Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-31

A ffty-ffty standing in he Audi
torium-Riversi basketball series
was established last night, when the
Perth Amboy team. in the second
game of the series played at the Au-
ditorium, defeated the quintet from
across the river by a score OF Sf-2o;
The game was fully as well attendea
as was the initial one of the series
PLAYED about two weeks ago when the
Rivies won by a score of 31-2I.
Despite the fact that the ftiVersfues
were leading at the end OF the frst
half by two points, the score being
1911, the home team started a squirt
in She last half which. after elght
minutes of play put Perth in a seven
point lead. During the remainder OF
the period the Audos maintained TINS
margin, adding points as tast as lhe
Rivies boosted their total.
- The Auditoriums started the game
with Biackie Regain and Chick Evans
Hank" Thomas, center,
and Pete Hanson and Nichols,
guards. and maintained this same
lineup throughout the game. me
Riyies had Gil Schwab and canton,
orwards Powers center, EDDIE
=. Schelling and Rufe Alien, guards,
and they made no changes during
Z the entire game. Tom Thorpe, Who
was late in arriving, refereed.
When the game opened Perth got
first blood, q field goal py Ihohlas.
shortly after Schelling made good a
foul shot, then Hank u the pas
ket from the free throw line, and the
point making see-sawed back ana
forth, nothing but single pointers be-
ing made until the score stood 20
in favor of the Audos. AT this point
Of the game Schellfng broke through
the home teams defenses for the
Piyies first field goal. putting ms
l. +I. lAoI OF Moro Tnnl
shots were then scored, making the
score 90. Evans scored his first AMI
only field goal of the night near the
close of the first half, making the
: score 11-9. ScheIling Immediately
tied the score with his second doubier
and Powers put the Rvs in the lead
rS-1 with a field goal ten seconds
before the whistle blew denotlng the
n OF the half.
During the first half Perth scored
two field goals and the Rvs three.
Thomas made good seven out of ten
throws from the foul line and Sche.-
ling scored seven out of nine. Thomas
and Evans were the only ones to
score for the Audos in the first half
e while Schelling and Powers did all
of the goal making for South.
.~as Audos Make Squirt
IN the second half Schelling start
ed the scoring by adding another
point via the free throw route.
. Thomas followed with two similar
shots. Blackie Regain hen loosened
himself from his guard and made a
big counter, putting Perth in the
lead. Pete Hanson made a pretty
shot from the center of the floor,
boosting the Audos lead. Hank
scored from the foul line, Regain
made another field goal n the
home team nae secured a lead which
was too much for the Rvs to over
come. Schelling scored a foul goal
after which the home team again
piled up a few points, Thomas max
ing a foul shot, Nichols a field goal,
his first and only one of the night,
and Thomas his first double counter
of the half. Schelling found the
cage for his only field goal Of the
half after which Hank added q point
10 Perth's total. Jimmy Canton
broke through the opposing defense
and Gagged his only fed goal of the
game. Hank more than discounted
this by making two long shots in a
row and then a foul goal. Regain
found the basket for the third time,