Los Angeles Herald, Volume 34, Number 67, 7 December 1906 — BASKETBALL IS STARTED AT U.S.C. [ARTICLE]

BASKETBALL IS STARTED AT U.S. C.

Basketball, heretofore unpopular among the southern colleges, has been taken up with great enthusiasm by both Occidental and the University of Southern California.

Occidental has started a • class games, the winner of whlob is to be presented with a handsome lo\ ing cup. At the university koiiil material for thin sport Is lacing, bul there ny willing youths ready i"i instruction In tin.- tine points of the game.

The interclass series was started at U . 8. ( '. yesterday afternoon by a game between the sophomores and freshmen, which resulted in a walkover for the lower class men by the score of 25 to 2. The play was very ragged, but several of the freshmen showed - themselves -to be old • hands at the 'game and forced a semblance of team work lnto their play. Good* was the star of the day and Burek did good work for , the sophomores. SOPHOMORES. FRESHMEN. F oss-Clarke... forward Newmlre Burek forward Melroae H u1K1er.. ..... center <;,,,,,,. clurko-l'Vua. .: guard . .v . Aiiumb Deniaton < guard ..... .Oluakmun Hef eree— Best. Uwplro — Spencer. Timers— Shaw and Stoddard,