Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05
EASTERN QU|NTETS
IN CRUCIAL SERIES
Camden Confidently Expects to
Lower CoIors of Reading in
Armory Battle Tonight

Two Of the best basketball combina-
tiOnS in the country mingle this
evening in the Third Regiment Armory,
Haddon avenue and Mickle street. Cam
den, when the Camden and Reading
teams of the Eastern League come to-
gCthCr in one of the crucial games Of
the week that will decide whether Cam
den. Trenton or Reading carries away
series is to end in double or triple
tie.
The mention of the series terminating
in deadlock was enough to draw the
information of DIR. Charles Helm. of the
Skcetcrs, that the champions will fight
tooth and nail to win the game. The
doc" has every faith in his club and
had this to say about the matter:
You can quote me as saying that
confidently expect Camden to defeat
Reading in the amory this evening.
And Furthermore, l believe they will
lower the cOlors of Trenton on Friday
night. That reverse at the hands of
Philadelphia last Wednesday has been
the subject of some talk, but you can
bet that our players tried their hardest
| to win.
Roy Steele Broken Up
After Camden was nosed out in that
| stirring finish, it was some time before
the players fully realized what had
happened. Down in the dressing room
You could have bought any one for a
nickel.
Roy Steele was broke up over the
affair and almost cried. The whole sum
of the situation was that our boys held
their opponents too cheap and paid the
price.
Asked his opinion of players per-
forming in more than one league, the
doctor said:
Il do not believe that the Eastern
League will tolerate players performing
in more than one circuit with the ad-
vent of the second half. | see whore
they are playing elsewhere, but only
one man on our club is so doing, and
that is Campbell. He has been in Nan
ticoke's lineup a couple OF times. The
news that he is going to play IN New
England is all bunk but we will re-
quest the boys to play with Camden
alone when the second series begins.
Gs Swamp Coatesville
Dave Bennis' Germantown five gav'
n demonstration of shooting field goal
in fine form at Auditorium Hall las
evening and the contest was not undc
wav five minutes when 1t was seer
that the suburbanitcs were certain t'
finish out Of the cellar. The local
had Coatesville as the opposition ant
the final score was 80 to "a.
A change in the line up had te!l'ni
effect. Nat Holman's speed was place.
to nroDpr advantage, where he has pc
Ionged all season, up front. IN" de
mon scorer was paired off with Georg
Glasgow, the Trenton flash. and al
the Youngsters did was TO score eigH
! field goals, just one shy OF the seoS""
record of Eddie Dolln. T.,
Nat added thirteen more points l" m e.,
totol passed Reich. Of Reading, 10
individual honors and further ccmenl'
his claim to the best scorer in the ear
mit Garry SChmeelk was in the 'oatss
Iino'un and scored four of lbs team
tnn Goals. the other six being divide
/. o,ne1Iv between Richie DieghB an
! Iimmy Brown. Harry Franckl" wa
"hiftnd TO guard and handed "A shUt"u
to "Liz" Powell. former Germah'""
player.
Favorites Win Again
, BALDWIN and Dobson have yet {
settle the first half supremacy OF III
Nanufacturers' League and the SAN
, nair have started off the second seri'
in a deadlock. They succeeded in WIN
. Ming their opening contests in me hn'
series last evening. wlSn D3b2"
trimmed Budd 80 to l.: land the ba1d
r win quintet swampcd ANnotyp" -
: Strain. Pike and Fossstt divided Il
= bonors for Baldwin, This ri" la
I IitUe difficulty in shooting. field go44
from every direction. Strain and ~.
zach got three, while FOsSett Gagged tou,
i Which included several long tries vino
$ drew applause from the big crowd,
. BALDWIN was not scheduled for Ia
d evening, but the game was moved u
2 in order to give the club plenty Of re-
! before the championship tilt with Dot
Son at Musical Fund Hall on Frida
"'S"' Thc Falls quintet played rinl
e around Budd, despite the fact that Il
J. latter had several new players in az
. ton with view to strengthening q
e iine.up. Fitzpatrick at guard was Il
r star tor Bob Calhoun's prOtegcs an
r failed five times from the ba'kh''n
Hockey Player Hurt