The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-12-30
COMMONWEAL TIL
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together what appears to be one OF
the strongest teams ever assembled in
the East. The team is captaind by our
own Hop Hubbard and presents line
Up that after few more contests will
most certainly establish themselves
we'll as the wonder five OF 1922.
This team has not met Loendi, the
great Pittsburgh team yet, and we are
inclined to say that it is a point in the
piusburghers favor. The outcome OF
this contest will be we'll worth record
ing. you can bet on that.
In speaking OF the Commonwealth
five the New York Amsterdam has
lie following to say:
A letter received from Cum Posey
one day last week induced US to make
our first trip to the Commonwealth
| Casino Sunday evening to see the
rack Commonwealth Five in action.
OTIS OF people no doubt imagine be
-ause We usually pillory the little Pitts
rghian and Leondi that We are at
eyer heads with Pittsburgh, but such
! not the case as can be seen by the
titnde Of the Pittsburgh Courier
ad the Pittsburgh American towards
ias.
/ Nothing but praise for our efforts in
! sic columns of Posey's home town
rlfcrs, which leads us to believe that
! Icy see our point and know that we
ee imply asking Cum 10 come out
{e14 nlav real team. A few weeks
age when the Brooklyn Celtics put up
uch a hard game against the Com
monwealth Five and came within an
inch Of wrestling victory from the col
ored boys, hundreds thought the white
boys would return on Sunday night
aud swamp the local team.
That's Why a large crowd turned
cut 10 the Commonwealth Sunday eve
ming to witness the clash. But the
Mcmahon players were at their best
and when they answered the whistle
which called them into action New
Workers got their first real insight on
the ability OF our boys. for they hung
everything upon the Celtics and at
times made the crack white players
look foolish. 1t was the same old story
Of Fat" Jenkins. Fail. Hubbard, Sio-
cum, Forbes and Monde working as a
real combination.
OFF TO a wonderful start. they were
never headed and at the conclusion the
score read 45-l3 in their favor. An
nouncement OF the coming Sundays
game when the Commonwealth team
I face the Perth Amboy Five. met with
prolonged cheers Tor followers of the
came are perfectly aware that this
/ bunch from New Jersey carry every
! thing necessary to make a real team
and for the first time since starting
/ the Commonwealth arc in danger.
/ But bacl, 70 Posey. Cum is de
sirous OF meeting the Commonwealth
but he IS sparrinE for time. He has
written in 10 New York and made
some demands which are ridiculous
+ but knowing Cum" as we do we
+ feel that within the next few weeks he
will wake up and we do not blame him
ior boxing when he sees that slug
sing will not helm any. \ game be
tween Loendi and Commonwealth for
inc championship Is a foregone ooneln-
ION and it is now left with Posev TO
Z accept reasonable terms, sad terms to
/ be published broadcast if Pittsburgh
fails to accept them and continue TO
claim The worlds championship,
rs we told Pittsburgh not very long
ago we do not intend 10 stand for
those games around here that we know
he result of long before the teams
meet. What we want is game be-
tween the two leading eolored teams
in the country ard here i'll New York
we are willing to meet the Pittsburgh
+ ians more than half way in ARRANGING
such a game. but Posey must not be
unreasonable and think that we are so
anxious 10 see his team in action
against the Commonwealth We arc GO
i inc 10 give him New York and hall
! of Brooklyn to see him biting the dust.
/ That's that for the present aud Pitts
burgh we ask to believe us when We
+ say ve s5cal with the authority OF one
] who continues 70 play the game off
] the court same rs the hovs ON the
f court