Evening journal., 1913-09-15
OUTLOOK FOR
FOOTBALL and
BASKETBALL
Wilmington A. C., High School,
Mt. Vernon and CheSIey
on the GridirOn
BROWNSON, SALESIANUM
AND HEBREW ASSO. ACTIVE

teams are to be developed for the
gridiron and the absorbing cage
game.
Furman G. Cole. director of sports of
the Wilmington Athletic Club, viii call
practice next week for his team This
team is composed of about the same
material as the last years Olympia
team. fumey claims that If the finan-
cial end shows up well he will have the
best team in the city's history. He
has already scheduled games with the
Nigilant team OF Washington, who de-
feoted Furneys team last year;
Phoenixvlle. Pa. and Riverton-Pal.
myra. The latter team has played here
Tor many years and has given the local
sporttsmen an idea of the sport.
Furney may schedule this game first
TO give Wilmington an idea of the team
he proposes to have.
High School Football.
Including the four or five players
from last years eleven. about thirty
candidates have reported to Coach
Speer for trial on the Wilmington
High School football team.
While most of the old eleven has
been lost by graduation. the prospect
for a fast team are bright. Captain
Ernie Wilson will be on the Job at
tackle Dutch Aschenbach will be
seen at guard. Frank Dunn will be out
on the end. While Paul Matthews,
last years back man has not been
out for practice, il is not known for
sure that he will not play Grew,
the sturdy line man, has not shown
up al practice either. but It Is ex-
pected he will be on the line again
this season In all probability Dean
Gibney will make half-back.
Among the new candidates who
have reported TO Coach Speer are
Campbell, Adair. Keesey Livermore
Donohoe and Eaton. who are all
wrestling for positions on the back
field. Livermore. Donohoe and
keesey seem likely TO make it,
The others who have reported and
are trying for various positions are.
Bernardo. Wise. Harrington. Ayrcs,
Malone, Stone. Cooper, Durstein, Hyer,
Wheeler, Rheuhy, Stayton. Hutton, d.
Jones. Holland Heald, O'Toole, Ray
nor end Webb.
There is one unusual feature in con-
nection with this years schedule, and
that is nearly all of the games will be
played ON the grounds at Front and
Union streets. on Saturday afternoons.
Previously, no games we're played by
the High School on Saturdays.
Manager Horty, in arranging the
schedule for High School, has for the
opening game. Pennsgrove High
School, TO be played here on Tuesday,
September %. The next competitors
will be Ridley Park High, then Vine
land High School and next Central
High. The greenness of the material
for this years eleven necessitates the
playing of weaker teams in the be-
ginning, in order that they can get in
trim for the big battles with Central
High, Trenton High and others.
The schedule as arranged for 1913
is as follows:
Tuesday. September %. Pennsgrove
High school Chome)
Saturday, September 26, Ridley
Park High school. (aNay)
Tuesday. September 30, Vineland
High School. (home)
Friday. October 3. Central High
School Of Philadelphia. (away.)
Saturday. October IL, West Phila-
delpha High School. (home)
Saturday, October Is, Tren-
ton High (home)
Saturday. October %, National
Farm School, (home)
Saturday. November l. (open0 O.
Friday, November Z, Collingswood
High. (home)
Friday, November IA, Chester High,
(away)
Friday, November 2l, swarthmore
Z Prep School. (away.)
! THANKSGIVING. Norristown High.
Basketball Outlook.
/ William Long. William Regan and
John Dougherty have been working
intelligently and earnestly forming a
siN-team league for Brownson Library
They will make their reports this
/ evening.
Larry Rigney Leo Walsh, Mark Nc
Donough, Joseph Haney, Johnny
Burke, and Joseph Lacey will coach
the teams. The above men are OF
the first team.
Salesanium will have a fast bas.
ketball team this year. They will
start practice in the Brownson's hal
next week. The boys had the best
junior team In the city last season
and they hope to have it this year.
The Young Mems Hebrew Associa
ton has formed a basketball ,leagu,
consisting Of four teams. All players
are members of the association. Med
ais and cups will be presented I,
the teams at the end of the seasoi
by business men OF the city.
Mt. Vernon In Football.
The Mt Vernon football team viii
have fast aggregation this year
There will be number rof new play
ers in the lineup. Walker has de
cided 10 go with Highland, Rowe an
Knox have quit the game and Wilkes
the star tackle is about to underg
a severe operation and consequent
will be unable to get In the game
! His place will be hard 10 fiji. Erie
J the star Of last seasons eleven vii
be in his old position in the bac
, field. Last year men who will re
port are Friel. Hannum, Wansol
Mitchell, Andrews, Croxson. Suili.
> van and Carpenter.
The new men TO be on hand al
b Whitley Lewis. past end or bae
k field man; Buck Weaver, from A
n Middletown Highs Harrington of Be
n mont, Josephs of Cornell, Stradlev
), st. Johns and Charlie Shofer. ne,
|, conner, but who looks as tho he vi
:. make good.
;. The following men are asked To
'-lRresent , at meeting to be held at Q
!. North franklin street. tomofrow eveni,
at O'Clock Yziel, Andrews. Hannul