Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-30
CAMDEN CO. CAGE
TEAMS ARE FAST
coIIingswood Five Is Leading
League Without Suffering
Defeat
HOLY NAME IS SECOND
LEAGUE STANDING

Few basketball leagues in this locality
boast of n greater array Of future
greats than the Camden County
League. which plays the preliminary
games to the Eastern League contests
in Camden.
Sam I.ennox and Joe Hyde. who
played with Camden three years ago,
are members of the Greater Ceilings
wood team. which is leading the league
undefeatcd. Rollo Longstreet. former
many Of the best teams in Philadcl:
phia. IS jumping center. ''Hughie'
Lcnnox. who subbed for Camden last
season. and Charley Verdeur. one Of
Camden Highs brightest cage stars.
complete the Collingswood regular line.
up. "Mush" Higgins. who was signed
by Coatcsville last week. also was a
member of the Collingswood team at
that time.
Harold Costello. who played several
games with Camden last year before
lie went to the New England League.
is n member Of the Holy Name team.
which is bringing fast bunch OK
youngsters into the limelight. Mcguire,
made a favorable impression with the
big league fans IN the two games
played to date. and which have re-
suited in fifty fifty break.
"Col" Engel and "Art' Davies, who
nIayed with Jimmy Cofey's old st: Col.
umba team. are teamed up with the
.lunnita Club, which also boasts of
Frank llamblcton and lin Dooley. who
played with Davies and Engle on the
East End team which met virtually
all the best teams in Philadelphia last
season. Roger Brown, who was picked
~ the best center man in the Allan.
tie Division League last season by Roy
Steele. Camden's leader, is Mt the tap.
off position for ,Juanita. The latter ID
tie with Holy Name for second place
in the league, standing with one win
and one lose in two starts.
Wilbur Mutzer, picked as the best
guard in the County League last sea >
son, and who is being given the 'once
over" by Manager Bill Kennedy. Is
the star of the Wyoming Red Men,
which has been defeated in both starts.
However, Manager Winstanley does
not propose to stay in the cellar, as he
has signed Edd" Allen and Russell
letter to bolster up the weak spots. In
addition he has signed George Webster,
W..tmnnt's lanky center, which will
enable MN III SiIIlt i'hii " HN''sht VI
to forward. This combination will make
them all step lively from now on.
Wyoming will meet Holy Name In
tho preliminary to the Camden -Phila
drlphia game tonight, and the Indians
uro confident Of turning in their first
triumph.
The league season las been divided
into halves, with each club playing tho
al hpr vice in pnCh han.
Colliuyswood, with its crack line up
arp.ars 10 be the invorite for the first
haif flag, but the other clubs are not
admitting any superiority on the part VI
tho suburban five, however.
The schedule for the balance Of tn,
season follows:
Hovrrnbar 30 Wyoming vs. Holy Name.
December 40. Col l!insswood ~. Wy
Deecmbcr 2O--Ilo!y Name W ., Ceilings
Jper.mher o5--Jusn sn!ta vs wyoming
January 1--Juauita ~, q. collingswood
| Holy Name ys Wyoming.
SECOND HALF
January Io--W,omtns We. q. Ceilings
wan January l7-IIoly Name vs. Juanita
January 2i--Iioiy Name w. q. Coliinss
Wan yanuary sl--Wyomins vs. Jyan!!a.
! February l3--G. C0llinGswood W. Juan
Ar.bruary 2I--Ci. CulinEswood W. wyom
| Inn; Holy Name - Juanita.
February 2s--Hoy Name w. q. Ceilings
wood, ,y.,
March i4--Juanita vs., q. Collinsswood
Holy Name vs., Wyoming.