Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-24
BY sPICK HALL

Displaying the same wonderful form that
nas s characterized their playing since Presi-
uent Schener sent the Eastern League teams
on on their 1861 race the Jasper Jewels
last night held the Reading Bears to a lone
held goal In Nonpareil Hall and won by a
score OF sI to II. The Jewels now lead the
camden Shelters by one-half game.
notwithstanding the top-heaviness OF the
score In the Jewels favor, the battle was
desperately fought, the Bears waging a
merry war for every point. The first half
was abundant In excitement and thrills, the
Jasper quintet being hard pressed almost
from the first whistle, owing to the remark
aDie accuracy Of tho veteran Andy Sears
on the penalty mark.
Sears toed the l5-foot chalk mark eleven
times during the first period and didn't
hivver once. the eleven points thus accrued
comprising Readings total for the opening
half
Reading did not fare so we'll in tho final
section, Sears receiving fewer chances to
perform on penalties and mufflnE several OF
the few that he did get Beckman. how
ever. atoned for Searss failure and snenked
IN Held goal on the willy Jewels, deprivng
Jasper of a shut-out achievement
Had Beckman been blanked II would not
have been the first time for the Jewels to
score shutout, for last season Kennedy's
Sparklors stopped Greystocl from scoring
a field goal. They lost the game. never
theless, as Joe Fogartys mischief on the
hfteen-foot scratch slipped the Greys the
Victory.
Marty Friedman was the real dazzler
among the Jewels in last nights embroglio.
the scrappy guard scoring Ave shots from
the floor
American League
Two American League games are on the
bill for tonight at Natatorium Hail. on
Broad street above Columbia avenue. The
first contest will be between Xavier and
Fiftleth Club. Last week Xavier won a
clean-cut victory over the st. Columbia
team In tonight's clash Xavier will be
without the services of its two forwards,
Livingstone and Byrne Wilson. who
jumped center last week, will move to for
ward and will do the foul shooting.
The second game or the evening will be
between st. COLUMBIA and st. Edwards. The
latter five showed up very poorly last week,
and unless some changes are made by
Manager O'Rourke, his combination will
not be able to hold the pace set by the
other clubs In the American League. Their
play last week was unnecessarily rough.
The consequence was that an official repri-
mand was handed the manager by the
the games this year shall be cleanly
fought!
The first game tonight will begin at 8
o'clock
Play in Philippines
Rough tactics in basketball are by no
means confined TO this country. In the
Philippine Islands the game la getting very
popular among all classes, and several of
the larger cities have leagues, They play
with standard ball and baskets, but no
cages have been used
Below Is the opening paragraph OF a
two-column description of a game between
two teams In Manila. The extract is taken
from the Manila Cablenews-Amerlcan. 1t
follows:
"In what was scheduled TO be a basket
ball game at the Manila Y. M. c. A. floor
last night the Columbia Club quintet de.
feated the Manila Y five in two rounds by
a 1920 score. The battle was fought under
straight Marquis OF Queensberry rules
and everything was allowed except the toe
hold. Referee Shradick gave the teams
knives and axes and let them go to it
and they did. The result was anything
but edifylng, and it was n horse apiece.
The teams were out for blood, and near
the close of tho first half It looked as If a
little of the haemoglobin was going to be
spilled when players mixed. A quick sepa-
ration followed, however. and the tea party
was renewed