Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-04
GREYS ADVANCE
TOWARD THE TOP
De Neri Falls Heavily Bo.
fore Joe Bailey's Eastern
League Quintet
IN ~ S TRIAL LEAGuE
CLUB STANDING
ToNIGHT's SCHEDULE "''
Trenton at Jnsper.
BY sPICK HALL

BY SPICK HALL
Joe Baiiey's pennant winners NJ ,o,.
appear to have regained all of the nur.s
that gave them the flag last sessor ~.
are now sending chllls down tho h,ot,.
the speedy Jasper FIVE. The Cr,,.. "
vanHed to within half game of the IT,.
last night when they took De Nori oyo. s.
ropes at the rate Of 2S to 10.
Greystocks play last night ,r,s 49,,
by forty minutes of almost perfoot slhed
work. All of the regulars were in ~. yHu' ,ll
up ana all OF them were in yictorio,,a9 llne'
FoEariN and SuEarman led I'm an,s urn urn
ing with three baskets each Will s"oO''
Vt"yr V,,"I,yr tW9 were made by Ray Croas .us
Allie McWilliams. Lawrence tr,s ass ana
member or the Greys who ala ~. "e only
from the field but he had the bo.,nt .ount
'et"slhger IN the tips-off, hence his fa,,,Oi vi
- score ala not nettle the downtown fon"
rms evening the Trenton team, will -.
- WaIIop the Jasper team. In tbo y
.n"l 'ie out-ot-town men get awav v,i,h tSt
s%me' "reystock and Jasper will he tlsd ~, Wv
,h ,2t p.'te. win one game each 10 10 befo,,
tne cnu OF the first season O''
1t was the seventh straight ,.io.o-,.
SIeEatoCk and thel thirteenth consscu,i..
defeat for De Nerl The Iatter haS
good men in Cavanaugh and Zabn M ~ ~
sue lines, and was compelled to NAV Nv
deil' recently released by Jasper fnrSa.
wa" opposed to Sugarman, and Lon mar,
nsy" 10 ring IN three goals and assisted In
making four others H
The Greys however qua rded ,,er,, oi..,
ana kept Dark and Bilson, tho De Neri for.
wards. n considerable distance from m.
basket all through the game.
McWllIiams opposed Kid Dark and m.
latter had few opportunities to score h
hfvh gsttN ,.t.. u.
Wllliamss opponents Dark however
played very poor game and failed to get
IN any OF the scrimmages In fact. Bilson
and Getzingcr were the only De Neri men
to show any aggressveness Getznger
particularly. played n star game. and Will,
he failed TO score, his blocking and floor
work did much to hold down the GreyS
score. The downtowners tailed only ons
field goal during the game Barlow making
one shot in the first five minutes OF play.
Industrial League
Industrial LeaEul fandom will be in Ia
glory tonight at the Quaker City Athetb
Club, as the much-heralded Standard Roller.
Dobson fray will be staged These two fast
fives are tied for the league leadership each
having lost hut one game. The winner
Will have undisputed possession of first place
while the loser will be tied with Brill, should
the latter succeed in defeating Midvale In
the double bill A victory for the Steel
workers, on the other hand will tighten up
the pcnnant race even more securely. This
season the four leaders will meet each
other three times, so a victory for Midvals
will send their stock soaring.
All of East Falls will be present to root
for its idols. The fair fans, including
members Of the Dobson family, will also be
out in force to lend their aid and encourage
ment to the team. The members Of the
team will wear new sweaters, gifts from the
firm, and they will be given the fair hamlet
of East Falls If they return a winner, A
great deal of good, keen rivalry has sprung
up amCng the adherents of the two COM
batdnts, much of which carried over
from last seasons campaign. The score
for the present seasons series favors Stand
ard Roller, because Of it's win by COM
Portable margin in the first round. But
Manager Calhoun Is confident that TIE
tables will he turned tonight and is deter
mined to even the score
All the players are in great trim for
grucltng contest In their first encounta
with Standard. Kindon, who last seasoa
led the league in scoring, was playing hI
first game ard was quite unfit for the batte
Now, however. every man is in eXcellem
condition. In their last few games the boys
have nOmbarded the basket with great reg
uIarty' generally true to the mark Home.
wood and Lees who are second and third
respectively in highest league field goal
tossing. will be a t forward. with old reiahA
sam Moorchead at the pivOtlng posltlon
West will woriS at the other guard statioA
with k.ndon, Mcguire, Clark and Scott 10
reserve.
Strong Combination
TO face this strong combination, MANAGE
Kane Will he forced to place his best qulnie
ON the iloor IN order to win. There is
charce that this will not be possible, fof
rumors have been ahoat that two OF hh
men have Jumped to the Camden industrial
League. The loss Of Pike and Graf VIII
be big handicap, the surmountIng Of whia
can oEly be accomplished by a mFaels
with Bobby Wilson in the game, tossing
fouls at his regular $50 clip, however ths
West Phi!l'eS are sure to give good NC.
count Of themselves Should Pike not %
available for the other forward slueA
Mcconnell win try 20 hll his shoes ma ih'
cldentally the basket with tWO-polntslA
Brown and Fitzpatrick, the other regulars
are dependable. the latter being fast moor
man. II Gran is not present TO ansNa
Referee Baetgers whistle, O'Reilly VIII %
used to guard the fast flying Lees,
Just as much Importance will be attaensa
10 the Brill-Alldvale fray. Since the a.
ditiOn Of Walt Heating, the former Norw'
east High star and cub shOrtstop the car
makers have increased their scoring poss.
at least one hundred per cent. lie has m4as
twenty-one field goals in two successnt
games, a new league record He is whur
wind floor man, a swift passer' stIgns
defensive player and ever ready TO saerue'
his own record for the good of the teqn
He is also a fair tosser OF fouls and n'ss
possibly he used on the ffteen-foot mars
because the Brllians are very weak IN 1l.a
department. Should he regain his old Igll
I'm this respect. the Keating Young va
Osten. Baird and McInnis quintet WIN
very strong
The 5Idvale five has won its last tniss
games and Is determined that its stI.ss ~
Of victories shall remain unbroken ~
return to action OF LongstTeet and IhopIs
both former Northeast stars, would ASA.
materially in this feat. but they are on 'll
injured list. Jones Is a good man. ~
Sherry, although erratic at foul shoouHs
x,oyX ron RIG