Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18

The above statistics show that Central
and Germantown are hopelessly out OF the
race. while tho Speedboys had tho nd
vantage. doping the probable champion wus
like picking the winner OF horse race
with three steeds running neck and neck in
the stretch
Tho South Phil-west Phil contest was =
game that should result in the greatest OF
tho scholastic season. The downtowners
had one bad fault in their games TO date
fumblinE.
Both West PhIlly and South Phtlly had
their individual stars. Neither, however,
has been handicapped by ind vidual play.
Both eovens work together and the winner
proved itself better and faster play
ing combination. Forward passing and
drop-kicking played an important part In
the contest, and each team was well forti-
fed with capable players for those offcnses,
South Philly apparently had the better
drop Kicker. In H. Kendall Brown. whose
3S-yard fold goal enabled the Red and
Black to defeat Central High. South Phlly
has one of the leading drop kickors in the
city. In practice kicking he has lifted tho
ball over the CrosS bar from tho 40-yard
line. Ho had been in hard practice all week.
Captain Klstlor is best OF Keough's boot
ers, He can get away with some long punts
when necessary to kick.
Bunnin, Captain Rosetsky. Owens and
Brown were handlers Of the forward pass
for Coach Dean Johnston's boys. The West
Phllly aerial play men we're Kistler. Gross
man. Korb and Pfiel
Speaking OF his eleven. Coach DR.. a. A.
Howell, OF Central High. admits that he has
the poorest football squad In years caused
mostly by inelgibllty OF star players.
II have had two teams to work with"
said Doctor Howell, AN eligible eleven
and an ineligible eleven. 1t seems as II the
boys play fairly well together with their
designated squad. However when mixing
nm the Dlayers when man ia declared
ineligible 1t appears that tho team does not
play as we'll"
Doctor Howell does not mako any nlbi
about lack OF material. IL is just case of
not being able to get an eleven working to-
gether long enough for n game. Just as
soon as ho has n team playing In good shape
three or two OF the men fall down In their
studies and are barred from competition
Two OF recent stars to be declared ineli-
gible are ogden and Bingham, both OF whom
have been alternating in the quarterback
station. The loss Of these players handlcRps
season.
Captain Farmakis, whose gameness can
not be denied, had to be contented by
witnessing the game from tho sdeines.
The Central High captain had played
the greater part OF the season with badly
bruised leg and now he was suffering with
a broken nose. Farmy was anxious TO get
into the line-up and It grleved him very
much to know that he would be unable to
play, However he was OF great service
to the Mirrors by suggesting plays and
changes during the course Of the battle.
Northeast also was without It's star
quarterback Reeves who strained several
lIgaments in his left arm In the game with
South Philly last week. was unable to get
into his moleskIns. Kinsman was switched
from halfback and he did the signal shout
ing. Jones and Gamble were the halfbacks.
with A. L. Whitaker at fullback.