The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-03
Four Teams
In Action;
Other Ne,u,
OF Star Cage Circuit; Spa1
ings Enter Strong Squad
in Hoop League

basketball league The ttIfs NJ
he staged NJ the y. NJ. &. A. Hlssv
In the association building e
Madison II. and Fourth ava
Spxlding's tarkles the SOLDIER
and Sailors club squad In ~
first game. which starts NJ =
M. and the y. ". &. A. tangi.
with the Rainier post Of ~
American Legion In the secsa1
which IL scheduled 10 get undP
way NJ . p. m.
The next games on the scl,e4
uie will be played ~ the Knighls
Of Columbus club rooms W'ednos-
day. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
Into action against the Phoealx
Mutual LIE Insurance ssua1
and the knights Of Columbus
play the Piper Z Taft aggreear
tion.
A finai effort viii be made In tn
first part Of the week TO land tn
Eiks' club for the twelfth team III
the league. and unless the club men
enter a squad the games viii b
played at the knights Of Columbu1 1
and Y. NJ. c. A. alone. Until thu
Is decided the final schedule canned
be published. The form for then
schedule has been made out, but a.
cannot be definitely adopted until IL
Is decided whether or not IL or ~
teams viii make up the circuit.
Depends on E1ks
The University Community five
In billed 20 play the Brewster Cienr
Co. and the Co. b squad VIII play
the Eiks club II present plans ere
carried out at the Eiks' gym next
week. II the Elks fail TO enter ~
circuit the University Brewster gano
viii be put on At the Y. NJ. c. A. an \
another opponent will be picked ~
the Co. b aggregation.
The plan OF the league calls ~
two leagues Of six teams each. IA
schedule being that each team playn \
each team In their own circuit. ~
winners TO play in the semi.finaA
Then a second season will be start Z
ed and the teams shifted around "
draw again and the second half -
the schedule win call for the samn
arrangements as the first The VII.
ncrs OF the two seasons will thGn8
play a title series OF the best tuSE
out OF three games. M
The teams are divided a. folIou1
for the first half OF the season:
Soldiers and Sailors club. Y. Nh
c. A.. Brewster's Cigar Co, NaeN
Dougall Southwtck. Phoenix MutuX
Life Insurance Co.. University Coz N
munity Five. M
Knights OF Columbus. Piper H1
Tafts. Co. II. Third Washington a
fanuy. Spaiding's. Rainier Poet
American Legion. 8
Should Re Fast Games
Tonight's games should be a palF|
OF fast cage Tits. Spaiding's. recoGI
nized ms one OF the strongest tean1
in the circuit. will open the year&
with the Soldiers and Sailors club 4
Louie Ia Fray and George La Fray.3
who will hold down the forward \
eerths on the Spalding crew. arp1
well known to high school casp
followers. They were the star for
wards of the Broadway high cham
pion squad n couple OF years asa.
They should be the big point wins
ners for the Spaiding team this sea-
son. M
Neal Day, one Of the best centefo
ever turned out in the local pre-
league, will hold down this Job ~
the Spalding team. IL Neal hasn't
gone back any he should be a val
liable man his outfit. #'
Young Oliver. Captain Hoagian1 \
and Maris will look after the guar1
Jobs. Ia Wake. guard, and Dodge,
forward. may be called upon to starr e
the game.
The other three. teams playing %,
night are presenting lineups prac
ucaily new To the local fans. The
" will take the floor with Harliu
at center. Woods and Stoke. frs1
wards, and Stock and Weeks guards.
s. 4 8. Lineup "A
The Soldiers a sailors club has
Fred and Reider Ring. forwards;
Bulls. at center. and Hockey and
guards. IA
The Rainier post squad has an.
nounced no lineup as yet.
What chances these squads hAve
'or tho city title will be better known
after they are seen in action.
Les Turner. broadway hieo
school coach. will handle the whistlo
tonight.
Registration lists are coming -
slowly IL will be well for the cap
aims OF the teams TO remember that
Iheir squad cannot play until their
registered lists OF players have bees
turned In TO the Star sports editor.
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