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The Penn's Grove record., 1920-12-03
News of Local Interest
"~Everybody's Business. "

"Everybody's Business"
Do your shopping early. Only
three weeks till Christmas.
The Record Almanac weather pro
Phet predicts a cold wave from the
Sd to the 7th.
Mrs. Annie Summerill, 1874 West
Main Street, has a poinsetta in her
front window with several beautiful
blooms which is greatly admired.
There will be a meeting of the
Penns Grove Library Association next
Tuesday evening, 7th, at their room on
Penn Street.
The G. & W. Store, Main and Oak
Street, is selling sugar today (Friday)
and tomorrow at 4 cents a pound in q
combination S1.00 sale.
The Board of Freeholders will hold
their final meeting for the year In
the Court House at Salem on We'd
nesday next.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Bethel
M. P. Church will hold a cake sale on
Saturday, December 4th, at 2 o'clock,
at E. B. Curriden's stove store, Main
Street.
Optimism reigns in Penns Grove
despite the crimp in industrial activ-
ity. Several stores that have been
vacant for some time have been OPEN
ed again by new tenants.
The financial statements of the
Penns Grove and Pedricktown banks
are published in this issue. The
figures show them all tt be in q
healthy and prosperous condition.
The grand and petit jury list posted
at the County Clerks office contains
a number of names of prominent
women in the County who will be eli
gible for the December term of Court.
Captain J. E. Brown, of the Ord
nance Department of the U. S. A, has
been ordered to take station at the
Delaware General Ordnance Depot at
Perkintown.
Tell it to 'em, photograph; you can
talk. Penns Grove is supporting three
theatres that entertain the public
every night in the week. A slow Or
backward town couldn't do that very
well.
The Woman's Club Auxiliary of st.
Paul's Church will hold a Cafeteria
Supper and Variety Sale in the Church
Thursday afternoon and evening, De-
cember 9th. Supper served from 5
to 8 o'clock.
Bright new half dollars, coined IN
honor Of the landing Of the Pilgrims,
are being circulated. On one side
there is a miniature Of the type of the
ship which brought the Pilgrims to
this country.
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PUBLIC SALE

viii be sold at Public Sale on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1888
on the
CHRIsTIANA WRIGHT FARM
Near Wrighfs school Hsuse, Upper
Neck Township
the following
LIVE STOCK, IMPLEMENTS AND
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Team gray horses, 6 years old. guar
anteed to work anywhere, team bay
horses, . and 10 years old, fully guar
anteed, gray horse, 8 years old. work
anywhere, bay mare, IL years old, good
years old, family horse, work any
where, 4 two-horse wagons, set nay
shelvings, market wagon, lot OF odo
parts of wagons, Deering moving ma
chine. ear new, wheel barrow. . IoIIs
chicken wire, 6 chicken coops. cultiya-
tor, 2 sets Of double trees. rakes FORKS,
hoes and shovels, 3 sets OF double
breeching harness, set double farm mar
ness. set market wagon harness SET
4 tons mixed hay, timothy, = tons ped
ding hay, lot of second hand lumber
lot of tables and benches, lot WOOD al,
ready cut in stove lengths, building ~
x12 feet enclosed wagon shed l21l6
feet. suitable for garage shed SKI rect
ton coal 20 baskets red-,skin potatoes.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
~Sideboard, bureau, washstand, bed
stead, 3 small tables, 20 yards mating,
3 rocking chairs, 6 dining room chalrs,
10 wards ingram carpet, 3-burner gaso-
line stove, laundry stove, lot of glass
jars, 4 lanterns and other articles not
mentioned.
Sale will begin at IL o'clock sharp.
Conditions at sale.
A. ENGLISH, A~uctioneer.
P. Featherer, Clerk. lZ-5-lt
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PUBLIC SALE
on the
OLD COOPER FARM

One and a Half Miles From Pedrick-
town, Two Miles From Auburn
The following will be sold at Public
Sale on
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER s. 1920
4 good work horses. 9 and 10 years
old: l Holstein cow. "a quart mixer,
years old; ? year old heifer, due to
come in December.
PIGS. 8 nice shoats
$50 bushels good corn, 20 pounds to
bushel; 2 heavy plantation wagons l
low down wagon, good cart, Myers
FARM IMPLEMENTS. Gang pillow,
8 plows, Mccormick mower,
hay rake, weeder, Planet Jr., sweet po-
tato digger, 5 hoe harrows, Ohio wheel
pillow, 2 markers. corn cutter. doubl
and single blocks and hay rope, 2 sweet
potato Killers. 2 truck s~helvings, chains
of all kinds. blocking hoes and shovels.
forks, hoes and spades, swingletrees of
all sorts, good lot fishing tackle. forks
and tongs, fly oil and machine oil, lot
good chicken wire hot house pipe,
wagon springs, wagon cover, 2 spotting
boards. manure, sides and bottoms,
wagon brake and many things not men
toned.
/ set of heavy breeching harness, /
set light harness, cart harness half
dozen head halters, collars. brides and
lines
Sale to begin at ~ o'clock o
sharp.
Conditions-credit of ten months
will be given on sums of SIS and over
by giving a bankable note with inter-
est, payable before goods are re-
moved.
F.. j. GAvENTA, Auct.
WIN. NJ. BURK, Clerk. 12-3-1t
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OBITUARY
JANE D. MEGILL

