Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-27
TO CUT SALARIES
OF CAGE PLAYERS
Veteran Basketball Stars Said
to Be in Accord With Move
Of Eastern Managers
INDUSTRIAL TEAMS PLAY
by BILL DALLAS

MIllEN the second half of the Eastern
" Basketball League is inaugurated
IN several weeks there vii in all proba
tility be n revision of players salaries.
According to the dop" going the
rounds. the players. that is. those who
take, sensible view Of the subject, are
heartily in accord with the move of
IN" magnatos. and the moguls will re-
celve cooperation in the movement.
Many of the railroad travellers who
wer" in the Eastern League at the
start of the season are now elsewhere.
Besides big salI ries received, they paid
littl" attention to the games in this
vicinity and were chiefly concerned in
railroad time tables or som. Sunday
gam" IN tn" vicinity of New York.
The departed players nave real has.
k"thall ability. There is no question
about that, but it is doubtful if they
put ms much into the game as the
players now performing and received
,alarl"S that would rut any club ont
"I IN" running, finanriallv speaking. III
short order.
Will Save Game
,, Inc payroll Of every club in th,,
Eastern basketball L"aguo is ton.
heavy Their" j. not on" single mag.
ha'" abb" I" afford the salaries tho
players have been signed for. If tho
men ,ih'er contract willingly accept n
c"t ther" Is no doubt about tho second
half of tn" Eastern League race,
While ther" is II" likelihood of ony
other radical legislation being enactcd
inns Tchr. II il said on good rurhority y
mat the men in I'll" Eastern Lcnpur
WI" nav" been in the game for many
years have d"iiniiely agreed on three
and two rnl" next year. The other,
VINO have only recently become id.n.
iin"d WIN the sport have Slgnjii"d their
intention 7" profit by the experience nr
the veteran mogulS. and noA, ,onsnn
WI 80" movement 10 dcvnlup Ilny.rv
with view T." having real home ruI.ut
represent ~" various teams in th.
league. lii" jhr"" and two ruI, u,,,s
once tried in this section. and !, :,
method 70 g"l back to rral ba.k.tl,T
and real salaries. where tho gam, ,'.,n
NurviN" both 10 the credit Of PLAYER onJ
manager.
Manufacturers Games
Followers Of the Philadelphio NJor.,.
fartur"rS' Ba>kctbnll League Will ~,
ness -FOUR games and eight teams nl.'y.
:ng ton shr at lonah lInn. oTo7 w.,
Columbia nI"nu". The first two gau,r,
VIII : how our Sirl>' teams in ort,"n
and III" other half Of the bin viii t.,
between IA" male element in thn ,ir,
"ui'.
nmly one "r II" girl leaders vii. T..
found among rh,. four female uujn,o,,
Betty S"lrnh"i and her Car S,r,.i -,
team will "pp"S" Lchigh Valley, mr,
this should be an easy win for tLo I'ar
/ Service girls. Betty has II real hon.
rSt-io good ness lineup and the tin il
out that they will boat the Daughter.
Of Col lumbus if they meet this wear for
IN" city title. The game sure ShouId
be hummer. In III" other contest
two second division iivcs. keystone
Telephone and Steel IIcdllr. minCle,
The girls ont Of the spotlIgIt thc
men teams will take the floor. Koy.
st"n" Telephone, which is almost cor
tam to win first half honOrs. mert.
steel l"ddlc. Th" keystone boys Lovr
on" other game in this half aside from
t"nightS contest. We have Eddi,
Ga llngher's word that both viii be- win,
and I'd is pretty reliable ut hanJino
out tn" dope. Besides he il inyarinhiss e
al ways th"r" with III" punch in rh,
pinch. "'
IN the second game IN thc men : sec
ti"n DvcrbroOk CARPET clashes win
PaSSon, G"ttlieb X Black. end H.,
sporting goods boys expect to win nm,
keep in the running for ~crpnd- plar,
honors in the first half.