Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
HIGH
SELECTS M'LEAN
FOOTBALL HEAD
Gold Trinkets Awarded to
1915 Coach and
Captain
OTHER SCHOOL NEW s

Lansdowne High Schools football
players elected Donald Mclean captain
OF the 1916 football team at the annual
football banquet held Saturday night at
the school. The former quarterback, who
was hurt In the Lower Merton game and
consequently on the sidelines most of the
season, was the unanimous choice of his
teammates. The prediction in the EVEN
ING LEDGER that he would lead next sea-
sons team proved true.
Forty-eight former and present Lans-
downe warriors and officials attended the
banquet in the Art Room of the new
school building. ]. Eugene Baker, presi-
dent of the Lansdowne school board /;
Walter L. Phillips, principal of the
school; William Kidd. the retiring cap
tain; Joseph Whelan, coach of the 1914
team, and Coach ogden, of the 1915 team,
attended and were called upon for
speeches.
The students sprang n surprise on Cap
tain Kidd when they presented him with
gold football in the form of a watch
fob and gave Coach Ogden gold cuff links.
while Manager William Rockford was
remembered with a gold sticlpin. Thir-
teen "lucky" Lansdowne IL" letter-men
were present and all were called upon to
make a speech. Next years manager is
Fabian Ryan. He is now at work pre-
pairing the new schedule of gridiron
games.
According to Sol Metzger, recently
signed up as the Washington and Jeffer-
son football coach, Lawrenceville School,
Andover and Exeter Academy have been
the select field for plenty of bidding"
for the star athletes, who have received
numerous offers from various colleges?
Why this trio?
Ask any of the local high school grid
iron stars of past years whether they
I,.aNF Il. N,,.a
with offers and they will tell you few
amazing facts. Charlie Buckley didn't
visit Chestnut Hill Academy last year
for the love of the green's at St Martins
either.
When 1t comes to scholastic swimming
there are few, If any. schoolboys in the
country who can compare favorably with
Teddy Cam, of Hamilton institute, New
York, and Hobart Kstler, the son of
George Kistler, swimming instructor at
the University of PENNSYLVANIA. These
two youngsters were the stellar perform
ers in the Penn title meet on Saturday.
Two records were broken i'm the Penn
tank, both going to Teddy Cam He
won the 50-yard dash in 26 l-5 seconds
and the 1OO-yard swim in 60 3-5 seconds
West Philadelphia High School, in win
ming the meet. captured the second sue
cessve swimming title in this section and
the first 1916 interschoastic champion
ship Lawrenceville School, winners of
the meet in 1915, finished second this
year.
The scholastic basketball schedule for
tomorrow calls for number of i'm
portant contests. The High School
League games are the most important
and will be played at the following halls:
Central High vs. West Philadelphia, at
ha phiIaAaInbIa
nasium. 4Sth and Walnut streets.
Northeast High School VS., Southern
High School. at the Quaker City Ath-
letic Club, 26th and Dauphin streets.
The other games, while not so i'm
portant, will nevertheless interest I:any
hundreds of students, and these matches
are posted as follows:
LaSalle College at Camden High.
Media High School at Darby High.
Lansdale High at Jenkintown High.
Chestnut Hill Academy at Germantown.
Villanova Prep at Catholic High.
Swarthmore Prep at Cedarcroft Acad-
emy.
Captain "Addie" Brennan, of the 1915
football team at LaSalle College. is max
ing a great fight for a regular position
as guard on the basketball team. He Is
having a hard time to get berth, for
Captain Gallagher is holding down one
position and the other is held by Ruf.
both being regulars. LaSalles games
this week are with Camden High tomor-
row and Villanova Preparatory School
on Friday.
Captain Harper. OF the Episcopal Acad-
emy track team, is working every day in
the gymnasium and hopes to be in good
shape for the indoor meets. He will run
in the distance events. Coach ALEX"
Grant Is getting the Episcopal track team
In ahana for the first meet of the season
With the Combined Preparatory Schools
VS. Penn Freshmen in the Episcopal
Academy gymnasium on February 8.