Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-12
COATESV|LLE FIVE
TO FINISH SEASON
Patriotic Fans Come to Rescue
Of Eastern League Bas-
ketball Team
JEWELS DROP ANOTHER
BY WILLIAM s. DALLAS

TOATESN1LLE will finish the season
- in the Eastern Basketball League.
This appeared certain after visit to
the Lincoln Highway town last night
to see the Jasper Coatesville game.
Fifty patriotic citizens have come
forward and increased the price of their
weekly eighty FIVE cent seats to IS
each, all of which makes It foregone
conclusion that the circuit will start
and finish the same (perhaps).
The Jasper Jewels were the attrac-
tion and continued to hit the skids by
dropping another game, this time by
the score of IS to 30. Several of the
uptown outfit were to be given the
''nir" after the contest if they failed
to come through, but as yet no reports
Of n housccleaning have been received.
Only one substitute was with the
team last evening in the person Of
"Inkie" Regan, Mcssrs. Fiddle Traut-
vein and James Brown being conspic-
uous by their absence.
Offered the Triumvirate
According to reports mt the game,
Manager Rogers offered Coatesville his
three stars. Rconda. Friedman and
Scdran. last week for nothing. but the
Coates are apparently satisfied with
the present lineup. They did take
Jack Lawrence. and he supplanted Bob
Griebe and made his debut last night.
Griebc has been released.
Dick Leary. former Nanticokc center,
was at the pivot position for the Jewels
nd fn- bn Ergt ,pinutns la
made a walkawuy of the game. The
score was - to 1, but gradually Coates
vile crawled up and ended the half,
1G to II.
In the second period the home team
continued to locate the net with nc-
curacy and, led by Elmer Ripley. who
made fourteen points. went ahead and
won out. IS to 80. The winners out
scored the losers from the field IL to 8.
ltick Leary, who jumped center last
nirht, will not be with the Jewels on
Thursday. as he has a game with his
own team up the State.
Moskowitz HumbIes Keystone
Mosllowitz & Herbach tumbled Key
stone Telephone from first place in the
Philadelphia Manufacturers League by
downing their opponents - to -. BY
the same score SOlOIllul 1't NItuih uc-
fcatcd Metal Edge in the other tilt.
Moskowitz held n 1919 lead at the
end of the first half and five minutes
after play started Captain Walter
Heating had deep cash cut over his
right eye when he came in contact with
Joe Hydc's hip. He finished the
period and started the second half. but
was forced to retire and four stitches
were necessary TO clnse the cash.
When Heating left the cage Mosko-
witz had no other player. Manager
MoStcller. Of Colonial Ice Cream kindly
offered PasQuerello, even though his
team was trailing Metal Edge lilo
keystone allowed Pasqucrello to play
when they could have won by forfeit
and all hands showed true sportsman
ship spirit.
Moskowitz secured big lead and
had the figures ut - to 10, but Key
stone rallied and was rapidly overhaul
ing their opponents when the bell rang,
The winners outScorcd the losers from
the field 10 to 6.
Another for Colonial
Trailing at half time 11-1O Colonial
Ice Cream won over Metal Edge in O
second half rally % to 90. The game
was close toward lne IHiSl anu oH'
! of the fair Sex shouted to the Colonials
to "stop freezing it," when they were
killing time.
After Colonial had lead of II to -
Metal Edge threatened when Baird ant
Mitchell scored field tosses. Then Johr
! Moriurity, giant center. was shifted t
guard. and that proved the undoing o
the losers, for Buck lIcnrattv imme
liatcly got loose and scored field goal
Two baskets by Still and one by Lo
Schuiedcrman featured near the finish
The playing Of ScAnoderman. Hen
ratty and Still featured for Colonial
while Mitchell, Charlton and Baird di'
| well for Metal Edge