Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-14
POOR JUDGMENT
GIVES FRANKFORT
HIGH ITS VICTORY
Central Drops Football
Game in Last Minute When
Blocked Kick Gives Safety
NOT IN GIMBEL CUP SERIES

Friday, the 1sth. certainly was black Fri
day for Central High School. Today all Is
dark and dismal around the stately institu-
ton at. Broad and Green streets. That is
to say, all would be in that condition but
for the fact that today is Saturday, and
school doesn't keep"
Yesterday Frankford NHigh "debuted" in
major scholastic football in these parts by
trimming Central by the merest flicker OF
lash on Houston Field Score, to Z. The
result was. without doubt the greatest sur
prise ever perpetrated hereabouts.
Fortunately for the Crimson and Gold, the
defeat does not count against Central In
the annual series of games for the public
high schools championship and the Ellis
A.. Gimbel Cup which title and trophy Cen
tral gloriously won a year ago.
Weak and puny Frankford wanted TO
enter the competition this year, but the
powers that be" said. Nay. nay, not 30 |;
go and get reputation" And Frankford
Immediately proceeded to go out and get
the same, with considerable eclat, not TO
say sang frold.
Frankford deserves all the credit in the
world for pulling yesterdays game out of
the fire, or. TO be more exact water. In the
very last half-mlnute of play The visitors
fought hard and deserved to win, although
their victory was directly due to poor
judgment on the part Of ogden, Central
Highs quarter.
Poor Judgment by Central
A tumble in the closing minutes gave
Frankford the ball on Centrars 20-yard
line. Four times the visiting backs crashed
into the line. and four times the Crimson
and Gold linemen threw them back. and
five yards of precious ground was the sum
total for their efforts. and the ball returned
to Central on downs.
Less than a minute remained for play,
with the score standing 7-e In favor of the
home boys and all looked TO be over but
the shouting. But instead OF sending play
into the line. after which time would have
been up, Ogden called for n kick and Sup
plee dropped back TO within few feet
Of his goal posts.
Three Frankford linemen broke through.
and Soeffing. right tackle, blocked the kick
and the ball rolled over Centrais goal line.
There was a mad scramble for the ball.
and Eddows. OF Central. dropped on II for
a safety. giving Frankford the two points
necessary to win This time II was all over.
but II was Frankford rooters who had
something to cheer about. and they went at
It with a viii. Time was called before
the ball was again put into play. 1t was
the mcst dramatic finish to n football game
staged here In many years.
Strange Star
FranlSford has strong team one which
beyond the peradventure OF doubt. what
ever that is. will make trouble for the other
teams on Its schedule. Its attack Ii built
around Strange, the big. rangy halfbaclk
Strange Is one Of the most likely looking
backs who have broken into scholastic foot
ball In these parts In years. He is very
fast for n big man. and the way he dodgec
and squirmed twisted and turned. straight
armed and salloped his way through th'
entire Central team on a 7b-yard run fol
touchdown after catching one OF Supplee'i
punts was a treat 10 the onloolkers. except
OF course, the boys from Broad and Greer
streets. who were considerably chagrined.
The work OF the Frankford team wal
rather rough-edged, In spots. especially II
the opening period. when II seemed 10 b.
having a bad attack Of stage fright; bu
once the men settled down TO the hare