Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-13

The schoolboys have had their days for
! no.hlt games; they have taken part in
| those early comedy Of errors" in which
| the last column of the official box score
sheet showed a greater total than either
the hit or run figures and yesterday, IN
| the three local games, home runs were the
features. 1t was the day when three
individuals stepped into the home-run
| hitters' class.
I When Northeast High defeated Penn
| Charter School, Z to ., Captain Ridpath
landed on the pill for n homer, which sent
| the ball deep to left centre field. This was
In the seventh inning. Northeast showed
surprising strength in the game with the
| season.
| When the Germantown High School
= freshmen defeated Central High fresh, in
| the initial Freshmen League game s to E.
at Houston Field yesterday afternoon
Hartman, the Central High centre fielder
| MT the ball well over centre fielder'S head
Tor home run in the fourth inning.
Perhaps the neatest home run of the
AFTERNOON was made by Ad Brennan, the
Le Saiie College star, when La Sale trl-
umphed over Philadelphia College OF
Eharmacy by tally of ID to s. on Victrix
tieid Brennan stepped up TO the plate
with the bases full. II was the very first
inning. He soaked the ball over centre
helders head, clearing tho bases and
crossing the plate for the fourth run.
! IN pPa,nny p MeNlchol. having oxcelled in basket.
Ia Sale College lie landed on m Ro RSSTGh pI wf5 f3T
noon re skii ,1s OF major le@guer yesterday after
played In midseason form.
,,s. sitley. the Penn Charter pitcher. did clever
with Rogers on the receiving end. Penn Char
Ter lost the game with Northeast. but Coach
Is holding them in reserve for the InteraGa ae
demie League game tomorrow.
tsrday the Red ana Blue % Iesnrsn won rom YES t5c
w SMHe1onah Military @ Institute nine at wenonah.
suite suite an excellent record The diamond this
sebonl NJ On saturday they play Lawrencevio
,,i haverford 9Sr SCHOOL made a good showing in
me tne contest with the strong Princeton Prepara.
wv MON th 10 0o, 70 Lewis and Humphreys were
iaaVertord schools opening game.
nIiIs Episcopal a. ACasmy,s team will have to
race this season for Coach Libo Washburn's
n hsT same With @ iESm t9bh9mPoPssP form
yesterdagi Nine errors chai liked up
wnRne H Fl team fS J. "fn' Is 70 3bB P9bssb brb
record score so far this season.
ing n the game with ViiIanova PreDaratoTy
a. Nnlanoya yesterday. II was np ana tuck
both squads showing need of more outdoor
practice The Main Liners won to 5.
- Johnson, who pitched for Eplscopal against
sWarLhmore yesterday was about as villa ~
the Churchnen We're careless. for he save i3
passes ahd the helders gave him poor sun
port, the error column showing nine fauifs
DSv9li who did the twirling for Swarthmore..
upheld his own end well. Swarthmore DisVsd
wtthouE Captain Hampden, who watched fbS
contest from the side lines. -
Cheltenham lIigh does not play basketball.
but the Elllins Park athletes showed maj I5eyy
were out TO duplicate the good record made
IN football on the baseball field, opening the
season with an IL 70 L win over their Old
rivals, Jenktntown High School. JenkintoSyn
two scratch hits. N''''