Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-20
GAME TOURNEY STATE "Y"
BASKETBALL AT AUGUSTA TODAY ,

Basketball fans of several cities
will gather today at City Hall to
watch the three games of the State
Y. NJ. c. A. basketball tourney which
will be played this afternoon and
evening, and some fine basketball is
in store for them. Two preliminary
games will be played in the after
noon and in the evening the final
game will be played. the winner of
that game to meet Bangor in
three game series. This course was
adopted at meeting of the physical
directors of the various Maine "Y"s
last fall after it was found that for
the past two years the team that
drew a bye In the opening games
was the won that won the meet.
There are five teams that compete
in this match and as Bangor is
farthest away, they voted to stay
out and play the winners later.
Physical Direcor Jack Mahan Wis
tied Governor Ralph Brewster at the
State House on Friday afternoon and
the Governor drew the names that
should determine which teams would
be opposed in the preliminary games.
The result of the drawing was that
Portland will clash with Augusta in
the first game and Auburn and Bath
will fight it out in the second.
The Portland lineup is not known
but they have been playing a number
of games recently and expect to fur
nish stiff opposition to the Capital
City lads. The Augusta team on the
other hand has some, exceptionally
fine players and they plan to show
the Forest City lads some real bas-
Cd
a work out on the City Hall floor
Thursday night to accustom them to
playing on a large floor and they
showed up to advantage there. This
game will start promptly at three
o'clock this afternoon.
The ath-Auburn affair will be
another fast, snappy game. There
is considerable rivalry between the
two teams and action will be the
key-note of the entire encounter.
The Bath team will be virtually the
entire Bath A. c. quintet with the
exception of Bill Perkins. who be-
cause he is an employed officer OF
the Y. NJ. C.. A. is not eligible. The
Auburn boys have been working hard
for the past month and a half in
preparation for this meet and they
will give their opponents from the
Ship Building city tough game.
The game in the evening between
the winners of the two afternoon
encounters will be prefaced ny
match in which the youthful players
from the Highland Avenue Method
list church of Gardiner will clash
with their denominations brethren
from the Green Street church OF this
city. These two teams, both mem
bers of the Augusta Church League,
were tied for first place at the con-
clusion of the schedule of that
league. each having won four games
and lost two They will fight it out
tonight to determine who shall have
possession for one year of the Au-
gnsta Bankers Cup which is the
trophy in the league. Both have
had several practice sessions this
week and they are on edge for the
game. This game will begin at 1.3o
o'clock. Doc Edwards of Colby will
oMciate at the three tournament
games and Physical Director Jack
will handle the church league cham
pionship game. A dance will follow
the evenings games.
At go o'clock this evening a
cemplim entary banquet will be serV-
ed for the members of the Compel
ing team at the Augusta Y. NJ. c. A.
1t will be in charge of Miss Ethelle
| Gsrside. who will be assisted by a
corps of girls from the young wom-
ems gymnasium class of the "Y."
! There will probably be about 80
players present.