FOOTFALL BASKETBALL BASEBALL ll.

SPORTING EVENTS of Interest

BOY SCOUT HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES •

A SHORT HISTORY OF BASKETBALL By E. E. linger, Physical Director 6. C. H. 8. liii-ket ball an compared villi many m her games, is new. having been Invented in 1891. Of all our great na.ronal names anil tlie Ions list of annually* reclining play* and Rumen of Iiovh and (tills, basketball is (lie only ' A few of our national games are possibly played today in exactly (he same manner a* they have been played for apes, but most have undergone marked series of changes, and will probably ' eonilnue a process of evolution for ' many years to come. Basketball was Invented thirty ' v cars ago by Dr. James Nalsmlili. and Ir ha« not been rhnnghd from the 1 . original pattern. In tlie fall of, 1S91 ' a rlass ot men studying to be physical | directors of the Young Men's Chris- ' ilan Association at the Association Training School at Springfield, Mass., 1 1 1 led all sortN of game inventions under the direction of Malamlth, their ' Physical Instructor. At first they lound nothing that' had the necessary element that makes our great outdoor games so Interesting. Finally Dr. 1 Luther Gullck. who was then the pilnclpal of the association training ' school, laid down the following principles as being necessary to a sue I ' useful Indoor game: First— It should be such as could ; bp played In any kind or site of I | Second— II should be such as could! be played by a large number of men t onp ,|mp 1 1 Third- It should .-xerclse a man all ' ■ lound. and according to his normal {' i unctions, and should cultivate the-1 ■Ufferent energies or which he la rapa j ® Fourth -It should be so attractive!' that men would desire to play It fori' iis ikWb sake. Fifth— It should be easy to learn. j r Sixth— It should have no little or v none of the reputed roughness of Q Uugby or association football. ; s Mr. Nalsmlili, inking these princi- ; fl Pies evolved baskelball. Introduced It '1' to bU class and It was a success from u the first mom -nt It was tried. Notice how the various element* e were worked out. The starting point;" was In principle No. 3. It should ex- '< eiclse a man all around, and accord- c Ing to his norroaA i unctions. There- 1* fore It should evolve the use of the L m legs to sustain t bo -body, and the anna m handle some external object. Nat- p urally. a ball/was thought of. It had in be thought of. It had to be sulta- , bjada^uwlo a restricted place and ,. ■»f/a weight permitting the use of one's energy, so. therefore, it had to be, , large and light and to be attractive, g There had to be something to be done s * Ith the ball and to prevent someone v else doing It. This necessitated a , coal and competition. A goal had to be capable of attack and defense. A bar to throw over could be so easily r ui tacked, n hockey goal could be loo p easily defended. Therefore, a combl- i nation was thought or. a net to throw , Into, requiring equal skill to defend. For this a small basket. Just out of reach, was chosen. p In this way America's most popular J. game for both boys and girls was originated. *- ° p. BOOST ALL THE TIME. 3. One booster for Ocean City already 'ot I* carrying on the back of his enve- n< lopes "America's Greatest Family ■ 1. Resort.- Come In June: Stay 'till October." Get the idea. Let's go. H

FIVE MORE GAMES. High School Has Thst Number o1 LHome Games Left. Manager George Rlackman, of the Oceatl City High School basketball team, announced yesterday- that jhe seashore school boys still ha viT more home tilts left on their rage • schedule.- including reinrn battles j with Plcasantvllle High. Wlldwood) High and Cape May High School. Captain Tommy Glenn and the fast f going Atlantic City High Sc hool JX^~ y serves, who defeated the resort /earn In Atlantic City last week. wUljjour p "«'>' lo Tgmpie Hall. Ocean Tfiyr— p play the Maroon and While live this ' r Friday night. I'lensantrllle High Sehoc>|. which ^ defeated Ocean City several weeks i r ngo by the close score of 30 to 26. I will.be nicy at' that city on February 1 ,. Hth / I j Another/game the following week t« s sc-hedul«jl>lth Wlldwood High School ' I at Orean City. The last home eon- i , will be with Cape May High on I , March 3rd. , The remainder of the season's < schedule follows: ' February 3rd— Atlantlr City High ! r School Reserves nt Ocean City. February 12th— Cape May High at ' . Cape May. I February Uth— Pleasanlville High ' tit i'ieasantville. ' 1 -February 24th— Wildwood High ai ' . Ocean City. I March 3rd— Cape May High at i 1 can fclty. I SOMERS POINT TOPPLEO. , I ; Lavlgna Features in Fast - Game. - I Jlmmle Clarke, formerly with the 1 quintet, was the big star ( when the I'ieasantville Regulars topi I'M Somers Point by a S5 to 20 score 1 last Wednesday night In the Pleas- ' antrlUe High School gymnasium. ' Clark. Inserted In the last half, tallied •' . j live field goals, and played a brilliant ' . | passing game. Incidentally. Miekey Lavlgna. the 1 former captain and sensational forward of the PleaBantTllle High School quintette last year, playing with the Malnlanders. hung up a new record for Held goals when he registered ■ twelve baskets during the forty-mln-ute battle. ( Resides Lavlgna. who was the high v est Individual scorer of the evening , with twenty-five points. Harold Miller. ,, Rqtgers' guard, succeeded Ir, ,, caging a sextette of double-deckers, while BUI Schaaf. former Atlantic i City High pasaer. had a duo of twopointers to his credit. Joe Sharp. Elvle Block, former V Plcasantvllle High athlete, and Clarke featured for the losers, while l'ayne J. and Clapkin played well for Pleasnm ville. G The Une-up: Point. Positions. P'vllle. ., E. Block forward Schaaf -Sharp forward Lavlgna Nevlns center Payne s Loux guard H. Mlilei i W. Clarke guard Clapkin ki Substitutes— For Pleasanlville: E. for Scbaar. Taah for Clapkin. ' Somers Point: Sharp for Nevlns." J. Clarke for Sharp. Ingersoll for C. Spitz for Nevlns, G. Spitz for C. Spitz. Field Goals— Schaaf 2. Lavigna 12, 1 3. H. Miller 6. Tash 1. E. Clarke 2. Block 1. J. Clarke 5. W. Clarke 1. I c. Foul Goals— Lavlgna 1 oul of 2. : tl Payne none out of 1. Clapkin 1 out of j Si E. Clarke 1 out of 2. Block none ; rc out of f.. Sharp 2 out of 6. O. Spitz In out of 1. J. Clarke none out of 1. W. Clarke 4 out of 7. Referee— R. Smith, i'ieasantville Time of halves — 20 minutes.

