Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-25

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The Eastern Basketball League contest
on tap this evening is scheduled for the
Nonpareil A. c., Kensington avenue and
Ontario street, where Jasper will meet the
fast-hying Camden outfit. The Skeeters
| now have a big lead, and unless the Jewels
stop them 1t looks like n runaway. The
Jewels played in York, IA last p M but
will be ON hand for the fracas. They will
show Chris Leonard their new center man,
and have also signed Powell, the star Of
the American League, who is playing with
Hancock in that organization and proving
sensation, having easily finished the first
half as leading goal tosser.
Dave Kerr left the Episcopal Hospital
this morning and will be a spectator Ho
will be in his old position next Thursday
night.
Manager Kennedy is exhibiting clippings
OF a Trenton paper which lays all the
blame for Mondays mix-up at the door
of the Potters. He has requested that his
club be set right in the eyes of Eastern
League fans by the publication of the same.
and as Kennedy has a reputation of eight
cen years square dealing in basketball q
part of the account from Trenton follows:
Curlette the Trouble
iiC 'iDublt tdH ne ldlu entirely to Cur
Iettc. For some reason, best known to him.
self, Curlette took n WALTON out of Marty
FRIEDMAN of the visiting team. FriedmanS
back was turned to Curlette when the lat
ter struck him and Fox rushed to the
Trenton player in defense of his teammate
Curlctte, confronted with Fox. beat a
nasty retreat, with both hands over his
lace. There was no opening in the cage
so Curlette was forced to remain and for
a time 1t looked certain that Fox would
in n Foot
avenge Friedman. At this point. however.
Harry Francltle managed to sneak up be-
hind Fox and clap the Jasper guards arms
to hrs side, thus saving Curette. who re-
urea to a corner. Referee Baetzel was not
IN u position to see Curlette's uncaled-for
attack on Friedman and consequently there
was no disqualification
During the period of idleness, caused by
The fracaS Freddy Gieg made it known
that he would get Mr.. Fox And sure
enough when play was resumed, Gieg and
FOX were the principals in tilt under
Jasper's basket
Fox, who was to he gotten by GieR.
was not got and continued to play.
Says Curlette Wrote Scheffer
The trouble was evidently started bv
IurIette because he has repeatedly claimed
the players in the Eastern League were
OUT TO get him. The Jasper players after
the game declared that Curlette wrote
President Schcffer declaring that he was
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the target of every player in the Eastern
League and that he wanted him CSchefrer)
to see that he was protected While this
riled the players and put Curlette in a
bad light with them, they declared that they
were not out to get him as he charged
Jack Fox, however, did declare openly that
he would give him a beating at the first
opportunity.
IF Curlette expects to play professional
basketball without taking a few knocks
he had better apply his athletic abilities
to some other line. Basketball is a rough
game not as rough as Jack Fox sometimes
makes 1t, but Curlette will have to take
the bitter with the sweet. His fear for the
rough stuff is evidently the cause for his
not giving his employer value received
The foregoing account may lead many
TO believe that Jasper had no part In the
disgraceful affair Jasper did have part
hut as said before, Curlette was the in
stiSator, for what reason we do not know
He struck man with his back turned and
then ran from the threatened attack Of
another In other words. he was not there
to finish what he had started"
While the tailenders are the attraction
this evening in the Industrial League, new
ertheless the Ryan a. G. will be the scene of
some thrilling basketball, as the contestants
are more evenly balanced The schedule
calls for Barrett to face Disston and Fair :
banks to oppose Hale & Kilburn. Fairbanks
and Barrett are anxious to land, as they
have chance of nosing Mdvale out of the
Another Strike Takes Place
The news would not seem attractive these
days without story of some kind of strike
in sporting circles. The latest centers
around our old college chum, Jimmy Kane,
formerly of the Trenton Eastern League
team.
The scene of the affair was in Pittston
the other, night during a Pennsylvania State
league game Referee Lush, the former
ball player, was calling off the fouls and had
counted siNty-siX when Kane called Lush
a homer and the arbiter Immediately
banished Sir James.
But James showed the ump that his play
ors were loyal to the Kane Fraternity and
with their manager and captain quit the
floor.
Advces received in this city by this
writer from friends playing in the State
league say Lush is very poor,
Camden Keeps 1t Up
De Neri fell a victim to Camden's SUI
nerior speed and teamwork last night when
it lost 5l-25, The Darkies missed many
chances to score i'm the first half, which
ended 22 to 10. In the second half Man
lger Myers introduced a new center man IN
SNAKE Harvey Of Bridgeport, Conn, and
he played great ball.
The Skeeters outscored the visitors 1s
10 g. They went to Steele, Adams 2;
Brown, Dolin Weighan 3 Greeley,
|; Dreyfus, - Harvey, 2, and Dark, /.
At foul-tossing Adams made 10 out of "a,
and Dark Is out of 20,
TulIOp Reported Signed With Yanks