Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-11
BY spICK HALL

by SPlCk HALL
The last week In tho Eastern Basketball
League was featured by the advance Of the
Camden team to within n half game OF the
leading Jasper i've. tho temporary loss ~
Roy Steele. OF tho Skcotera. tho hlg trade
between the De Ncri and Trenton qulntetA
and tho Admission ~ the owners of De
Norl that tho club franchise was on the
market for sale.
After the game with Reading ON Wed
neaday night Roy steele, one of tamdcnp
star forwards, was taken 10 the hospital,
threatened with pneumonia, lie ~ sun III
very serious condition and II may be
that no VIII be out Of the gatno Tor bcN-
oral weeks to come. Camden did not feel
Steelra absence on Saturday night, Hs
It only had he Ncri TO contend with IN
the cage The result Of that alleged con
teat In which Manager Dudley of De Neri.
used u number Of substltutes In an effort
to get together good combination. was 4
complete overthrow Of the SuuthWhrk
team. Camden won the game by the count
Of 20 to ~, scoring Q goals from the field
and establishing a seasons record win 10
assists
This week Camden viii feel greatly the
absence NJ Steele, IN spite OF the fact thal
both Greeley and llancy showed up Wen
against De Nerl Camden VIII nave an
other eRay time on "Wednesday with l'o
Norl but on Saturday In the Reading Ar
mory the upHaters viii have mn excellent
chance to win from the SkeotcrS
Hard for Jasper
Although having won the only game
scheduled last weak, the fray win Grey
stock. the form displayed in that contest
WIS not mp to that which they have been
showing I'm former games This week
Jasper win he host to Reading on Thursday
evening at Nonparoil Hall Reading has
been playing nuHhy basketball, and the
Jewels Will have to 80 at a fast pace even
In their own small cage to get away WIN
the game. Following that contest Manager
keuncdy's team VIII meet brcyHtOck AZ
Cooper Hall II the Kensington iive takes
that game II viii be extremely fortunate,
for Joe Bailey's boya are playing hno
basketball In spite Of their defeat In tho
last few minutes of play last Friday night
In the Trenton miN-up.
As both Camden and Jasper have moro
or loss hard week ahead Of them, II Is not
likely that there viii be any change In the
relative standing OF the two teams on sat
urday night However, II Camden does drop
the game Saturday to Reading and Jasper
succeeds IN winning from Reading and
Grcystocl. Il IL virtually certain that they
will capture the pennant ns they are one
game behind Camden I'm the number or
games played.
Jasper has been fortunate thus far In
having her regular team In the lineup
every night OF an Eastern League game
iougt and Sedran have become thoroughly
accustomed to each others playing, while
the other members OF the team. Kerr, FOX
and Friedman. NJ In perfectly. Reading
has also been lucky In the matter % in
juries and sickness Not once has II
been forced to put in n substitute because
OF tho inability OF any OF its players
to be In the cage at the appointed hour
Grcystock was handicapped several games
by the absence OF Allie McWiliams Cam
den is now without the services OF Steele,
while Trenton and DE Ncri have made eN-
changes which win force their teams to
begin on n new basis
intercollegiate League
This week marks the opening OF the In
tercollegiate Basketball League, Cornell
and Princeton meet In the first clash Penn,
last years champion Yale and Princeton
appear ON paper to have the best chance Of
capturing the 1861 title. Although Lou
Martin Is lost to the Red and Blue on ac-
count of a faculty ruling, Lon Jourdet seems
to have just as good material this year as
ne had last Again this season Jourdet
viii have 10 depend on speed rather than
weight An OF the candidates for the Penn
team are light, hut they have been grounded
In the fundamentals OF the game.
Saturday night the Penn team had It's
first game Of the season. As Ursinus was
an easy victim the work OF Jourdets men
on that occasion cannot he taken too serl-
ously At times they played Well that s,
they did so during the first half when they
thought they had battle on their hands
To win, but in the second period they were
not extended in tho least and loafed along
until Jourdet tried out four Of his subst-
tuteH.
Penn began the game with Connolly and
Layan. forwards; JeffOTd, center, and Cap
tain Eddie McNichol and Emory at the
guard positions. The substitutes who went
In were Steemer forward Park, forward
Clarke center. and Robin. ON guard. The
fnal count at the end of forty minutes was
"a to .. Penn shot ten field goals, against
three for the Collegeyille boys.
American League Games
The Girard team Of the American League
viii meet tho team Of ST. COLUMBIA this
evening Girard's play Is rapidly improv-
Ing and hope is expressed by Manager
Ehlers for victory over the Saints Girurd,
with Fowler at center, looks like con-
tender for the second period OF the schedule,
81, COLUMBIA, ON the other hand. Is playing
good basketball, hut seems TO lack the
teamwork essential TO a winning team The
addition OF Alex Davidson at center should
help the Saints, however.
In the other games tonight West Branch
with three new men in the lineup will en-
deavor to trip Xavier. Xavier Is playing a
consistent game. due largely to the eNoep-
tiOnal work Of Livingstone and Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick Is one OF the most powerful de-
fensve guards In minor league circles lie
Is In every play and Is an expert dribbler,
with 4 good eye for the basket