Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-18
BASKETBALL
Debut of City League
in City Hall

Debut OF City League
in City Hall
Three Games Mark Opening o.
Leagues Basketball Season - $50
Fans Attend Despite co'd-cros.
sstt, Business Men and Printers,
Winners
The City Basketball League. con-
sistinE Of six teams, made its debut
into the realms Of the sport Of sports
Wednesday evening in City hall. the
league being organized and the games
held under the auspices OF the y.
NJ. c. A.
Three games were played in rap
i'd succession. and though no playing
Of marked ability made its appear
ance. the spirit ami pep" each team
displayed offset any lack Of team
work. About $50 basketball fans at
tended in spite of the severe cold
and gave an enthusiastic reception to
the league.
Only five teams Of the league made
their appearance for the Fray and in
the absence Of the sixth team from
Togus. the All Stars substituted in
its place.
Mayor Burleish Martin started pro-
ceecings by tossing up the first ball.
The Eaton and Crossett Quintets lin
ed up first playing q 20-minute half.
At the end of that half the Business
Men and the Cushnoc teams faced
each other for a Commute period.
Following this half came the Print
ers and the All Stars, the latter being
the 1921 team from Cony High school.
The first mentioned quintets again
faced each other for the second half,
the game finally resulting in the score
Of 80 to Is in favor Of Crossetts. The
business Men and the Cushnoc teams
followed. the game ending in favor
Of the Business Mems team. the score
being 90 TO Is. The last half of the
Printer-All Star game started with
practically two new teams on the
floor, the Printers substituting three
new men and the 1920 team from
Cony High taking the place of the
1921 five. The game ended with the
Printers q and the All Stars 7.
crossetts VS.. Eatons
The series was started off by a game
between the old rivals, Crossetts and
Eatons. the former winning by a score
Of 90 to Is, Capt. Minchin's team prov
ing the better at shooting baskets and
passing-in fact, showing better all
round team work. Appleton, who played
center for the boys from the east side.
shot some weird ones from seemingly
impossible positions, earning for HIM
self cheers of approval from the fans.
Beandoin at right forward netted some
pretty ones and got a couple o; points
from fouls. Minchin at left forward
made some fine shots. showing that he
9 well versed in basketball. For Eaton.
capt Toas and Benn excelled, Toas
playing a fine all-round game, some
times doing the work cf two men. Benn
also worked hard and played steadily.
CfossETTs. EATON.
r. Lieerte. Sturgis. lb.....rf. Benn
Z. Laliberte. L. Overlook. rb. If. Toas
Ap'ieton, PARE, c.......c. Leonard
Minchin. E. Overlook. if....c. Moulto,
beaudoln. rf..........rf. Parrot, Bolduc
Score-Crossetts %, Eatons Is Goals
from foor-Apple:on 5. Beaudoin
Penn ,. Minchin 4. Toas 2. Mouytop.
Goals from 'fouls-Beaudoin 3 Benn
fefc'ee, Abbott and Black alternating
scorers Young and Farnham. Timer.
stiles. Time. 20 and 15-minute periods
Business Men vs.. cushnoe
The hardest fought game of the
evening was between the Business
Men and Cushnoc. the former win
ming by a score of 32-16. From tho
sound Of the whistle to start the
nrst period until the whistle Of the
timer ended the game both outfits
were on their toes. Every man on
tne team representing the Business
Men played exceptionally well. Hen
o1x' VINO was at center, showed
clearly that he was a real nIavsr
while McCourtney. Stilphen. ConneI.
ian and Brown worked together ,ike
a machine, taking the bali down ths
surface for baskets time after time
Ine passing Of the team was remark
able considering the time they have
worked together. Cushnoc, while
fighting gamely. did not possess the
team work Of their opponents. this
contributing much to their downfa,I
Earl Cooper played hard every min.
ute while Pomerleau. the Papermak-
ers' big center, worked cleyerly The
rest OF the boys were game and Aid
not relax their efforts for a moment
The score at the end of the first half
was Business Men Is. Cushnoc 4. One
OF the incest baskets of the evening
was netted by Hendrix, who tossed
1t in from the right hand side of the
hali. standing near the middle of the
playing surface. Stilphen also made
remarkable shot from the opposite
side. throwing the leather for nearly
as long a distance.
BUSINESS MEN CusHkoc
Brown, RI ............ ID, e. Cooper
McCourtney. II ........ rb, v. Merrill
Aenorax, G ........... c, Pomerleau
oehpnen' rD ....s......... IT, Carey
Comedian. lb ........ RI, c. Haskell
Score: Business Men 81, Cushnoc
Is. Goals from floor. McCourtney
I. Hendrix 5, Stilphen 2. Comedian
3. Cooper I, Pomerleau 2, Haskell.
Goals from fouls. McCourtney, Con-
neflan 4 c. Haskell 2. Referees.
Black and Abbott. alternating. Scor-
ers. Young and Farnham. Timer,
stiles. Time. 20 and 15-minute Pc