Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-24
PILLS ARE SURPRISE
IN EASTERN LEAGUE
Their 21-I5 Victory OUer
Trenton Ciues Them the
Best of the Series With
the PotterS

A local team divided the weeks
honors in the Eastern Basketball
Lenguc with tho Camden champions.
The club was the Phillics, managed by
Bill Myers. and-which threaten to cause
no little trouble for the other teams III
the league before the second half winner
Is decided. AS it is, the Phils have now
the best of the series Of games with
Trenton by to 3. and it is only neces
sary TO take one Of tho remaining three
to be played to end the season IN an
even break with the team that enue"
the first half in tie.
While the SkcetGrs did better on the
weeks games. speaking from per
ccntagc standpoint, nevertheless, the
exhibition Of the Musical Funders war
rants them receiving just as much g'o,S
as the Skcctcrs. And, speaking OIL he ,he
latter. they appear to be headed lor .Le
second half honOrs with little oppo9i
ton. .. ,r,., and
Reading nlnycd game after game VIII
the same line-up But already Do'h -Tho r.
continually making switches. ~,
short, snappy passing OF the seaiin ="
orcstion is disrcgarded. showing con
clusivCly that things are i. nov runmk' week .
smooth. Judging from last "eeH "
work. the Skcetcrs are not going 10 ne
burdcncd with any exceptional 0ppoSi,
tion. although one can never tell FROM
week to week what is likely to happen
Potters Go Down
roodlv crowd of Trenton citizens
Travelled TO Musical Fund Hall several
weeks ago and were back on Saturuay
evening to ascertain If the Vlclo'S
scored by Bill Myers proteGeS was "
fluic. After a short visit theS
turned to the Jersey cnnltai thorousnn!
convinced that the Philiics nave w., ,Nu..
formidable crew and one that mas peen
easily able to cause havoc WIZ" 'A'''
favOritcs. ,-.. Trort6r
Tho pills we're first to defeat trenton
nm their home floor and then WhGlI
thcv had the first half pCnnant IN t@helr @
grasp handed them sever" iaino"s.i;tsS '.;.s
Tint sent them into deadlock with
the Bears. ,,, ,.oI.
IorrI +bc pottcrs bv the score OF - u
* AND in doing so held the visitors
to three lone field tosseS. two OF whicL1
wont TO Bernie Dunn, wh" accouhteu
for nine of his clubs fifteen 'polulni y
Tommy Barlow. who last season ieJ
thc circuit in scoring. was aISo hui,iIu Ii;II,
his first shutout of the season py pt.,s
Miller. Manager Myers looks ior M ~
other victory tonight at CoalesVlile'
where his team plays.
Germantown in Running
The other local Eastern League
ortr,, must also I've considered very
much in the running. Daye lennls ma ma
ono sweet club signed, but at timc'
tLe nloyerS do not appear 10 pe SNln'
,Lo;r host efforts, or to be moro chart
tohIp il might he said that they. arr
unable TO do so on account OF nc
much travelling. p...,o...
4 striking example is Frank Bruggy,
Twice recently he has been IN the "
lineup aud on each occasion ne nv
played decidedly amatcurish. LAST W eu
| nrS,Iay Mt Camden was another I"
thcsn coscs. ON Monday he had playe'
md on Tuesday was also busy: h'
| travelled on sleeper from W ilk"N
H9rre 70 New York and then back IRON
| New York that same afternoon:
This may be all right for Som'
Youngsters like Jimmy Campbell WHOM
| inc travelling does not seem I" anec'
hut Veterans like Frank Bruggy can
not play every night and give their b'S
services Germantown would do wei
| to Dlav Glasgow, especially as the!
need some one to go in and get th'
| hail and MS there is always one Suart
"rIucd'' to Nat Holman. and a tas
forward is necessity il the G lntent
| to stay mp front.
Hill Zalln Stars
Hill Zahn. brother Of the Dartmouth
coach, and formerly Of the old NlncomI
| five. is staging a wonderful comebaci
With Buttrrworth in the Manufacturers
League. Hill is leading the scorers II
| that circuit in the second half records
md in thr first three games has amasset
n total Of 80 points. lie has made on'
| Jozcu field goals and the same number
! ~ fouIs out Of twenty two attempts.
Iowry. the yOungstcr who Is starrint
for Gcnrral Electric. is second on th'
list. five points in the rear OF Aahn
| Iawry tops the toSsers from IN" nel'
With thirteen. but his foul -Shooting'ha'
beHu wocfuly weak, getting only hv'
out Of twenty four chances. san
NIoorchead is right in line with twenty
nina noints on eleven field goals an'
seven fouls. ...... :.
baldwin has the king free toSScr IL
! GALLAGHER, their speedy guard, VINO ma
mode good on fifteen out oil twenty
mno tri~s from the l5.foot mark. 'llal
h", sror,L twenty seven points, th'
same number as Pctey hllna'rlck;
Dobson. whose ten field baskets has KEEP
n.lr