Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-21

by oIlNh HALL
II now appears that the absence OF Harry
| Hough from the lineup OF the Jasper team
| in the most important games of the first
Eastern League season may cost the Jewels
| the pennant. which they seemed TO have
virtually won week ago. When Camden
| lost Roy Steele the flag was conceded to
| Jasper by many followers of league basket
ball Even the Camden rooters were will
| ing to admit that the Skeeters had little
more than fighting chance to capture the
gonfalon But hard luck stepped into the
breach for Camden, knocking out Hough
and put the teams on about the same bat
| tling basis.
Although Camden is leading the Jewels
today by the margin OF half IA game, II Is
highly probable that by II o'clock this eve
ming Jasper will be on an even footing with
the Jersey rival Kennedy's men will play
against DE Ner this evening in their own
cage. and In view of the fun that the jew
els have not lost contest ON the home
floor this season, 1t is reasonable to sup
pose that in spite of their somewhat weak
ened condition they will take the game from
Dudley's team, which is not going any too
well.
The De Nerl Ave tonight viii probably
llne-up as Il began against Trenton last
night, with Dark and Hargraves playing
forward Getzslnger jumping center and
Barlow and Bilson doing the defensive
work. The Jasper quintet will have Sedran
and either Eastman or Fuller at forward,
Kerr at center and Fox and Friedman at
guard.
Camden Gusts Jasper
Speaking of names to conjure with
nsk'em In Camden who 1t is They VIII
tell you to man that II is Jimmy Brown
the leading field goal shooter of the East
ern League in 19l5-l6. and one OF the best
men in the circuit today. BY remarkable
toss made while twenty-five feet from the
basket and with back turned toward II,
Jimmy dropped field goal through the rim
IN the closing moments OF play last night
in the Camden Armory That goal gave
Camden the lead which Jasper had neld
throughout the game up TO that time and
enabled Henry's team to take the game
from the Jewels by the score of 80 TO IS
and incidentally TO oust Kennedy's quintet
from the lead
goal such as Brown shot last night
is usually termed blind, dumb luck. But the
player must be given some credit While
IL Is true that goal of this kind may not
be made again for several years, Brown
knew his general position on the hoor
and it's relation TO the basket which made
hSsslble the highly improbable. This shot,
which went back over Browns head must
be placed in the same category as very long
straight shots which land They may be
called lucky, but the players knowledge OF
the baskets position and his own skill com
bine to make these plays part OF the
Besides making this sensational goal.
Brown had three others, giving him total
OF four out OF the teams six. The Jasper
team also made half dozen field goals,
but Adams had three more chances from
the foul line than sedran ana TOOK ad.
vantage OF this, shooting eighteen out OF
twenty-slx. while Barney made sixteen out
OF twenty-three trials.
AN IMPORTANT Industrial League con-
test Is carded for tonight at the Quaker
city A. C., where Brill tackles Fairbanks.
These two fiyes are tied for second place
and both are anxious TO not only hold their
present place In the race, but victory for
either VIII put them Ia position 70 jump
into first place should the leaders falter.
Fairbanks Is going we'll but once again one
Of its players is liable 20 be declared ineligi-
BILE. whitley Wilson, the pivot man and
the mainstay OF the quintet. Is under the
ban, and viii probably not be In the Scale
makers llne-up tonight Manager Jones
will be sadly handicapped without Wilson,
as none of the substitutes are OF nrst-
divislon-team calibeF. Brill, on the other
hand, will be strengthened tonight for the
Carmakers have signed Walt Keating. the
former Chicago National League shortstoD
and q very capable basketballer. keating
has played with many local independent
ives but this will be his first bow 20 the
Industrial League fans
THE TRENTON FIVE climbed another
step nearer 10 Greystock last night Ia their
own cage BY beating De Eeri So 70 e6 The
contest began as though it would be q ran-
away anair Tor the home club. but % Merit
made q neat rally Ia the second half ana AZ
one time was almost Up with Trenton. How
sver. the sprint vas short lived and Trenton |
Won oas hy ten points.
srK PLAYERS ioak parl "a the IFenfeu-
- AEzf g4ne faF ne 5eTstraen an4 aaeh
Han scored 81 l4a1t uHs HeI4 Ee4I Nan.l - 4