Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
DUDLEY'S DE NERI
FIVE READY FOR
OPENING CONTEST
Musical Fund Hallers Have
Been Working Regularly.
Kinkaid Only Absentee
OPEN WITH TRENTON TEAM
By SPICK HALL

Manager Ambrose T. Dudley. of the DE
Neri eastern League) basketball team,
has been getting his players in shape for
the opening of the season by staging prac-
ticc games with various clugs in this sec
tion. Already the Musical Funders have
played several games and they have one
more before the campaign begins. This
contest is scheduled for tomorrow night
with the keystone Ave at Forty-fourth
street and Westminster avenue. -s.-
All of the DE Neri men have reported and
been working regularly TO get In trim ex-
cept Winnie Kinkaide. While Dudley IL
not counting on Klnkaide, 1t is possible that
the veteroan, guard may return. In that
event he will either be used in utility
role or take the place of Thompson, II the
latter fails to play UP TO his pressagentinB'
Thompson who goes to De Neri from
Plymouth, Pennsylvania State League has
a hard road ahead Of him. The success OF
the team in the cage really depends on how
well Thompson ats into the De Neri ma
chine. IN he makes good, then Newman
Dark. eastman and Cavanaugh ought TO be
able to 20 at a fast clip against Greystock.
Camden and Reading. the quintet which on
paper are the best In the Eastern League.
But II Thompson does not show up well, It
is hard 10 see how De Neri can successfully
cope with their speeder rivals.
Open Monday Night
According TO the present arrangement the
lineup Of the De Neri team, which opens
| the season at inc iTtHtOn fiHoAS tNNN
Monday evening. will be; Dark and New
| man, forwards Rube eastman, center. and
| Cavanaugh and Thompson guards.
Last season De Neri got away TO very
| bad start. II that occurs this year. with
only twenty games to play for the mrs,
pennant. they Will be virtually eliminated
| right on the reel. However, 1t is TO be
| hoped that they will make good hght
The De Neri team has always been popu-
lar here and has as many IL not more.
| followers than any team In the league.
| Made Final Spurt
For a time last year De Neri was hope
| less In last place, but toward the close OF
| the campaign they picked up enough games
| TO land them at the head OF the second
| division with a percentage OF 300.
| Doc Newman, who is counted on 10 be
| the star performer this year, had fine
| season In l9i5-16 In spite of the poor
| showing OF the team as whole. DOC was
second In the average column with S4l.
| He shot ninety-hve field goals. annexed
seventeen points as a pinch-foul-tosser and
was credited with forty-four assists. New
| mans total points amounted 20 2O7.
| Bill Dark who tossed fouls last season
for De Neri win again be on the job for
| the Dudleymsn. Dark had 2s3 foul points
/ last season tor his thirty-nine games.
| ron SEVERAL SEASONS past. Eastern
league teams have done a good deal OF
| '.stalllDg" This always happened when one
| team had an advantage Of "A few points
| with, only lew minutes left 10 play. one
OF the best chanceanto do this "stallins'
/ was In foul tossing. Joe Fogarty, though
by no means the only offender. had stall
ing on foul shooting down 10 science
/ He did not appear TO be going through
any extra motions, but he did nevertheless,
and often killed enough time 20 insure VIC
tory for HIS team. This year this viii be
impossible, because as soon as foul is
called, with three or less minutes TO play
time win be taken out until the ball leaves
the foul-tossers hands
IN ORDER THAT BOTH the fans and
ne timers viii know when foul Is called,
] the raferee and umpire have been instructed
10 hold up their right hands. Formerly II
was impossible at times 70 distinguish
called foul from a scrimmage call As both
the referee and umpire WIN have the right
10 call fouls both have been instructed by
President william Scheffer, TO raise their
right hands well above the head when they
call foul
EooIE BILsoN N stli on the payroll Of
the De Neri team. He win probably be
used A. = utility man again this year Bill
son showed good form In number Of the
games IN which he participated last season.
but was not consistent enough 10 get a
parma nent position
4 noe NEWMAN. who - spelling his
name with w" this year h going 70 be
married on sunday afternoon.
rnE nEfEaEEs ana u,nrlrss of the
E>aslern Leakue, have received their hnai
Instructions from President bchefIer II
viii be The duty of The Ie{e<ee % have en-