Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
CAMDEN IN FIGHT
FOR EASTERN TITLE.
Considerable Depends on Action
Of Basketball Moguls at
Thursdays Meeting
TO PLAY BAR0NS TONIGHT

THE first half pcnnant race Of the
l. Eastern Basketball League IS far
from being settled. Camden won at
Scranton last evening and. from all
in the running for the initial honors.
The SkcetCrs only managed to nose
out the Miners by a single point. 34.33.
The game was n free scoring affair
with every player on Camden making
three tosSes except Kerr. who Gagged
two. The SkectcrS dropped in four
teen goals against fifteen for the losers.
Ripley led the Miners with five baS-
kcts. Harvey had four. Grimstcad
three, Gruggy two and Hoffman one.
Only nineteen fouls were called by Ref
cree Brcnan. Il record for the season.
! Camden made six out of nine trts and
Scranton three out Of ten. 1t was
! superior foul shooting that won for
! Camden.
! But considerable depends on the
action of the mogulS when they meet
| tomorrow cvt~ing to discuss the iiaScO
growing out of the Trenton Celtic game
of last Sunday. If the Trenton players
are ruled ineligible and tho game with
! toatcsvtllc on Monday awarded to that
team. 1t means that n victory over
/ Wilkes Barre this evening will put
Camden just game behind the Pot
/ tcrS.
The North JCrScymCn will have won
. twenty two games and lost four. while
camden will haV" n record of twenty
! one games won and five lost. There
( is considerable regarding that game
last Sunday and all the hullabaloo at
| tending the same that has not been
explained. annd both Owners CorSon
and Helm, of Camden, and William
Myers. Of Philadelphia. have changed
their place of residence and will regis
ter from Missouri at THURSDAYS gather
ing-in other words. they want to be
shown.
Why the Switch?
According 70 these owners. Wilkes
Barre was scheduled at New York last
Sunday How Trenton got there is TO
be explained. Camden does not want
any pennant on tiukc. They
desire to win games in the cage. and
will battle Wilkes Barre rs hard this
evening as if the championship was
depending upon it.
But the local cage owners are going
into the meeting TO see that some one
is punished for the latest basketball
barney that has made the Eastern
League the laughing stock of the pub
lie, with the men suspended for on"
month today and playing tomorrow.
The Skeeters admit they would like to
win the first half pcnnant. WIN,
could be faircr? They even go so far
as to say that they would like to play
the Celtics In New York on the coming
Sunday inasmuch as Trenton has been
there. That is providing the league
| wants them TO.
Lots Of Talk
But the forecast indicates that lot, oi
talk will BE- split ut Thursdays gather.
ing at the Hotel Windsor. The players
/ involved will all be supplied with ath
davits to prove they were physically
unfit to play or received word too late.
According to Tom Dunlcavy he knew
/ nothing Of the game until he returned
home Sunday evening after visit TO
relatives in COllinGswOOd, y. j. His
! mother was unaware Of his whereabouts
and unable to get in touch with him.
| To quote Tom: did you ever hear of
( me tossing over n chance TO play Il
/ basketball game in New York? Wei
I would like to see these birds take any
action against me.
Dunlcavy will be present with an
affidavit. Bernie Dunn will do tn"
same. lie was sought bv telegram A.
tic Hotel Rcdington. Wilkes Barre, but
Dunn's home is four mi cS away. H."
received The wire g T. VI. on Sunday.
Thinking that DunlcGyy had gone there
with Bernie message was also d.
rccted to him Mt the same place.
1t was reported that Teddy kcarLa
would have 70 give 4 good rHNun 10Y
his absence when it is said he 60" ~
the station and both owner Walters
and Manager Cooper refused To- ldr"
him along as he had bad finger which
had been hurt in Fridays game. Tom
Barlow also claims he was injured and
Is expected TO be on hand with his
physician's affidavit That h" is suffering
from wrcnchcd back.
Tome Said No
Maurice Tome, the veteran player, j.
said to have refused point blank g.
pIav. After the game with Camden On
Friday night the players inquired as
to the next game and they were in
formed next Monday night At Coates
Vile"
Whcrcunon they made arrangements
to 60 away over Sunday. Tome was
called on Saturday Afternoon and in
formed Of the New York date. lie told
the Trenton management that Il" had
made an engagement that he would not
break If he never played another gam"
Of basketball. and Tome has had too
honorable career in the cage game 70
be suspended a month when asked to do
any such unreasonable thing.
This is the players side Of tn" situ-
alton, and the action to be taken by
the managers is anxiously awaited by
the public. The season has been fraught
with many difficulties, which started
when the league was expanded % eight
clubs. and the first move to come back
10 earth will be taken when the six