The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-05
DIFFENDERFERS MEET C. M C.SAT"Y
TONIGHT IN CHAMP BASKET BALL GAME
Winners Of First and Second Halves
81 Senior League Will Begin
Series Fer the Cup.

The basket ball classic Of the sea-
son win be played tonight at the 7.
n. G. A when the G. NJ. c. meet the
DdkEenderfers in the first game Of the
series to decide the championship Of
the Senior league.
The G. n. C5s were invincible dur
ing the first half OF the league and
led the other teams with five wins and
only one defeat. However. the team
lost one Of their star forwards when
Jimmy Brassell was transferred TO
Mississippi. The Diffenderfers played
steady and reliable ball during the
fret half Of the season and took an
early lead at the beginning OF the Sec
ond half. They held It throughout the
entire season and finished with five
victories and one loss, identically the
same as the G.. NJ. C!s record in the
first half.
Snarpless OF the @. n. C.'s is con-
sidered one of the best forwards in the
league. He never fails to pile up a
pyramid Of points during a game. His
mate will be Hub" Banks. who played
excellent ball with the McGraws.
Barks has been picked by many as the
beet player in the Senior league and
he certainly IL m-dandy forward
for any mans team. When Brassen
left, the G. NJ. C.'s were given the
right to choose any player on the two
non-contending teams. excepting Alex
Olsen. to fill the gap at forward. They
chose Banks. The center position on
the Trucksters Is capably taken care
- he 10 Iad
Barrancas. Morris can stretch him
self TO a sufficient capacity to get the
tap on the opposing center most of the
time. There Is a wealth of material
for the guard positions on the squad.
Mark Meyer, Bill Ray, Lou Caro- and
Frank McCaskill are all up to the
standard. They have the stIck-to it
iveness and II is a good forward who
can get away from them. McCaskill
is the youngest player on the team,
but there is none who guards more
consistently, for he never tries to
shoot. Ray and Lou Caro- are more
experienced, however, and this pair
may get the call.
One glance at the Diffenderfers is
enough to impress the most critical
basket ball expert. They are all 1.-THE
and supple and cover the floor fast.
Buddy Caro- may seem to carry more
than his due portion of anatomy, but
how that boy can play! Kahn and
Stein Sara will play the forward po-
sitions. Both are uncannily fast and
sure shots. Kahn plays as conscien-
tiously as the time when he fondled
a basket ball for the first time, while |
Sara Is in there and fighting until
the final whistle blows. And now we
will consider the player who holds
down the Job as center. He really |
needs no introduction, Lars Sanchez
knows almost every phase Of the game
70 perfection and is, about as reliable |
q man to shoot foul goals as can be
found. The Cleveland-Brooklyn and |
Yankee-Giant series can boast of their |
brother-against- brother stuff. We |
have one here at home. Lou Caro- of |
the @. NJ. C.'s- will be opposed by |
Buddy" Caro- Of the jewelers.. There |
IS little to choose between the two. |
''Buddy"is little but he is loud. The J
other guards are Arthur Oliver and |
Caldwell. The latter Joined the team |
late in the season and caught on right |
away This trio of guards can hardly
be beaten.
So there you are. Both outfits won |
the same number of games, both lost /
the same number, both have some |
splendid players. on their roster, so it's
an even go as TO the winner.
The second game of the series will /
be played Friday evening and the final
game next Wednesday. The winner
must take two of the three games.
weidrick will referee tonight's game
which will begin promptly at o'clock.
Admission will be 25 cents.