Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
INFRICAN LEAGUE
FARM FOR MAJORS
=. developed Many Pro
e..sketball Stars-Camden
Plays Tonight
.rHER CAGE COMMENT
Rr sP1cK HALL

~ NA,an OF local cage ORGANIZATIONS
ftnA u.s..s6 and graduated more players
~ ts's.s ssiisd majors than any other CIR
~ ~ ~. ,tcinIty OF philadelphia. AS the
N. eall the league, 50 " s.l
~. Eastern and PennsylVatnn, S'u.e ~
.oss This is eonelns,Ne ~ .,sr,c,,
NJ hasketbali played In the Nn,er.~V', ~
~ q ~, higher than is generally rec
fttys ...ass followers Of the indoor pas
-. a, the names Of some OF the
~, have gone into faster com
w" have made good Is an index 10
~ my N play in President william
81 ger, g,'s.nn The Eastern League has
tstns ~" sollowing men on It's various FNs-
N'H sssr,.atsr Kerr white, Slmendlnger.
~ Z, t.v,rencs, Zahn, Dunleavy ana
gsrr Is now one OF the coming
~ N The league and Is Jumping center
l.,.,,v for the Jasper i've. JACKIE Law
~. a playing the same position I9r jog
. nTsvutock quintet and Greeley Is
N !. eorward for Camden In the abb
fHs-, p,v s,eele. To the Pennsylvanla
,.as,,s the American League has con-
~ t.l..s ,hsse players: Hare, Keatins' Al
f,sn '.,g ,,cossa OF the American League,
~. hs.r In existence LONGER than
-, IN philadelphia today, has been
y large measure to the ehortS OF
e.a,a,n ". By7hner, who is now vice ptesl-
,.s, For afteen years this officer mas beeh
..-rseted with and working tor tne Nnlerl-
"a League. Two former presidents, osea, ,
.i.,d sna r. Nelson Hay, also did great
haI tbward putting this league o" "'
81 hieh-piayins plane
Popular League
r..,. have been scores OF independent
~. 49,, have tried TO get franchise
-s ~ American League. AZ the beginning
!, m. ssaaon there were fifteen clubs to
80 application for berth when IL be-
- Known that Madonna had been dropped
-, the circuit. All OF the teams thls
81 have been exhibiting an ekceheh.
s.,,t N basketbalI with the exception OF
!. \ ~. representIng the West Branch Y
s,r The poor showing OF the "Y"
-, hsa been due to injuries. However,
,s.s,esy Clarence @. Enos is determined
-, vsh,n the second half OF the campaign
e.-,,s ha IL going TO have club that viii
z a ,hs hunt. To accomplish this he has
--..d Ava new players, who, together with
a. Nucleus OF his old team, should make
~ combination and one which Will do
r,dR 10 the league.
~ league officials decided at the begin
,Isx OF The year to do as the Eastern
i.srue has done-dIvide the playing sched'
~ into two seasonA IL two different clubs
~ ne psnnants. n post-season series of
~, eames will be played to decide the
's,mploaship. All OF the contests In the
tmsdcan League this season arc being
ray,d Al Natntorium Hall. Broad street
N Columbia avenue, on Monday and Fri
az evening.
iars year the league officials had some
trouble because there was no rule which
hfhld the players OF other leagues taking
rart In American League contests. This
lsoabls has been eliminated by the inser-
tcn into the constitution of the appended
,l,u.e mo player who has been signed
h a. Eastern. Pennsylvania State or Indus.
ral League club is eligible 10 play in the
Arnrean League while on the roster OF
~ gnb In the said leagues"
CanSsn Meets De Neri
Bon Camden and De Nerl will 20 into
eashrs game at the ArInory across The
n,lsNare In a more or less weakened con-
lliou However Henrys team has much
% batter chance to win and incidentally
d ens down Jasper's lead. The Jewels
have new won nine games and lost two,
eaia Victory for Camden will give them
IN victories and three defeats. In this
Utnl Camden will have a percentage Of
gilh percentage OF .SlS.
Camden will be without the services OF
Roy Steele. Greeley will probably start
D p'aeo OF the veteran forward, but II is
l1tble that Haney may replace him, as
Y ql1 IN the game last Saturday night at
Nu4oal Fund Hail. Otherwise the Camden
him will line up as usual with Adams
q ne other forward; Dolin, center, and
h.pxn and Dieghan. guards.
Just how De Neri IL going to arrange It's
nf-eD has not been decided upon. Barlow.
AafErayes and Getzinger, the three players
tifefed by De Neri from Trenton for the
islasss OF Newman and Klnkaide, will very
laily Be IN the game a part OF the time
sAst Bilson will jump center and
pslk and zahn are also booked to do some
q ne work. Dark was decidedly of in his
lell Shooting on Saturday. He converted
.sI one chance into a point out OF seven
ue'+ The other seven were tried by
1.an, who tossed three thruOgh the rim.
onlghfs game will start promptly at
y Neri In Allentown
ne natives OF Allentown, Pa, are to
e.'s real basketball for a while, at least.
night al special meeting OF the
.-..frn League the franchise Of the Do
~ eluo was sold to William b. Meyers,
~ = hihset former basketball and
-.Rshasnt baseball player, The original
.snsfs OF De Neri. Ambrose Dudley, Adams
~ Viauley had owned and managed the
Ap ahee the inception OF the Eastern
ts-sAe, In 1903. During the last three
i,.lF me De Nerl club has been losing
r'nsI and recently the owners decided
= ~ out
AlNQ0gh the De Neri management, for
~. snsno~n reason. kept their transae-
~ ender cover, the franchise was sold
alllafd S, Remover and +. w. Bird.
tsnion These men tried 20 place
isAm In Bristol or Burlington, but
not able 70 find a suitable place
cage, The result was that when
-9tyie announced last night that he was
s-lqs 70 purchase, the Trenton gentlemen
.aieea almost as quickly that they
S. Wiling to sell Therefore, Southwark
1s without a club In the Eastern
~ De HeFi franchise carries with II
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