Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-30
SCHOOL FIELDS
ARE DAMAGED
BY BIG STORM
Central a n d Northeast
High Grounds Suffer.
Fences Blown Down
OTHER SCHOOL NEWS

II became known today that the reosn,
wind storm had caused considerable dars,
age to the Northeast High School ara
Central High School athletic fields snS
considerable money will have to be raissS
by the athletic associations Of NOM
schools to repair the fence and nil In The
ground washed away by the rain.
DR.. Mathew c. o'Brien, chairman of IN.
Grounds Committee, of the Central IJisS
school, was Informed of the damage done
at 9th and Somerset streets and paid a
visit to Houston Field. Much OF the fenoa
had been blown down and the repairs viii
have to be rushed early in the new wear
I'VE not only have to repair the dam.
age" said DR.. O'Brien, but we must
find ways and means of meeting such
additional expense"
West Philadelphia High School ana
Northeast High School open tho High
School League basketball season next
Thursday afternoon in the West Phllies'
gymnasium. Coach Hughes will probably
line his men up in the initial league game
as follows: Captain Bachman and Bier
man, forwards; McCaskey, centre; Bur-
ritt and Pinkerton, guards. Mearkle and
Mason VIII be used as forwards, IL not at
the start, probably before the game is
long under way.
Mr.. Guy Wheeler, chairman Of the
Basketball Committee of the Central
High School, may know where the Grim
son and Gold warriors will play their
league games this season.
1t was announced that the opening
game with Southern would probably be
played at the Quaker City Athletic Club
but this Is considered unlikely, as tho
school teams play the open floor game,
and the Quaker City Club has cage. In
the meantime Coach Jim Usiton, of Cen
trail. is wondering where his proteges viii
practice for the league games, which are
almost here.
Captain Robert Roades and Manager
Milton Pearce, of tho Central High
School crews, will get the candidates out
soon after the students return from the
Christmas vacation. The Crimson and
Gold oarsmen need new shell and the
rowing machines in the gymnasium are
fit for the junk pile.
These "all-star" and alumni teams
being formed by the former scholastic
stars are not to be overlooked, for nine
times out of ten in the last few months
they have overwhelmed the regulars. For
instance, when the st. Joseph's College
players dropped their cage game with
the "old grads" team, Joe Yates, cap
teams, scored 10 of his teams 30 points
Lower Merton High School now has an
athletic field, and Julian Barnard. man.
ager of the football team, in listing his
new attractions for the 1916 season, will
be able to include a number of important
'at home contests. With this arrange
ment possible the students at the Lower
Merton High School expect to see their
NJ
Shahr and Franklin, guards on the
Darby High School basketball team, are
two speedy players. They know how to
cover their opponents well and are al
ways in the midst of the play In Cap
tain Forbes and Pearl the forwards, and
Franton, the husky centre man, Coach
Guetler has splendid material for win
ming cage team.
Philadelphia Trades School students
will soon turn their attention to track
work. Manager II. Gross has been an
ranging a schedule of meets with the
high schols along with the list of events
which will make up the fifth annual
indoor meet, which was sanctioned by
the Athletic Council at recent meet
ing.
Immediately upon their return to
school. Captain Everett Smaley and
Manager j. Byard Stewart. of Central
High. will call the track candidates out
for indoor work, and Doctor O'Brien will
again have his hands full as coach, in
addition to his duties as physical direc-
tor. referee of the Interclass Basketball
League and coach of the baseball team.
Stow, the Swarthmore Preparatory
School centre, is the youngest player on
the team. He is tall and well built and
possesses natural basketball ability.
Captain McAllister and Suter seem to
have landed regular berths as guards,
and Yarnall. Hoyt and Hinchman are
trio of players making a strong bid Tor
the forward positions.