Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-08
EASTERN CAGE TITLE
IS AT STAKE TONIGHT
victory for Trenton in Come Here With Phillies a,
WV Musical Fund Hall VIII Giue Joie Manss
Club First Halt of Pennmt

| have happened II he had been fee,ins
well. He and Kearns were a stonewail
defense. and did not allow the Camden
forwards a single goal. The basket
made by Campbell came when he was
playing guard.
George Norman Stars
George Normcn Gagged the same mum
Der of field goals as Eddie White, three
In number, but George had a night on
tossing the one pointers. He had seven
trials and batted for an average OF
1000. The break in the game came
with the totals at Is, all In the second
half.
Norman came through with thre,
straight fouls and then, like chained
lightning, Eddie White broke loose and
scored twice, both on passes direct to the
basket by Norman. The totals ran close
until those three straight fouls Of Nor
man.
Camden took the lead on foul and
then the figures in the first half were
2-1 on Norman's basket, 81, Al. Az,
5-2, 5-3, 8-3, Ga, 8-5, TT, TT. on
Campbell's basket 9-S Trenton, 1913,
1913, n-9, H. 10, 1910.
| Dolin started the second half with a
field and foul toss, sending Camden in
the lead. 1912. Norman Gagged the
feature shot Of the night and Trenton
was leading, 14-13, then 14-14, 1914,
Trenton, 10. 10, 1915 Trenton, 17-15,
al-17, 2e-i7, 2s.iS, SS.R, Se.iS, S
Camden scored but two field goals, one
in each half. Trenton two in the first
half and six in the second.
Baldwin Wins Title
Baldwin sent Dobsons down to de
| feat by the score Of "a to 20 in the
final play off for the championship OF
the Manufacturers League. The game
was one of the best games ever played
in Musical Fund Hall and was wit
ten minutes of play the score stood [
to 0 and then Graeff came through with
a foul goal for Baldwin. 1t was moi
only the great shooting of Pike, Graef
| and Strange that won for the Loco.
motive five, but it was their great fool
work and passing.
The floor work of Moorehead fol
Dobson was the feature Of the night
Sam had lot Of trouble trying to gel
his fellow members started and wher
he saw there was no hope he Gagged two
field goals in succession to make thu
score look little reasonable. For Bald
win, Graeff, Strange and Pike played
wonderful game.
Basketball Boiler BOils
The meeting Of the Eastern Basketball
League tomorrow afternoon at the Hote
Windsor promises to be a red hot af.
fair, judging by all the verbal barrag'
being fred along the cage rialto. VIVA
will be done in regard to jumping play
ers in the second half is the topic tina
is due to make cage history.
The league. at the start Of this sea
son, the magnates made rules, but tt |,
have been broken, as in past season
and once again the word is being pass
that 1--WE will start all over again.
1t would be a fine thing il this wer
done and then lived up to.
But in the meantime the condition
facing all teams are not the same. i
the basketball game the various man
ayers work along the lines Of condi
tions facing the individual and not t
the league as a whole. What they favo
this week they bitterly oppose the next
SO those that voted one way at tn
beginning of the season may fight Jus
as hard in the opposite direction tomor
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