Identifier: officialaaubaske02amateur (find matches)
Title: Official A.A.U. basketball guide
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Amateur Athletic Union of the United States Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America
Subjects: Basketball Basketball for women
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : A.A.U.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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weight regu-lation. The players were weighed either dressed or stripped, as theydesired. The entries closed at a meeting on a stated date, where thenames of all individuals were read and readjustments made. The schedule was arranged at this meeting so that each teamknew exactly the date and time they were to play; this savedendless correspondence and annoying complications. The entrance fees were arranged this season as follows:Unlimited $5.00, 130-lb. $3.00, 115-lb. $2.00, payable in advanceor on the evening of the meeting. No entries were received after the close of the meeting, every-thing was closed up and the tournament ready to start one weekhence. The unlimited weight tournament was held at the Brooklyn-Central Y.M.C.A., the 130-lb. class at the Young Mens HebrewAssociation, and the 115-lb. class at the Gordon House. The games were well attended and were enlivened by delega-tions from the clubs playing that evening. In the unlimited weight class Brooklyn Central Y.M.C.x\. fin-
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SPALDINGS OFFICIAL BASKET BALL GUIDE. 11 ished first, Clark House second, Xavier A.A. third. The successof this tournament was marred by a protest of the BrooklynCentral Y.M.C.A. team, which has since been declared ineligibleby the registration committee, and ordered to return the prizes. The 130-lb. class resulted in a victory for the University Set-tlement, with Clark House second, and Christ Church third. In the 115-lb. class the University Settlement captured thehonors again, with Gordon House second, and Clark House fin-ishing third. UNLIMITED CLASS. Summary of games of first three teams: Won. Lost. Brooklyn Central 5 i Clark House 4 2 Xavier A.A 3 2 Brookhn Central and Clark House tied for first place and inthe play-ofT Clark House lost. 130-LB. CLASS. Summary of games of first three teams: Won. Lost. University Settlement 10 o Clark House 9 i Christ Church 8 2 II5-LB. CLASS. Summary of games of first three teams : Won. Lost. University Settlement 8 0 Gordon House 7 i Clark Hous

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