The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25

Thursday, Ansonia at Paterson.
 Saturday, Newark at Ansonia.
 Saturday.. Paterson at Passaic.
 Passaic continued on it's merry way to the Interstate Basketball League pennant by adding New York and Bridgeport to it's list of victims dur ing the past week. Jersey City crept up to a close contending position by downing Bridgeport and Ansonia in two of the closest waged battles of the season, and from now on the Skeeters must be seriously reckoned with in the fight for first place honors. Bridgeport minus the services of Schwab lost to Jersey City and Pas saic. but succeeded in capturing one from Ansonia.
 Several important changes in the league roster occurred at Sundays meeting of the league held in the Hotel McAlpine, New York, together with several other drastic alignments of the players previously under con- tract to certain clubs.
 The franchise of New York city, heretofore represented by Arthur Guy Empey's Treat Elm Roughs, was for feited as a result of the wilful viola ton of the rules and regulations of the Interstate Basketball League made by the aforementioned organi- zation. One of the reasons for dis missing the New York club was the playing of six professional league men against Passaic in New York last Tuesday night, Nov. IS. The league rules specifically provide that no more than five professional league men may be used in any game, and in the event of withdrawal of a pro- fessiona1 league man a semi-pro ofes- siona1 must take his place. New York started Muller, Clinton, Beck man, Leonard and F'yfe, and with the score 1-10 in their favor at the close of the first half took out Muller and substituted Merle Harris, a profes- siona1 league player. Referee Walsh instructed the Treat Elm Rough that this was a fragrant violation of the rules and would result in a forfeit. The New York manager persisted in his determination to use Harris, re- gardless of the cost, and the game was then and there declared forfeit ed to Passaic. The mana gers, ex- c1uding New York. voted unanimously for the dismissal of New York.
 Frank Morgenweck, who has been associated with Manager Dunseath in the handling of the Passaic club, pre- sented notice of his release from the latter club, together with the services of Donahue and Robertson, who have proven to be two of the stars of the present season, and asked permissi on to take the New York standing in the race and have it transferred to Paterson, which town he will handle for the balance of the season. This proffer was accepted and Manager Morgenweck announced that his State Armory in that city on Thanks giving night, with Clinton, Beckman, c. Powers, Donahue and Robertson in the lineup.
 Marshall & Ball of Newark also made application for league fran chise, and upon the assurances of Managers Markowitz and Allison that the Newark club would make ar engagements to catch up with the other teams in the matter of games played, their application was accepted favorably. The following men were asked for by Newark: Holman, Grimstead, Meehan, Boyle, Buob, Allison, Schartoff, Flynn and Sche1l- ing. With the acquisition of these men Newark has one of the strong fans of that town, which has always been one of the best in the country, may be assured of a high position in the race for the gonfa1on at all times
 As the players of the. New York team reverted to the league, upon the application of the various managers,