Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-28
JASPER MOGULS CONFIDENT
TEAM WILL MAKE A FIGHT
FOR EASTERN LEAGUE FLAG
Sedran, Hough, Kerr Fox and Friedman Will
Constitute Regular Team, With McGregor and
Lunden in Substitute Role
By sPICK HALL

ID EALIzING that something had to be
~ done to strengthen the team and keep
up the interest in Kensington baskc ball,
the Jasper management snapped up num-
ber Of good men, all OF whom are now
practicing for the beginning Of the Eastern
League season The officials Of the Jasper
Club are confident that the Jewels will be
in the running throughout both Of the
twenty-game seasons The Kensington sem
timent on the subject OF basketball is re-
fiected In the words of John Linton, one Of
the owners of the Jasper Speaking on the
teams prospects yesterday, Mr. Linton said;
II really feel that we have the best team
in the league this season. Our players
have only been together once for practice,
but every one Of them is In fine trim. They
are players who are always In shape. The
only thing they need is little preliminary
work and they are ready for the season.
Last year we had a few bad breaks,
which / hope we will not have this year.
In the first place. in the games themselves
we did not have the breaks that are neces-
certain number of the breaks to lead, no
matter how good your team. Then the
trouble our players had with Camden did
hurt us a good deal.
For time last season II appeared that
we were hopelessly in last place, but when
we Injected new blood into the team they
picked up wonderfully and we were enabled
TO beat Trenton"
Jasper will start the season with Sedran
and Hough at the forward positions, Kerr
at center and Fox and Friedman at guards
II that combination gets together as II
should, there is no reason why they should
not make a fine fight for at least one OF
the pennants. Kerr played In fourteen
games for the Reading team. Although
young. Kerr has had a lot Of basketball
awa1 aa hall lAf In
basketball circles that he is destined to be
one OF the stars OF the Eastern League.
He has all the requisites OF center. He
jumps we'll, is rangy, has a great eye for
the basket and follows the ball in splendid
style.
Barney sedran's work last season insures
Jasper fast teammate for Hough. Luck
lily for the Jewels, both OF these forwards
| are good foul goal shooters. In 1916-l6
Sedran shot 404 fouls from the 15-foot line.
so far as the guard positions are con-
| cerned, Jasper is as well fortified as any
team in the league. with the possible ex-
| ception OF Greystock. Fox and Friedman
| are strong and fast. TO say nothing of their
| innate ability to anticipate the Intentions OF
their opponents. Although Jasper finished
| ffth last season. the fine defensive work
| OF the team is shown In the fact that only
| 1908 points were scored on them.
The main trouble with Jasper last sea-
son was that the same Ave men rarely
played over two games IN succession. This
| trouble has been eliminated by Manager
| Kennedy and the owners of the Jewels for
approaching seasons. In all, there were q
dozen players who took part in the forty
| games played by the Jasper team. They
were Sedran, Fox, Friedman. johnson
| Schmeelk, Fuller, Cone, Hare. Fitzgerald
McGregor. Cavanaugh and Hummer. The
unfortunate affair that occurred at Non.
| parell Hall In the much-talked-of Jasper
| Camden game was due largely TO the fact
that Hummer was in the Jasper lineup
while on the blacklist.
The owners of the Jasper club would have
| far better chance TO make money on