Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
First Place in Basketball
Circuit at Stake When
Germantown and Cam
den Clash
THE Eastern Basketball League may

THE Eastern Basketball League may
l. have new leader tonight German
town and Camden clash at the Third
Regiment Armory. Haddon avenue and
MickIe street. Camden, and if the locals
are victorious. they will supplant III"
Skepters az leaders in the big cage
circuit. If the Germs finish on the long
era they will De considered fHvnritcs for
the second half pennaDt. They vii.
have played their hardest road sched
ule, having finished with Camden and
Trenton away and having to go but
once more TO Reading.
On the last visit of Germantown T."
Camden. the Skceters played brand
of ball that was invincible. They had
| previously given several exhibitions OF
| the cage sport that laid basis for the
| pl rdiCtion IhAi the champions hAd sh0'
! their bot. rhc Germs had a star line
M. but the .IrrSeymen won with ease.
! What difference the absence Of Soup
! Campbell will make cannot be ascer-
! taincd until after the game is played.
! Campbell has been suspended and last
night played al Easthampton. Mass,
| Tomorrow evening he performs At Nan
tiroke and altogether is seeing much OF
/ the cOuntryS scenery. Lou Sugarmau
! !" filing the place Of soup. II WI
br his first appearance iu a Skecter uni
form against the Germs. The same line
up thar opposed the Phils last evening
will in all probability start, although
Art" Powers has been signed and he
may get into The initial lineup,
PhilS 60 Under
The phiIlies lost another decision a;
Germantown last evening in Auditor
ium Hall, score SO l6. The victory,
while apparently one sided, was hard
fought and featured by the general al
round play of the entire home team.
Every man cn the B"nniS payroll that
| started scored two or NOR" neil goa :,
"Stretrh" Meehan coming through with
three ana Nat Holman scoring tv".
Play was punctuated with roughness
especially in the early stages, when
field goals were at premium ana few
registered The totals at the end OF
twelve minutes stood "a. the only
bnsket being registered by Captain HOl-
man man on a pass from Ripley, Toward
the end Of the half, the home talent
began dropping them in and five more
shots were added. two BY Holman and
Ilpugh and one by Meehan.
In the initial period the Musica
tundrrs we're held TO six fouls. tive
each BY MrCarter and Wright and one
apiece by Miller and Passon. Tommy
Dunlruvy was missing, owing 10 prev
ous engagement at Wilkes Barre ant
Willie McCarter. of West Chester, wnI
pressed into service. He kept Glasgow
from counting until the middle Of thu
second half when the Germantown
youngstcr came through with two ant
then he was Immediately yanked il
favor Nf FrGnckle.
Little Scoring at Start
There was little scoring a the start
. Germantown had the shots, but At IN
: end of fifteen minutes the score wa
., 1913, the only baskets being by Nee
I han and Holman. Then the Germ
, found their eyes. Hough Gagged clevc
basket on follow up play, which re
4 minded one Of his former days when Il
e was looked upon ns speed demon. HoI
] man Gagged n long try and tlough toI
. lowed suit, and Nat wound UP IN
q period with his third shot of the half.
= Andy McMahOn inaugurated the ilua
: half with beauty basket. Nat, Nee
han and Ripley and then Willie Nc
Carter scored, making the totals % :
o The Germs continued TO drop them !
, from all sides and tn" best of the man
n shots made were two BY Glasgow. Th
i f"atur" goal Of the game was the ma
on" made by "Skc"ts' Wright,
n All told the Germs made tourl""
= baskets to three for the Phils. '' hi"k\
y Passon did not score from the field an
= was away of in foul shooting. get1in
3 but two shots in eight tries.