Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-13
Now Have Won
Seven Straight From
Best Teams In State

The Perth Amboy Five basketball
team by superb playing over the
weekend annexed a double-header
at the expense of the strong Nat
ional Turner quintet of Newark,
making it's record read seven
straight victories and no defeats and
incidently putting the local outfit in
the foremost ranks OF semi-profes-
sional basketball in the state of New
Jersey. The first game of the two
was played in this city Saturday
night on the New Auditorium Court
and the Perth Amboy favorites in an
interesting forty minute exhibition
downed the Newark basketeers by a
score of "a to IT. Last night on the
Turner's Bruce Street Court in New
ark, the locals again turned up a
victory against the National Turner
courtsters by a 81 to 20 score.
Saturday Nights Game
Before the largest audience that
has yet packed the New Auditorium
Court the Perth Amboy Five on
Saturday night annexed it's sixth
straight victory by defeating the Ma
tional Turner team of Newark in a
game that was CALAMITY contested
by both outfits.
The Amboys, by sci%ntillat1ng team
work, took the lead at the outset of
the game and for the first twelve
minutes it looked like a run away
for the local favorites. During these
twelve minutes the local courtsters
had possession of the ball contiuu-
ously and managed to register nine
points before the Newark lads had
accounted for a single pointer. Davis
easily ~out-tapped Lew Schelling, the
National pivot man, and once che TO-
Gals got possession of the ball they
didn't stop until a goal had been
scored.
With the score standing 9 to 0 the
Turner's then flashed a surprise by
scoring ten points in a short period
of time and taking the lead rom
the Amboy lads. Before the whistle
ending the first half was sounded
two more points regaining the lead
which stood II to 10 at the end of
the first stanza.
In the second chapter Charley
Sher replaced Rufie Allen at guard
and with Hank Thomas, Blackie
Regain ard Pete Hanson scoring
from the field at opportune mo-
ments, the locals led by seven points
at the finish of the game. TIE AM
boy five pied up their lead in the
last minutes of play and during the
major part OF the second session led
by two, three DR. four poinrs
The team work of the Auditorium
warriors az usual was the outstaEd-
ing feature of the game. Davis at
the pivot for the locals. was ST.
preme ard by out-jumpins his OPP
pouent gave Amboy the bail during
the greater Fart of the game.
Thomas and Regain. although
guarded by a brace of -he best
guards in the state, scored baskets
that helrei bring this much coveted
victory to this city. Pete Hanson
besides playing a great guarding
game, accounted for two field goals
and three fouls u of the same
number CT attempts, Rphe Allen
and Charlie Sher both PLAYED great
games at their respective positions.
Schwab, who is a member Of the
Turner's was playing with Reading
and therefore missing from the Am
boy game
1euschler, of the Turner's, was the
individual scoring star of the wish
tors, he accounting for four field
goals. The Newark outfit was espe-
cially weak in their foul shooting.
missing ten out of fifteen attempts,
S~chwankert and Eddie Schelling
were the pivot of all the Nationals
team work and kept the fans in
suspense by their brilliant floor
work.
Chick" Farley of Newark off,
ciated in a capable manner. Farley
called fifteen fouls on the locals and
twenty On the Turner's.
The sixth straight victory