Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

Omaha National Bank against Bowens,
s:is p. m: Beddeos against South Sides
Church League.
Thursday Night-First N. =. Daracas
against Trinity Baptists, 1890 Pm !; Ben
savsIy M s.S.s :sa't .s.n:. n G0n ss
s $50 p. M; Pearl N. e. against Hanscom
I, Park Methodsts. $3.50 p. m.
Amateur basket ball will hold the
center of the stage in local sport
circles this week Ten contests in
the three leaeNes, Greater Omaha,
Commercial and Church leagues.
playing under the rules of the "Y"
basket ball committee will be staged
at the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium.
Tuesday night three cage battles
are booked in the Commercial
league, the first starting at 7:30
o'clock, when the Western Unions
meet the Thorpian Athletic club.
These two quintets will mix for the
cellar position, as both of them were
losers in the opening of the league
, last week.
Good Game Expected.
When the Council Bluffs High
school clash with Commerce Re-
serves an interesting contest is an
ticipated, as considerable rivalry
exists between these two schools.
4 The feature event of the evening in
the Commercial organization will be
the game between the Young Mems
Hebrew association and Omaha Uni-
versity. These hves are about even
ly matched and have displayed plen-
ty of fight and also played remark
able ball thus far.
All three games in the Greater
Omaha league, the class A circuit,
should prove fast and snappy, since
all of the teams are composed of
the best backct ball material in the
city. Coach Drummond's Commerce
High will meet the Townsend Gun
Co. quintet in the first game We'd
nesday night. starting at 7:30 p. m.
Signed Thompson.
Manager Carl Lutes. former
Creighton and Camp Taylor star,
whe is plotting the Gunners this
season, has signed Thompson, for
merly with the Calvary Baptist FIVE
of the Church league. Thompson,
who halls from Columbus, Neb., is
considered one of the best forwards
in the city.
Another contest of great interest
will be the game between the H. R.
Bowens and the Omaha National
Bank quintet. The Bowens, under
the able coaching of Gus Miller, look
like sure winners of the flag. while
the Banks are also composed of
crack players--many of whom have
played on former championship
fives.
Veterans Against Youth.
Veterans against youth will be
.pitted in the final game in the
Greater Omaha league Wednesday
night when the Beddeos and the
South Sides clash. The Beddeos,
called the "midgets," as practically
all of their players are small men,
are a scrappy bunch and last week
lived up to their<eputation as speed
kings" in the game ) against the
Omaha National Banks.
& Eckstrom, center for the South
Sides, is man of reputation in
cage c1cles and should help carry
the South Sides to the champion
ship of the Greater Omaha league.
1t was discovered yesterday that
Eckstrom is the SANG player from
Newman Grove, Neb!, W ho won the
all-state high school championship
last year.
Two Fast Battles.
The feature game in the Church
league Thursday night will be be-
tween the Pearl Memorials, leaders
of the league, and the Hanscom
Park Methodists. The game be-
tween the Calvary Baptist and the
Council Bluffs First Christians
should also be a snappy battle.
: The Church league this season, is
considered faster organization
than in previous years and the
games staged thus far have all been
fast and snappy.
Crowds have turned out in full
force at the games so far and it was
estimated that last Wednesday !
nights attendance al the Create,
Omaha league contests was the big
gcst turnout in the history of
the "Y."
George Bernstein has been re-
leased from the Hanscom Parks,
while Milberg has attached his sig
nature to the Parks contract andj
will make his appearance this week.
Rube Brown was released last week |
from the, Calvary Baptists.
Beatrice Season Opened.
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. l0.-(Special) |
Tho basket ball season opened
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