widow Of Josiah Megill, a life long
resident Of Penns Grove and Upper
Penns Neck, after a period of illness,
died November 81, 1920, at the age
of rs years.
She leaves one son and five daugh-
tiers, twenty-six grand children and
sixteen great grand children to mourn
her loss. Forty-seven descendant.
Funeral service was held at the
residence of her son, William Megill,
East Main Street, December /, con-
Quoted by the Rev. S. J. Dorlon. In
torment in Emmanuel Cemetery.
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Sheriff's Sale
In Chancery of New Jersey
Daniel v. Sum-
merrill. Jr.. Ad-
ministrator. &c,
Compl't.
and
Penns Grove Ath-
letic Association,
Def't,

DeI|t. rEft y
Returnable February 18th, A. d. 1891.
to me directed and delivered, against
Penns Grove Athletic Association, de-
PENDANTS. I shall expose to sale at pub
lie vendue on
Monday, December goth, 1920,
between the hours of IL and S P. M, to
wit, at two o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, in front of the Sherif's office,
in the City of Salem. County of Salem
certain lots. tracts and parcels Of land
M premises, u partly in the
Borough of Penns Grove and Township
of Upper Penns Neck, County Of Salem
q State of New Jersey, and described
as follows:
Tract No. 1. Beginning at Thomas
dFfanigan's corner in the middle of the
public road leading to Penns Grove and
thirty-nine degrees East ten chains to
John Holten's line; thence by Holten's
line North ffty-one degrees West three
3 thence South thirty-nine degrees West
nine chains and twenty links to the
middle of the road aforesaid; thence by
three chains and three inks to the be-
ginning. Containing two Inc eighty
two hundredths of an acre.
Tract No. @. Beginning in the mid
Sharptown to Penns Grove at a corner
of Thomas c.. Price land; thence along
the same North thirty-eight degrees
thirty ne = minutes indrau Fest ten chains to the
along said Holten's line South fifty
one degrees thirty minutes East five
chains and forty links to a stake;
thence along William D. Smiths a
South th%irty-nine degrees West eleven
chains and forty-four links to the mid
die of the public road aforesaid; thence
four degrees West five chains and forty
links to the place of beginning. Con-
tanning five acres and three rods.
Being the same premises which S.
1918. and recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the County of Salem, in Book
No. 1873 of Deeds. page 1877, &C. granted
to the Penns Grove Athletic Associa-
ton in fee.
Excepting thereout a certain tract
conveyed by Penns Grove Athletic As
ISOLATION to Alfred Gillison. dated Au-
said Clerks office in Book No. IA of
Deeds, page 127, &C., and described as
follows:
S. Kilmer, formerly Harvey Strengthen,
in the center of East Main Street, and
runs thence ~ along center of East
twenty-five minutes East one hundred
and twenty-five and ninety-hundredths
feet to a corner to other lands of Penns
Grove Athletic ASSOCIATIONS; thence (2)
along the same North fifty-nine degrees
thirty-five minutes East three hundred
and four and seventy-fve hundredths
feet to a stake. corner to other land of
Penns Grove Athletic Associations;
thence (3) still by the same North
three degrees t~hirty-ive minutes West
hundred and ten hundredths feet
to a stake in the line of e. s. Kilmer;
thence (4) along the same South forty
three degrees thirty-f1ve minutes West
three hundred and seventeen and three
hundredths feet to the place of Begin
Containing one and twelve hun
dradthS of an acre,
Together with all hereditaments n
thereunto belonging.
amount of decree to be
$22,916.21.
A. K. BRANDRIFF, Sheriff.
DANIEL ". SUMMERILL, Jr, SoIr.
November 23, 1920. 11-26-4t =
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Fight Proposed $2.65 Gas

