El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
SECOND LEAGUE
WILL START AT
.YMCA TONIGHT
Fast Players Form Five Teams
of Pass City Division Of
Former City League.
FANS WILL WATCH
COMPARATIVE PLAY

DHTsICAb director A. 4 holm VII
/ start four more basketball teas
in motion tonight az the Y. n
C. A. when teams OF the Pass CITY
league get together IN the initial
games OF the schedule which VIII sr-
tend well into March.
The other division % fast basket
ball teams known as the City lsas-s
got IN motion last Saturday night
with victories for the Calumus ciub
and High school Tigers Tonight the
Knickerbocker club viii meet the
fast Army y II. C. A. IN the frs-
game while the FeIdman and Gas
company teams clash IN the Escoz5-
Little Is known OF the strength q tea
FL Paso Gas and Knlcksrbocks-
teams but 30 Is understood that they
have the pick Of material Of the late
Church league and being ably han
died can De regarded as contendars
for the pennant OF the circuit
CordoFa Has Strong Team.
Nate Cordova IS managing the Feld-
man -eam and ne has assembled quite
a husky aggregation. He has Hunts-
and Leighton az the guard positions
Williams or Parsons AZ center, All
ludd and Wreun at guards. Nate WIN
also play himself and he knows e.
cry angle Of the floor himself he ls
expected 20 add much strength 70 tte
lineup % the team both on an IN
diVidual and collective sense.
The Gas team e. ably handled
and should make an eEceIlenf
showing. Muck interest a being
shown I'm the work OF the Array
y. n c. A. Lieua- John Niles q
the Eighth engineers. one Of the
stars Of the football seunon VIII
hold down one OF the guard posi-
lions OF the army team. Heat.
Niles a. former member Of west
Point quluteta and pi1ya nuaEe--
ball just n ven rs he does foot
BAH.
me army team IS particularly wsf1
[ equipped on forwards with Mzrl and
I Wreun on the fob while Barrsra viz
Z gardt and Lieut. Niles VIII Be a. t-1
I guard positions
Comparison OF strearfs.
Basketball fans are showing mel
I interest fin games OF the Pass cts
League and a substantial number ara
expected 20 be on hand for the initial
] contests OF the league tonight One
OF the principal reasons for the z7-
Z pearauce Of the bugs IS 20 obtat- a
comparison OF playing strength Wiz
the players OF the CITY league. lIarI
are OF the opinion that the latter or
I Eauization with sucn redoubtzble
] quintets as the Calumus club a-1
/ Billings Quintets entered Is TIE
strongest Of the Two leagues and tEs
comparison IS expected 70 be Interest
/ ing
summed mp on paper The FnlE
City league does not appear 60
have the strength o. the liry
LEAGUE. but there a. always ample
room for doubt. ne Pass CRY
] urureEuflona are all composed OF
I uepuerT young athletes who never
know the meaning Of the wo-d
defeat and there g. going TO he
some hot opposition from every
angle.
The strength shown By the Ca-l-
mus club and Tiger teams IN ~
games OF last Saturday nlght CO.
tlnus TO be an interesting topic ne
2 Czlumus club has the greatest or
! ganization OF veterans ever assem-
Z bled in the history Of the city and
/ much speculation IS being made aaent
the ability OF the Tigers TO Withstand
+ the experienced attack Of their larger
and stronger rivals.
The evening on which these two
l teams are brought together Win FUR
nish the classic event d the season -