Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
CENTRAL'S STOCK
TAKES JUMP in
SCHOOL LEAGUE
Coach Usilton's Team in
First Place-West Phila-
delphia Also Strong
OTHER SCHOOL NEW S

1rri Coach Jimmy" t'silton's prcdic-
,,on that Central High School would win
,he high school league basketball
chompionship this season, come true?
students who saw the Crimson and Gold
s,ocbine steam-roller Southern High by
,bs verdict of 35 to 81, after leading the
srst half % to Z, in Southern's own home
cape Yesterday afternoon, believe that the
Central coach is right.
II would now appear as though Usil-
TOMS prediction in the EVENING LEDGER
m Monday, when he said in part. 81 am
s,,re my team will win the title this
year." would eventually come true. At
last. the Central Higl. School students
think so, especially after the display of
teamwork and passing in the League
came Yesterday, when Schnedcrman
Nouradian, Stewart Welsh and Captain
Fowler gave an exhibition of champion
ehip basketball.
The result of this game came as an
unexpected blow to Southern High. The
downtown squad had the advantage Of
nlaying i'm their own gym" Bunnin,
Watman, Watson Lipkowitz and Captain
pIack were all on the team, there was no
shake-up or reason for the one-sidcd re-
verse so far the the Southern formation
was concerned. All the regulars were
there. But they had an "off day" and the
Central rushed them off their feet in the
first 20 minutes
Then Lipkowitz was sent out of the
game for four personal fouls and Lew
bart took his place. Coach Ingber later
took Bunnin out. shifted Lewbart to for
ward and sent Gottlcb into the game as
guard Central's only change was when
Armstrong replaced Welsh as guard
Nothing that Southern High could do
changed the tide of victory, and Cen
tral took first place in the High School
Basketball League by comparatively
easy victory.
Southern Highs second team got some
satisfaction for the defeat of the first
sauad, witt the Southern reserves won
from Central second by score of IS to
10. This causes n tie for first place be-
tween the West Philadelphia and dow =
town quintets, each having three games
won and only one lost. Southcrn's sec
ond team lined up with Rothman and
scanlon, forwards; Dondero, centre; ;
Fisher and Sacks guards. Poland, who
substituted for Fisher, played IA very good
game.
Central High second could have won
the game with a few more foul goals.
Ferry was very weak in this depart
ment, tallying only six out of Is chances.
Labrum, Armstrong, .Alsent2er Fishman
and Grippe represented Central High,
sss
Nothing but praise is heard for the
West Philadelphia High School basket
ball players, who are just as con dent
of landing the cage title as the Central
High boys. West Philadelphia's % to 1S
win over Northeast High caused much
Joy at 18th and Walnut streets yesterday
afternoon. 1t was no small task to defeat
the strong Northeast squad, and the
game was a battle royal every minute
OF the time, with the Westerners leading
at half time, 10 to II
West Philadelphia played snappy
game. Captain Fred BaChman and Near
kle used excellent judgment and assisted
In the scoring. McCaskey, at centre, was
the Individual star. Pinkerton and Hub
bert both showed the kind of pep that
wins in the cage.