Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-09
CHURCH Y. N. {. A.
LEAGUE AT BANQUET
Several Hundred Basketball Fans
Present in Gymnasium OF
Association.

Clean sport was the keynote sounded
q, the first annual banquet Of the Church
y. NJ. c. 4. Basketball League held IN
the gymnasium of the y. NJ. G. A.. last
night, with several hundred people pres
ent. Addresses were made by George l..
nephron. of the JOINT committee on bas-
ketball rules. and Lon Jourdet, coach OF
the famous Penn basketball team the past
season. when the team won the champion
ship OF the United States.
The invocation was delivered by DE-
u. Franklin Smiley, following which o
splendid turkey dinner was served.
There was plenty OF singing. led by Irving
:. easier OF the Wilmington Community
Service. Mr.. easier sang solo. "a
Mans Song" which was received with
much favor William c. Montignani,
interstate Y NJ. c. \. director OF Della
ware, Maryland, District of Columbia
and West Virginia, was scheduled to act
as toastmaster. but was prevented from
doing so, due to his late arrival. He ar
rived before the festivities were COM
pleted. however. and in about two minutes
everybody knew he was present His
Jokes soon had everyone In laughter
He was formerly on the stage with
Harry Lauder and is considered to be an
excellent impersonator of the famous
Scot lie sang Its Nice to Get UP In the
Morning" and received several encores
for this f. Z. Gallagher, Jr., was toast
master for the evening.
Oscar f. Munds, Jr., representing
lie Roy 5. Sparks. of the \. Nj. Z. a,
presentd q handsome loving cup TO
Clarence Mckay, representing the Grace
team. winner of the season. Mr.. Munda
was a member of the team that finished
D.. in lost nlorp
DIR. Charles l.. Candee presented on
behalf of the Church y. VI. c. A. League
10 Mr.. Sparks. physical director OF the
Y. VI. c. A., a 500 gold-piece, as an ap-
probation from the members OF the
league Announcement was made that
Coach III. Burton Shipley. of Delaware
College, was unable TO attend on ac-
count Of illness.
Lon Jourdet. coach of the Penn basket
hall team. discussed professional rules ver-
sus amateur rules IN basketball. He spoke
uf the time when everyone had their own
set Of rules and how gradually three sets,
the Intercollegiate. \. A. u, and the
\ VI. G. A., developed from the many
sets. MIR Jourdet favored amateur rules
ns bringing out better basketball playing,
ns the professional rules tended to develop
the individual star instead OF the team
as the star. 1O1tU 1oulntt NttLtit1 ic
had no set training rules. but three things
lie always desired were harmony, team
work and the spirit OF the team that will
not be defeated.
In beginning his address on ''Play and
Athletics, Mr.. Hepbron pleasantly re-
Ferred TO the davs when he lived IN this
rltv and when he was voluntary physical
director for the Y. NJ G. A., when they
were located in the old building. He said
there should be another object in athletics
than just a good time. The play life OF
child should be educational, according to
Mr.. Hepbron lie urged teamwork, clean
sport, friendly rivalry between teams,
abiding by the rules and decisions Of Of
hrials He urged the adoption OF the
amateur rules and urged interest in sports |
for the JOY, sport, pleasure and health |
10 be derived.
Young ladies Of the Y. W. G. A. served |
the dinner. United States flags IN large |
adorned the walls. Those pres |
cnt AZ the speakers table were. Alva T.. |
Lindley. DR.. G. l.. Csndee, George I. |
Hepbron, +. f. Gallagher. Jr., John A.
Martin, Leroy ;. Sparks. William B.
Foster, Lon Jourdet, William Black and
Dr. Bertram.