Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-10
CENTER STARS
NCAGE VICTOR}
Playing of Zerbey Enablas
Port Richmond to De. .
feat Girard Alumni
HANCOCK ADVANCE
INDUSTRIAL LEAGIrE

Lewis We U, q, T. Elliott. 7
ssturdaymRo5sCT ,nI,on %onc,vn vs. Inter-NO' QUAKER
II is not often that a substitute nrov.-
to be the star in a basketball game. hrs
last night was an exception, An hors
before Port Richmond took the f1oor :. 4
meet the Girard Alumni quintet In AZ
American League contest at Traymcs.
Hall the Y. NJ. c. A. manager was no.,'
fled that Owens his new center mar
who was the main cog in defeating ~
Brotherhood of Beth Israel five on Mors
day night was unable to pay owinv !.
a slight attack of appendicitis.
This necessitated shifting his ppo.a
Zerbey. TO center Instead Of weaken,r-
the playing strength of the team ,h,s
move acted with reverse English anS
Girard received the surprise of the sss.
son when it was forced to finish second
best in 2S-27 score,
Although he was playing in an nm
familiar position, Zerbey was In ~.
play all the time, and in their efforts -
stop him the Girard men fouled h,,s
seventeen times. Zerbey missed ,nor.
than half his free shots, but IN ~
closing minutes of play, with G,rsrs
leading by four points, he netted ths
ball three times for one-pointers. cu,tirs
the lead down to a single point with
thirty seconds to =, Girard began :.
freeze the pill. but after n short scrir,.
mage with Fowler. Zerbey broke loos.
with the ball. He quickly passed n ~
Mckinley, who dribbled a few varSs
and launched the ball at the baskst
from the center of the floor. The hall
went true to its intended mark. 'and =.
1t swished through the net the timsr,.
gong sounded, ending the game wi,h
Port Richmond one point in the lead
Duke Fowler and Gallagher led ths
Girard team in scoring, while McC,inlsv
and Green. with three field goals apIece
were important factors in Richmond's
second victory of the season.
In the other game the addition 30
Jack Lawrence and Zahn. formerly NJ
Greystck. helped the Hancock team
defeat the Y. NJ. II. A. flve by the scors
of 3O-15. This victory boosts Hancocr
into second place in the team STANDING
The center of interest in local baskes.
ball circles now shifts TO the Industrial
League. The American League does not
resume play until Monday night, durinr
which time the workingman's oreani.
zation will be in action twice, tonight
and Saturday night
Butterworth, the league leader. "a
booked to play the weak Barrett Ave
which has been successful in only ons
or its six championship starts. On
paper the Butterworth quietet should
slip right through its opponents ana
take the cad, for two days at least.
The other fracas is between the re-.
constructed Elliott-Lewis five and ths
U. G.. |. representatives. The Elliott
Lewis bunch is playing the brand Of
ball which. If continued, will soon carry
them close to the leaders. The team i
composed of past and present high
school stars who played together before
entering the industrial circuit. Va
According to Lew Sugarman, the re.
ports that he will play with the Brother
hood of Beth Israel. in the American
League. are without foundation, and fur
thermore, he does not intend to quit play.
ing with the Carbondale squad, in the
pennsylvania State League.