Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-08
D0TTAS GIRLS
MAKE AREPLY
Miss Marie Handerhan, as
Captain, Answers Centers
Captain up to Mgrs.

Miss Marie Handerhan, captain of
the Dottas girls basketball team, in
a commune alton to the News, ans
wers the letter OF the Roosevelt Cen
ter captain which was published yes
terday. 1t is hoped that the two
teams viii get together for the decid-
ing game eno inasE1uch as h game
cannot be arranged by the paper,
the respective managers should reach
some agreement. Miss Handerhan's
letter follows:
Perth Amboy, Feb. Z, 1922.
Sporting Editor,
Perth Amboy News.
Dear Sir: L
"Regarding the communication OF
the Rcseve:t Center girls captain,
L will endesvor to answer assertions
which effect the DCttas girls team
of which l an. captain. If the Roose-
welt Center captain knows as little
about her W team n basketbaii
in general as she does about the rec
ord of our team, ner colleagues and
the FAM who turn out to see her per-
form are to be pitled.
eve have played the Centers twice
Losing on the Woodbridge High
School court. (our home court), and
winning on the Auditorium court,
(their home court) Several OF u
PLAYERS have performed and still per-
form on numerous other teams IN
his vicinity. not alone against n
Centers bur against all teams. we
are playing with these teams because
we must know how to play baskets
bail, not because we desire to ring
in against the Centers.
when we secure a booking, our
main purpose is to give the rams the
best we have in us. We have always
tried to wiz, and we do not care 10
win if it can be proven beyond the
shadow of d doubt. that our oppoh-
ents nav. the better basketball team.
We have never kicked about the time
of any of our games, about n rel
ere or we have never refused to
start a game until a crowds in the
hal.
1.-THE Dottas girls are not world
heaters. for since organization we
have net accomplished any
able feats We do. however, con-
slider our team a match for the Cen
ter girls, ard will play them on d
neutral court will. a neutral reteree.
The Auditorium court here IS not
neutral as the Centers played many
of their holIe games on TINS court
the Woodbridge High School court Is
no+ neutral we played many
of ,,,r home games on that floor. but
we do consider the South River High
Schco, court or Victorian hall court
in Sayrev;lle, neutral playing
grounds. The Roosevelt court is OUT
of the question because of
ing conditions. ate
''There IS not a. girls team IN TINS
section whic,, cannot be dictated 10
nv some oas who knows something
about basketball. We VIII accept
advice from anyone who is well ac-
nuajnted with rules and the playing
nf basketball, but we will never stand
FOR d~ictation from the Center. girls.
cantain OF anyone else knowing as
little about the game.
I'm closing, may l repeat that II
Dottas girls are ready 10 play Inv
Centers on the South River or say
reyilie courts, our manager TO place
the names Ct five or six players Win
a neutral person, the Roosevelt man
.age~ TO do the same. and the referee
for the game to be chosen by a neu-
tral person. If we were AFRAID 10
take a defeat under the Dottas name
Or if we thought that the Centers
had the stronger team we surely
would not issue this challenge.
Ell the Centers are deslrous Oh
playing, -tneir manager can COM
municate with our manager. 3,
.IFor the sake OF clean sport, n
n fan can judge what we declare
clean S; ort, we are DESTROYS Of play
ing the deciding game with the Cen
ters.
II anking you IN advance for the
space occupied by this communlca-
ton, I beg to remain,
yours in sport,
MISS MARIE HANDERHAN, :,
capt. Dottas Girls Team.