Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-13
SCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL RACE
HAS JUMBLED-UP APPEARANCE,
WITH WEST PHILLY IN LEAD
Keough's Speedboys Have Two Victories, With
Northeast and South Philly Threatening Run
ners-Up-La Sale Playing Well
BY LOUIS ii. JAFFE

TTNHE standing in the next column shows
i the up.to-date figures of the InterHchol-
nHtic League football rhce, following the two
games between Northeast High and South
philadelphia High, 90. and West Philadel-
phia High and Central High 400, played
last week. In all. eleven contests have been
decided ana while West Phlly. South
Philly and Northeast each have perfect
AVERAGES, the Speedbays are leading by
full game
Coach Keoughs eleven did the unex.
pected when Central High was defeated and
eliminated from the race for the Gimbel
Club, although IL was predicted that the
Crimson and Gold would be handicapped by
the absence OF several OF It's star second
string men. Central won the champion
ship last year. but the 1916 campaign has
found O. II. g. In real hard luck straits.
When South Philly beat Doctor Howells
team team the latter had two or three Of its
chief players out; then against West
Phllly the same handicap was evident. on
both occasions the stars on the side lines
were ineligible because Of study condl-
tions.
West PhiIly Fayorite
To get down to real facts West Phila-
delphia's gridirOn clan now stands out as
the probable title-holder. The SpeedbOys
and Northeast each have two more games
to play and South Philly has one The
downtown school was not scheduled with
Germantown High this season In tho
event Of a South Philadelphia-C Germantown
High contest IL Is almost a sure bet that
the Red and Black would have two VIC
tories now. The Germantown boys have
not been playing any too well. 1t proved
easy for cenral High ana Northeast.
West phlly's future league contests Will
be with Southern High and Northeast, while
the latter plays Central High before tack
ling the leader In the cup campaign. There
is little doubt that Northeast will beat it's
ancient enemy, Central High. The present
outlook shows that the result of the race
Will depend on the contest between tho
Archives and West Phillies. Even IL South
ern High defeats Coach Keoughs warriors
the Southwark teams only hope Of winning
the title would be for West Phlliy and
Northeast to split their remaining two con-
tests.
The race now is a jumbled-up affair; II
Is a thres.cornered .sht, with West Phila-
delpha High having slight edge.
Fumbles Are Costly
Fumbles and poor headwork proved Gem
tral Highs undoing In its defeat by West
Philly. The latter on the other hand. was
wids-awake and took advantage OF every
misplay by the Crimson and Gold The
Spsedboys also showed their speed In
handling the forward pass, and II was
through the aerial attack that two touch
downs were made.
Groot 20 Geukauff and Reukauff to Korb
were the successful handlers of West
Philly's aerial play. This quartet made
many large gains by Use OF the pass. Reu.
kaun and korb, after picking the ball out
Of the air, each ran for touchdowns, the
former scoring IN the second quarter and
the right end going over in the finai period
Heukor made the other slN-pointer when he