Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-30

Perth Amboy's state champion
basketball quintet conquered the
Brooklyn Wh.rlwinds, conquerers of
the Original Celtics champions of
the world, in a. whirlwind basketball
contest on the New Brunswick ave-
nue. Auditorium court, last night.
The final score of this engagement,
a nip and tuck affair throughout,
was 27-23.
One of the biggest crowds of the
season turned out for the big holi-
day contest, and the closeness of the
tilt kept the fans on edge up until
the final whistle. Both sides fought
hard for victory during the entire
forty minutes of play.
Elmer Ripley, one of the best
basketeers in the game, and a mem-
ber of the Tottenville Aquehonga
baseball nine last summer, register
ed the first tally of last nights en-
counter, after being fouled as he at
tempted a cut-in. Cliff Anderson,
Bayview Wheelman center, made
good foul try after a penalty had
been called on jump ball. Peter
Eggers missed a free throw and Il.
Stuchberry failed to make good a
try from the fifteen foot line.
Ray Handerhan, the famous
"Sparky' of the Amboy roster. tied
the score with a pretty shot from
the side of the court, and a moment
later, Z. Stuchberry failed to make
foul throw. Ripley cut through
for basket and was fouled on the
shot, being successful in making the
extra pointer. Herb Cohen tailed
a foul goal and Anderson missed
two for the visitors. Dewey
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five, dropped in a one pointer, MAX
Ing the score 5-4 in favor of the
visitors.
"A foul try was missed by Ripley
and Eggers followed by missing two
In a row. E. Stuchberry failed on
another foul attempt, and after Joe
Dreyfuss increased the visitors lead
from the foul line, the same player
missed a throw after a penalty had
been called. Anderson and Schwan-
kert failed in attempts from the foul
line. Ripley made a foul try and
his score was discounted by Schwan-
kert.
Estrin missed 3 foul and Ripley
counted one point. After Dreyfuss
failed to tally from the foul line,
Handerhan dropped in his second
long shot of the half. "Sparky'
missed foul and Dreyfuss countSd
q one pointer. Ripley missed foul
and Cohen made a pretty shot from
behind his own foul line, tieing the
counted the Italian Catholic Club
stars goal, with a long shot, and
after Schwankert and Estrin missed
free throws the half ended 11-9.
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Eggers missed a free throw and
Dreyfuss made one. Schwankert
also shot q foul, after which An
derson got away from Eggers for
q two pointer. The Amboy center
scored a foul and his opponent
missed one. Handerhan and Eggers
scored from the foul line, and a mo-
ment later, "Sparky" took the ball
on the cut-in, an dmade one hand
overhead shot, giving the locals a
1914 lead. Schwankert and An
derson missed foul tries. Cohen
contributed his second long shot of
the game, putting Amboy three
points to the good.
Foul shots were again missed by
Ripley and Eggers, but Dreyfuss
and r.. Stuchberry We're successful
In making free throws. A foul by
Ripley tied the score once again,
17-17, and the same player followed
with another one pointer. Ander-
son and Eggers missed throws from
the fifteen foot line. Estrin made
two successive fouls putting the To-
Gals in the lead and Eggers followed
with a long sEot.
Both centers missed on a double
foul and Handerhan also failed on
4, free throw. E. Stuchberry cut in
for a basket, and was fouled on the
shot. His free throw tied the score.
21-21. Eggers made a cut-in shot
and Amboy once again was in front.
Handerhan scored a foul, and An
derson and Eggers missed from the
free throw mark. The local lead
was cut to one point when Dreyfuss
measured shot, but Handerhan in
creased the margin to two points
from the foul line. Eggers and
Schwankert gave the locals their
final points of the contest, Estrin
and e. Stuchberry missed their last
foul shots.
Handerhan and Ripley tied for
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