Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-15
JIMMY BROWN
BREAKS RECORD
Former G a m d e n Star
Scores 8 Field Goals in
American League Debut
GIRARD ALUMNI WINS

Jimmy Brown, thee former Camden
Eastern League star. made his debut
In the American Basketball League
| society last night and after watching
him dribble all over the playing floor
and shoot field goals from all angles,
the eight hundred clubmen at Traymore
Hall were unanimous in their opinion
that Jimmys coming out" was a
\ grand success.
| Sporting the dark green Jersey of the
| st Columbia Club the former "skeeter"
clearly showed that he has been un-
able to break himself of that bad" habit
Of smashing individual scoring records
and striving to lead the other members
of the circuit in points scored. All that
| James did I'm his initial appearance be-
| fore the Traymore clubmen was to break
the Individual field goal record made by
Gallagher, OF Girard. several weeks ago.
| Brown scored eight two-pointers, beat
ing Gallagher's mark by two.
! Brown was unable to make himself
| feel at home in the first half. but after
! devotng the twenty minutes intermis-
sion to getting acquainted with the hall
he cut loose on the tap-off for the second
stanza and scored his second field goal
| two seconds after the half started.
The Beth Israel quintet. through the
| heroic work Of Doc Newman and Dessen
had managed to keep right on the heels
of the Saints up to this time. but the re-
mainder of the contest was a runaway
for the league leaders. The final score
was SO to 10.
That you can't keep a good team
down" was further demonstrated last
night. when the Grard Alumni, after
playing Indifferent ball for two weeks,
| struck its proper stride u few minutes
| after the second half started and de-
| feated the Y. NJ. H. A. five by the score
of "a to 20. Two long field goals from
the center of Che floor turned the tide in
Girard's favor. Haire and White do
| ing the trick. This game was one of the
closest Of the season.
The manager of the Beth Israel team
announced last night that he had signed
Harry Frankie, the former Trenton
Eastern League star, and that he would
play Wednesday night.
The accounting department Of the
| United States Naval Reserve force at
League Island has organized a basket
ball team. and is anxious to arrange
contests with first class cage fves
throughout the State.
| The "Nraf's," like all the other teams
| that have been organized by the men in
the service Of Uncle Sam. Is composed
| OF players who have had considerable
experience I'm the cage. Some of the
better known are Harry Fritz, former
Central High School all-around athlete,
who played with Jasper, Eastern League.
a few years ago; Redfield. formerly of
Northeast and later of University of
Penn; Huiskamp. who is a University of
Nebraska "bearcat"; Crimmel. former
Lebanon Valley star: Bob" Rausher,
former Northeast High basketballer, and
Paymaster Bob" Cameron, of the
Brotherhood League.
Manager John II. Doherty, who for
merly handled the relns Of the Lyden-
hurst teams Of the Brotherhood Leagu
and Is well known for his ability to
turn out successful quintets. has booked
several contests, the first OF which will
be played Saturday evening. January
| 26. with American Bridge Company at
the companys mansion, Manayunk ave-
nue..
First class teams desiring games ad-
dress Chief Yeoman John II. Doherty,
care of Accounting Department, Build
ing rs, League Island.
Through the efforts Of Assistant Direc-
tor of Athletics Ray Cross, the former
Greystock Eastern League star, the Ma
val Reserves stationed at Cape May
have organized basketball team, and
are willing to play either at home or
| away with the various cantonments,
Dix, Meade, wrightstown base hospital
units. or, In fact. any team that repre-
sents the service. Games may be ar
ranged through Ray Cross, Section
Base. Cape May, N. J.
Jimmy, Hump" Campbell. tho local
boy. who created sensation with Grey
stock while the Eastern League was
struggling along. has at last decided to
join the Penn state League. James has
been sought by every club in the league.
and after George Keller had sent .
couple dozen telegrams Campbell de-
cided to sign with WiIkes-Barre and ap-
peared In the Barons's line-up against
Scranton last night. He will play with
"chler Muller. Jimmy Kane. Leo Ma
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