Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-17
PH|LA. FIVE MAKES
SHIFT IN LINEUP
Lou Sugarman to Drop Back to
Guard in Tonight's Game
With Camden
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Manager William Myers, OF the Phil
adelphia five Of the Eastern Basketball
League, will make another shift in his
line up when the team meets the Cam
den champions this evening at the
Third Regiment Armory. Haddon ave-
nue. and Mickle street. Camden.
Lou Sugarman, who has been paired
up front with Jimmy Brown, will drop
back to guard alongside of Raymond
Cross, and Billie Miller will move up
to a forward position. The rest of the
team will remain intact. The local
manager was not bit disappointed at
the loss of the home game on Saturday.
/ night and expects to spring a surprise
on Camden this evening.
The Skeeters have dropped two
games and have not exhibited the same
! dash and punch that WAS characteristic
OF their playing last season. Manager
! Kennedy is not worried in the least,
however, and says the champions ure
due for Il winning streak beginning to-
night.
Fifth Straight for Bears
The Reading Bears have apparently
pulled some of the stuff exhibited by
Camden last season and last night ran
thNi SNilhB VI sLTdlEuI lno up W uN "
this time at the expense of Germantown.
Three of the victories registered by the
Pretzels have been against the local
teams.
Last nights battle resolved itself int,
defensive game and goals We're few
and far between. In fact, it is surpris .
ing how tle Prctzels have been able tr
secure such commanding position on Sc
few points.
The visitors made quick getaway
and soon were ahead by II to Q. Ther
the home talent spurted and evPncd tn,
score, but the leaders finished in tn,
lead ut the end Of the half Is to IL.
"Sleepers" DO Damage
4 1t was the two sleepers made b,
: George Morris on Liz" Powell tha
Z were really responsible for the downfall
= = Of the Bcnnis clan. Morris came throug
with one in each half. ut Il time whel
the goals did the most damage
g: Near the finish of the game the crow
= insisted that George Dietrich be insertc
in the picture and the nanagemen
quickly followed the advice with tn
q result that play was speedCd up imme
h diately, but the lead of the Bears wa
'' too much TO overcome and Germantow
was defeated 20 to II. A record wa
,- made for the few fouls called. Onl
: thirteen penalties were inflicted O
Reading and eleven on Germantown.
DobsOn and F1eisher Win
J. The inclement weather failed " hol
J. down the attendance at the openin
games OF the Manufacturers Lcagu
>, at YOnah Hall and the place We
q packed to see DObson and Fleishrr wi
their opening games from Budd IN
Barrett respectively. Both ycto,
's gained the decision by four points IN
: play was closely contested all the wa,
The Dobson Budd totals were % .,
ID Lees md Livingstone featuring vii
Is some clever field tOsses. Budd had
vt guards Eddie Newman and Sam Cui
lettr. both former Eastern Lacquer
4. It was the field goals of Lees and Ii,
,e Ingstone at the finish that won for Dol
n son. Green, of Budd registered tv
= field goals and shut out Sam Moor
head.
The Fleisher- Barrett score was 2
%. Eddie Lusk trotted out be-
IN of his soccer stars to show on the ha
~ ketball court and they PLAYED Gxcelle
y ball. Atherholt and Bill Fossett
On forwards played bang-up game a.
N, we're responsible for the victory by th'
ID clever shooting, the former getting II
A. field goals and the latter two.