Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-03
Had T,Utce as Many Chances
TO Score as Skeeters, and
Got Less Than Half as
Many Baskets f.
DEFENSE is WEAK

CAMDEN and Coatcsville met in an
- Eastern League basketball game
Last evening Mt the Third Regiment Ar
nory in Camden, and the Skeeters kept
their record unsullied by defeating the
invaders "a to q.
: The Conts players got the shots and
tbe Jerseymen secured the goals. 1t is
"a eyargeration to say that the Hough-
pobney aggregation had twice as many
lonnortunities to score as the home tai
spt vet they registered less than half
Tho number of two pointers.
Twice the shots and half the goals
rould make the winner appear four
times as good rs the loser. While the
adherence Is not that much, neverthe-
loss Coatesville was completely out
classed. except in the opening minute,
when ahead, 2 to O, on field goal by
Richie Dieghan. =,
When it comes to caging the leather,
tbs veteran referee, Herman Baetzel,
save both sides. a few pointers during a
fine. out In three trials way past the
'foul mark on the side, the veteran
csged two goals, and his third attempt
inst rolled around the rim of the basket.
His percentage for the night was .661,
Camden about 100 and Coatesville .46.
Scoring Evenly Distributed
But the players had a system to their
madness Just the same. Take Camden,
Tor instance. They scored II points
In the first half, and did the same thing
In the second period. In the initial
forty minutes the Skeeters made six
6eld goals and five fouls, and in the
anal half registered seven field tosses
and three fouls.
opening period and twelve i'll the hnal'
but made the same number OF double
deckers in each half, namely, three.
Harry Hough's boys counted three fouls
in tie opening period and twice that
number in the final. Hough was in
charge, and placed the same lineup on
tbe floor as defeated Reading.
Jimmy Brown had not returned from
Homestead, where he had gone to at.
tend the funeral of his sister, and
George Norman and Eddie White have
sent word that it is impossible for
tbem TO ioin the team. Grieb and
Steen were the defense, and while Steen
secured half of his teams goals, he
PLAYED entirely too individual and missed
many opportunities by not passing to
teammates at the proper time.
DCoatesyilIe Worked Hard
The invaders worked hard, but 1t
meant nothing. The team as shaped
iup looks passable at forward and
center, but needs n couple of guards to
stay in the ronning, or the league, Tor
that matter. Aside from the three bas-
10 h,,
Berger and the other to Richie Dieg :
han George Glasco was in the game,
but failed to score.
For Camden Soup Campbell led,
making four baskets until he retired in
4be second half in favor of Sam Dienes.
Sam was shooting like Coatesville and
did not count, although he had several
near -ems. The players in this league
were batting 1000.
Roy Steele and Davey Kerr each con =
tributed three goals each to the cause.
Eddie Dolan Gagged n pair and also Neal
lDeghan. Kerr was the star one point
,toSser. Out of seven trips to the black
mark he made good six times. Steele
Gagged one out of two, Campbell one out
of four, while Dieghan missed three and
Doln one.
Seven rooters of the visiting aggre-
tRdtUu saw NlSlOuS VI NNtoiy III Wv
opening minute. Richie Dieghan bat
ted in a two pointer under the basket
in scrimmage. But that ended
Richie's scoring -spdeavors for the
night. A minute later Roy Steele TIED
the count and then Kerr's foul gave the
home contingent a lead never relin
Quished.
Numerous clever baskets were made
especially by the winners. Eddie Do
Inns first score was made on follow
/ up Of a miss by Steele, and one OF
Campbelrs goals was tossed backward
over his head. Dolin's second shot was
one Of his famous one handed stabs.
The victory put the Phillies, Coates
VILE, Harrisburg and Reading clubs al
on even terms for last place. None ot
these have looked SO good up to dat'
and they will have to snap UP consid
erably to keep time with the rest Of thu
parade.