Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
PROPER OFFICIALS
NEEDED TO RUN
SCHOOL LEAGUE
Basketball Fans and Public
Losers Because of Gross
Mismanagement
PLAN REORGANIZATION

AZ result OF Nne naBcO staged DV tnt
High School Basketball League solOns
who are directly responsible for the an.
founcement that the South Philadelphia
High-Northeast High basketball game was
on the schedule for Tuesday, and the sub
Bequent disappointment of some few hun
dred fans and not few officials, n reor-
eanization Of the school basketball league
viii soon be effected.
The South Philadelphia High-Northeast
High basketball game, one of the league
CONTESTS, was not played yesterday after
noon. AS has often been the case,
the public was misled by the announce
ments that the conflict would be staged,
and the announcement was made because
officials who are supposed to know what
they are talking about stated that this
game would be played at the time stated
The EVENING LEDGER called attention
to the fact that not since the season
opened has a single communication been
received from an official of the league.
Changes in the locations for the games
and the dates have been made without an
attempt on the part o. ,ne league to
notify the public properly. Yesterday the
Northeast Southern High game was on"
and Coach Walter Heating. of Northeast
High. together with many other officials
and fans, visited the Quaker City Athletic
Club only to find the doors closed
The explanations Forthcoming from the
various High School League officials con-
cerning the many eeventh-hour changes
and the cause for so much trouble in the
league are both surprising and conflicting
In nature 1t is an assured fact, however
that new men will head the High School
League next season, and they will be held
responsible for the proper management
of the league. This years league has
been failure so far as management has
been concerned.
DIR. Richard A. Ker, of Southern High
School. who is chairman of the Basket
ball Committee and director Of athletics
at Southern, when asked for an explana-
ton as to why the. league officials have
failed utterly in their effort to notify
the public of the seasons happenings,
said
why was the Northeast-S Southern High
game called off until Wednesday? I really
don't know myself why we were asked to
play Wednesday instead of Tuesday /
had to call up myself to find out We ex-
pected the game to be played on Tuesday !
and 1t was announced for Tuesday here at
Southern. l don't know why the change
was made even now"
That's just the way they have of doing |
things" said Doctor Ker. Tuesday would |
be the last day in the month and Wednes- |
day the LIST of March. Perhaps this would |
make difference in the standing of some |
OF the players. had nothing to do With |
the schedule which was drawn up for this |
season and the schools have been running |
things to suit themselves"
Henry Brachhold, director of ath. |
letics at Northeast High and former chair
man of the Basketball Committee, ex-
pressed regret that the public should have |
been misinformed as to the dates and loca-
tions of so many of the games.
got up the league schedule some |
months before the organization meeting |
nF Inna = 4
the newspapers. 1 admit that this should |
have been done, The league games were |
originally cheduled for Wednesday, and
not for Tuesday Therefore no change |
has been made. Some are laboring under
the Impression that we changed the date
from. yesterday CTuesday) TO today
I'm basketball it has been different from |
baseball" continued Brachhold. Each |
school handles its own schedule and made
it5 own arrangements, not like in base |
ball when the secretary must be notified |
and then select date, 1t is true we have |
no league secretary and no one to send
out official notices. Doctor Ker of South
ern High, is chairman of the league and |
Is supposed to look after such matters"
Some one in authority and in a position |
TO know what's what at Northeast High |
stated that one reason for the postpone
ment of the game with Southern yester-
day was because Captain Albert Hedelt
ttic INcu anu ElhCh ltducT, ntiu Il sore TOOt 1
and was limplng He sprained his ankle
II Is said. Also, another reason advanced |
by a Northeast official was that Brown
the other guard. had been quarantned
and could not play
With these two regulars out, il is said
Northeass desired to take advantage of |
every moment possible in order to get two
of the scrubs ready for the game.
P.of 10, Rowland HILL chairman of the |
Basketball Committee at the Central High
School, also stated that he understood
the Northeast-Southern High game was
10 have been played yesterday afternoon.
He said
'Srhere was no question in my mind as
TO the date for the Northeast-Southern
game, and 1 certainly thought the teams
had played yesterday until heard that
the contest was postponed until today |
wednesday,. AS for the Central High
West Philadelphia High game, arranged
with Mr.. Reuben I. Shaw, of West PhiIa-
deiphIa. To play this wednesday afternoon
"Aar. Shaw called me up and sug-
gested that we change the date. so as not
70 conflict with the Northeast-Southern
game. We thought we could make more
money by holding it over a day With
out any apparent reason Northeast High |
considerable trouble in the league and
things viii be different next season. The
Supervisory Committee has not helped
matters any this year and there has been
lack of system"
How many more times will the schoI-
astic fans and the public be fooled be-
cause the High School League fails TO
slect secretary or some official who
knows what Il Is TO be on the job?
Moran Works in Zero Weather
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y, March 1.
With the mercury down at zero, Frank
ran and Willie Lewis went skating
rly today. Returning to his training |
darters Frank Immediately went out on
.ha road for hike. AFTER dinner and a |
short rest Moran and Lewis called their
hounds. shouldered their rifles and COW
,rad the atlrroundiuar woods for zan,a