Evening journal., 1913-12-31
de NERI IN
BIG GAME
BrOwnSOn Hopes to Make 1t
Seven Straight at PhiIa-
delrhianS' Expense
ALL STARS In
THE TEAM LINE UPS


With glowing record OF seven con-
secutive victories hanging In the bal
ance, and a fond desire to wallop their
first big league opponents of the year.
the triumphant Brownson quintet will
tackle the famous exponents of the
bouncing pass, De Neri. on Friday
night at the battle stained arena,
Fourth and Jackson streets. The De
Neri contingent, starting of slowly
in the glad chase for the Eastern
League bunting, held the cellar cham
pionship for the first two weeks OF
action and then slowly. but surely.
they came into their own. BY hard.
consistent, and timely playing. they
ascended the shalxy ladder, and by
means of their elusive bouncing pass
together with the telling foul shoot
ing of the peerless Fogarty, they crept
within hailing distance of the leaders.
finally caught them.-then started
sliding, and are now in third place.
Their wonderful squirt, and conse-
quent reversal of form has been the
talk of the followers of the league.
and the majority of the Quaker City
critics claim that 1t is lack OF the
old pep that keeps the Fogarty clan
out of first place. The boys who last
year gave Reading such a rare chase
for the pennant have decided that
their only salvation is to work in a
bunch OF transforming games and
thus get into .he best shape, and re-
develop the team play of yore. With
this in view. they consented to tackle
Brownson on Friday night using all
their tried and true stars and have
promised 20 give the locals one of the
best drubbings of recent years.
Last season the Librarians broke even
with the professionals. and with "a
! stainless record TO protect they unl fsht
every inch of the forty minute hattie.
The record of the Blue ana Gold is All
the more eneiable when Il is considered
that they have had their regular llnc-up
ia but two engagements. illness and ac.
cidents having raised havoc with tne
personnel OF Nilmington's sterling rep.
lrcsentatives. Fridays encounter MAJ is
the rcappeaance OF the rapid scoring
lianey. considered as the greatest shot
in Delaware. and with The king of goal
l.cttcrs dropping them in with his old
time vengeance. the followers of The
lRusselitcs can safely hope for brill
iliant contest Besides the sensational
lianey. Brovnson viii be reinforced by
Mark McDonough tte most dangerous
iloor man in the State, and who has been
ltallNng more goals thi, wear than ever
before in his career. With these two
nifty cage artists performing in regular
form, and the crafty Burke, the husky
Walsh and "llurry Up Nost' Rgney ca
yorting around in harmony with their
mates. the De Ncri gathering viii nave
90 show everything in their basketball
curriculum to garner a decisive victory.
Burly Joe Fogarty the brains.
hrawn and scoring element OF the
! pudleyites will buzz them through
the net from the forward berth The
y eteran point compiler Is fourth high
in the scoring bee In the Eastern
with 2S9 markers. and is second In
assists with %. and. on FRIDAY. will
f give plenty Of evidence 10 prove that
he is one of the most valuable men
in the big ranks. Doc Newman. the
, 1912 scoring sensation, will aid his
aggressive captain In the terrific as
saults on the ironclad nets, and the
hashy work OF the heady pair will be
well worth watching. Big Bill Keen
nan, jumper extraordinary, will face
Mark McDonough at the pivot sta
ton, and the expansive visitor will
/ demonstrate his usual method OF at
tack against Cavanaugh, Getzinger
and the other star aerial performers
OF the big circle. Haney and Burke
Brownson's satellites will have tc
travel some to score often on that in
vincible quartet of basket protectors
Kid Dark. Winnie Kinkaide, KING
Brady. and the old favorite. Dope
Gowdy. Dark is one of the most
feared guards in the business today
leads the league in assists, and is a
rafting sure shot Brady and Kin
kaide form an impregnable bulwark
and Dope Gowdy is rated as a consis.
tent scorer and a "sticker." With De
Neri presenting this collection, and
having promised Brownson a severe
trouncing. and the Jacksonians coins
into this engagement with all theil
regulars and an affirmed intention oi
conquering, the CORY battlefield
should once more be the scene Of q
nerve racking struggle that will keeI
the spectators enthused from the
opening goal until the final blast ol
Maxwell's footing whistle
The lineup will be: