Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-15

The strong Seventy-eighth Division
basketball team of Newark went
down to defeat before the Audi
forum basketball team, Perth Am
boys crack representative combina-
ton. Saturday night on the local
court by a score Of 41-30 in a fast.
well played game. Regain, Thomas
and Pete Hanson featured for the
local team. while the two Role
brothers and Mckinley scored high
for the visitors.
Handy" on Hand
The visiting combination, unde-
feated until Saturday night, came to
Perth Amboy with the idea of con-
tinuing on their winning way, but w.
Role, the fifth man or the team, was
delayed in coming to this city. After
waiting for q long time Ray Handler
han, the crack RIVE, was secured to
play for the visiting team, and the
outfit was ready to start the game.
When the two combinations APP
peared on the floor Handerhan was
given quite a hand by the local fans
and his playing against the local
team gave tho visitors a good i'm
preston of his ability. Regain, cap
tain of the local five, vas the first
player to clang the scoring gong, and
this double pointer was made after
a few seconds of play.
Going Close
Hank" Thomas, the sterling pivot
man of the local team, and the most
dependable foul shooter, increased
the local teams score two points by
making good two free throws.
Chick Duerr, Of the visitors. scored
his teams first score with a field
goal, and the score was tied a little
later when Handy dropped In a dou-
BILE counter. The going was close for
a few moments, and then the visitors
stepped into the lead when Mckinley
made good a free throw. Thomas
again knotted the score by making a
free throw.
Scrub McCreery, the ever de-
%pendable, came through with a pretty
field goal thai put the locals In the
lead and Thomas followed with an
other free shot. Regain increased the
locals lead to five points when he
dropped in another field goal. Nc
Kinley, the 78th's pivot man, drop
ped In two free throws and dis
counted the locals lead to three
points. The going was nip and tuck
throughout this half and both teams
were fighting hard to hold the lead.
First Half 1870
flank" Thomas scored another
foul goal, then Mckinley scored two
free throws, Thomas in return scored
two free shots and the local team
was holding a fou point lead. Both
teams fought hard during the re-
naming seconds and close guarding
prevented further scoring. The first
half ended 1879.
During the first half Regain scored
two field goals while McCreery scored
the other double pointer secured by
the local team. Thomas made good
seven out of nine free throws. For
the visitors Duerr and Handerhan
each made a field goal, while McTIin-
ley scored five free throws out Of
eight attempts.
w. Role in Game.
To begin the second half, w. Role
was on hand, and he teamed up with
his brother at forward. and Handler
han left the game. Regain started the
scoring in this half las he did in the
first with a field goal, and Thomas
duplicated. After a little tusse'ing,
McCreery scored a double counter.
and 1t appeared that the visiting
guards could not hold the local speed
merchants. Regain scored another
field goal, and Evans duplicated. The
Amboy team was playing In old time
form and were keeping the scorers on
the go.
Hanson Scores.
Pete Hanson, who played a great
defensive game in the first half drop
ped in a pretty field shot, and thi:
was fourteen points for Amboy in thif
half, and the visitors had not made
tally. Captain Regain. put Luke oil
yer in the game, in place of Evans
The Auditorium FIVE then began ot
pass the ball around. W. Role, whC
was under the visiting basket, scored
their first two points Mckinley scored
a free throw a little later. and Thomas