San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-23
SUNDAY SCHOOLS MAY
ADVOCATE GYM FOR
THEIR PRIVATE USE
Basket Ball Leagues Grow.
ing So Fast, Special
Courts Needed.

The first meeting of the Sunday
School Athletic Association of San
Antonio for the season has been call
ed by President A. NJ. Venue, for
Z AS Tuesday night at the City Y. NJ.
c. A. At this meeting officers will
be elected and plans made for the win
ter basket ball season.
The Sunday School Basket Bali
Leagues have done much to popularize
the game in San Antonio. This meet
ing Tuesday evening will mark the
opening of the twelfth annual league
season. Starting with one senior
league Of six teams eleven years ago,
the league closed last year with 80
teams i'll three divisions, senior, Inter
mediate and junior. This year it is
''sub-junior" or Junior A division.
The ages will be as follows: sub
juniors, II, - and IA; juniors, 10
and 10; intermediates, II, Is and 10;
seniors, without age limit.
Notices have been sent TO every sun
day school and church, not only in
viting them TO the Tuesday night
meeting, but asking them to atfil-
late. 1t is expected that not less
than 80 teams will play in the various
Sunday School League divisions this
year, and the number may increase To
10 or even 10, as interest seems great
err than ever.
The problem Of taking care of the
teams for their games and practices
is big one and Will have the atten-
ton Of the Tuesday meeting. 1t may
be that the association will inaugurate
campaign to build q special gym
nasium for the Sunday schools. 1t has
been pointed out that should as many
as 90 teams enter. it would take all
the time from 3 o'clock until s o'clock
each day to accommodate practice
periods for 60 teams week, by using
n gym with cross goals, so that two
teams could practice at once. Then
| after s o'clock. the gymnasium would
be busy every night in the weel; with
| the regular league games. It is ap'
parent that these teams cannot be
handled even when the new Y. NJ
G. A. is built and the only solution
If the Sunday School Leagues con
tinue TO grow, appears to be the
building of a special gymnasium fol
their use.
In addition to the promoting o.
games the Sunday School AsscsTa
ton is taking steps TO have a close
relationship between the athlete
Yteams and the Sunday school am
church, seeking to make the athleti
games continuation Of the Sunda.
school class work. To this end, Il,
team will be allowed TO play in tn
leagues unless under the close super
vision of some adult member Of tn
church.
There is already much talk of (. tn
approaching league races and a discus
sion of probable champions. The Ger
trail Christian nave been senior chan
pions and also Texas state chan
pions for the last two years. No teal
. in the eleven years of play has eve
, won championship three years j
succession. but the Central Christian
with their championship team of Ia,
wear almost intact. will attempt III
feat this year. They lack only Bo
,, Bass. their tall center. but have alb
l men ready to fill his place. The $
/: Marks team of veterans. runners-J
] of last year. probably will come ba'
D strong. Grace Lutheran and Lanr
: Heights Methodist will be in the fie
S with strong teams and Denv
= Heights Methodist is expected to con
S through with good aggregation. Fir
e Presbyterian. First Baptist and Tray
il Park Methodist. all big churches, W
r probably have teams.
= In the intermediate division. fTe'
h minister Presbyterian. champions
b last year. will transfer their tea
n 10 the senior division this year. b
70 prosDect Hill Methodist and Certr
d Christians. other league champion
Of last year, will be in the race Il