Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
CHURCH LEAGUE
TO OPEN SEASON
TUESDAY NIGHT
Basket Ball Organizations Gel
Under Way at the Y. N.
c. A. Gymnasium
This Week.
BY WILLIAM o. BLOZIES.

Tuesday Night Games.
NJ. e Wops against Hanscom Parks
Pearl Memorials against United prssby
Benson N. b. against Trinity Baptist.
G CALVARY Y y, s.pti.ts against r,r.t NJ. 4.
With the above scheduled games
for Tuesday night. the Church
league, the junior organization, will
inaugurate its 1o1o-20 basket ball
season. thereby being the first Of the
three leagues to start the ball roll
ing for the current season.
From present prospects this sea
son will be the greatest in the his
tory of the cage game here. and both
N. ]. Weston, physical director of
the Y. M. c. A., and Verne Moore,
chairman of the "Y" basket ball
committee, are looking forward to
many interesting contests and rec
ord crowds.
Good Opening Attraction.
According to Moore, Tuesday
nights contests will be the best
opening attraction in the history Of
the league. since all of the teams
are more evenly matched than in
former years and have been prac-
ticing practically every night to get
into condition.
The Hanscom Park-M. E. Wop
contest, starting promptly at 7:3O,
and the Calvary Baptist First M. E.
game following are the opening fea-
lures. Both the Parks and the Wops
are composed this season Of new
PLAYERS, and since considerable
rivalry exists between these two
church quintets. battle for blood
is anticipated.
First Representation.
When the First M. e. quintet
takes the floor Tuesday night it will
be the first time in two years that
that church has been represented
and they are out to win the flag. 1t
is understood that the Calvary Bap-
tist team is in better condition than
any other FIVE in the league, as they
have practiced for the past six
weeks. Weiser, former Drake COL
lege star, and Howard, who for the
past four years has been Parsons
college crack, will make their initial
appearance with the Baptist boys.
The United Presbyterian quintet
of South Side, which meets the Pearl
NJ. E. team, are making their first
in the history of the
Church league pennant. Out OF the
i've regular players, three are broth
ers, Bill. Erwin and Russell, for
wards and center, respectively.
-Four Games Each Night.
-Four games will be staged each
hight in the Church league, but
starting the first week in January the
games have been switched to Thurs
lay nights instead of Tuesday.
On Wednesday night, January J,
he Greater Omaha league. the crack
lass A circuit, will commence its
schedule, with the following teams:
Omaha National Banks. Bowen Fur
,itures, Townsend Guns, South
Sides, Commerce High and Elmer
3eddeos. South Sides. managed by |
PAUL Mcbride, former South High |
tar, and Townsends, managed by |
,,arl Lutes, are two new teams in the |
ield this season. The Omaha Ma
ional Banks are particularly heavy
cam and managed by Frank Bender.
The Bowen Furniture is being |
cached by Gus Miller and managed
" w. V. Longley, while Commerce
1igh is coached by James Drum
nond and the Beddeos are managed
" R. A. Harmon.
Commercial Starts Tuesday.
The Commercial league will start
he season Tuesday, January 6, with
he following teams: Drake Realty
construction Co., Commerce High,
econd team; Council Bluffs High,
Western Union, Young Mems He
rev association and Omaha Uni
ersity. The Drake Realty Co. is a
ew team and have many dark
orses."
First, second and third place med
Is will be given in each league. The
,hurch league will also compete for
he N. w. Naken trophy. the Com
,ercial league for the Townsend
iun Co. trophy, while the Greater
)maha league winners will be given
shield, donated by H. R. Bowen
the Bowen Furniture Co. team.