Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-05
cACE F|VES Play
FOR FIRST PLACE
camden Opposes Phillies and
Germantown Travels to
Reading Tonight
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u,uE leaders in the Eastern Basket
hou Icague are both in action this
.,,ro The Camden champions are
s,, 20 ming'c with the Phillics at Musi-
w., rupd Hall, Eighth and Locust
,.,., while Germantown journeys to
ftuI;n, fus,; and tackles the Bears. The
EE'nn " , win make the triD handicapped
",.,liiJcrohIv for they will he minus the
coa,,iccs c"mSi" Of Nat Holman, their star cap
taIl, aInl,,,,;tc tho fact that the Phi's were
,.nnoI rather roughly Mt Trenton last
nn.o,inc Manager Myers looks FOR the
s'a,s s'r.st r. bnnd the Camden champions
Joicot the same as on their laSt meet
;nr The team will take the uoor thc
1nS,o .nS nc NJ the start Of last night con
t"st s",,' namely Miller and Passon Tor
wards Wright center and cross ana
Einkaidr guards. ,..,.,.,
4. orcrromc %I on the home court. where
.Ior have habit of playing rings
..o,,d ,.cS / lhc opposition. The Camden
,sol,,,, nIoun Is pynrcted to be the regular one,
Luz h,,t after this game the players must
.;,,o ,hcir sole services to the jersey
team. ,ho pcrn
etotn League include Kerr. Dicghan .
s"rornan sr% and Campbell. Just what
.'iii no tho outcome of the matter as
..a.-Js wa thc attitude Of the players is
.avrSyionslr awaited by all interested in
the cage sport
Not Pills Night
The Phi.lics journeyed to Trenton
last evening and returned with q 81 10
defeat 1t was not night Tor the
Philics to shine and try ns they would,
tbcv could not get started at any time
Smrinr thc came. Their teamwork ana
General play was up to standard ana
tbcy had plenty of shots, but could not
The club started with Winnie Kin
toidc In the line-u and he retired in
tSr second half in favor Of Andy Nc
Mobon. The totals at the end of the
frst holf were 1912 in favor Of the
pottors. The Jerseymen began the
came with Tommy Barlow and Teddy
Kcarns at guard.
Bor,ow played Billy Miller and see
r,r,I five baskets, while he banked the
PhiIic forward. KcHrns was opposed
n Pas,on and tailed twice from the
fed. while "Chickie" accounted for
onc Of his teams three goals.
POttcrs Have Newcomer
Norg in the second half Manager Al
Cooper inserted Hosting, n tai rangy
ccn,nr from &troudSburg Normal School,
and hc came through with goal, al
though he fails to size up with the
other piyots in Eastern League society,
fire. G"St glance.
As the second half proceeded the
ho.. raM made big switch. Dun.
lcal um Harvey got INTO the play at
g.arl aud Kcarns and Barlow moved
up t. forward in place of White ana
Normln. Manager Myers also made
switch in his lineup.
Croy, and Kinkaidc retired, while
Wright moved back to guard and had
as h. running mate Andy MrAlahon.
Kio2 went to center. The field goals
were ono sided, Trenton landing eleven,
vhrc the best the pills could do was
three. Kcarns und Barlow were the
whole trenton club and accounted for
seven OF their eleven baskets.
NATIVITY 0peus Series
The competition for the "CathoIic
chan. u.rjonsIip Of the city" promises to
b. a,r! dozen times in the next
mou'l. or so. There arc about two
score cubs in the field and all have
design, on the title and are fully conf
DENT tHat they have the best team i'll the
city.
Nativity has started the ball rolling
AM ;nu git the Richmond bask teers
me-, Enterprise, Of Germantown, on
the homr tIoor at belgrade street and
A.c-lrny avenue. Manager Pal Bul-
lick viii uIarc the strongest t am in
the field for Nativity. and Enterprise
aI>u Gu~ a fast aggregation.
Tie second contest will be played one
week lrom this evening at Enterprises
hail. Nativity is anxious TO scc the
proposed Catholic League get under
way and is ready TO attend the meeting
for 'rsoni2atiOu any time it is called.
Manager BuIlirk feels that it will fill
.!@0nS -fo,t want in cage circles.
,,.mAc HE preliminary game at Nativity
MAJ! will feature Nativity Catholic Club
GuIl the Central ! NJ e