Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-22
Dennis Aggregation Wins
First Game of Season
on Coatesuille's Floor;
Nat Holman Stars

THE chances Of the Germantown
basketball five coping the second
half honors in the Eastern Basketball
League grow brighter every day. The
locals Travelled to Coatesville last eve
ming and won from the Bchney clan by
the score of "a to 20, which incidentally
marked their first victory Of the season
at Coatesvillc.
This evening at Auditorium Hall,
Chew street and Cheltcn avenue, the
Germs will take on the Trenton Tigers,
who will appear with an all star
line up. All the high priced talent of
the Jersey aggregation will be on hand.
including johnny Beckman and Oscar
Grimstend. The visitors are anxious to
finish ahead Of the Reading Bears, as
either Of these clubs will furnish the
second half of the bill in the series for
the Eastern League championship at
the end of the season.
Another league clash is to be decided
this evening. The Phillies will journey
to Reading and play the Berks county
aggregation of cripplcs. On last Satur.
day night eight men were in uniform
against Camden and about four in shape
to play. The locals are in fine form
and Manager Myers is ont to score a
win. The Phils also play Reading
again on Saturday night at Musical
Fund Hail.
Nathan Holman Stars
That Germantown is once moro at
| the head OF the Eastern cage standings
! is due directly TO the individual efforts
of Captain Nat Holman, whose brilliant
playing last evening was responsible fol
the victory of the Germs. On the way
to the game Manager Bcnnis predicted
his club would win. but after the excite
ment was all over Dave said to tho
boys in the dressing room, things
looked pretty blue there for while
Holman chased the blues after clever
minutes of the second half had beer
played. The star cage celebrity cam'
through with four sensational baskets
in as many minutes. three OF whicl
were from way past the center. prc
yious TO IIolman's wonderful exhibition
Germantown was tagging in the rea
| 1913. Before tho smoke OF the at
tack had cleared away the Germs LEI
at 90. 20 on Mats four fsld goals ant
n foul.
Joe Berger was Holman's opponen
and it was no fault Of the former tina
the baskets were made. No player II
the game could have stopped such shot
and the Coatesvillc fans sat in amaze
ment as goal after goal went spinnin
through the net. In recent contes
In Coatesvillc Holman .netted the bal
seven times. although Germantown lost
Coats Led at Half Time
All during the first half, the HON
tenn had the better of the play. Ger
mantovp was minus the services OF ar
Powers who was unable make rail
road connections on account OF his EN-
nloyment in Paterson. and Elmer ltlp
! iey both of whom will be on hand to
night for the game with Trenton
Franckle and Hough took their place
and played good ball.
The totals at the end OF the lnitia
twenty minutes were 1910 in favor
the home club. Leonard and brow
we're the star performers for Coates
vile. Brown guarded Hhsgow an
hionkcd him, beside getting two lon
tr;ns and Chris Leonard did not allo'
Franckle "A basket and also contribute
one. ,ooo,. s-o,
The winners outscored the losers iroi
rho feId 6 to Z. Holman was the brigl
/ Imminary throughout the entire game
for in the first half when he did nf
even score from the field he was every
where He always plays q fast gam
in Contesville on account OF the pl
aoor. All told he made seventeen,
. his teams twenty four points, nv" mel
. goals and seven out Of nine foul al
tcmnts lie now takes first place anon
the leading scorers of the league
Dobson Butterworth Game on
Dobson and Butterworth were schcd
uled 10 clash this evening at fonah ha
for the second half championship OF VI
: NanufaCturprs' League, but the North
q east Ave decided yesterday not 70 con
9 tinue as members of the league after II
4 hoard of managers had refused to Il
y "Cy" Simindinger play in the contes
= In the previous game Simindlng'
was ordered off the hoor by heter'
Jimmy Rumsey. "Cy' refused to z,
and after waiting ten minutes the ON
cial forfeited the game to iCobs0h'
y the meeting Butterworth asked the sus
: pended player be given hearing,
! he wanted to prefer charges against tf
- official. Simindinger was unheard an
then Butterworth decided to drop out.
Thc series for the championship wi
now be played between Baldwin, first
' half winners, and Dobson, the tea
q which played Baldwin an extra conte
to determine the first half winner. III
opcning game will be played on ne,
Tuesday night The second will
. staged Thursday and the third and dc
= Gliding one will be arranged for later
necessary. .-f, -.