Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-08
ALL EASTERN F|VES
|N.ACT|ON TONIGHT
Germantown at Reading, Cam
den at Trenton and AlI-Ameri-
cans Meet De Neri Here
BILLY MILLER IN LINEUP


tll-Amercans at De Seri, Germantown ut
Reading, Camden at Trenton.
Manager Bill Myers has everything
set for the reopening of basketball TO
Eastern League fans at Musical Fund
Hall this evening, and no better attrac
ton could have been selected for the
opening than the North Philadelphia
Americans. now in complete charge of
Frank Poth
He has signed Winnie Kinkaide, the
veteran, who will have charge of the
playing part of the program. Another
former player to stage comeback will
be Ellwood Gowdy. but he will not ap
pear in uniform until Mondays clash
at Moose Hall with Trenton.
Manager Myers announces that the
forwards in tonight's clash will be
johnny Beckmah and Billy Miller. the
local boy who made good in the Penn
State League. He will displace Bill
Dark temporarily, at least, as the lat
ter is not in the best of shape.
The preliminary will feature De Neri
Reserves and Dorsett Boys Club.
in the Penn state League Each season
the upstate bn turns to 'h5 Sr5y Iiy
Johnson who formerly r, oftici9ted in the
Brotherhood and Drexel Biddle Leagues; Hmo no
Monday evening.
and Marty Friedman in the Skeeters' line up
According 10 reliable information, the New
Manager Pill Kennedy after announcing that
i mpossbtIe for Na them york to ope
their interest in a big garage.
The Rookwood team, which has upheld
the reputation of, Philadelphia for many
seasons. will experience the novelty OF play.
ing in philadelphia tonight when they will
Sixtieth and Walnut stress. Richardson, will
have strong lineup to oppose the inde-
pendent champs.
Germantown NJ G. A. rnas.ssnts9 has ons Of TIE TIE
suburbanites in Hartzell and Logan, for;
wards; Tarr and Matthewson. centers. ana
bew Cage has been n"a ereeteG and Army z
gerald has been acting as coach
League last evening the, following were
represented; Alpha, g, Bethany. Bethesda
God shepherd Ths ST. Luke and Sc
yes have made ssgs sppisSt,9n b,SS VIII II be m come e
posed Of eight cubs fsuf payns twenty
! split into halves OF ten games each
The Northwest Church League will start
season is inauggrated at First Dutch Han
sens a Fss' anS StG
| opposing Twenty-nnth Street.
| Dave Kerr has made good in his new po
sition, at guard and gives the Shelters .
| valuable defense man, who also can hell
his team by scoring. 1t is said that George
! Haggerty may be dropped by Reading II a
! certain deal goes through.
Not since the Eastern League was or
! ganized have better crowds turned out
| Three openings have been held SO far, bu
! as many more will take place tonight, with
| Reading Trenton and De Nerl the re
| ceiYing end,
Basketball followers were grieved to learI
of the death of Fred Eckert a few months
| ago. Jasper rooters now VIII regret
| learn Of the death of Frederick Eckert Sr
| who died at his home. 1888 East Berk'
| street. yesterday.
The Germantown club appears TO hay
! a good substitute in Eddie McNlchol Hi
ability as a basketball player is unques
| toned and he possesses the necessary quail
ties of a player many times found lacklni
In those breaking in the game. and that Ia
plenty of weight to stand the strain or
hard campaign