Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-26
GERMANTOWN IN
EASTERN LEAD
Locals Pile Up Over 80 Points
in Two Games, Including
27 Field Goals
TEAM PLAY Is FEATURE

Tho second week of the final half of
the Eastern Basketball League race
finds Germantown in first place after
d"cisivcly defeating the two teams
picked to cause the most trouble. The
suburhanites met Camden on Tuesday
and De Ncri on Saturday, and the
Bennis Poth combination made rcgu-
lar cleanup.
On both occasions they played re
markable basketball. During the clos
ing days of the first half, when the
suburbanites were experimenting there
was a tendency 10 individual work.
made necessary on account of some of
the players being new to each other.
Manager Will Kennedy watched the
league leaders in action on Saturday
evening ut Musical Fund Hall. and no
doubt he made n few mental notes that
he will transcribc to his men before the
game on Wednesday in Camden, when
the clubs clash again. Germantown
has lowered the colors of the Sicetrrs
thrice in succession and the Jcrseymen
are naturally out for revenge.
Show Fine teamwork
A spectator at Musical Fund Hall on
Saturday night was Jack McGraw, the
old Jasper player. He has not seen a
] y
shape up, nowadays?" he asked. "What
mean is, how is their teamwork"
| His friend informed him that the
/ teamwork of the olden days was ap-
parently a thing Of the past. The Cam
den boys used to practice all afternoon
and other clubs like the Jewels worked
out q couple of nights week. but the
| fellows nowadays see each other so
seldom that they have little chance for
/ teamwork.
/ But Germantown appears to be get
/ ting the stuff over. On Satur ay eve
/ ming, Kennedy observed Frank Bruggy
go down the floor several times on
signal plays that no donbt recalled to
| him no less II star than Dutch WOhl-
farth himself.
Over Eighty Points
Germantown made over eighty points
last week and twenty seven field goals.
They dropped in thirteen on Tuesday
and fourteen on Saturday, and added
/ fourteen foul shots on each occasion. II
will br mighty hard to stop such goal
tossing. and the signing of "Rube"
eastman gives a handy utility player
to have hanging around.
The two defeats sustained by Reading
were no surprise. They have little
chance. according to the critics, but
when DE Ncri fell down so miscrnbly
some surprise was manifest. The de
-frnSc Of Bill My"rS'r clan is decidedly
weak. II WAS the same last half, but
was offset by strong offensc.
/ In the opening game they had fifteen
/ goals scored on them by Camden, and
/ the two games last week were both
losses whom the opposition each time
dropped in fourteen goals. II will take
better work than this. The best man on
/ the club, from a defensive standpoint
/ was Chris Leonard, and a big mistake
/ was committed when he was let go to
/ Bridgeport.
/ Xavier VS., DobsOn
American League fans have a chance
to turn out in force tomorrow evening
when the second half begins and the
| first half comes TO IA close. The regular
season terminated in tie between Dob.
son and Nayier, each quintet having
lost but a single game.
/ The play of will then be staged and
the followers of each club are equally
confident of their favorites capturing
/ the game that will entitle them TO an
pear in the play-o at the end of the
season. The six teams not in the game