Officials of a number of South Jer-
sey towns will renew their protests to
a proposed increase in rates from
$1.91 to $2.65 by the New Jersey Gas
Company, at an adjourned before the
Public Utility Commission at Newark
Tuesday. Efforts were made by rep
res~entatives of several towns to have
the adjourned hearing held in Camden,
but by going to Newark the Commits
sioners will evade large delegations
of citizens from Gloucester, Salem and
sections of Cumberland and Camden
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Counties who had planned to appear
IN person to fight the higher rate had
the hearing been held nearer home.
AS 1t is, Mayors and attorneys for the
various municipalities affected will
register the consumers protests. A
public meeting will be held at Elmer
Monday night by borough officials and
citizens to determine upon some
method for fighting the proposed
boost in rates which affect the cost of
street lighting as well as domestic
gas bills.
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JOSIAH MILLER

former Mayor of Salem, died Satur-
day, November 27, 1920, aged 81
years. Altho Of delicate health for
years he was only seriously ill for a
month. Funeral service was Tues
day. Burial in Friends Cemetery.
He was the son Of the late Wyatt
w. Miller and received his higher
education in Rensselaer, Polytechnic
College, at Troy, N. Y. He was a
farmer in Warrington and a merchant
in Salem. Later he devoted his time
to surveying and electrical work. He
was elected Mayor of Salem on the
Republican ticket over Robert Gwynne
Jr., in 1904, and served one term. He
served on hte Board Of Education in
Salem, was County and Civil Engineer
and an active member of the Busines,
Mems Association.
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CHURCH NEWS
First Baptist Church

Rev. frea J. Peters. Pastor
Sunday 1890, Praise service and SER
mon by pastor. 7.30, Gospel address by
pastor.
Ordination Service
In this church on Wednesday, De-
cember Sth, the Ordination of Mr.. Mon
troville Seely will take place. Coun-
ell will convene at 2 P. NJ. when dele
gates from IS Baptists Churches will be
present to examine the candidate. If
accepted, the ordination, including the
laying on of hands, will take place in
Intervening. The public is invited to
both services. Mr.. Seely has many
friends in Penns Grove as he has been
a resident for several years.
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MARRIED
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Mr.. and Mrs. John Zienker of AL
loway, announce the marriage of their
daughter, Ella May, to Mr.. Arthur G..
Bertolette, on Thursday, November
18, 1920, at Deep Water. He is the
only son of Edwin B~ertolette, of
Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thrur Bertolette will reside at Fair
chance, Pa. 'r
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HARRY HEWITT

died suddenly of heart failure Friday
afternoon in Oxford Hotel in the Gel
lar attending the heater. He was
was aged 45 years and had been with
W. W. Brown the past four years. His
native place and relatives are un-
known. Burial will be in Emmanuel
Cemetery on Saturday.
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SHEPPARD-GRISCOM

On Wednesday, November "a, Miss
Beulah Griscom, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Griscom, Of Lower
Penns Neck Township, was united in
marriage to Mr.. Alpheus Sheppard, of
Salem. The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev. Frank A. Stanton, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, Sa-
lem, and was witnessed by the imme-
date families Of the young couple.
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half way Between Salem and Woods
town, on
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 192
consisting of Horses thai are young
and able to earn their way.
The Cows are young and never had
any extra care.
40 head of Hogs, consisting of brood
sows double treated), shoats and pigs.
This is undoubtedly the best lot of hogs
that will be offered at auction this
winter.
Ford Service Car, in good shape; just
been overhauled.
Wagons and Farming Implements, in
general all good.
Harness and lots of other articles in
wagon house. Corn and sed potatoes.
Several tons fine quality hay.
Conditions at sale.
Sale to start at 1 o'clock sharp.
ADONIRAM j. ALLEN
DAVID A. ENGLISH, Auctioneer.
H. b. KEASBEY, Cleerk. 12-3-1t
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F. J. GAYENTA, Aucti.neer
Has the following Sales Listed:

Wednesday. Doe. Stock and farn
Implements of William TIL, on the
Cssper farm. bstu een Pedricktewna nd
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"~Everybody's Business"
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DISPERSAL SALE
Live Stock and Farmin,
Equipment

Will be sold at Public Sale on what
is known as the Jonathn Greir Farm,
half way Between Salem and Woods
town, on
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One and a Half Miles From Pedrick-
town, Two Miles From uburn
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r
Public Sale
of
Personal Property
REAL ESTATE

Will be sold at Public Sale at the
residence OF the subscribers, in the
Township of Lower Penns Neck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

