Canisius College - Azuwur Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Qzniur Eihisiun ?3as4kethaII league A The Senior Division Basketball League Was not the success this season that it was last. After it had been fairly started it was seen that the six teams were not very Well matched. This, together With. the fact that it co-uld be foreseen in what place each would very probably finish, caused interest to die out. Few games were played and the organization came to a standstill. - Yllhen the new Athletic Association officers came into oflice they disbanded these teams and launched the Academic League. This was composed of 'teams from each of the Academic classes, on which all boarders, not members of the 7Varsity or Reserves, were permitted to play. Thisventure resulted better 'than had been expected. The contests were hard fought and close, interest ran high throughout, and there was a lively fight for the topmost position between I and TV, the former Winning out bv one game. Because of the late beginning only eighteen games were played. Standing and rosters of the teams follow: A W on. Lost. Pct. fl Academic .. . 7 2 .778 IV Academic . . . 6 i 3 .667 TT Academic .. .. 4 5 .445 lll Academic ............................ l 8 .ll.2 l Qibampinns 1, II. I I I . I V. Maline CCapt.j Risaclici' QUapt.j McCarthy QCapt.j Bartlick QCapt.J J. Metzger C. llauiner Persons Messer E. Scliuhart Hillman H. Scliuliart Regan Gallagher Pilliod Bauer l-luber Kotlieimei' Hissbcrger Mui-phy Wertman XVi1l0 Lavelle lle'1'lie1't Eilers llflonnig Daley 49

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Of the Boarder team of 1905-6 onlfll One: Blaumy Tetufnefl to SCl10Ol. At the can fm, Candidates for the ,Varsity he responded and made good, leaving this Seyagonls Boarders to be composed entirely ofnewqmen. the meeting of 1he candidates for the latter team, which Was. held early in Bovmber, 1,430 1311611-ies was elected manager and Arthur Bennis captain. W hen thewveeding gut Jrocessllmql been co-mpleted the line-up Was: Kreuzberger, Koch and A, Benlis fO,.W,,,.dS5 Avgylnallll, center, and ,Brand and Mueller, guards. How- ever -tlgere was very little apparent interest shown by all concerned, and up -L0 , . , . Q , , , . the latter part of February only seven games had been played and the majority of these, through lack of practice, were lost. 1 ' About this time Andries, Brand and Kreuzberger resigned from the team 1 . - 1 her Work. hfartin Avermann was elected to fill the because of c ass 21110 0 tv-walls 015599 and after 3, few tryouts of new men, Marsh and Flahavan were 'g.V ' I 1 . selected for the vacant positions of forward and guard, respectively. Here it ws seen that if anything Was to be shown for the season's work, the work must be done at once. And it Was, for in the remaining month of the season Manager Avermann arranged a schedule of nine games, the team prac- ticed regularly and faithfully, with the result that of th-e six games Which were played of the nine the Reserves were victorious in five and lost the sixth only after a hard struggle and after about five minutes of extra time had been played. V - I I A . During contests all Worked together well and little individual playing was done, although in caging the ball 'cSliver Marsh was little short of a Wonder, and Koch, Bennis and Avermann were very consistent. The manner in which the latter' played the center position was easily up to the standard, While Mueller and Flahavan made a pair of guards who could always be relied upon. The record, which follows, is a good one, as seven of the nine regular games played. resulted in Canisius victories: 1906. Nov. 18, Canisius Boarclers Pearls, Hall CPractice Ganiel ..... . .... . Nov. 22, Canisius Boarders Day Scliolars' Res. I, Hall CPL Gamej .. Dec. p 2, Canisius Boarders Americans QC. Y. M. C. AQ, Hall Qcalled Dec. 8, Canisius Boarders Tribunes QC. Y. M. C. A.j, Hall ....... . l907.. Jan. 113, Canisius Boarders Apoollos, Hall QPractice Ganiej. .. .. Jan. 21, Canisius Boarders 1111. Conceptions, Hall ........... .. Feb. 2, Canisius Boarders Day Scholars, Res., Hall .... .. Feb. 22, Canisius Boarders St. Stephens 11, Hall ........ .......... Feb. 24, Canisius Boarders Im. Conceptions, Hall ................. Feb. 26, Canisius Boarders Central Stars CC. Y. M. C. AJ Qforfeitj Mar. 3, Canisius Boarders Haydens Cforfeitj ......... .... . ...... . Mar. 5, Canisius Boarders .... Students CC. Y. M. C. AQ, Hall. . .. . Mar- 10, Uanisius Boarders st. Pauls, Hall .......... ' .... .. .. .. Mar- 17, Ca11lSlHS Boarders St. Stephens TI, Hall .................. Mar- 19, Canisius Boaraei-S ri-itunes qc. YQ M. o. Ag, Hall ........ Mar. 21, Canisius Boarclers ............ 2 Central Stars QC. Y. M. C. AJ Cforteitj. Two of the Boarders of 1905-6 were seen in fast company during tl1e past T' Tl16Y were 4'B1ll Reilly and 'Tatu Hogan, guards on the Fordham and Xiagara University quintettes, respectivelv. season. 48

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Qeasehall league This is the third successive year of league .ball at Canisius. In point of the number of games played, this season promises to eclipse the two previous ones, as the officials will endeavor to have a schedule of forty-two games played- oif. This means that each nine will play twenty-one games, or a series of seven games with each of the other three teams. Three 'of the four clubs composing the league are made up of Senior Divi- sion boarders who Wish to play and who are notmembers of the 'Varsityg the fourth is the representative nine of the Junior Division. n Owing to the fact that the Lest YVe Forget will be published befor the league closes, nothing more can be given than the Rosters of the Senior Division teams. Athletics. Omckefrjaoks. Blue Ribbons. Joseph Mueller QCapt.j Edward Conley QCapt.j Edward Flahavan CCapt.j Ralph Kotheimer Robert Coleman Stephen Regan Arthur Bennis George Huber Theodore Bingham Charles McCarthy Louis Thum Donald Gallagher Carey Marsh , Herbert Schuhart Elmer Schuhart J 01111 Murphy Joseph Metzger Charles.Wertman Harry Fisher Francis Pilliod 'Michael Daley Nicholas Hillman Raymond Eilers John Risacher William Lavelle Walter Roemer John Herbert llaanhhall league Thisinteresting feature of D. S. athletics proved a grand success. Unusualinterest was taken in the games both by the contestants themselves and the largetand appreciative crowds who frequented the different courts. We Wish to congratulate Messrs. Airey, Schmitt and iloernchemeyer on the success attending their efforts in the management of this tournament. The standing of the different teams at the close contest was as follows: F 9. Rochester . 10 TEAM Won. Lost. Percentage. 1. Buffalo ...... , , 23 4 ,852 2- New York . . 22 5 .811 3. Chicago . . , , 18 9 ,666 4. East Aurora ,, 16 10 ,615 5. Washington , , 15 12 ,555 6. Boston '. . . . , 12 13 .480 7. Jersey CIW . . 10 14 .416 8. Pittsburg . , 9 15 .375 . 4 1 .181 . Cleveland . .......... ...... 3 lg .142 50