The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-22

This IL the same lineup that has
played 9S games during the season
1925-26. winning 81 and losing II
and during the season 1926-27
playing 1913 games, winning 81 and
losing 10. and during the season
1878 playing 131 games. winning
Ill and losing 20. The season
1928-29. winning 107 games and
losing 10. The season 1929-30 win
ming liz and losing 20. The sea-
son 1930-31, winning ia and los
ing 20. The season 1931-32 win
ming lis and losing 20. The sea-
son 1928 winning 1877 and los
ing 8.
Set AlI-Time Mark
During the past season the Rens
set an all time record of winning
88 consecutive games breaking the
Original Celtics record of A.. The
Rens did not lose series to any
team. According to Jim Woods,
sports editor of the Brooklyn
Times Union, the Rens are un-
doubtedly or rather in the opinion
of those who should know are re-
garded as the best pro bask etball
team in the country. The coloPed
lads are so good and in such de-
mand they are booked for coast
to coast tour.
The Renaissance outfit travels
almost every night in the week,
averaging six games per week,
some weeks playing as high as 8
games. Defeating the strongest
teams in the country, including the
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A Rich Club
In addition to being the most
celebrated of colored basketball
teams, the Renaissance quintet en-
joys the distinction Of being among
the richest in sportdom. Each of
the players draws an annual mess
Of gold that far exceeds 5000. Fat
Jenkins, the captain and star of
the Renaissance and according to
Ed Sullivan, of the New York
Daily News, Is the fastest man in
basketball is said to draw down
$4,000 a year.
jenkins Is Star
Captain, Clarence Fat" Jen-
kins, looked upon by hundreds of
thousands of colored people as
their Babe Ruth, is the star of
the Renaissance. Jenkins gets
away from a standing start at bull
let1lke speed. Once under way, he
leaves trail of scorched boards
behind him. Davy Banks of
Toledo, Rody Cooney of the Brook
lyn Visitation, Nat Holman of New
York and George GLASGOW of Tren-
ton are some other speed boys Of
the Gagged game, but we would
back Fat Jenkins in any meeting
of this crowd. Jenkins has been
gaining momentum ever since his
school days. Today he stands out
as the fastest player in the game
of all, which according to that well
known sporting writer, Grantland
Rice, is none other than basket
ball. jenkins is only 5 feet Z
inches tall, weighing approximate
ly 1855 pounds. Fat doesn't drink,
smoke or chew, and according to
Doc Bryant who is the trainer of
the Renaissance, is the best condi-
toned athlete he has ever seen.
Watch Pappy Kicks
Dead-Eye Pappy Richs, who
plays one of the forward positions
for the Renaissance, is unquestion-
ably, the greatest Senegambian
basketball shot that has ever lived.
He has been q conspicuous figure
in all of the Renaissance games
and last season compiled scor-
ing average of 14.6 points per
game. Pappy as he is called by
his mates, has a particular style
of his own of shooting for the bas-
ket and gets them off when he is
in the most different positions.
Eyre "Bruiser" Saitch, who plays
the other forward position for
Renaissance at one time held tho
worlds colored tennis champion
ship. Bruiser is an excellent
known as the Spark Plug of the
outfit.
Center q Feet 4
Charles "Tarzan" Cooper, who in
his stocking feet measures 6 feet
4, Is regarded as one of the best
center men in the game today. He
is the pivot of all Renaissance
plays and is instrumental in the
perfection of the many plays Man
ager Douglas has mapped out for
his quintet. TarZan is most dam
gerous under the basket having
tremendous strength, opposing
players roll off his back in their
wild scramble to stop him from
shooting.
William "Bilr' Yancey is known
for his speed. He is the hardest
man to guard of the outfit. A dead
shot under the basket, Bill is also
greatest baseball player. He
plays shortstop for the Lincoln
Giants of New York.
Holt q DribbIer
John "Casey" Holt is regarded
as one of the best guards in the
game. A graduate of Stuyvesan n,
high school where he made basket
ball history, Casey plays his best
games against the strongest clubs
He is considered one of the bes
dribblers In the pro game.
William "Wee Willies' Smith IL
the new addition to the Rens. Wee
Willie is Cleveland boy. Dur.
ing one of the Rens trips to the
west Manager Douglas saw this
youngster performing in one of the
preliminary games and decided tc
add him to his roster of stars
Willie stands feet and Is one
of the most colorful players or
the court. Spectators get their
moneys worth seeing this young
ster in action.