Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
Bro,Un Leads American
League Fox Trotters to
47-3I Vim OUer P0th's.
Prancers
BUNNIN TAKES BIG CUP
BY EDWIN ]. POLLOCK

W. OobOnloA JdZHeu uOWn a per-
~ fectly polished and waxed dance floor
to victory over Frank Poth's League
Island Training School quintet in the
first match of the title series at Tray
more Hall last night. Both teams shook
mean ankles, but there were no casual
ties listed outside of the defeat regis
tered against the sailors record. The
jazz count was A TO 81.
Jimmy Brown led the grand march
in low neck. low back sleeveless waist,
fancy steps and all. He foxtrotted to
an even nine field goals, and any one
who can fox-trot at that pace will take
the nerve Of any sailor Frank Poth
gave specific instructions to Lomax to
stick to Brown like a regular dancing
partner, but Lomax found himself out
stepped by Jimmy's trick stuff.
Rose, Dunleavy and Gallagher with
four two-pointers, and Mulhearn and
|. Watt with three, were other leaders in
| the grand jazzing. 1t was Browns one
stepping, however, that brought home
the triumph to the American League
aggregation.
Sailors Show Courage
Despite the fact that the sailors
ankles were 81 bit stiff at stepping in
the beginning, they showed the courage
of our service neil by. fighting when
fighting seemed futile. The American
Leaguers had danced out to lead Of
| 16 to 1 before the Poth prancers got
warmed UP to the dansant. But when
the sailors started they put on some
| thing new and crawled up to tie at
| eighteen.
| The great rally Of the Poth prancers
| was due mostly to a revival of the old
teamwork. The slippery floor bothered
! them considerably, but when they got
| used to it they tossed in two pointers
| in a. reckless style. Mulhearn with three
| and Parker with two led the attack at
! this period Two field goals by the ever
/ active Gallagher sent the teams to the
dressing rooms at the end of the first
/ half with st. COLUMBIA in the lead, %
/ to IS.
| Lew Martin shut out Rose III the first
| half, but Sailor Joseph came back strong
| in the second period, and for a while
! kept League Island in the running. But
I Jimmy Brown was on the job with his
remarkable one-hand side shots. and he
bagged goals 80 frequently that the
American Leaguers gradually opened the
| gap.
Browns Work Thrills
Browns work undoubtedly was the
| feature of the contest, but Jack Law
| rence's playing also aided materially In
the st. Columbia win. Mulhearn did the
| best offensive and defensive work for
the navy boys, although every man did
some good work.
Mocky Bunnin. the little chap who
used to toss basketball for South Phil.
| lie High carried home a trophs almost
as tall as himself after he had coppeG
the big cup offered by Frank Poth tc
the winner of the foul-shooting contest
| Bunnin gave remarkable exhibition
of goal tossing from the fifteen-foo
mark dropping fifteen through the ne
in succession. The first three were prac
tice shots, and they We're the only one
which touched the rim.
Jimmy Brown Second
Jimmy Brown was awarded the sec
ond prize, another loving cup. Jimm,
netted eleven out of his dozen. Thir,
place resulted in a. tie and was eventu
ally won by Rugar, of the Wilbar team
of the American League. Rugar cage,
nine out of twelve.
Winnie Kinkaide, Frank Poth an,
Jack Hagen, the coach, manager an,
trainer. respectively. all are confiden
that the sailors will put up bette
game against the st. COLUMBIA aggrega
ton when the teams meet in the secon,
game of the series in the Y. NJ. c. A. hu
at Leaghe Island Friday night.
Cornered in the Cage
Rose almost took the count IN the frs
half when his nose crashed against the sir
perry floor In one OF the spirited scrimma ges
The fashy little service forward refused I
leave the game and continued until the end
Jack HAGEN, the big-league trainer. wa
one of the most active present. Jack soothe
the snjured. assisted Manager Poth in dis
tributng informa tion to the players and dc
livered an added lecture In the dressing roor
between halves
The League Island lads We're handica ppe
= by their failure TO equip themselves with non
skids before taking Part in the fray. In
structor Frank Poth should have visited tn
truck show AMI put in supply of thes
essentials.
MOcky Bunnin's foul shooting was l 900
As an orator he batted 900 and fielded hi
position perfectly. Mocky's two-bit invest
ment. the entrance fee. brought him yalu
able loving cup.
Paul Prep's pote was the only thing tina