Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-29
READING Cannot
CLAIM CAGE STARS
Bears Have No Strings on Hag-
gerty and Holman, Says
Scheffer
CALLS MEETING FOR SUNDAY

The Reading Club. Of tho Eastern
basketball League. hns no claim to
Players George ITaggcrty and Nat llol.
man. according to William !. Schcffer.
president Of the Eastern Basketball
Icnguc.
lie makcs this statement IN answer
10 upstate reports that th" Bears VIII
protest tho use Of thcs" mon and will
refuse To play against thcm until tho
matter is adjusted.
Schefrer thinks he will have little
trouble in convincing tho inngnn'cs th"t
Reading has II" claim on these men. aud
has called special meeting for that
purpose on Sunday nftcrnoof. u"
wants Reoding to fool that he is giving
them a fair deal in tho II nttcr.
In discussing til" situation. h" said:
"Rcading did sign George liagg"rty ara
plnycd him snvrral games. but on No.
vcmbcr 1G they ynv" him his un""ndl-
tionnl release. Unconditional, rs far rs
! always understood. means that th"
club has no further claim on him.
"As regards pcrSonal agreements he
tween players and managers. ! have
nothing TO say. but ] have given Read
ing Il chance 10 present their side. Nat
Holman never played for the mp.
Staters. They traded him for 11agserty
and Malone. .,c..,
the managers that Ccl,icS were all free
agents and could bc signed either. in
divilunlly or as u whole. ! now hnv"
their signed contracts to play for At
lnntic CITY,
. Schcftpr also said that Atlantic City
woul,! play ut home on Friday against
Camden. and that Trenton would bc
without n home contest this week. The
Cclts and Iottors will likely meet the
following Tuesday at Trenton.
Coates May Come Here
Another important subject that will
br discussed at the Sunday gathering
will be the Coatesvllc situation. The
Lincoln Highway aggregation is con
sidering moving to this city and play
ing under the name of Dc Neri. at Mu-
steal Fund Hall. on Saturday nights.
This is n matter that will have to e
receive the league sanction before thu
oatesvillc management can carry on
their intentions. Two clubs shoult
easily be- able to flourish in this city
but the Jasper may object. The othel
teams also have n say in the matter.
, The season in Coatesville has not bee,
much Of success, although the team
has only lost one home engagement
The management asked for Il certnil
number to patrolize the gaines in orde
to retain the franchise. but about hal
the number have turned ont each week
Jasper Stars Here
Michael Rogers, manager of the Jas
pcr Jewels. Is not worried over his tri
Of stars. Sedran. Friedman and ri
condn. The latter is the third basemal
of the Hartford Eastern League base
ball champions just purchased by Con
mic Mack.
They will be here for the game TO
! morrow afternoon at the Rose Garden
Kcnsington avenue and Ontario street
and with all their regulars on han
, , tho Jewels should win.
In the preliminary game the EaS
Philips will play the Triple "a girls
.Jasper is scheduled to clash with Cam
!. den mt the Third Regiment Armory
+ Camden. in the evening.
Manager Rogers wants the fans (
know that the gam" last Saturday wit
q Reading was played after the up
. Stn,ors refused to consent to post
!, ponement. They had been notified tina
friedman, Scdran and Riconda woul
not be- on hand and insisted that
rntrhcd- up team play the game or IN
! match be forfeited. rs they could no
:, get the Arm"ry for December =. whc
4 tho game was suggested I" be played