Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-05
CHANGE OF CLUBS
HELP CAGE MEN
Fogarty and Hough Playing
Great Games for Greys
and Jasper
Eastern Basketball League
LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
Trenton. I0i lie Ncri. 90.
STANDING or THE CLuBs
BY sPICK HALL

A change Of scenery is often the means
| OF bringing out either latent power or
| slowy-dyng ability Of an athlete This is
| particularly true Of professional athletes,
| who almost invariably get into rut when
| they remain with the same organization for
| a long term Of years. Time and again this
has been true In the major leagues, Players
who appeared to be on their last legs 80 10
speak, have come back with "A vengeance
when they have been transferred to another
club
This RUE applies to basketball as well az
to any other branch OF sports. There nre
two shining examples OF what change can
do In tho Eastern League AT present. They
arc Joe Fogarty and Harry Hough.
Until this season when he was signed
by the Jasper team, HouEh had been with
Trenton since tho formation of the East.
ern League. He went to the Potterg from
the Pennsylvania State League and had
been there 80 long that no had got into a
rut His game was going back in all de.
partments. His floor work was rapidly
falling on and his eye for the basket from
the htteen'foot mark appeared to he getting
dim, The result waa that the De Nerl team
which believed that Fognrty had outlivcd
his usefulness as basketball player. will
ingly rolanaed the veteran to Trenton. hut
Fosarty did not fit In well at Trenton and
was purchased by Greystock toward tho
close OF the season Of l9l5-l6.
In Old-Timc Form
Today no two men In the league are
playing better basketball than Hough and
Fogarty JasperB present fast pace can
bc traced TO the coming of Hough and His
subsequent good work. Last season Hough
played In thlrty-two games and the chances
are that. barring injuries, he viii be In
every contest played by the Jewels thlg
season. HIS work with Jasper has far SUR
passed that OF the last two seasons with
Trenton. Hough. while a little, overweight
yet. has trained remarkably since the be-
ginning OF the season. He In much faster
than he was last season with tho Jersey
men, ah the number of assists to his credit
proves Although he has scored but eleven
held goals In ten games, his FOUL shooting
reminds the fans OF his pamy days with
Trenton and in-the Pennsylvania State
League.
FOgarty's work has hcen even more Of
pleasant surprise TO fans of the league
than fioughs. Joe has been Invaluable
both as a player and as a captaln-coach
lie himself has scored twenty-five field
goals IN ten games, Last season he had
only thirty-eight goals In thirty-two games
This veteran Of the Eastern League and
OF the old National League deserves a great
deal OF credit for the manner in which he
has got himself In playing condition lilo
mas worked. and still Is working, In the
Central Branch gymnasium In this way
he has come back to an unbelievable extent
and bids fair to finish the season with a
record as good as the best young stars in
the league.
Industrial League
First place In tho Industrial League is
again at stake. This evening at the Quaker
City Athletic Club Brill and Standard Roller
are scheduled for n miX-up which will nut |
one or the other at the top OF the league |
inc loser viii drop TO third place, as Dobson |
10 now In triple tie with the two teams |
named Dohson. however, viii have a |
chanee 10 move back on even terms with |
tonlEhta winner. as II is scheduled for |
Thursday night Manager Kane. OF STAN |
ard Roller. recently predicted that his team |
would be In the Rad early in December. |
HIS prophecy Is very likely To come through |
this evening judging by the pace the five |
has been going In the last few games
Although Pld Pike has a broken nose |
Manager Kane states that he is almost |
certain to be IN the lineup against Brlus |
tonight. The other regulars. Wilson, Brown, |
Gran and fitzpatrick, win be ready for the |
fray' In case Pike is not able 10 play Nc |
connsll Will be sent IN at guard and Graf |
VIII De shifted TO forward. IL Is understood |
that Manager Dudley, OF the De NeTi team.
has been closely following the work OF VIII /
son and Gran. but shey remain with the
West Philadelphians regardless OF any offer
from the Eastern League.
Manager SkiilmAn OF Brill's was not al
all satisfied with the combination which
vas beatth p9 Aop5pn taAl week Melnnia
ana Baird, his two guards. did good work
holding the opposing forwards 10 one goal
aaeh, Van osten, who has been shut out
IN his last two games, IL expected 10 get
back In shape In the near future The for
sard positions for tonight are undecided
The choice lies between Walt Young. SUI
sarman and Mondros The last named
sas the only man on the Brill team 70
score neld seal on Dobson last week
The other game tonight In the Industrial
league VIII be between Fairbanks and
Hale \ kllhurn, This game should prove
lasy for Fairbanks considering the poor
orm shown By the furniture five In rs re-
ent games. kilroy aud " Marshall are
ne only two players on the IL & X team
ure OF their positions Tonight Manager
ienes viii send Hill Rntt Wilson. kiedash
nd Anderson against II. X.
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