New Britain herald., 1929-11-05
CHURCH LEAGUE WILL RUN
 JUNIOR BASKETBALL LOOP
Five Teams Entered in Circuit Running From Novem- Der l9 to February 4-Players Must Be IS Years of Age or Under - Senior Church League Opens Next Tuesday-Abe Aronson Engaged as Official Referee-Player Lists Submitted.

Basketball com petition, both sen- for and junior classes will be spon- sored by the Inter-church league this winter as tho result of meet ing of team managers held last eve ming at the Y. NJ. C. A. The senior league, in which the First Luther- an, South Congrega tional, St Mark Episcopal. and Swedish Bethany quintets will be entered, will open in the "" gym one week from tonight, while the junior circuit, comprised of teams from the South Congrega- tional First Lutheran, St. Marks Episcopal Trinity Methodist, and Center Congregational churches, will get under way the following Tues day, November 19.
 This will be the first winter that the church league has attempted to promote junior basketball. but five enthusiastic teams are entered and it is expected that the venture will be a success and will result in some keen competition. Players who have not attained their 18th birthday an niversaries on the day the league opens will be eligible 10 participate in the younger league. There will be two rounds, the first of which will be concluded the week before Christmas. and the second round, opening after New Years, will run until February 4.
 Junior schedule
 The schedule of the junior league is as follows:
 November 19-tirst Lutheran vs. South Congregational; Center Con- gregational vs. Trinity Methodist. November 26-First Lutheran vs. Center Congregational; South Con gregatlonal vs. St. Marks Episcopal December , - Center Congrega- tional vs. St Marks Episcopal; First Lutheran ys. Trinity Methodist.
 December l0-South Congrega tional vs. Trinity Methodist; First Lutheran vs. St Marks Episcopal.
 December l7 - South Congrega- tional vs. Center Congregational; Trinity Methodist vs. St. Marks Episcopal.
 January 7-Trinity Methodist vs. Center Congregational, south Con- sregational vs. First Lutheran.
 January 14-St. Marks Episcopal vs. South Congregational, Center Congregational rs. First Lutheran.
 January 21-Trinity Methodist vs First Lutheran, St. Marks vs. Gen. ter Congregational,
 January oS-St. Marks Episcopal vs. First Lutheran, Trinity Methodist vs. south Congregational.
 February 4-St. Marks Episcopal vs. Trinity Methodist, Center Con- gregational vs. South Congregation al.
 Personnel of Teams
 Several additional player lists were submitted last night and gave promise that both leagues would produce fast basketball. The First Lutheran senior list was published in the Herald last week and contain ed the names Of all the players who carried their team 10 the state cham pionship last season
 The South church list is the most lengthy of all and comprises the names of 14 men from whom the team will be selected: Clifford Bell, Theodore Vessels, Otto Barta, Hen ry Rockwell, Kermet Parker, AL bert Havlck Wilton Mercy. Roy Havlick. Hamilton Darrow, Francis Ratings. Daniel Wosilus, William Merza, Abraham Joseph and George Osborne.
 The St. Marks team will be con- posed. at least in part, of Arthur Weare, Arthur krom, Louis Middle ton, K. Barnes. R. Torello, Red" Barnes, Ed Krom and W. Wester- man. The Swedish Bethany list has not been submitted.
 The Junior Lutheran team will be