Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-17
SPEEDWAYS WIN
DECIDING CAME
Defeat Independents in Hard
Fought Game at Y. M. C. A.
Last Night; Score 24-22

Before q record breaking crowd
the Speedway basketball team last
night defeated the Perth Amboy High
School Independent basketball team
on the Y. NJ. c. A. court by a score
Of 24-22. Macmillan, Hanson and
Glochau were the shining lights In
the scoring of the Speedways, all
three contributing a number of SEN
Sational shots when most needed.
Brownmillr and Hibbard's defensive
work aided materially in the Speed
way victory.
In winning this game the Speed
ways cop the series, winning two out
OF two games played. The Indepen-
dent lineup Is made UP OF three high
school varsity men of this year one
man of last years varsity and Han
derhan of Riverside and PAGER fame.
Handerhan and Greiner were high
scorers for the losing combination.
Lewkowitz was the first player to
ring the scoring gong In this game,
when he dropped in a foul from the
fifteen loot line. Yves Hanson, of the
Speedways, evened matters q little
later with a free throw. Lewkowitz
again put the Independent team in
the lead with a foul goal, and Han
son again evened matters with O.
shot from the gratis line. The indie
pendent team forged to the lead
again as q result OF q foul goal by
Lewkowitz.
With the score So the Speedway
team displayed some flashy passing
and succeeded in taking the ball down
the our Hanson dropping In the
first field goal of the night and put
ting his team In n lead. Lewko-
WITT tied the score with his fourth
goal OF the session and the Indepen-
dents stepped into the lead as a result
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Splitter increased the high school
teams lead with another shot from
the field.
Glochau the star guard of the Speed
way team, discounted Spitzer's field
goal with q sensational shot IRON
the center of the floor. Handerhan
replaced Lewkowitz at the fifteen foot
line and increased tho Independent
lead one point. As the session was
fast drawing to a close the ~Speedways
| long range guns got into action. Han
son uncovered in the center OF the
floor dropped in two baskets In rapic
succession and the Speedways step
ped into the lead 1919, the score al
the end Of the first session.
Second Half Nip and Tuck
Splitter put the high school team
In the lead for a few seconds to begin
the second half. put Glochau dropped
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angles and the Speedway team was
leading by three points. MACMILLAN
dropped in a long range shot. his
first of the night, after which Han
derhan scored a foul goal. William
contributed another double counter
to the Speedway cause, and was
closely followed by Glochau with his
third of this session. The score board
showed the Speedways leading 20-12,
Handerhan scored his first field goal
Of the game with ten minutes to &C
In this session. n was followed by
10 foul goal by Lewkowitz. Hanson
discounted the Independents foul goal
point with a shot from the gratis Line.
after which Handerhan scored an
other double counter. Hanson's Sec
ond foul goal In this session made the
score 22-17.
MaoWilliam increased the Speedway
teams lead two points with his third
two pointer, which ened the Speedway
teams scoring. Greiner scored two
field goals in rapid succession, and
Lewkowdtz's score from the fifteen
foot line ended the Independents scoF-
ing. The Speedway team succeeded
in holding the Independent team score
less for the last minute and the game
ended 24-22.
Manager Bradley and Hughes OF
the Speedways were out of the game
on ACCOUNT of injuries.
The score: