Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-06
TWO CLAsskEs7 TEAMS Nv JERSEY OPEN SEASON HER
GREATEST OPENING ENCOUNTER
Will Be WITNESSED TONIGHT

Basketball will tonight take it's
position as the chief sport in this
section of the state, for the State
Champion Perth Amboy basketball
quintet of Messrs. Levin and Low
enkopf, will open a new season at
Middlesex county's sport center"
the New Brunswick avenue Auditor
ium.
To give the fans of this section an
opener, better than ever before. the
local moguls have carded the Ma
tional Turner's, of Newark one time
state champions, and at present the
greatest basketball representative
team in Essex county.
How they will line up:
Amboys
Thomas, Regan, Handerhan, for
wards; Eggers, center; Hansen and
Schwankert, guards.
Turner'S
Schwab, Schelling, Fowler, for
wards; L. Schelling, center; Clark
and Teuschler, guards.
The Turner's have packed the To-
cal Auditorium and South Amboy
halls many times in former seasons,
but they were never. before booked
as an opening attraction. BY book
ing the Bruce street lads for the
openers, the local magnates show
what they think of their pinewood
floor performers and at the same
time, they give the fans of this vi
cinity an idea of the attractions to
be brought to the local hall for the
the Amboys' second season.
Tonights engagement will be
somewhat of a battle for blood" as
| the Amboys defeated the Turner's on
the local court and on the Bruce
street court last winter. A victory
over the Turner's on their home court
is somewhat unusual, as the Bruce
streeters certainly know how to play
on their own territory.
s. Shining Stars
Probably the most sensational
members of the Turner squads are
"GiT" Schwab and Eddie Schelling.
| the advanced men. Both players are
well known throughout this district,
particularly for their performances
with the Riverside quintet of Harold
Hoffman here, four seasons ago. That
was the season of the great series
between the Auditorium five, of Pox
Booz, and the Riversides, of the pop
ular South Amboy Assemblyman.
1t has been rumored that Jack Crem-
mems, one of the great pivot men
| in Jersey today, may jump for the
| Turner's tonight. He was originally
carded with the local team, but a
proposed tour of the west with Frank
Bruggy and several Celtic stars, has
resulted in the local moguls signing
Pete Eggers.
Mayor William G. Wilson and As
semblyman Harold Hoffman will be
in charge of the opening ceremonies
/ tonight. Hoffman, as mentioned
above, was interested in sport pro-
motion years ago, and today he is
one of the greatest fans this section
boasts of. Tossing the ball up to-
night, "Hoff" will start the season
for six of the men who played in the
memorable series of four years ago.
Three of these men were with the
Rivies and three with the Audos
Thomas In Charge
A special feature in connection
with tonights opening will be the ap.
pearance of David "Hank" Thomas
captain of the Amboy squad, and one
of the greatest athletes ever turned
out by this city of athletes. Thomas
has had eleven seasons of basketball
and the popular State street pine
wood floor star. has had a great
career. In addition to being the
pride of this section" Thomas made
good with four league teams. two
New York state uuintets. Metro
politan league combination and q
Jersey league team.
In addition to this star, Messrs
ILowenk OPT and Levin have "Blackie'
Regan. Pete" Hansen and Dewey
Schwa rllert of the brilliant 1922-2S