Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-06
Score Double Eictory at
Expense of Reading and
Trenton Clubs - Chris.
tid,, Is Star
CAMDEN IS SECOND

THE New York Celtics have at last
L secured sole possession Of first place
In the Eastern Basketball League. The
Gothamites boosted their record to six
in a row yesterday when they won
both ends of n double header. defeating
Reading 32 to q, and turning around
and trouncing Trenton q TO 10, The
games were played at Madison Square
Garden and drew the largest CROWDS
of the season.
The defeat Of the Potters incidentally.
showed Camden a peg higher IN the
standings, and the Skeeters are now
resting comfortably in second place.
Manager Kennedy is Of the opinion that
the race for second half honors will
be one Of the hardest fought in East-
ern League annals, and the three hrst,
division clubs will be in the battle till
the finish.
The Celts have three games this week
and one Is at Trenton. The North
Jerseymen are hard lot to conquer
on the Arena court and already have
defeated the Celts there. If the New
Workers. are given a setback It VII,
bunch the three clubs even closer ana
then the New Workers are soon due 10
appear in Camden.
Players Are Shifted
Manager Furey made many changes
| in his lineup in the game with the
Bears, who demonstrated that they @ are
TO be considered in the running. Inc
Celts defeated them at Reading on Sat
| urday only on their ability to toss the
one pointers, and the yearlings put up
game fight yesterday. Curly Chfis-
tian was q star with four baskets, whlle
Gil Schwab contributed ive..
| A. khn
best and the defense held the jersey
men to single field goal. scored by
Bernie Dunn. 1t was their ability to
cage the free tosses that kept Trenton
in the running. The defeat dropped
Trenton from second place.
The Skeeters came through with an
other clean slate for the week. defeating
Reading on Wednesday and Wilkes.
Barre on Saturday, and with Grimstead
on hand to use in case of emergency
It looks as IL the South Jerseymen will
be the team to battle it out with the
Celts for second half honors.
Coates Drop Players
Camden travels to COatesville this
evening, and also plays the Coates across
the river on Wednesday. There will be
several changes in the lineup of Jawn
Behney's team when it takes the floor
tonight. There have been rumors for
some time that the veteran Harry Hugh
was to be let out, and it has come a,
last.
Coatesvillc tried to secure 'Skeets'
Wright as playing manager when the
Phils quit the league. but 'Skeets' said
no. 1t was also said that the Com
pcnse with the services of Behney, ant
now that they have adopted a retrench
ment policy that may be the next move
Anyhow. Hough has been let loose
and with him goes Tommy Dunlcavy
sam Charles. an all scholastic guard, OF
Downingtown, will get n chance tC
emulate the work of Christian and Arm
pricstcr. of Reading. The team will
line up against Camden with Glasgow
and Stecn forwcrds; Dicghan, center.
and Griebe and Ripley guards. Griebc
has been named playing mana =
ger. The release Of Hough and Dun
Trenton tp grab Dunleavy Immediately
as the Pottcrs can use good man for
emergency.
Broadway Tops American
Broadway Cycle has clean slate In
the second half of the American League
race. having eliminated Alpha from the
tie for first place. The West Philadel- :
phians and Passon. Gottlieb & Black
are even for the berth of runner up
and still expect to tie their rivals for
first place. Broadway still has games
with Twentieth Century and American
independents.
The feature OF the week was the
play off contest between the y. G's.
and Twentieth Century. the clubs that
tied for the first half honors. The
\. G's. had little trouble winning and
will be one in tho play off series.
They have fast club. with five more