Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-13

The Auditorium Five met their first
defeat of the season last night when
the Hoboken Big Five, comprised OF
five of the best players in the north
eru part of the state, invaded this
city and. after being behind at the
beginning Of the last half. came across
with a 1926 victory. The game was
hard fought and of the rough and
tumble variety throughout, a total Of
thtrty-one fouls being called by Ref
cree Lawrence Oliver, who substi-
tutcd for Tom Thorp. the regular ref
cree, who could not attend last night,
but will again be on hand this Satur-
day night.
The visiting combination last night
put up a brand of ball which more
than equalled the york of the Wind
sor Five of Newark, that team hav-
ing played a tie game with the Audi
torium players here last Saturday
night, losing by forfeit upon their
refusal to play N extra period.
The shooting of the visitors was
spectacular and their defense made it
impossible for the Amboy team to get
near their basket. Norman, the crack
Crescent player. vas the individual
star ofLhe game, he making four per
feet shots from the field while in the
line of foul-shooting he made good
twelve out of eighteen trys. Hank
Thomas made good against stretch
Mcintyre, the tall visiting pivot man
and in addition scored eight out OF
thirteen throws for goal from the o u
line.
The First Half.
Chick" Evans started the fireworks
for Amboy in the initial half with a
field goal, he being closely followed
by "Jawn" McCreery who duplicated
Evans stunt. Thomas then made good
a try from the gratis line. Another
chance for a free throw was accepted
by Hank and again he made good.
"Jawn'' scored his second big OF
the night after which Eddie "Blackle'
Regain located the hoop. This made
the score 80 before the visitors
scored.
Norman broke the ice for he visit
! tors when he made good his first try
for a goal from the fifteen foot line.
Ewing, one of the visiting guards,
made the first field goal for the Hobo
kenites, boosting the score to 1913. AT
this point Pete Hansen turned the
attention of the rooters to Amboy's
team when he made a shot of the
grand-stand variety. Score 1913.
The visitors next enjoyed a shooting
! bee Of their own, Norman making a
field goal, then a foul shot, then an
| OLutI htlo bOoA oLANA NAAASAA
the other Hoboken forward. dropped
In two double-pOinters in quick sue
cession. This rally brought the score
up to a tie, 1912. A goal by Nc
Creepy put Amboy ahead 14-12.
Nicholas tied the score at 14-14
with a field goal and Norman put the
visitors in the lead by II point with
a foul throw, making the score 1914.
A field goal by Norman made the
| score 17-14 in favor of Hoboken.
Hank" scored two points from
free throws, making the score 17-16,
Evans put Amboy in the lead with a
field goal, 1917, and Hank" made II
20-17 with his first field goal of the
| night, Thus ended the first half with
Amboy three points In the lead.
The Second Half.
In the last stanza the visitors seem.
ed to play a different line of ball and
were on the offensive at all times
Hank" made a foul shot, after which
| Norman made good, In quick success
/ sion these trys from the gratis line
making the score 21-20. Evans made
a field goal as did Regain, boosting the