Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-26
INDUSTRIAL BASKETBALL 3 l. LEAGUETO
.INAUGURATES ESEASONTONIGHT, WHEN
DOBSON MEETS ELLIOTT LEWIS FIVE
Barrett Company and Quaker City Are Contest
ants in Other Game-American League
Dates-Jasper Tops Eastern

ANOTHER basketball league inaugurateS
Afbe season tonight, when the Industrial
plays its opening games at Nonpareil Hail.
Ikcnsiugton avenue and ontario street.
Sweeping changes have been effected in the
personnel Of the workingmen's organization
since last year. and only one team Oh
the eight that finished is in its makeup
That club is i. and j. Dobson, WHICH cap
tured the championship. The others arc
E,lliott-Lewie Barrett, of Franktofdi
Lanson Monotype II. W Butterworth'
United Gas Improvement, Quaker City and
Curtis Publishing Company. The announce
meut that the latter had entered the league
was made without official sanction, ana
President Schroyer will be Informed today
of the decision of the athIetlC coil'ihlN'ec
whether curtis will accept a franchise
The teams that face each other tohignt
in the opening clashes are Dohson against
T,niott-I evils and Barrett vs. Quaker city
The recond half will get under way on
Friday evening. when LanSton MohotEpe
faces Butterworth and United Gas I'M
proyement engages Curtis.
Many well-known players nave prei
signed by the various teams anu t,'o
services of others are being sought. for
the inaugural weeks games only one MN
ute,s notice is necessary to make player
eligible but In the future his cohtract
must be filed with the secretary one WeeN
prior to the time of playing. Ihe Dopsoll
champions will have two OF last Hc"' .
+conn in the lineup. They are Lees anu
X.oyt IJonewood one OF the other regu-
I.rs is AT Camp Meade and ktndQn Is on
tha nnIice force It is said hindon mas
about decided to resign In order TO play
| the cage game. He followed the same
| course last year. Dobson Is aiso Kno"h
! a. he after the serviceg of Bobby wilson.
ouaIkar civ viii have in its lineup
! nla>,ar who has been the innocent cause OF
| considerable difficulty for that concern ii'S
| name is White and is prominent III S'ho4aS-
| tic circles The rules of the league specify
| n player must be employed AT the concern
| no represents tb' 'rty-seren hours a Week
| whit onIv works twenty-five hours, but at
| n ,,eatinp of the board of managers 1t was
| decided that in this case they would s'retch
| tbe rules a trife in order that quaker Clty
| would remain in the league. James RUM
sey will referee.
American League Dates
The city's oldest basketball lelgue is the
| American This league can boast OF an
| even better record than that, 1t is the
Oldest cage league in the country. IL ap-
| ueared for some time that It's deathKhell
| ,,ras about TO be sounded, but by hard work
|
| n rnrber of years has been formed, al
| though only composed Of six clubs. Special
nrenarations are under way for the KICK
| off which occurs next Monday night in the
| new hall at Franklin street and Columbia
| avenue. -
| dacided 70 nlay a schedule of fifteen games
| in one straight series. The list of dates
| adopted follows:
| Monday. December 3; HanGock vs. T. NJ H.
NJ WcdgeSday e T vs RrotSeTRood GSCd Beth israel Hancock
vs. Monday n'i peGemeer TO- GiraEd Alumni vs., Pert
PGs%1sT p oGt GTeFa RcbndnG AnT9
M@ndgy December T. s. c0uRsp Rs7 v;
R$5maad Ps'fT0SF = ST. H. drad Alumni Ii VS.
Monday December 81 Manf1,ck R,csrrd VS. Glrard
AluWni' St. COLUMBIA vs. rOr' f'''h"0ho l. NJ
Wednesday, January 2, NJ II ANs cN;+n,Ss Broth
Monday JPn1aSy rq5t RhmS9d isTss rsTd
Alumni A;i VS. VS.. ST. h'0GGGtSSa GoumSss p ,'"." =,
IT. WednGfiTaTd X GiTaTd Alumni m% vs. Port Richmond T. 81
erhood MSSH1B Beth Israel, Glrard Alumni VS., Y, NJ
TO- IA @ K vs. s. E RsT!
"oSh %ondsX day January 81, Hancock vs. Pert Fich-
''VW VWednesday, January 2s. st colpmba VS., Port
| Richmond X. NJ. c, A., Girard Alumni VS..
Monday January ,2s, Hancock vs.. ,Gi5ard
| Alumni Y. NJ. II. A. vs. brotherhood Beth
iSTWSSd Wednesday, January 80, Hancock VS.. st. Co
h'Sn MonGay day. February T. diEard Alumni St.
Rs,S ,sI.s E A. St COLUMBIA VS.
ntStsiOF Monday FEBRUARY II. ST. COLUMBIA vs. Y; NJ
EsbTMga A. diraTd Alumni H VI: v:
brotherhood Beth Isrsel; p.., Mi,
mona Sn1Y1s'M M sSGsuA z, X. Gi Girard Alumni vs. y NJ,