RESERVES TRIUMPH OVERJCEAN CITY ! Scott Adams Scores Ten Points for Maroon and i. White Five Tommy Glenn, lanky Blue and i While guard, and Cliff VanDyke were l the big stars when the Atlantic City . High School Reserves topped Ocean s^CltyHlgb- In a preliminary game on i the Steeplechase Pier last Friday night, the score being 33 to 10. i Olenn. In the last half, scored n t < quintet of baskets, and it was his all- , . around defensive work on the back , i court that kepi the visitors from tally- ( any field goals. , i Scott Adams. Oceapt" City center, j 1 the shining light" for . Ihe^toaers.. scoring all of his team's ten points ( i from the free mark. Timely double-deckers on the part i ' i of Emerson Smith, Pereyra and George gave the Blue and White i yearlings. a 13 to 4 lead at half lime. Pereyra made a great one-handed : stab shot to the basket during the minute of play, scoring the second two-pointer of the evening for the Wlesenthnl, a brother of the well kkown "Ike." another former Bluejhnd White luminary, p'ayed a ; j good game at guard, until he was ' banished on personals. The line-up: OCEAN CITY A. C. H. 2nd forward E. Smith 1 ' M. Blackman. forward Pereyra Adams center VanDyke GR>b guard Wlesenthal Gardiner guard Glenr. Substitutions — T. Adams for Black- . Jamlsoi^ Tor G. Wlesenthal. Field 1 goals— Smith 4, Pereyra 2. VanDyke ■ Wlesenthal 1. Glenn 6. Foul goalsAdams 10 out of 20. E. Smith 0 oul of 3. Glenn 3 out of 4. Referee— ' Thomas Barker. Temple University. of halves — 17 minutes each. HIGH 8CHOOL LOSES. Wildwood Too Strong for Local School Boys. The second game played by Ocean City High wasAost to Wildwood, 1 nlghl.^kn 25. Bcore 20— 12. Atlantic City High 2nd Team Plays the Maroon and White here to- , norrow night. The Une-up: OCEAN CITY WILDWOOD "lllackman forward Olsen Adams forward Hoven . 8. Adams center /Robins Gardiner guard j. Notro "ibb guard Garrison Field goals— Blackman, 1; T. Adams. 2: S. Adams. 2; Olsen, 3; Hoven. I : Robins, 5; Garrison, 3. Foul goals— Atams. s; Gardiner. 1; Hoven. 10: 1, Referee— Carter. Timekeeper, G. Blackman. Substitutes— Selvagn for T. Adams: Tinker for Olsen. CAPE MAY GIRLS HERE. Will Clash With Local Team In Preliminary Game. The girls basket ball team of the ' " May High School will clash with = girls team or the local High In a preliminary game to-mor-night at Temple Hall. Cape May has a fast team. The line-up for Ocean City: Forwards— Plleggi. Bryne Center— Busby. Guards— Powell, Collins.

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=j] INTER-CITY WRESTLING. ' This Retort Receives Challenge from Atlantic City. 1 Eddie Kile, familiarly known us the j "Wrestling Life-Guard" of the AllnnJ tic City Batblpg Patrol, will, in all probability, start this coming week todrlfionh^rslc the tricks of the grap- : pllng game to the Atlantic City I:Ib1l_ . School school boy athletes who are l interested in this sport, and who uuiv I represent the seashore institution in a dual meet with Ocean City. lllgh I School on Murcli 10th. Kite I* a well-known figure In the mat sport, and ' Physical Di ret tor Tommy Barker, of the Blue and Whfuinstitution- immediately secured his services when wrestling beemm ., 1 major sport at the resort high school. - Ocean City High has an exception ally strong tesm. and the Blue tn.f ' White are working hard lo produce a i team which will carry off first honors. Among the* moBt promising Blue and White candidates are Louie V.'alHers, middleweight title-holder, who • his honors in the annual Inter- ; class meet last season: Dave Laita. • Godfrey Perrell, Francis Cullen, Reynolds PaVknrd. Carl Smith and I'lill • •- Coach Elmer- linger.- -of -Hie- -Ocean- ' City High School, will depend upon Tom_Willl^M_Jn^the^JUhlweight (

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