Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-26
CENTRAL REPEATS
4 AT EAST ORANGE
Local Boys Register Fine VIC
tory in Hard-FOught
Game.
IEETKOWITz is BIG FACTOR


in basketball game replete
with exciting Incidents, Central High
School registered a q TO IA victory
avss. East Orange High School yes
terday afternoon on the East Orange
court The game was a sequel to a
IS to 10 score contest captured by Cen
trial earlier in the season on Central
court. After that game, which was
halted many times, because OF the
heated play. East Orange was Tar
from convinced that the Central team
was ite master, but the victory yes
terday fully demonstrated the dimlnu-
tive Centralires' superiority.
Although ourweighed, Central out
passed the East Orange team through
out the greater part of the game, put
was Inconsistent in its shooting.
The teams We're apparently unus-
uallv well matched and the issue was
in doubt until the last orange attack
was disconnected near the close OF the
game. by the award of two points to
the Central team for class b fouls.
Art Rrentano. the East Orange tor-
ward and Ham Meeteer, a guard,
were the Offenders. Both penalties
were imposed for pushing LehrhoH,
fhe.-Central guard. While the louis
did not seem Intentional, they gave
Central the much-needed points at
critical time. and appeared TO dis
hearten its opponents Efforts 10 over
come the seant head.
The first half ended with the score
to Z. in the home teams favor Lett-
kopitz. of Central, scored the hrst
point on a free throw. Ii was but q
moment later, when BEentano eVened
matters, when Safer was caught mold
ing,
Central gained a temporary lead OF
three oints on Leftkowitzs tree
throw and field basket. The adVan-
FISCHER. the East Orange centre. broke
loose from Shartoff and Gagged a
pretty overhead goal Brentano fol-
lowed with a successful penalty thoW
and the score was tied, 4 TO 4. Cen
traI passed the ball up and down the
aoof- but the desperate guarding OF
Meeteer and Barnes prevented many
scores. Finally, on a throw IN play,
Safier scooted down the floor under
his basket and Gagged an easy goal
A double foul penalty imposed result
ed in the gathering of point apiece,
both LeftkowitZ and Brentano prov
ing accurate. Soon after. Brentano
sIlortened Centrals lead to n single
point with another count on 1oui
penalty. Just before the close OF the
half. Thistle put East Orange to the
fore with a neat overhead basket.
With the score s. to ! in its favor,
East Orange entered the second nan
With renewed life. Fischer scored his
SECOND basket of the game on jump
up under his goal. LeftkOwitz Gagged
snutf1er- free throw. which BrenEano
offset with an equally accurate at
tempt.
Excitement ran high at this stage.
The methods of attack were very con-
trasted Central would secure the bali
under the East Orange goal and would
get Il to within a shadow OF its own 1
basket, with flashes of brilliant pass /
WORK, only to have it batted down to |
the other end of the court on the T
turiip-up made necessary by the COW
eririg up of the East Orange defense. /
The superior height of the East Or |
aiapeites stood them in good stead on
toss ups. as they were able to Keep |
the leather out of dangerous terri
tory.
The score was tied after several
minutes OF see-saw basketball when /
Leftkowitz Gagged another foul to !
which he added a brace of points on
a field goal Central took the lead |
shortly, Safer getting his second bas- |
ketesf the game after a clever bit of |
passing. which left him uncovered I'M I
der the iron rim. Fischer evened up 4
the score for the fourth time soon /
after this with his third field goal. /
The. score was again tied when Left /
ixcNNitz pulled Central ahead with an 1
other free throw, which Brentano /
with a like tally. An /
other foul put Central ahead, as Left /
lxowitz still had his eye on the net.
johnson was substituted for Thistle |
at this juneture, but the change was
unayailing, as Kruger eluded his |
guard and scored a goal. Then came |
the. unfortunate penalties imposed on |
East Orange. Leftkowitz swished the |
net twice on the two free throws and |
two additional points we're awarded to I
Central by Referee Leimer. This /
seemed to take the life out of the home /
Iia yers and the Central boys went on |
aIid.won.
sid Safer starred for Central Be- /
sides getting two goals, he was the |
keystone of the Central pass work. !
his siribbIing being 4 feature. Daddy"
Fischer was the best of the East Or
ange lineup. He scored all but one
of the East Orange field goals.
Captain Leftkowitz had a good day /
"a -fhe free-throw shooting; but twen-
ty-fve foul penalties We're imposed |
OF these Central committed twelve. |
LeftkowitZ was accurate on nine of |
his thirteen chances. while Brentano, |
Of .-gEast Orange, missed six out of |
twelve The summary:
! a4fr CENTRAL