Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-19
new PRESEASON
BASKET B ALL
LEAGUE FORMED
Games Scheduled to Begin
) Before the Regular Opening
: Of League Games on
Omaha Floors.
BY WILLIAM o. BLOZIES.

shown in local base ball circles and
with the formation last week of a
preseason league. composed Of
twelve teams, the coming season
promises to surpass all records of
former years and no doubt will be
the greatest in the history Of the
pastime in Omaha.
- The opening games in the pre-
season league, which was formed by
Verne Moore. chairman of the Y. M.
c. A basketball committee, will
inaugurate the season on Thursday
evening, when four teams will make
their initial appearance on the "Y"
floor.
According to Verne Moore, the
basket ball shooters could not wait
until the opening of the regular sea-
son, which usually opens about the
middle of December, and so Moore
suggested forming this league.
Practically all of the twelve
teams are composed of members of
the Commercial and Church league
ktars and some snappy playing is
looked for.
Drawn by Lot.
The teams were formed by having
each man who desired to enter
sign up separately and from the first
80 to hand in their names. II of
the best known players were
chosen as captains. These captains
then arranged the remaining play.
ers in groups of four as nearly equal
IS possible as to the playing ability.
after which each captain drew one of
the groups by lot, thus completing
five-man team.
The schedule calls for four games
zach Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day night, so as to complete the
playing before the organization of
she Commercial, Church and Class
A leagues.
!. 1t is expected that after the IL
beams have played once around, the
four highest will put on an elimina-
ZION series for the trophy, which is
offered by the ~"
The current season, no doubt, will
be the highest for two reasons
hrst, that the teams are already TAX
Ing an active interest, and second,
that many of the old-timers are back
from service and will be back in the
game this season.
According to Chairman Moore,
the local "Y" expects to place a
team in the field to play outside
teams, and, the new Class A league,
it is pointed out, will draw large
crowds to the games. and the fans
and followers of the sport are
promised many interesting games.
Teams Entered.
Following are the teams, captains
and players of the preseason
hague; ,...,, p,v..r.
players. Rassum. Miller Estes ana 6roo-
bemis Park-captain. Ralph Root:
players, Greenbury, willard. streeter and
( Morning side-captain, Ross Richards:
players. Walker. Raber. swenson ana
iNeIKxIirSkwood-captain, RUDE Brown; play
.rs n's Smith. Erskins. Lee and Randall.
pls s0n.sni Kleburs. Kendall. Friedburs ana
= Norwood-captain. Glenn Orr; players,
Kruse. campfield. Baugh and Price.
Glendale--Captain, Bill Usher; players,
Anderson. Corenman. Ogle and Plots.
Idlewild--Captain, L. Everson: players.
oGrady. Hughes. solig and Hooper.
Mime Lusa-captain. Art bromley;
players, Beardsiey. Adams Bencekars
sn Kountze unite Park-captain, E. F.. Hech-
old: players, Rath. Anderson. Hoffman
Union Sauares-captain. Rube Kron-
tedt; players, Frieburg. Wilkinson,
sherman and Hawknsor.
Monmouth Parks-Captain,. George
Parish: players, Parmelee, Kre5ci. Dutcn-
and Dinon.
Herewith is the schedule:
Tuesday. October FL.
Montclairs VS.. Bemis Parks
Morningside VS.. Kirkwood.
Union Squares vs. Norwood.
Glendale VS.. Idlewild.
Thursday, October Is.
Mime Lusa VS.. Kountze Park.
Fonteneles VS.. Monmouth Parks.
9 Montclatrs VS.. Morningside
Kirkwood VS.. Union Squares
Saturday, October Is.
Bemis Parks VS.. Monmouth Parks.
Norwood vs.. Glendale
Idlewild vs.. Mime Lusa.
Kountze Park VS.. Fontenelles
Tuesday, October %.
Bemis Parks VS.. Morningside.
Kirkwood VS.. Norwood.
Glendale Va. Mime Lusa.
ldlewild VS.. Kountze Park.
Thursday. October 30.
Montclairs vs.. Monmouth Parks.
Union Squares VS.. Fontenelles.
Morningside vs.. Union Squares.