Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE STANDING.
(Elrst Tcnms.)

,ast High School basketball team, is just
az confident as Coach Jimmy tsilton, of
Central High, that his players will land
he High School League basketball title
|Keatlng points to the excellent record of
. Ms proteges in the last few games played,
and predcts that they will lift the Dutch
company trophy and the cage champion
. ship this season.
Northeast has a good basketball team
"A winning team" said Keating this
mornng. 1--WE are going to lose Wallace
because of the February graduation, but
have anticipated this loss and expect
10 have Sammy Asquith, the veteran
player of last years team, back again
! will shift Shelton, the forward, to CEN
tre, and will play Asquith as forward"
Eve will also lose Bodel. another good
ulayer, but | still have Shelton and
Schoppe, who are now playing forwards,
and Hedelt and Sturgis, guards. Bill
CHM is also q good man and | can de-
pend upon him. 1t is tough to lose Wal
| lace He is certainly one of the best
centres in, scholastic ranks, but we are
going to FIJI his place nicely" continued
Coach Keating
Then Keating pointed out that North
east had hard luck in the early games
Of the league, and that his players were
their hard games.
1--WE beat West Chester Normal, Beth
lehem and the School of Pedagogy teams.
Reading beat us 35 to 50, West Philadel-
| phia won the league game 80 to 32, and
Central High won 81 to LS All were VIC
tories by close scores, and had North
east had any luck we would have won
| al three of these games"
Ihe Germantown High School officials were
sapPoontei when School of PediagoEy round ih.
game from being played yesterday per arrange
ments made earlier in the year. Eyerything
vas ready for the contest in the Mannheim
gym" This game may be played later IN th9
The Northeast High School reserves are win
hing their games in great shape, with Mine
tardt and Odgcrs forwards: Young, centre,
aHa , Gillian and BERNARD guqRrds NoTths2st hs2rI
battle in the second team league.
Brown Preparatory School students are Won
s ts boIi the 5b%6o th%i ntcbers in his section
q the clubs in the Maine State League is true;
Il so, the Brownies lose one of their best pall
nayeFS McKenty has not yet been heard iroh'
In the game with the st; Jo9ePh,gi College College
ner stars as Joe Yates Frank Leckle, Frank
she Norman Gonsidine, Lefty, QNeill, John7 ~
inter the cage. This team won the last game
. stih the 81. Joe five. II was the only deIeat
q ne season for the collegians and they are
'at for revenge.
The race for the highest place in the list OF
Individual scorers in the High School League
WI be keen, with Mearkle, OF West Philadel-
phh; Fowler, Of Central High. and Watman,
y! southern 'H High the leading scorers th n me
ssst High, viii drop out Of the running atter
ee game today for. he'will graduate In the
sl9nd team league individual standing Mason;
West Philadelphia High. has good lead
yer hinehardt, of Northeast High.
MANAGER Henry JustI, Jr., Of the Episcopal
as schedule OF contests. The first game VIII
= with Bordentown NJ. l., on April at Bor,
sth g. Lukes and Swarthmore. Twenty con-
'As nave been listed.
ssarthmore Preparatory Schools basketball
b the weekend game gam the R swartRmore quintet
issleaied BoTdentown Military Institute 81 to
,s completely outeasstng the New Jersey ath,
'lsa ltsh star; Benjamin. STOW, Lungren and Hoyt
ru5 msas an Ihe tIlGk,. ben1amln, former
Heh and Yarnall.
Ri 5M0Tay9R College quintet returned 70
szspesst Tor the strength OF the local basketball
ssal Tor In the two days here the team lost
~ ~ games hrst to DreXel Institute. at DreXel,
~ nen on Saturday to the st. JOsephs Col
~ team, st. Joe won. SO to 20. II was
r contest, but the offensive and defensive
5ssh 5. u such players as ). Martin, Gallagher,
. IL Ibs reilly ana j. Martin proved too much
'u' ''Si'0Fa'
~ over Merton High Schools officials may be
seT II arrange soccer games with Tome School
~ fianklin and Marshall Academy, These
srI ~ SCHOOLS Sun have teams IN action. on sat
| lesm ~ 5Some defeated the f. and M. Academy
,IsssaashssFn Highs new gymnasium Will be
E,4tasa 4ta Tor the league game with Central
| Fihss t99mQrroW, Northeast High and West
az ae'pnia Will meet In the West Phillie5
tas other important basketball games on the
Ts2hAle Include the following:
ss,s s-aslss ~ school VS.. Bryn Ahtyn Academy at
Tsss5thmOFe Ta6himoOFe Prep VS.. Wilmington f. C. at