Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-15
|AMDEN HAS NO
IDEA Of QUITTING
..ns Fail to Support Winning
Team, but Reports OF Blow
Up Are All Bunk
JEWELS LOSE TOUGH ONE
py WILLIAM $. DALLAS

Ky NllIIh" ~ ".hsbAsiS
1rpOETS that Camden will quit
H tbc Eastern BASKETBALL League are
n bnuk, Dr'. Helm and Sheriff Cor
owners of the Skcctcrs. have no
.cb intentions. Tho rumors said that
-. cub may 10 transferred TO Musical
rnrd Hall and play in this city"
rbo othcr side nf the story that the
,.mis, fans have failed to support
,s.;r a team is absolutely true. The at
.lssoncc tho last two weeks ut the
r,n,tesy;lle and Reading games has sure
6,en dishcart"nins.
''1t ~ Ia nrctty tough TO have team
s,stinp for the pcnnant and yet find
,s.t ,t tho end Of each Of the last two
,mes you have {" dig down int"
tour Jean. for Sl00 or total OF $500
IN two nights.
Such il tho Camden situation. and II
/, not n square deal for two such men
:, the doctor and Sheriff. who have
iven their patrons th" best they have.
Whom this situation holds in basketball
,ith winning team ihr fan can draw
fair picture Of what it means when
10 club is bugsIng tho second division.
Tho next two games with Trenton
md the Ccltics will sec capacity houses.
rhs fans imagine the owners become
nll,onaires when o good crowd is on
and, bu, II they only knew tho real
,tendancc figures and not those gen -
.rsly banded out they would receive
smother rude surprise.
no. Camden will not quit the Eastern
league or even DC transferred. but tho
Jersey fans arc not giving the team
,r owners II square deal.
Brown Throws Away % Game
Harry Riconda, guard Of tho Jasper
ca,n. was injured last night few min .
l,ss before the end of the game with
\tantic City. Jimmy lirown was
ipcteI 70 take his place and Jane,
lust tossed a perfectly won victory for
Jasper away.
Johnny Bcckman scored field gonl
N him minute after lc was in action
nv this was Il long shot that no ono
,1ud stop. James. few seconds later.
onmittrd the breach of etiquette that
ost his tcam a victory and s"nt the
ans home downheartHd.
lie was foucd by Vcckman. lie
approached tho foul line in careless.
iali hearted sort of fashion and Just
'osscd tho ball At the not any old way.
rhc shot was true and tho goal counted
,lt was thrown out hy Referee Fer
.uson, who said thar Brown was half
way over tho mark 10 the basket. /,
as been long while in the Eastern
League that foul has been tossed out
ly an official for any reason. but this
me cost Jasper a victory. as it allowed
ltlanji" city to ii" tho score and then
vim out in an extra period.
levels Take Lead
JASPER assumed tho lead right n, tho
'art when Marty Friedman scored tw"
IN: goais. Leonard 'hon g., III" Cclts'
mis- rv".poin,rr "f tho first half. Ihc
."or" was clos" all durin. the pcr;od
nd tici 1T 10, hut Jasper rallied and
lni.h'G ahead. Ii 10 Is. ScdrHn and
Itcgan also getting two. pointers in the
lalr.
\ field goal and two pointer 10y New =
nan savr tho Jewels n good load at the
tart Of tho second half aud they were
head n II i" wl"u johnny RcckmaIl
asrl roupI" of shots. followed by ono
rom Holman and the score was "2-"O
Inv UgNFrS moved NJ ON louis ann
Jasper was still ahead, 23-.l, when
N"ondn was forced 10 retire.
1h" tol'S scored II one pointer and
ben iio"kmHr got loose and dropped
N n long ON" which PVT his team ahcnd
1t @4.22';. Newman tied the score uu 4
foul, on" by Friedman CAV" Jaspcr +
nont load and then Brown mad" hiN
was thrown ont by Referee "Nl;hg"'
'crg,lSnn and two seconds later Beck
man tied III" score with foul. whe,
Jasper should have won.
An extra period was in order, anC
the Atlantic City boys scored field goal>
w Leonard and Beckman. while Beck
man and Friedman registered ole
POINTERS. Tile gnmn was hard p!ayrd
>c1ran and Holman battling all nigh
md all III" oth"rs had hard individua
battles