Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-18

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Grimstead will be remembered as one
Vi the stars OF the New York State
league, when he played with the cham
plon Utica team. which broke all prece-
uents IN that organization by beating out
droy Tor the pennant in lsiS-i4. Last year
Srmstead started with Utica, but whom
the league disbanded in January he Joined
the Carbondale team and finished the sea
son with that club. Grimstead will Jump
centre for De Neri.
Two OF last years stars on the De
Neri team will be missing this year Toe
fogarty was released to the Trenton
team OF which he will act as captaln
ahu at manager. Manager Dudley gave
keenan, his unconditional release ana
thus far he has not been signed II is
understood that both the Trenton ana
Sreystock fives are after Keenan,. He
men. NV o''
Inc Jasper management has signed
haVanaugh and Fitzgerald, of their last
yesV team, and also Sedran, Friedman
and Fox, all of whom PLAYED on the TftIca
Club with Grimstead last wear ara tha
season before. Jasper is very anxious 10
nave Bll RUNNER reinstated He held
out last season for more money. then
Jumped to the Western PennsylvanIa
League when he was refused an advance
oy Jasper This act automatically ex-
peLled MIN from the league, and before he
can play again in the Eastern League he
VIII nave to be officially reinstated. get
ting the consent OF every team.
Ed Ferat will manage the Camden team
TINS year. He was signed as a playing
manager and will wear Camden uni
form. but his duties will be solely in the
capacity of coach. Henry, who man
aged the team last year, was expelled
from the league because of some indis-
Greet remarks which he is alleged to have
made regarding the liking of the race.
trenton will be without the services of
Jimmy Kane and probably Fred Geig
Kane, who was the leading scorer of the
eastern League last season, will manage
the Scranton team, of the Western Penn
syivania League. 1t is rumored that Geig
has retired from basketball and will not
play with any team.
Geig has played in the league only dur
ing the last two years, but he was a very
valuable man to Trenton throughout his
snort career. In 1918 Geig was captain
and fullback of the Swarthmore football
team and was regarded as one of the
best plungers in America. He also played
great game at guard on the Garnet
basketball team. 1t was his sensational
work against the Penn five that first at
ttacted the attention of Eastern League
moguls. AS soon as Geig was graduated
from Swarthmore he was signed by Tren-
ton and played with that five during the
seasons of 1914 and l914-15
Reading and Camden will stand pat on
their players of last season. AS these
teams led the league, there is no reason
to think that they will not again be in
the hunt for the Eastern League cham
pionship.
The Philadelphia Boys Club has or
ganized and will conduct for the season of
1915-16 several basketball leagues for
younger players. Last year the Philadel-
phia Junior League and the Philadelphia
Midget League, under the auspices of the
Philadelphia Boys Club, had very sue
cessful seasons, and the management is
confident of even better results this year
There will be four classes, as follows:
Philadelphia intermediate League, for
teams under 115 pounds; Philadelphia
pounds; Quaker City Midget League, for
teams under So pounds
There are vacancies in all the classes,
and the basketball manager of the club
will be glad to furnish any information
desired. Address or call at the club, 500
North 23d street.
The Messiah first and second basket
ball teams would like to arrange games
with all second and third class travelling
teams, games to be played on Thurs
day evenings beginning October 2S. Teams
desiring games should address Uriah
Bloomer manager. 2676 Livingston street.