Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-09
PLAYERS QUESTION
BIG CAGE ISSUE
George Haggerty Won't Give
Eastern League Preference,
According to Reports
BEARS SCARE SKEETERS
BY WILLIAM s. DALLAS

THE best season in basketball for
L many years has suddenly taken a
turn. hoped to be only temporarily.
and just now it looms up as If William
J. SchefIer. president Of the Eastern
League, is going to have one strenuous
campaign.
For many ycars he has been on the
alert for players violating rules BY not
playing when their team was scheduled
and who were away off in the Carpet
League" or some other soft place with
another team because they received a
quarter more.
Conditions are getting worse rather
than better. George r"HOrse"D Haggcr.
ty played with the Reading Bears last
night and his injection into the lineup
made the Camden Skeeters move fast
for forty minutes to gain the decision.
In fact. it was fifteen minutes before
Dave Kerr was able to dent the net
with a two.pointer. Then they man
aged to secure two more before the
period concluded. and did no better in
the final frame. being held to six field
tosscs. This same Camden bunch jour.
neyed to Reading last Saturday and
without the giant George in the game
registered eight double dcckers right
on Readings own floor.
Here for Two Games
From reliable information it hns been
learned that lIAgSerty will play but
two games and then return to the Gel.
tics. This will oil have to come out
later. rs he will play Mt Reading on
Saturday. II he misses the game at
Trenton on November II or at home on
the 18th, then 1t will be seen that he
has given the Metropolitan the prefer
encc and Is only using the Eastern
League for n toy.
The ease Of Haggerty is cited before
he gives preference 70 the Celtics IN
order that the Eastern League man.
ayers may take some action in case
the reports are carried out.
II such thing can be done the tough.
est year ever in the history Of basket.
ball looms in the otfing for moguls and
president, rs there would be nothing TO
stop team in the running from signing
Beckman, Holman or any other mem.
bers Of the Celtic crew and playing
them for a game.
Skeetcrs Win Out
George Morris made his first appear.
ance here a. Il manager, and his team
looked good, especially on the defense.
Morris and Swenson played together
| way back in 1902 in Mckecsport,
and they provided stellar backiic!d.
Skcets Wright managed to sneak IN q
goal on Morris, and Jimmy Campbell
WAS held TO lone basket by Swenson.
Goals were scare nt any time, the
first half ending l2 to 10 in favor OF
Camden. Every Camden player scored
once, but Dave Kerr managed to drol
in a pair of baskets. Swenson and
Hilbert registered two-po!ntcrs for the
Bears, while Armpriester Gagged q pair.
Despite the closeness OF the score
24.1G--and the stiff defense OF the rivn)
Raetzel only called thirty three foul
Roy Steele, Camden captain. was on the
side lines with weak foot. In tho
frst half George Morris had his nose
cut open against the cage. and Soup
Campbell later had his eye gashed oper
on the same wire.
Tonight's Game
The Jasper Jewels meet Atlantic CT,
tonight and have a good chance to breal
into the win column. Barney sedraI
with Joe Brennan and Harry Rtconda
Marty Friedman Ia under the doctor
care suffering with an injured .eg sus
tained on Sunday night.
The team viii line up with sedrai
and Trautwein, forwards; !tegan, cen
ter; Brennan and Riconda, guards
Manager Rogers is looking over severa
former Eastern League players, amoni
whom Is said to be Ray Gross. III
could do a whole lot worss than hg'
Cross.
The latter has been In the game TO
about ten years and when he was witt
Greystock played four seasons and los
only three starts In 100 contests, play
ing the whole forty games IN two cam
paigns, missing one In one and two II