Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
FOUR BASKETBALL STARS JUMP
EASTERN LEAGUE TO PLAY WITH
TEAMS IN THE STATE CIRCUIT.
Sugarman and Lawrence, of Greys, With Scranton
and Wilkes-Barre, Respectively-Jack Fox
and Barney Sedran at Carbondale

league club. with the exception Of the Phila-
delphia teams, DE Neri, south of Market
street, east Of Broad; Greystock. west Of
Broad, and Jasper. Kensington." IA
And how could Greystock play at the, Mac,
tonal under these rules? One local man
thinking Of buying the franchise would To-
cate In Germantown. One thousand dollars
has been asked, exclusive of the cage. x
Camden Industrial Ready 81
At meeting Of the Camden Industrial
League Frank J. Ryan was again choseg
president and Frank J. Doyle treasurera
The schedule will be adopted at another
gathering called for next Friday evening.
The circuit is Intact from last year and Is
composed Of McAndrew & Forbes. Peer
less Kid and General Chemical, The new.
foul rule of the man-foule led-shoot.your.ow
foul has been adopted and no club will be
allowed to carry more than eight players
Many OF the boys in the Camden City In
dustrial League have been approached to,
join the Eastern ranks but up to date
none has accepted. The majority hold good
positions partly because Of their cage
prowess, and are afraid to take a chance OF
losing same by joining the big league, espe-
cially when there is no certainty Of being
retained
The manager Of the Vincome team will
have little difficulty in playing his big State
schedule any more. with Grimstad. Sedran,
Fox. Sugarman, Lawrence and a dozen
more to fall back upon he can easily man.
age a couple of clubs. Vincome has
weeks trip arranged for Thanksgiving Down
East and will play a series with Lew Wach-
ter at Windsor VT. Lew ran a baseball
team there during the summer for the Ma
tional Acme Company, which Travelled all
over the country and made a great record.
lie has formed a basketball FIVE and all
his stars like Andy Sink are with him. In
n lattar n WaChter "I
out of professional basketball, but intend to
conduct local club, playing independent
ball" 81
Lew wachter has been in basketball for
nineteen years, and is possibly the best
known player In the game. He started IN
1898 and has been in, the Western Massa-
chusetts League, New England League,
Hudson River League, New York state
League and Pennsylvania state League.
He also played Independent ball with Com-
pany f, of Schenectady n. Y; Company
/ G, of Gloversville, n. Y; managed the
| Troy. n. Y, Company and Company y
| and Nantcoke, Pa. +
Three of the more prominent local minor
| leagues will hold meetings this week, AL
being called for Thursday night They are
the American, Brotherhood and INDUSTRIAL
| The season in the Brotherhood Will be IN
| augurated one week from tonight. "A
Graeff and Longstreet, OF Peerless Kid,
have turned down offers to play with both
| Camden and Jasper. and Costello, Of NC
| Andrew & Forbes, has also refused a con-
| tract with the Skeeters
The cage sport is to have somewhat OF
| a revival in West Philly this season. "A
| league of six clubs has been organized, and
| will play on Saturday evenings In the West
/ Branch Y. NJ. c. A., three games being
| contested each Saturday. ~