Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28

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The eleventh season of the Eastern
Basketball League will be officially in
augurated this evening with four of the
six clubs in action. At Musical Fund
Hall. Eighth and Locust streets, the
Philadelphia FIVE, formerly De Neri,
meets Reading and at Trenton the Pot.
ters mix with the Camden champions.
The 1020-21 campaign sees number
Of favorite players among the missing
but their passing will soon be forgotten
and the fans are perfectly satisfied. for
the sport is expected to be the bene-
factor now that the men that make the
game possible have decided to take a
hand in the management.
With the formation of the National
Basketball Commission, players are a.. al
lowed to compete in but one circuit,
where formerly they played in two,
three and four. This means the same
| lineup will always be on hand and
| teamwork, a missing factor in many
clashes, will again be the dominant FAC
tor. .. '' 3D. - -.. 3D."
Reading Has Veterans
When Philadelphia takes the floor A. A.
stacks up against the only club that WIZ
present its lineup. intact. ReadIng'
with Reich and Boyle at forward, aag,
gerty center and Morris and Dreytuss
guards, should spell trouble for any
team in the Eastern circuit.
At the close of last season this gum
tet was working fine and possesses one
Of the best. balanced combinations ever
nut together. They have signed new,
conner in Saylor, q Reading High Schoo
lad. touted as a wonder, and who Is ex
pected to make several regulars hustle
! To keep their places on the squad.
! Philadelphia has veterans OF the mrs
magnitude in Sugarman, Cross ane
Brown, with Randy Miller shifted u
spot guard, something new to him. Ac
cording 10 Coach Jack Reynolds, Mile
will make good at this assignment
Klotz. at center, is expected to develop
into q first rate tap-of man ana ma
all the earmarks of conner. The VET
eran Kid Pike and Harry Passon max
up the substitutes.
Capmbell with Camden
"Soup" Campbell has signed Wit
Camden. This bit of valuable new
was given out by Doc Helms, of Cam
den. this morning, when he received
telegram from Campbell, which rea
Everything o. X. Cannot come
Trenton tonight, but will be on han
for first game at home.
The Shelters will assist Joe Man
IN lifting the lid on the sport in Trento
. this evening. The Potters are anothe
bunch that start the year with prac
; tically Il veteran lineup. There WIN
in ali probability, be new player Sc
cured within the coming week, as hrst M
class guard is wanted to work with loi
Barlow.
Germantown Is JOited
Q Dave Dennis, of the Germantow
Eastern League five, held q praetic
match at the Germantown Boys Gu
: last evening, to see how some OF tn
y new material he had decided to give
trial looked in regular combat. Th
only veteran in the game was Harr
: Franckle, although Ragen, who was
d center a couple Of times last year, wa
. at guard. n,.c u,
o has been playing fine ball for b
t Simeon, and Glasscott, of Catholic Uni
: yersity, and Coulter. Last evenin
o none OF the newcomers did well, as
8 was the first time they had played to
gcther. The final score was 64 to A
o n favor Of the Boys Club. Bobt
= Cross, who was a sensation with WI
= bur in the American League, and Get
q hart, starred for Germantown, u
d former with fourteen baskets and Il
latter with twelve. Cross looks good ar
is worth trial.