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BASKET BALL CHAMPIONSHIP. IThe Basket Ball Championship Committee of the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union met Friday even-ing at the National Athletic Club, in Brooklyn, to make definite arrangements for the tournament for 1902. The committee consists of Fred L. Gross of the Kastern District Branch, Brooklyn Young Men’s Christian Association, Chairman; Charles Heuss of the National Athletic Club of Brooklyn, and P. A. Cierkin of the Catholic Club of Jersey City. George T. ilepbron. Secretary of the National Basko-t Ball Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union, was also present.The Board of Managers of the Metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union has confirmed the action of the committee awarding the conducting of the tournament to the National Athletic Club of Brooklyn.The tournament will open on April 14, two games to be played on every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings until the championship is decided.In order to be eligible to play in the tournament, the team must represent a club which is a member of the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union, and each individual player must be registered. The names of the players must be sent to the Chairman of the committee, Fred L. Gross, at 21.1 Montague Street, j Brooklyn, and each team may send a list not exceeding eight players. The players must be amateurs and bona fide members of the club which they represent.Entries close April 1. 1902, at 3 P. M. with the Chairman of the committee, Fred L. Gross. The committee reserves the right to reject any entries. iAfter the close of the entries the com-mittee contemplates calling a meeting of the entered teams and exhibiting the lists of the players entered by the various teams, together with other information which may be deemed proper. All protests against players, teams. c., will then be received by the committee and determined as far as possible.The National Athletic Club was asked to recommend a sub-committee to act in connection with the Metropolitan Association Basketball Committee in attending to the numerous details which the tournament involves, and the following men w'ere suggested and accepted: Charles Reuss,Chairman; Arthur H. Jaggers. Daniel Reuss, Colin K. Urquhart, and F. A. Mc-Sorley.
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New York Times
New York, New York, US
Sun, Mar 16, 1902
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