Rock Island always has been a good town
and it is steadily growing better. 1t is not per-
feet but it always is approaching perfection.
Like every normally developing thing, be it
plant, animals or organization Of men, it grows
by what it feeds upon" 1t has needs, but it also
has way of meeting them
One of the things the city needs is baseball
and baseball it is going to have. Largely through
the efforts of The Argus it has returned to its old
berth in the Three-Eye league. Time was when
Rock Island and the Three-Eye could not get
along together. But the Three-Eye has changed
and so has Rock Island. If there was friction it
has been forgotten. We are glad to get back
and we have every reason to feel that we are
welcome.
Feeling that the town was again ripe for
baseball The Argus took it upon itself lastf to
agitate the question. There was whole hearted
response It was decided to ask for franchise.
We asked, and now that we have received there
is but thing to do and that is to get together
good team and back it up with the same old
fighting spirit
Are we going to to do it?
You bet!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
WILSON CHOSEN !
OLYMPIC HEAD
President of United States Made
Honorary President Of Ameri-
can Olympic Committee.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 14.-Offi-
cial government sanction and sup
port for the team which will rep
resent the United States in the
Olympic games at Antwerp next
summer was obtained by the Olym-
pic committee in a series Of confer
ences yesterday.
The position OF honorary presi-
dent of the American Olympic COM
mittee was accepted Professionally
on behalf Of President Wilson by
Secretary Tumulty. Secretaries
Baker and Daniels were made hon.
orary vice presidents of the COM
mittee, and Under Secretary Of
State Polk agreed to serve on the
committee.
Service Athletes Included.
The Olympic committee also met
number of officers of the army
and navy in a conference at which
the assistance and cooperation of
both service branches was pledged.
tentative plans were discussed ior
the inclusion of army and navy
athletes in the team of more than
200 which will sail from New York
in July.
The American Olympic commit
tee was represented in the confer
ences by Gustavus T. Kirby, presi-
dent: F. W. Ruben. secretary, and
Colonel Palmer E. Pierce. president
of the National Collegiate Athletic
association.
President is Interested.
In discussing the acceptance Of
the honorary presidency by Presi-
dent Wilson. Secretary Tumulty as
sured the committee of the presi-
dents approval of United States
participation in the international
games to be staged in Belgium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
COLLEGE BOYS
STAGE TANGLE
WORTH SEEING
Defeated IN First Period. Terrible
Swedes Come Back Strong, Hold
Visitors to No Score.
nv FRAZER VANCE.

In the fastest game staged for
years on the local floor. Angus
fana's basketball outfit defeated the
Illinois Wesleyan aggregation with
4 score of 81 to 20. Both teams
starred out at a breakneck speed
and kept up the same pace through
out the game. Time was called
twice for Wesleyan's men to get
their wind.
Both teams played five-man de-
fensiye game and displayed excel
lent team work, the Bloomington
boys at times pulling some most
baffling plays on bounce passes.
However the Augie-ites maintained
their same steady gait and defeated
their visitors with their consistent
playing.
Beng and Wallie proved as usual
to be the chief point-getters, and
Kootch rang in beauty from be-
hind the middle Of the floor. Dopp
and Holmgren displayed stellar
ability as guards. Dopp had a
hard luck streak, and couldn't quite
put the ball through the hoop at
times. Zook at center starred for
the Bloomington outfit.
The girls varsity team played the
Rock Island Y. w. c. A., team for a
curtain raiser and succeeded in de-
feating them with a score Of 6 to 4
Augustana's team left at $40 this
morning for Fairfield, Iowa, where
they will meet Parsons colleges
team tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
RULES OF BOXING
BODY ADOPTED BY
UNION IN PARIS

New York. Feb. 1.-THE Inter-
national Boxing Union adopted at a
meeting in Paris rules and regula-
tons conforming with the views Of
the American army, navy and ci-
william board of boxing control, ac-
cording to a cable message receiv-
I'd here from the British represent
alive body.
The message, sent to Major An
thony J. Drexel Biddle, president
of the American board, declared
that everything possible had been
done to assure the entrance of the
United States into the union.
The English board is eager to
cooperate with the American body
for the proper control in an effort
to put the sport on a solid basis
internationally. the message added
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
ALL SCHOOLS IN
BIG TEN TO BE
IN PATTE MEET

