good games weekly.
Creighton High will have its
hands full when it meets the fast
Council Bluffs team Wednesday
night The Council Bluffs FIVE had
defeatless record until Friday
might when they lost by two points
to the South High after one of the
best High school games this sea-
son. The Bluffs FIVE will journey
to Fort Dodge Friday and attempt
to humble the local High school
quintet before turning them over to
Central High Saturday.
The Omaha National Bank five
will have a good chance to demon
strate its class when it runs up against
the Beddeo team. The Bank squad
made its debut Thursday night when
it defeated the Independents, who
also played their initial game. The
bankers will be strengthened by the
addition of Morrison and Lee who
have been transferred from the Cen
trail Furniture squad. This should
give the new arrivals one of the
strongest teams in the league. The
Beddeos are said to have signed up
new star flipper.
Fast Game Expected.
The Naken-Central Furniture en-
counter should provide some thrills,
although the clothiers are expected
to be victorious. The championship
Commerce High crew should have
littl, trouble with the Independents
South High will play the big Uni
versity Place team Friday night al
Lincoln and should return victor
ious The University of Omaha viii
play its second game of the season
FRIDAY against the Bellevue quintet
The university men have just opened
their season and are still little I'M
der class. Some good playing is ex
pected to be shown the following
week when the students will have
aRed" Phelps and Smiles" Roberts
eligible TO play. Players are re
CURED to be registered two weeks
before participating in an inter
scholastic encounter.
lack Beacon. one Of N. w. Ma
ken's pets, has enrolled at Contra
High and is trying for a berth a
guard He will be able to play witt
the regulars next week if Coaci
Mulliqan o. KS him. Drummon'
and Patton have been signed up b;
the Nakens. This is the last weel
10 register players in the CONNER
cial league and next to the last weel
for the Church league.