Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13
SCHOOL BOYS
ARE POWERFUL
AT BASKETBALL
Scholastic Teams Expect
ing Hot Race for
First Honors
CENTRAL IS TRON

very close fight is promised the
schoolboys in the High School Basketball
League this season, for Southern High,
West Philadelphia, Central High and
Northeast all have very strong teams,
and on the form shown by the teams to
date one could not predict victory for
any particular school. None of the league
teams has lost a game thus far
Central High lined up in the opener
with Dawrenceville School at Lawrence
Vile on Saturday. The Crimson and Gold
athletes had previously been active in
the 1nterclass League games and were
in splendid condition for the hard match
with Lawrenceville, which they won, "a
to 49, Teamwork had much to do with
Central Highs victory.
West Philadelphia High School gave
another exhibition of cage strength In
pinch" In the game with Girard Col
lege at the latters gymnasium on Sat-
urday, when the first big game of the
season for the Speed Boys was won. "a
to SO, as a result of foul shot by Buiritt
in the last few seconds of play The
Orange and Blue will bear watching.
Bachman, Bierman, Mason, Buiritt and
Hubert were the regulars on the first
team.
Just how long the regulars will retain
their berths Is not known, for Coach
Hughes basketball squad has been con-
siderably augmented by Dave Feaster,
Hugo. Dick Scholes and Stein, of the
football team. w. C. Mearkle, of the
soccer squad, has also reported for a
place on the varsity team. With such
good material West Philadelphia should
not be trailing in the rear.
The Chestnut Hill Academy basketball
players do not get into action with the
other scholastic fives until after the
Christmas holidays. which are not very
far off, and allow little time for practice.
Coach Stocking will ha- hard task
this year, as H. II. Lo;.nger, elected
captain last week, is the only veteran on
the squad. Conrad Troll, the center. did
not return to school.
The st. Lukes School soccer eleven
will open the season with the Haverford
College third team next Wednesday aft
ernoon. st. Luke's School is taking an
active interest in soccer and basketball
and will have first-class teams in these
two winter sports. Five soccer squads
have been formed for practice at Wayne.
Dean Johnston, the Belfeld Country
Club tennis star, one of the best players
Southern High School, Is also much in
terested in football He was coach of the
Red and Black eleven this year and re-
Gently gave the members of the squad a
banquet. Coach Johnston did splendid
work with the material at hand, and
Southern High finished the season with
a brilliant record.
Captain McKaraher, of the Germantown
High School gymnastic team, is stirring
up considerable interest in indoor work
at the new school. He has interested the
two Ludascher brothers and Largner in
gym" activities and the development of
a team is now under way. If possible,
dual gymnastic meets will be arranged
with other schools.
Owing to the lack of interest in gym
nastics among the schoolboys of this
city, together with the difficulty to ar
range dual meets to encourage the stu
dents in their woK, DR.. Mathew C. o.
Brien, of Central High School. decided
some time ago to do away with a gym
nastic team. If Germantown High and
other schools take up this indoor sport.
Central High will undoubtedly fall in
line. Episcopal Academy alwayE is we'll
represented by gymnastic team.
Tomorrow the Germantown Academy
and Germantown Friends School teams
season. The outdoor association football
game is popular at the Academy, because
1t helps to keep the men In good physical
following their very strenuous
gridiron season. Captain Clotl Ter, of the
soccer team, the only veteran remaining,
is lost because of an operation; Lamb
and Holmes. of the football team, are
now resting until the cage season opens
and the Academy regulars who are de-
pended upon to make good include Laup-
heimer, Visher, Schauber, Darrow, Beard,
Horton and Jopson.
When DR.. William II. Klapp, formel
headmaster of the Episcopal Academy, |
presented the students of the school with |
q handsome trophy as a perpetual chal- |
lenge cup for the interclass field hockey |
he did not realize the in
terest and enthusiasm that would eyentu- |
ally be shown In the contests In this |
league. The cup Is now on display in |
the library and the games are in progress. |
Today the Fourth and Fifth Forms clash. |
AS there is no ice skating rink in this
section, the students hereabouts depend 1
upon freezing weather to make possible |
hockey games. Should con.
ditions be favorable, Episcopal hopes 10 /
play number of these contests and |
captain and manager of the .
team, has already started the ball rolling |
IN anticipating good season for sport |
on the Ice by assembling a strong team. /
Games with Haverford School. ST. /