Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-06
HATBORO ATHLETES
WIN FINAL MATCH
Defeat Narberth Quintet by
Two POints-Close Race
for Track Title

IIatboro High School ended very sue
cessful season in the cage by defeating the
Narberth High School basketball team -
. To - in one Of the fastest games seen at
llaiboro this season. Seventeen games
won and only two lost is "A record which
the llatboro students consider worthy Of
note and they are proud of the upstate
team.
Nerkes and Dewler proved a combination
/ hard to stop and the former Tailed four
! field goals and two fouls. while the latter
made five field goals. Captain Rocker
! Flowers and Parks were regulars on the
team Narbcrth High made a gallant fight
/ for victory, but the teamwork and passing
of Hatboro We're too much for the visitors
Captain Bill Durbin was closely watched
and he failed to score his usual number
of field and foul goals While Durbn made
only one field goal, Smith and Dickie. the
forwards scored eight, the former making
six and Dickie two Redifer and Harsch
played the guard positions for Narberth
and they put up Mucky battle.
Three Schools Favorites
Central High. Northeast and West Phil
adelpha are favorites TO win the indoor
track and field title. CoaCh' Sigmund's
Northeast High School squad is just as
hopeful az the Orange and Blue of West
Philadelphia If Central High is able to
use many of the stars who were ineligible
be counted as "A contender for the title,
When Central lost more than half dozen
tract, stars last month. including Captain
Meinger Doctor O'Bren coach of the
team. said to his proteges: You can't COM
pete if YOU don't keep up In your studies
Now so and work this month | want you
TO be eligible"
The Central High athletes very many of
them took heed and obeyed the orders.
They worked hard TO make good and If they
are declared eligible. as it is expected they
Will be today, then Central deserves credit
and should figure in ;hc meet. Fortunately
for the high school students, the title meet
Is staged at time when the athletes who
are declared eligible will be able 10 do the
mos. good for their schools while the indoor
season am the last important athletic event
to mark its close are here.
Baseball Players Report
Baseball players are reporting daily at all
the schools. Germantown Highs twrlers
Include Mausser Burnett and I.angner
Hendler, CowdriCk. Rice, Howell and Ger
hardt We're lost either by graduation or
because they left school. Gonover is ineli-
gible. Captain Harry Kidd has two regulars
in Longstreet. catcher, and Surgeson. who
plays second base.
Friends Central School depends upon
Warren Duncan, former Cheltenham High
School star. to do much of the twirling this
year. dIlNdlH fNtlilHlN anu 'pdCH htlSIn-
ner think they have the making of a cham
piOnship team Harvey may be depended
upon for mound duty Taylor and Hearn
are two twirlers of note Smith, catcher :
Simmons. Reibenack, Hinkle and Adams
loom up as likely varsity players,
Al the Germantown Friends School the
baseball schedule is being competed by
Manager NJ. W, tar Wood With the bas-
kctball season u"er the students at Queen
Lane are now ,urning their attention to
baseball practice.
Camden High added another game to
| its list of victories yesterday afternoon
when the Gloucester High quintet was de-
feated, 43 to 49, If Camden can beat
Moorestown High, the Jersey youngsters
will end the season fifty-ffty, with a record
Of nine won and nine lost.
Gieges, Richman, Smith. Ivory, Magee and
| Parsons shared the honOrs of the win over
| Gloucester. Williams the star forward, was
| sick and unable to take part in the con-
| test, Gieges, as usual, led in the scoring
| with nine field goals. Richman made six
| and Smith had five. Captain Smith also
made a foul goal but was off form, for he
| had five shots from the chalk line.