Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-29

Camden is again to the fore in the
| percentage column of Eastern League
! basketball The Jersey Skeeters stung
! the leading Germantowns last evening
SO to %, and now have the bulge on
| the Suburbanites to the tune of nearly
| 100 points, which means little in these
| days.
Germantown was forced to play with q.
out tho services of stretch" Meehan
aud Frank Bruggy, The former was
Somewhere. g." no doubt up the state,
| but Bruggy is suffering with blood poi
son and unable to play. As last min
ute resort Oscar Grimstead was sent
into action, and he played good ball,
although shut out by Dolin, while the
| latter tailed twice.
Roy Steele had his shooting togs and
Gagged the leather six times on Captain
Nat Holman. 1t was Roy best work
of the year. Holman also made two
goals. as did Tranckle, while Powell
secured the other lone basket of the vls-
itors. Besides Steele's six. Dolin landed
two, with Dieghan, Kerr and Camp
bell all getting one each.
American League Games
The American League games at Tray
more Hall this evening will witness
both Contenders for the first half pen
nant in action. The schedule reads
Girard VS.. Dobson and Xavier VS.. South
Philadelphia. Both contests promise
to be closely contested, and as the
Girard boys have been gradually show
ing improved form, it means that Dob
son will have to step some to win.
The South Philly- Xavier clash will
be watched with interest. The only
defeat sustained by Nayicr in the first
half was the one administered by the
Sphas. aud Xavier is out to get revenge
and start the second half with clean
slate.
Manager Bill Dcyery claims that his
club is better than the Dobson line up,
even though they lost the game that
decided the winner of the initial season.
He no doubt has a good combination,
and all this men are more than anxious
to annex the. second series and therefore
gain the right TO meet Calhoun 8
proteges IN the final play off on which
hinges the seasons honors.
Joe Dreyfuss Goes
Two favorites with De Neri fans
will hardly be seen at Musical Fund
Hall again this season. From all ac-
counts, Manager VIII Myers, who is
around again after an attack Of the
FLU" has decided to dispense with the
services of Joe Dreyfuss, captain Of the
club. f is claimed that Dreyfuss was
injured playing elsewhere.
Johnny Beckman will be numbered
among the missing. johnny finds the
stop in Philadelphia inconvenieut. He
plays in the Penn State League, New
York State League, Interstate League
and manages to appear in exhibition
games Sunday afternoon and evening
In New York.
Now he has decided TO give the pref
orence to the Interstate League. and he
will play with Andy Sears club, which
has Saturday night for its home games.
Therefore. Johnny viii not be seen here
in the future. tie is very chaugeable.
hovcve aud predictions about Beck
mau are varied from day to day.
Willie McCarter TO Play
When De Neri meets Trenton at
Musical Fund Hall on Saturday night
one of the guards will, in all prob
ability, be Willie McCarter, who has
been with the Plymouth State League
team until q few days ago. Willie,
while in these parts some years ago,
sportcd the Colors of the Greys.
lie was never given proper show,
aud after II while wandered to the
state League, where he has developed
into good guard. lie has been anxious
to land with II local club, and ouly
recently cudeayored TO sign with Ger
mantOUu,
George Morris, of Reading, who has
for years played with but one team
has decided TO give the dual stuff the
once over. He has signed with Nanti-
coke In the Penn State league. WITH
ths addition Of Morris, Manager Dicl
| Yeary IL Of ths opinion that he has I
second -half pennant ccntendsr-