Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
Usilton Says His Players
Had Off Day in Game
at West Chester
OTHER SCHOOL NEW S
Hiah School Leanue Standing

~ think our chances Of winning the
high school basketball championship
/ very good My team should beat out
! Southern High, for ! am confident Cen
! trail High has the better quintet The
| game with West Chester Normal was mir
| and tuck on saturday We had an off
! day. 1t was far better TO have an of
dav on Saturday than on a Tuesday
Those were the words OF linn Usilton,
coach of the Central High school team,
| as he was pondering over the probable
! lineup for the game with Southern High
at the Southern High gymnasium tomor-
row. II is big game for the Crimson
and Gold. for the teams arc tied for first
place and the winning quintet will top
the league. Southern beat Central by a
single point in the initial contest.
81 am still undecided about my lineup"
said Usilton today. THE forwards will
probably be Mouradian and Schneider
man. Captain Fowler will play ono
guard and I will probably use Stewart
at centre Bloomfield. Welsh and Traut-
vein are a trio of players on the first
squad, and have not vet decided which
one | will use to start the game he
continued.
Southern High Schools team faces . hiE
F'ectbruatry class no change viii bo made Tor
the game tomorrow, however. the southern
fest @s,in'e' remaining intact 'o' '"'' ''".' '''
Bunnin and watman Will play guards, Wat
Black guards Then there ,RrS Lcwnart; yl9 r, a
may both he depended upon,
Northeast High has splendid chance to mt
the city cage championship It Isn't often that
paratory school, but tho Rod and Black cage
on tHeIr own floor due to good team work and
"a most determined defense TO quote from
our Bethlehem correspondent. shelton, Schoppe,
Wallace, sturgis and iiedcit were tho North
east winners.
The battle cry OF I'VE want a touchdown
should, DO changed for the local schoolboys to
o fsfr latest socrm gE wSs ESa' Rse
Gqrmantown High and Frankford High would
all 4s ths 6Svia. Cheering ia t599 Fson High School at
that noted little town OF Easton, Pa. are to
fns fn r6esrs tTt Too l For thv no Ser ahe
grounds at Easton too.
The college basketball fans who attended the
battle only to be rewarded with onc-sidod
% to victory. for the Red and Blue in what
com6lain victory must have been NJ in the at
mosphere for the, Rcd and Blue The school
saw tho Penn freshmen wallop Brown Prepara-
Southern High School was well represented
fS s"G Of She Penn rshman Who
played forward, had his eye on the basket
scoring five field goals Lou Martin, former
Southern star, led In the scoring Of field goals
for the Penn varsity, with two 10 his credit
and two fouls. His all round work was a fca-
ture.
Swarthmore High School has again taken the
end in the Delaware County High School Ath-
etic League. With three games won and
one lost the, Garnet has an excellent chance
TO make good and win the 1916 title, the first
'hampionship TO be awarded. Darby High and
Chester High are still in the running and will
make keen fight for honors Swarthmore
took first place by defeating Media High on
II TO is.
Captain Yarnall. Place. Reese, F. Wood and
W. Wood form a likey-looking quintet nj
Swarthmore High. These regulars are hold
ing their places down by clever teamwork ana
accuracy I'm shooting under fire. Yarnall and
Place are especially good In tallying field goals /
In passing and dribblng Reese w. Wood and /
.. Wood are a trio worthy OF praise.
Chestnut Hill Academy has improved rapidly !
n basketball. The victory scored over the .
Trades School team on Saturday
= to 80, was close but u came as n pleasing .
riumph for Coach Stockings boys Trades |
school has played the big teams in this district |
md has an excellent record The Killers were .
~ no means confident OF winning. hut Whar- !
on, Jamison, Martin. Bailey and Elliott all |