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ITS LAST .WEEKIRegular Season Closeson Saturday.Natick is a Favorite OvercIHavarhill in Play-OffItiI*in New EnglandBasket-Ball League,\!▼iCVBThis week will mark the close of the season In the New England basket-ball fl league frith Natick undoubtedly the winner of the second series, thus earning the right to compete with Haverhill, the winner of the first series, for j ^ the championship of the ’state. Although the league will be officiallyClosed after Saturday night's gamesthe teams will each play a series with l\ each other.At present professional basket-ball inthis part ol the state is in a bad way,and there will have to be several important changes made before the open* ing of next season.This years teams were not evenly | matched, thus making the games onesided. while the shifting of the various teams to different cities has certainly! not improved the league. Natick s easywin of the second series makes her a *j favorite against Haverhill, who, though , playing a fast game, is not up to the i form it showed in the first scries, when \( it made a runaway race. Jimmie Gray i of Lowed 1 wants to piny Natick a series, ! mbut dots not want manager Pettee toI play liarry Hough, but, at the same 0time, he wants to use Waoatef of Ha-I verhill at center.Newburyport will play a series with) either Portsmouth or Aniesbury, while Haverhill, Lowell and Natick will probably oppose each other in a series.In the number of points scored, Haverhill incre.iheu her lead, and now 1 tv loads with 582, while Natick Is second with 617. Lowell is third with 620, while Portsmouth comps next with 423, Amesbury 373, and Newburyport 343.The standing of tho teams is as follows:Won Lost Pc Won Natick ....... ....15 3 .833J hi Verbid ........... .14 0 .700Lew«*U ............... 0 0 .500Aineabury ........... 7 13 .350Portsmouth .....0 12 .333Newburyport ..............5 13 .278GAMES TB1B WEEK.Monday—A me* bury v» Lowell at Lowoil, Portsmouth vs Nattek at Natick, Haverhill vs Naw|urport at Newburyport.Wednesday—N ew bury port vs Haverhill at Haverhill, Lowell vs Porta mouth.Thursday— Haverhill v* Lowell at Lowell.Friday -Lowell v* Natick at Natick, Arons-bury at Newburyport.heturda/—Ameanurjr vs Haverhill at Haverhill arid Natick vs Portsmouth at Portsmouth.C€.N*b m 1aelt;11an(Br£1meictuIatI1T
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Boston Daily Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Mon, Feb 13, 1905
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