Deboskey's Goals Aid Bengals To Beat Camden in Final Rally

Trenton Times, February 21, 1928

Deboskey's Goals Aid Bengals To Beat Camden in Final Rally
Trenton Times, February 21, 1928
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Deboskey's Goals Aid Bengals To Beat Camden in Final Rally Trenton was triumphant in another cage duel with the Camden club when Lou Lansing's Bengals toppled the Immaculate Conception outfit with a 25-23 count in Camden last night. The victory was earned, as it required more than 37 minutes of the hardest kind of battling for the Tigers to stick their beaks out in front of the score. They trailed from the sound of the starting whistle until foul and field checks by rugged Frank "Butch" Deboskey gave them the edge 24-22 with less than three minutes to play. Johnny Lansing's lone penalty cast furnished the final counter and the visitors managed to play out the last 70 seconds without having their lead shaved. This conquest puts the Tigers closer to Salem and Ocean City, the South Jersey League pace-setters, and drops the Irishers down to last place again. Trenton has copped six games while losing half that number, while the Catholic clubmen languish in the cellar with only one victory in nine tilts. A one-hand "circus" shot from the corner of the court by Bernie Maguire gave the Camden team the lead at the start and they boosted this to 10-5 after about twelve minutes of action. Trenton tied it up at 11-11 a few minutes later, but two free shots by George Boone and another field heave by Maguire gave the home crew the advantage of 15-12 when rest was called. Fouls by Bart Sheehan, Boone and Harry Cunneff shoved Camden further ahead and they maintained this lead throughout a greater part of the fray. Fourteen minutes after the closing round began Joe Burns replaced Neil Deighan, who was doing noble duty against Lansing at centre. The score favored the Irish at 23-20 when the change was made. Jimmy Ahlbach, the speedy Trenton midget, trimmed a point from the lead and Deboskey followed with another foul. The latter, who sparkled throughout the duel for Trenton, came through with a double-decker that boosted his mates to the fore for the first time. Ninety seconds of play followed without either side scoring. Sheehan blew a foul and Lansing tallied the last goal. Maguire also missed a toss from the 15-foot mark. The latter shared the feature role for Camden with Boone, while Sheehan and Cunneff plugged hard. Trenton Fld Fl FT FC A TP Ahlbach, rf 1 1 3 0 0 3 Deboskey, lf 3 5 9 7 0 11 Lansing, c 0 1 1 0 0 1 Salt, rg 2 1 1 5 0 5 Radice, lg 1 3 4 13 2 5 Totals 7 11 16 25 2 25 Immaculate Conception Fld Fl FT FO A TP H. Sheehan, lf 1 1 3 2 0 3 Boone, rf 0 9 12 2 0 9 Deighan, c 0 0 1 1 0 0 Cunneff, rg 0 4 6 8 0 4 B. Maguire, lg 3 1 3 3 0 7 Burns, c 0 0 0 2 0 0 H. Lennox, lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 15 25 18 0 23 Score, first half—Immaculate Conception, 15; Trenton, 12. Referee—Jimmy Brown. Timers—Lansing, Trenton, and Ward, Immaculate Conception.
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