Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
WITH MANAGER HENRY BACK,
CAMDEN QUINTET is DUE TO
HAVE VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Team Works Out Twice Each Day at the Armory.
Men Seem to Be in Good Condition-Doctor
Helm Optimistic Over Seasons Outlook
BY SPICK HALL

TINhb individual work Of the Camden,
a Eastern League, basketball players last
season was revelation to their supporters
and to the followers Of basketball in the
vicinity OF Philadelphia. Yet with all OF
It's brilliancy. the best Camden could do
was to land third place with a percentage
OF .S2s. six fun games behind Greystock.
the pennant winners for isi5-is
Obviously. there was something wrong
with the old Alpha Ave. The records show
that It was not lack OF ability. for no teams
IN the Eastern League recorded better In.
dividual marks than did our trans-D
ware River neighbors. Therefore there are
but two explanations for their failure to
at least make a bid for the pennant which
they did not do The team was either not
properly trained and handled. or there was
lack OF winning spirit Those in close
touch with the Camden team are inclined
to think Its failure was n combination
OF these.
Henry Is Back
We were speaking with DR.. charles b.
Helm, one Of the four owners OF the Cam
den club. on this subject This is his
view; "Of course II is a hard matter to
ayswhy a team wins and why II does not,
Sometimes, as you know, the breaks are
go In and play what is really a good game.
yet they would continually miss the basket
by inches, while IL seemed that their op-
ponents could score standing on their heads.
But these breaks do not come all the time.
believe the fact that Manager Henry was
blacklisted and was not directing the team
play was largely responsible for our defeat
last year.
For this reason" continued Doctor Helm.
w w raf Om n nNinR
this year. Henry has been reinstated and
he is taking all the interest in the boys that
a man can take. And he knows the game
from A to z. He has already had the boys
at work in the cage for some time and
they have shown an unusual disposition 70
work. / think that they realize they lost
last season because there was no one to
make them practice as they should and nc
one to run the team on the floor as II will
be run this season by Henry. We have
fun confidence in Manager Henry. and
what is more, the players have that same
confidence in him.
Working Hard
THE Camden players are working ou'
| twice a day now in the armory. In the
| morning they work alone, and In the after
| noon they work under the direction o
| Henry. They have their signals down per
| fectly. and there is every reason to thinl
| that we will make a good start, and
hope good finish in both the pennant races
| this season."
Looking the Camden players over II
practice IL was easy to see that Doctor Helm
had the right dope on his team. The mer
certainly appeared to be in fine physica
| condition and they worked like the well
| known and easily duped Trojans. The line
| up of the team yesterday In practice was tn
| same as Il was last year, and the same as l
| will be in the opening game Of the Easter
League. Roy Stelle and Jackie Adams wer
| at the forward positions, Eddie Doln wa
| jumping center and Jimmy Brown and Neil
| Diegan played the guard positions. Beside
| the five regulars there were Frank Creel,
and Haney as utility men.
II the Camden team gets away to goo
| start Il is going TO be a hard fight for tn
| pennant, regardless of the fact that Grey
| stock is a prime favorite and that Trenton
and Reading are all ready for the season
| opening.
Great Records
A look at the records Of last year tell
| Just what the Camden players are capabl
| Of doing Jack Adams led the league Il
| foul shooting with SCI. He had a total o
| 66s points, or an average OF 3.35 per gam
| for 40 games He was fourth in the leagu
| in the averages. having besides the foregc
| ing, 63 assists TO his credit. Jimmy Brow
led the league In the average column wit
| 41s. He also led in field goals with l3;
coming within one goal OF equallng Kane
record of the previous year Steele wa