Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-27

Court fans from as far north as
Newark and as far south as Asbury
Park, will visit this city tonight to
See the Original Celtic basketball
team the greatest court combina-
tion in the history of basketball, in
action ON the st. Mary's Lyceum
court, Fayette and Mechanic streets,
against the st. Mary Speedway five
organized by Manager Wesley
Wilson and Rev. Father John e.
Larkin, athletic director of the par
ish.
The probable line-ups:
Epeedways Celtics
Forwards
e. Schelling N. Holman
p. Rizzola. j.. Becknan
q. Brownmiller j. Barry
Center
II. Davis Lopchick
ID. Banks II. Oehhert
n Clochau c. Leonard
Guards
chamberlain j. Witty
The Celtics today are a better
combination of basketball players
than this section ever witnessed in
action. The acquisition of Joe Lop-
chick. sensational pivot man, n
the return of Henry Dutch" Deb
merit, has strengthened the team
close TO twenty per cent, New York
basketball critics estimate.
"A big delegation Of court fans
from this county especially this
CITY, will turn out to see their old
favorite, Nat Holman. in action.
The smartest player in action today
Mayed many a game. on the Y. M
III. A. court, Smith and Mcclellan
streets, and also made numerous APP
in New Brunswick.
g1Teamed up with Holman in the
advanced positions will be Johnny
Beckman, one of the Oldest MEM
hers of Jim Furey's court
Reckman is a dead shot and a great
running mate for the scientific won
der. Beckman and Holman are a
treat combination and the Speedway
backield men will surely have their
hands full.
Local Favorite
1t Is strange enough how a pas
lSeteer can make n or w appear
ances in a city, and in these VISITS
gain an unusual hold on the interest
az the court fans of this n
,lalitv. Joe L%opchick, of Yonkers,
ssfar of the Mt. Vernon club last
winter. played with the ~Speedways
aRainst the Perth Amboys on the
Auditorium last season, and his
whlrlwind exhibition in the pivot
berth. won the admiration OF the
fans The following week he play
ed with Mt. Vernon against Amboy.
and his appearance alone was re-
gponsible for a big delegation Oh
fans.
Lopchick tackled a big mans job
lr-oGeFiae-t9%take the berth lelt
Uacant by "HorseV Haggerty, court
monster. Basketball fans in this
section will never forget he last
"aunearance of the former Celtic
center in this city, and it is said that
This occurrence was directly re-
sponsible for Manager Furey making
a chang Lopchick is a raster man
on the court, thereby adding 10 n
Celtics speed, and he Is a pettei
shot. The former center starred
however, in killing the speed OF tne
onposition. A man picked OH by
Haggerty is overcome by a cui
feeling, 1t is said. nas
tn4ba country, in Chris Leonard and
Henry "Dutch" Dehnert. Dehnert
was inactive last year on account OF
illness. but he Is as good as eVer
this campaign. John Witty n
John Barry are the remaining mem
hers of tn esquad, and both are gooo
men. eoa+od
4he National Turner's, Of Newark, IN
the second game by a big margin.
On Sunday night. they played the
roffey Hebrew Club of Pittsburgh
in Madison Square Garden, for the
Rev York American Christmas
Fund.
Davey Banks
Dayey Banks, n of the leaulnB
seorers in the Metropolitan league
and another local favorite, Is scheu-
uled to play with the Speedways