Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-13
BY SPICK HALL


Eastern Basketball League magnates viii
meet tonight In Trenton, after the game be-
tween the Potters and Jasper In the cage.
The object of the gathering Is TO determine
the sentiment Of the owners and managers
on the double-officlal system, which has
been In vogue during the last two weeks the
opening fortnight ot the 19l6-l917 cam
paigns.
While the owners who live I'm Phiadel-
pha are known to be opposed TO the idea
OF having both referee and an umpire in
the cage at the same time, they may de-
eide this evening TO give the system n more
thorough trial on the other hand 1t would
not In the least be surprising to see them
vote TO oust the umpire Immediately.
There is no doubt in the minds Of the
majority of basketball fans that the
double-ofiicial system is too cumbersome,
and that II slows up the game to a notice.
able extent. II is possible that In the course
Of a long time the players would begin to
realize that they always had two officials
looking at them, and that they would not
commit as many fouls as they do now
This is possible, but not probable. As long
as the rules of basketball remain the same
there are going to be fouls committed. The
winning spirit, which is the proper one,
makes 1t impossible for the players to
always adhere strictly to the letter OF the
cage and league rules
rlnanclai CONSIDERATIONS
The fact that having two officials costs
almost double the sum that II requires to
have one. is something that the owners are
going to consider. Umpires In the Eastern
League do not get big money by any means.
nevertheless, on account Of the small halls
In which most OF the teams play, II is hard
enough, so the moguls declare, to come out
even without incurring expenses which
might be eliminated.
Taken on the whole, the Eastern League
magnates are not mercenary. They will
have to be given credit for that Most Of
them are simply basketball bugs" They
are In the game TO see the game because
they like It. One owner remarked to MS
that he would be perfectly satisfied with
an even financial break, regardless of the
fact that the running of his club took up
mueh OF his time and was really financial
loss to him because of tho time lost
Consequently 1t Is not difficult to under.
stand how the average owner is not craving
to add more than necessary expenses.
Greys Lost Twice
During the past week the Greystocl team
champions in 1915 lost both OF its sched.
| uled games. 1t went down before IN,
Skeeters in the Camden Armory las
| wednesday night by the count Of I'll to 81
and Friday night, In its own cage a
lost by one point TO Jasper The scor,
was 2s to 81. The victory was won b,
hough on clever drlbble from his owr
basket that ended In his tossing a fielc
| goal and nosing out his opponents
'Greystock can attribute at least one. 4
not both, of its defeats TO the absence o
| Allie McWilliams, the speedy guard VIII,
| plays with Ray Cross The Greys do no
| look like the same team without McWil
llams in the game, and It is certain tha
with the men on the team no winning com
4 I'M LON -
liams
Manager Bailey on Wednesday nigh
| tried the experiment OF sending Mike vii
son In at one Of the guards That did no
work well, so in the next game Wilson
went to forward and Lou Sugarman playe,
guard That combination also was no
good enough TO beat Jasper even at Cooper
! Battalion Hail. hence II Is evident tina
Greystoek must have McWiliams in tn,
game II II hopes to make a fight for tn,
first pennant
American League
| Officials Of the American Basketball
League are anticipating another success
| ful season. The first games of the 1916
~ campaign will be staged this evening
at Natatorium Hall, Broad street and Co
| lumbia avenue. The opening contest viii
be played between the Glrard Alumni Ave
champions OF 1915, and the Hancock quin
| tet.
Glrard again has a very strong team
Hancock with Deegler, formerly Of Stray
| er's. jumping center. also looks like a con
tender for the pennant Last season IN,
| center position on Hancock was weak
hence Manager Hopkins decided that h,
must strengthen 20 be in the race.
Much interest will be evidenced in tn
| game between Simpson Memorial and IN,
five representing the West Branch " NJ
Q. A. These teams are In the American
League for the first time, but the abllit.
| OF both IL we'll known Simpson Memoria
is one OF the fastest fiyes In Kenslngton
while West Branch last season won tn
great majority Of it's games and incidental!
defeated the leading teams OF the American
League.
President William ]. scheffer of In
Eastern League, will throw out the frs
ball tonight
De Nsri continued ITS losing streak las
week ~ cropping two more games The frs
went to Jasper at Nonpariel Hall on Thurs
day night, by the score OF 81 TO 2s In tina
contest DE NeFi played good basketball, bu
Jasper ls hard proposition TO defeat IN
| small cage, henee the Jewels managed q
4 squeeze out the game in spite Of De Neri'
clever work. DE Nerl's other defeat was a
Musical Fund Hall on Saturday evening be
fore packed house, II was beaten 8
TO 20 by Trenton. In that game BllsO
jumped center against Tome and scored
couple OF geld goals while his personal on
ponent counted but one from the floor
| With fouf defeats against Il ana not
victory. De Neri IL badly handicapped IN IN
race for the nrst pennant which viii b
decided after each team has played twsnt
gamss-
Camden Lost ~ assf sams OF the ssaso
on Saturday night Although fhsrs was n
| change IN the Iine'ur of Ike sI.eefers. Ia