Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-04
Play With Skeeters Alone
or Quit, Is the Orders
Impaired to Players by
Management

TIIE owners of the Camden Eastern
League basketball team have decided
to accomplish something which the
league itself has practically admitted
being unable to do. At the start of the
season players wcrc assigned to one
league due to an agreement between the
four leading cage circuits in the eastern
section of this country.
The men kent the faith until the case
of doc" Nucman. at Wilkes Barre.
and then the works were declared al
In, and the cage stars hCcun iluttcring
here. there and everywhere. aS pre-
viously. Camden has gCncNly been free
OF much of this procedure, hut ut pres
ent Campbell. Dicghan aud k""r are
PLAYING with teams in the state League.
The Skcetcrs were beaten on Wrdnr>-
day by the Bears and the management
did not fail to let the payers know in
no uncertain tones that It was any.
thing but pleased. 1t gave them 10
Understand that Il was Camden ~ quit
and "Soun" Cam"hcll, previous TO
leaving for Nantjcokc Yesterday ~
noon, Informed Bi'l MYERS that he would
not p}ny against the Phi's tomorrow
night Mt Musical Fund Hall. TINT he was
through. II Is also said that Roy Steele
will soon be olayinC upstate.
Camden or Nothing
Camden is owned Jointly by DR..
Charles Helm and sheriff Cors0n. TIL"
former when interviewed this morning
did not hesitate in the least 70 discuss,
the matter. 'skcl II he would con
firm the r.r".'. that CMn"brll ha1
turned in his uniform, he said:
"It Is absolutely correct that we have
issued a r,aying u'timatum TO our men.
After Wednesdays game they were all
Informed that Oftcr they participated in
the one game in the State League this
week that they must quit thorc or Cam
den. 1t is theirs to choose and they
can do to suit themselves. As far a.
know Campbell has not Quit.
81 CXnert him TO rlay at NuSi"nl
Fund TTnll tomorrow night. Camden
Intends to Get an example. and thn 9TH
ers can follow or leave it alone. This
Is certain and You can mako it just
, as plain and emphatic as printers ink
will. and that IS that the men that pay
on the Camden club must give thcir
undivided services to the team or 60
elsewhere. This is final and there will
be no middle course.
Kintaidc Is Captain
Winnie Kinkaidc has been appointed
captain of the PhilirS aud the veteran
will have charge of the team on the
floor. He will play his fist game this
evening at Trenton "Sli,cts" Wright
will go to the pivotal post instead Of
Klotz and the guards will be Cross and
Kinny.
Manager Myers has received request
from Johnnie Brckman that he he
allowed to eturn, and Bcckic promises
to he on hand every Saturday night.
Myers SAYS lc is satisfied witholt him.
The recent break between manager AMI
player came when Berkic decided tlat
things in the vicinity Of New Haven
were more inviting on Saturday nights
where h. played with Ernie Ricrh.
1t is also said now that the New
Haven proposition has fallen fiat. tha
Rich will also appear in the Reading
line up from now on both At home an /
away. and if such is the case the
chances of the Bears playing n part in
the second half pcnurnt arc grCat,y
enhanced, as Ricch was the life Of the
club.
DObson Out Of Running