Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16

4 slx scholastic basketball contests and
& one soccer game are on the schedule for
B ,omorrow. The basketball games will all
4 ha psyed, and unless the weather takes
turn for the worse, the soccer match
b.tveen Episcopal Academy and the
westtown Friends School teams will also
4 Be held on the Westtown School field. 1t
viii be q big day for the scholastic
athletes.
Among the half dozen basketball games.
the clash between Girard College and
West Philadelphia High School promises
hot conflict. Both the first and second
teams will meet. Last week the Speed
Bows defeated Girard College "a to 33 in
the last minute of play when Buirett
scored q foul goal Girard is out for
revenge.
Another good game will be between
Iansdowne High and Swarthmore High in
the Delaware County High School League.
The Episcopal Academy students will
soon make up for lost time in catching up
With their shiny schedule The field
hockey game between the Fourth Form
team and the Fifth Form, scheduled last
Monday, was postponed because of the
snow storm. The remaining games for
the headmasters trophy are:
bscsmber- 22-Fourth Form VS.. Fifth Form.
January Eh FoF% F6r vs. SIKH s,b Timer
4Fy 34sFy FlS h F64m Fern VS. IS sIib Fh JpSdP ESs
January 2l-Fourth Form SIXTH Form.
fsSIS5Sv f.SSsaTy sRiTd Fern ESrm VS. Ef SX{h uppsr
On February L. after the last shinny
game. the annual class rush is held.
Chester Highs victory over the Media
High School team gave the Chesterites
their first win in the Delaware Country
High School Basketball League. on De-
renber o. the Chester High and Swarth-
more High teams will meet at Chester.
John M High is manager of the team
and Victor II. Boell coach. Milton Har-
vey assisted in arranging n very at
tractiye schedule for the Chester High
five this season. Wilson Ross is cap
tain Of the team. All the home games
are played in the Chester Y. NJ. c. A.
williamson Trades School has an, at
tractive basketball schedule. The Will
hanson athletes play their first big game
on Saturday with the School of Industrial
Arts, OF Trenton, n. j., in the home
gymnasium. The Williamson schedule
follows:
Trenton, at home.
Jaquary s-school of Pedagogy. at william
January % Philadelphia College of Phar-
.jsHSary 25-AIientown Preparatory School.
February S-swarthmore Scrubs at William
February 12-Pennington Seminary. at PEN
February 2o-Ursinus College. at William
March 4--Peddle Institute. at Williamson.
,on March Thrown Preparatory. at William
March 1s-villanova Preparatory. at Villa
Philip G. Lewis, of the Germantown
nlgh school. coach OF the football team,
suggested a plan by which teams taking
part In interclass games should receive
credits for advancing the ball to within
certain distance of the goal and also
ier making good attempts to kick goals
tIom the neld when the ball falls short
u he bar. His remarks on the subject
nave been favorably commented upon
ana the plan will undoubtedly be tried
Out at many Of the schools next autumn.
st. Lukc's School opened the basketball
season In practice game with the Ger
mantown Boys Club team yesterday, the |
,. Luke's athletes winning by a score
" y to rs From present indications
each Frost's proteges should make a
great record this year
according to the rules of the physical |
gsectors department of the Board OF |
l,aueauon, the grammar schools of this |
sny are supposed TO encourage and have |
oeeer teams. One would have TO go a |
.sus .ss way to find grammar school soccer |
van. There are few tutors i'm the gram |
s,. a,sr schools who know how soccer is
mayed. The lower grade youngsters have |
20 one TO instruct them in the game.
William Nicholai, director of athletics
~. - me Temple University. Is a busy man
49, ssis Gays. With the Temple University
s.hsas sshss.es using the gym" preparatory
~ ..agOi s squads in training and with inter-
=. increasing In the indoor game every
s.sn tne Temple gymnasium presents a
N I.s ~ ol great activity every afternoon