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Unlike former
years, when two or three squads
struggled for team honors, prac-
tically every university in the Big
Ten will be represented by teams
in the fight for points in the annual
indoor conference track and field
meet at Patten gymnasium March
10 and 20, according to Avery Brun-
dage. president of the graduating
managing committee.
Besides the strong teams of Chi
cago and Michigan, Coach Harry
Gill is said to be developing one of
the strongest indoor squads since
he went to Urbana. Tom Jones, at
Wisconsin, also is grooming a
strong squad, which will be put to
the test on Feb. q, when Notre
Dame is met at South Bend.
Strong Nucleus at Iowa
At Iowa Trainer Watson has the
nucleus Of q strong indoor team,
and it is understood he has been
working some stars who may upset
tA0 uVPCs ANOl III WcStcIu WGdh
ened team has engaged in two dual
meets with the Illinois A. c. and
Chicago A. A., and has received
some much needed experience.
Coach Frank at Minnesota will send
his usual number of good men, in
GLIDING Arnold Oss. to the games
Purdue, Indiana. and Ohio State
will be represented.
Although the athletes are being
groomed for the conference, the
stars will be sent to Urbana to com
pete in the annual relay games Of
the University Of Illinois on March
s. Some of them will compete in
the First Regiment handicap games
next Friday and Saturday, and the
Illinois A.. c. handicap meet on
March Q.
Issue Preliminary Entries.
According to President Brundage
preliminary entries will be sent GU,
in the near future. This is done tc
forestall eleventh hour protests, a.
all men are eligible after the pre-.
liminary nominations are sent bach
to the secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
TOM MARSHALL

tered around his heart are with diff
ficulty thawed. His confidence in
brother man has been perceptibiy
Jared.
We arrived in New York, a husky
aggregation, bronzed to a Colorado
Maduro hue by our continuous life
in the open. We were trained to
the minute, with every man on the
team confident of ultimate success,
even against our handicap imposed
(the British team being accorded
two shots at every flying target.
while the Americans shot but once)
Trapshooting deyotees of New
York made us feel most welcome.
showering us with continuous en-
tertainment until time for our sail
ing. A fitting finish to our visit
was farewell banquet given at the
Cafe Arena. The banquet hall was
crowded with red-blooded sports
men who were most profuse in good
luck and unbounded success
wishes. at the same time proclaim
ing themselves the "stay-at-home"
contingent who would be pulling
for us at every stage of the race"
You have frequently noted the Diff
ficulty encountered by a toastmas-
ter at the opening of a banquet to
secure speakers; later when the
wealthy water of conversation takes
affect. it becomes necessary to is
sue talk checks that all present
may have their inning at the CAB
fest.
Frank Parmalee of Omaha was
eventually called upon for a few
remarks. In his quiet, classic, con-
vincing and hesitating manner. he
assured those present of the Ger
tainty of American success, declar-
ing the races. in his judgment. were
virtually won, needing only the con-
f1rmation of red fire, shouting and
congratulations in celebration of
the victorys. He promised, in case
, Of defeat, to remain on the far side
until the ocean had frozen over. at
which time he would skate back
home
Charley Budd's line OF conyersa-
ton came late in the evening. He
was greatly encouraged by fizz-wa-
ter, and Parmalee's optimistic
prophecies, declaring himself a
free-born, white, American citizen
with many realty holdings in the
Hawkeye state. To show his con-
fidence in American team success
with no suspicion that he would
be called upon to make good he
offered to escrow deed guarantee
ing. in case Of defeat, the construc-
ton and continued maintenance OF
a desirable home for old and indi-
gent shooters, with Jim Elliott act
ing manager.
A cablegram was received and
read from the British team, wishing
US a safe and pleasant voyage and
assuring US cordial Welcome,
Incidents aboard ship will form
q basis for my next article.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
MOLNERS MIX UP
TITLE CLAIMS BY
BOWING TO IOWA
BIZ .SPHEROID SLIM,

The race for the tri-city basket
ball title was hopelessly tangled
last night when Davenport, having
already been defeated by Rock Is
land and Moline, showed improved
form and conquered the Swedes by
the score of "a to IS.
Moline's difficulty was finding the
basket on the long throws which
have won most Of the previous
games. The Moline shooters were
unable to even make foul goals,
consistently tossing in only two out
of Is trials.
Neither Moline nor Davenport
put up a clean cut short passing
game. Both teams depended on
long shots and rough playing. and
If the islanders keep improving
both teams ought to become our
prey.
The score at the end Of the first
half was IA to 3 in Davenport's IA
vor. Moline showed better form in
the last round. making Is points to
the Iowans' 10.
Lineup Altered.
Moline trotted on the floor last
night with a changed lineup. Both
Wood and Lundberg were absent,
their places being taken by John
son and First.
Following are the lineups:
Davenport - Rodler and Johns,
forwards; Schick. center; Layden
and Stetson. guards. Substitutes
Krasuski for Layden.
oline-Driggs and Jamison, for
wards; First. center: johnson and
Axene. guards. Substitutes, Wood
for johnson. Ziegler for First.