Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-11
Manager Myers VIII Ciue
Tetera,. a Chance in To-
nights Game With Ger
manto,rn Club; No Word
From Ddries and Ramsey

Two local representatives. of tn"
Eastern Basketball League. which
up to date have been n disappointment
to managers and followers alike, will
clash this evening at Musical Fund
Hall. Eighth and Locust streets. when
Germantown plays Philadelphia. De
spite the fact that the latter team is
down Mt tho bottom. the fans have been
loynl in their support. rs they feel Man
agcr Myers is trying his best to place
winning team on the floor.
Basketball players are demanding al!
that is taken in thcS" days. and good
deal more, and tn" Philadelphia team
i n fair sample. Last week forward
named Davies. was signed on the recon-
incubation Of Jimmy Brown, Roy steele
Eddie Dolin and Jimmy Campbell. Then
- cnrter named Buck Ramsey was
nicked nm at McKecsport. Contracts
xcrc sent and everything was lovely,
IN tho meantime some one apparently
tirncd off the nair that money grew on
trncs in the EnSt and tho large sum
offered bv Myers was turned down ana
n fgmro thry should never receive lS
%oing held ont for. Myers then went so
rnr as 70 wire that if they mad" good
thrv would immediately receive the
latter price.
Must Report Tonight
Thcy must report tonight or all Is
,,T rLern will be some changes III the
phyoJnluhia linc-up for the game. any
now Jnhn pcnino, the veteran OF IN"
old National League, and well known
roSidont of MillvilP. y. j.. Will Gc'
INFO the game and be assigned pos,
t;"n H,n At snot guard alongside Of Kay
mond Cross. ,.cr.:,,.,, po..
CON and Jimmy Brown. while BIlIS
Wii,or viii support "Babe' KlotH a
cnnter The latter has been snSp"nd"'
temnornrily by Manager Myers tor pay
;r, v.ith other teams without ms con-
.nnt The local manager says thiS
onr Of thc reasons for the team lh'Il''s
nr in the second half AS his center
all worn out from playing so many
games. ~, cams w;ll welcom
| Germantown at any rate: az ~ ,.id "a
hiring back old memories WIN ,.ith ~
"rd Gowdy, who were stars WIZ ~
wv; horl, in the game at their ola nom"
Nv Tronton has snatched the lead IN IN
,,os,orn League basketball race tror
b"oJing The feat was acrompilshe
49, owcninp at the Arena, in the Jers"
,G ai,, hcfnro crowd that illed ever
ovGi,oblc nook and corner IN 'nr snn n"H
M and oS many more dellrlouS lah
we're denied admittance' ,, .ho .or,
MANAGER Al Cooper started thc sam
,,,a'mm i" that has been wlnnIhg Wll
Similarity. and as result "I'"S ""L
bov earned warm place on I"
h,noh II bcing clearly shown thnt ! ON
nv Dunlcnvy has everything thut VI
Trrnton lad possesses Wl'hou' SOM y
tho nurilistic side trimmings ne nIS
holf was of a whirlwind ora"r anu eh"'
,"ith the home talent ahead 10 -
The Reading defense was im IN IN
working orders in the se'ohH hu'i' ~ a''
the home team could not a"NHn!r 'u,
aotinn ,nr ,'; White, Norman and k"arr
{cran 10 toss long ones, an" 'hr'r an
,,,n. trne for Trenton soon took the la
W. boId il to the finish. The tni
noro u.r n.ns % to 1G. Boyle and Drcy
ms. Mayed we'll for Reading
Holman Whole Show .,
Germantown journ"y"d 70 'oateSviI
Inst evening ana pIuH'u On P''NP''>
game. Manager B"hn"y has now con
SmJcd that there is at least ON" tea
in tn the Eastern League that the Goats
, can beat. As on the previous gan
/ there a week ago, Germantown led unt
! the last minute when they were most
out out on field goal from the middle
the floor. :. r,...
rrrortou how who has seen service
, many basketball and baseball league
, that turned the tide in favor, of Il
4 "Cnats," Grrmuutown'S whole tea
was Nat Holman II" scored seven
0 his clubs eight field goals, one mo
= than the entire opposing team.
The Germantown players also CAV"
n most disgusting exhibition Of foul toS
. ing when they made good on one chan
; out of ten, and that was the only sh
l that the veteran, Kinkaide, had. Ho
e man, Gct2inger and DIETRICH all miss
= three tries each.
The Nativity Catholic Club continu
to pile up victories, and the large
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