Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-26

Basketball's greatest representa-
tive, the Original Celtics, of New
York City, the worlds champions,
made their second appearance of the
season in this city last night, down
ing the Perth Amboys in a spirited
contest in the Auditorium court. The
champions had to fight every inch of
the way in order to register a 22-17
victory over the Jersey champions
under the leadership of Messrs. Low
enkopf and Levin.
The Celtics started the game with
their five best men, Nat Holman,
Johnny Beckman, Joe Lopchtck,
Chris Leonard and Henry Dehnert.
and these players represented the
big Green during the entire forty
minutes of play. Amboy started and
finished with David Hank" Thomas,
Ray Handerhan, Pete Eggers, Dew
ey" Schwankert and Cy Estrin.
Jim Furey's passers e held TIC
four baskets in this encounter, two
of the long range variety, one of !;
fluky nature and the fourth being
made from a point a short distance
from the basket, the ball Swimming
through without touching the rim.
Captain Thomas tailed both of tho
field goals credited to the locals, the
first after going through the entire
Celtic field and the last from the
center of the floor.
The sensational passing, a feature
of the Celtic exhibition in man.
games, was absent last night, in
asmuch as the locals broke UP pass
after pass. The great visiting COM
bination tried many pop shots in
order to keep a safe margin between
the two clubs. Furey's players were
off in foul shooting, but their de-
fensiye play was of the usual high
order.
Champ and Contender
Captain Thomas stepped in and
stole the tap away from dutch
Dehnert after the start of play. After
the locals had passed the ball around
for a time, Pete Eggers was fouled
and made good the try, for the first
score of the game. Beckman got
the second tap and a moment later
Lopchick was fouled, he too making
the tally.
Lopchick, the greatest center bas-
ketball has even boosted of, was tap
ping the ball about on signE1s from
Beckman, and he was dividing his
taps to his advanced men. and the
backfield. Dehnert received the third
tap and on a jump ball near the
visitors basket, the local captain
tapped the pill twice, the Celtic Cen
ter being given the foul, M he
again made good. Handerhan's tally
from the fifteen-foot line knotted the
score at two all.
The first try for basketball was
made by Estrin, the Newarker mis-
sing a pop" shot. Lopchick scored
his third foul goal and shortly after
Captain Thomas dribbled through
the great Celtic lineup for, the first
score of the encounter.
Handerhan, Dehnert and Beckman
missed free throws, and Schwankert
tailed from the f~fteen-foot line,
making the score 5-3 in favor of the
Jersey champs.
Eggers and Lopchick both tailed
fouls after a double foul had been
called at center by Referee Solador.
Holman was fouled in going in for
a basket, the ball going in but did
not count. The former local t
missed the foul try.
The Amboy center was fouled as
he attempted to go in for a basket
and missed the free try, Captain
Thomas following with a o~ne-pointer.
Lopchick failed on a try from tho
foul line and Leonard tailed from
the same point, after being fouled
in going through.
Holman pulled the arms of Cap
tain Thomas as the latter was max
ing his way through the Celtic fiel6
and after the referee called this foul
he called a second foul when Holman
argued. Thomas and Eggers missed
the chances. Dehnert tailed a foul.
Beckman tailed from long range
the first field goal for the champions
and Lopchick missed another foul.
Estrin tried another long one ant
missed, and Beckman followed with