Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02

The crack Auditorium Five of this
city won the basketball elimination
contest held on the Auditorium court
yesterday afternoon, defeating the
Separate Five in the second game of
the afternoon and taking the Y. M.
G. team into camp in the final en-
counter. The Y. M. c. eliminated
the Goodwin Arrow combination in
the first game on the card.
Y. M. @. Defeats GoodwiIls
When Referee pete" Campbell
blew his whistle for the start of hos
Titles in the first game of the after
noon a large crowd of basketball en-
thusiasts were on hand which showed
tina the contest had attracted a great
deal of attention. The Goodwill Ar
rows were the opponents of the Y.
NJ. c. in this game and both teams
with strong lineups were fighting to
take part In the final encounter. The
Y. M. G. were the first to score and
held the lead throughout the session,
the half ending 1875.
During the first session Lehman,
LaForge. Parker and Copeland each
made a field goal for the Y. M. G.
while Parker added four foul goals.
For the Goodwills. C. Loeser and
Hoizhe1mer each scored a field goal,
foul goal.
The last session Of this game was
hard fought with each team playing
a hard defensive game. Parker made
the first score in this session when
he dropped in q foul goal, c. Loeser
of the Goodwills retaliated and Mil
Ter, also of the Goodwills, dropped in
what proved to be the only field goal
of this half. During the last session
the Goodwills outplayed the Y. M. C.
| but could not overcome their lead of
| the first half. In the last half Park
err scored two foul goals for the Y.
NJ. c., the only scoring done by that
team, while Miller scored a field goal
n G.. Loeser two foul goals for the
! Goodwill team. The final score was
49,.
Separates VS.. Auditorium
Tn the second game of the after
noon the Separate Five, with Ray
/ Handerhan and Freddy G1ochau OF
the PAGER Five of this city, replaced
the Tottenyille team who were forced
to cancel their engagement on ac-
The Auditorium Five led their oppo-
nents throughout the game, the final
score. showing 29-17.
The first half started with Amboy
scoring first. Thomas dropping in two
foul goals but the Separates tied the
score with a foul goal, and Amboy
again forged to the lead when Evans
dropped III Il uOuple COuulSI. NAY
Handerhan, who vas playing q great
game, dropped In a field goal and the
score. was again tied. The local
scoring machine was soon started
and the Separates were on the lower
end Of a 1926 score at the end of the
first half.
During the first half, Thomas and
Evans each scored two field goals and
EPete Hanson one, while Thomas also
IIcored two foul goals. For the Tot
~hnvi'le Separate team. Macan scored
ne field goal, while Ray Handerhan
kored one field and two our goals.
Nat the beginning of the second half
e Auditorium five had their regular
plam In the field and the New Bruins
wick avenue boys scored first In this
ltsession and held their lead through
u out, adding six points to their lead
of the first half and showed up well.
For Amboy this half. McCreery and
Thomas each scored three field goals,
Evans one, and Hank also scored
three foul goals. For the Separate
team, Glachau who replaced Pagnod
early in the first half, scored three
field goals, Covell accounted for a
field goal and Handerhan scored three
foul GOALS.
Auditorium VS. Y. NJ. @.
BY defeating the Separate team af-
ter the Y. M. c.. had defeated the
Goodwill Arrows, the Auditorium lads
were matched against the Y M G
TO decide the real champion Of the
afternoon and "Pox' Booz's pets out
played their opponents throughout,
leading 32-1S at the end Of the game.
The Auditorium lineup in this game