Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
aHOMELESS" GREYS TO USE MUSICAL
FUND HALL AS PLAYING QUARTERS
THROUGH THE COURTESY OFDE NERI
Latter Opens Against Reading Tomorrow Night
\ and Enlisted Men in Uniform Invited to
Attend-Other Cage Gossip

..,ur oIIoneless Greys," champions of the
/ eastern Basketball League, viii not
,..,0rstrate their basketball prowess to the
...Id.nts OF West Philadelphia after all.
-, will perform at Musical Fund Hall.
y,.h,h and Locust streets, which is also
,As home Of the De Neri FIVE.
rhs uhurchmen had planned to play at
,.s,Itute Hall, Fortieth below Ludlow, but
~ owner of the same, Charles ]. Coll, re-
s,ssd 10 sign any lease in Of the fact
.Sst II would be necessary to cover the
eoor with rosin, and he would not consent
10 these conditions, as 1t meant ruin to
the floor
eCus" Shern to Rescue
when Joe Fogarty finally became con.
,,nced Yesterday morning that he was in
charge of club without home he and
fou sugarman, together with several other
r,svers, made trip to see "Gus" Shern
rwner OF De Neri, to explain, the stu -tiOn
After a brief discussion SEern agreed to
allow the Greys the use of Musical Fund
IJau on Tuesday evenings. His manager,
william Myers, objected, clair. ing 1t was
srcroaching on De Neri's territorial rights !;
Int the club owner Willingly made the
sacrifice
sentiment "I realize these boys would
rot have to ask favor5 from any one were
a. not for the fact that our soldiers and
sailors are occupying their quarters at the
shin and Tent Club" said Shern. He
added: "I was heavy loser last season,
but prefer to be a good loser at present
and let the future take care OF itself. We
open the home season Saturday night and
extend a hearty invitation to all men in
Uniform TO attend as my guests. A uni.
form is the on,y requisite for any Of Uncle
Sans boys to gain admittance to Musical
Fund Hall tomorrow evening"
Same Lineup to Start
De Neri will present the same lineup as
met defeat at Reading last Saturday night.
The three professionals will be Joe Drey-
fuss, who made a big hit here last season !;
Johnny Beckman, back again." and Chief
Muller This will be the latter's first ap-
pearance here. He was one of the leaders
in the game in his time, and, while his best
DAYS are over, can still hold Shis own.
The Pretzes have number of promising
youngsters in their squad, chief Of whom is
Bud" wendler leading scorer of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania Scholastic League last
year.
Americans Need Hall
The American Basketball League held a
meeting last evening at the Clubli''ASS VI NiiS
Y. NJ. H. A., Master street above Sixteenth,
but was unable to announce playing nights
or the location of hail. as they are at sea
In regard to the latter.
The American League is the oldest cage
organization in existence, but has met sew
, sral setbacks this year. So many men were
called into the service of Uncle Sam that
In two instances whole teams were taken or
enlisted. In spite of this big handicap, the
managers set to work and effected a com
plete organization; but then came second
reversal the loss of Natatorium Hail. The
city was canvassed and only two available
halls were found. In one instance the
owner was evidently of the opinion that the
basketball game was a gold mine and
the other has promised an answer by Sat
urday night. Pending the decision of the