Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

TT HARD work and determination count
L for anything. Catholic High School should
have good foo,oail team this season.
They are surely working hard to develop
a 1rst-class eleven. Every afternoon after
their classroom work Is finished thirty fell
lows report to Coaches Giendon and Greer
at the schools new athlstlc field, Twenty
ninth and Cambria streets. The new ath-
letlc field, which will be one Of the best
prep school sports amphitheatres In this
section, is still under Construction. The
clubhouse has not even been started. which
makes II necessary for the fellows and
coaches to change from their school clothes
to their molestins and back again out In
the open field.
The absence of an enclosed place in which
10 dress and shower baths is proving one
of the handcaps to the progress of the
team. The men do not mind dressing out
In the open field now, when the days are
mild, but what will they do when the good
old cold days roll around with the beautiful
soft snowhakes on the ground acting as a
shelter TO the green grass? Unless a pllce
to dress Is found these conditions are apt
to cause an unfriendy feeling between the
local school and the teams which are sched-
uled to appear on Catholic Highs athletic
field.
Each afternoon the thirty candidates are
sent tnrOuEh a long signal Qrlll, aIteT WHICH
the first and second varsity teams are lined
up for scrimmage practice. After each
play is run through Coach Glendon shows
each fellow his mistakes Every member
Of the squad comes in for some OF this
verbal attack. The scrimmage work Is
continued until 1t becomes too dark TO zee
the pigskin. Although the men are tired
out by this time. they gallop around the
track a few times to improve their wind.
Catholic High opened its season last Fri
day at Radnor. Coach Glendon thought
that he had a strong line for a prep school
eleven. That was before the game with
Radnor High started. The light backheld
Of the Main Line school picked holes in
the local line with ease. The overwhelming
defeat of 27-0 was the result of the weak
ness of the supposedly strong first line
of defense. Coach Glendon has shifted all
his men around for the game with Wenonah
Military Academy on Saturday afternoon.
Wenonah has the honor Of being the first
football team, outside Of Catholic High,
to play on the new grdiron at Twenty
ninth and Clearfield streets.
Captain Friel. who played great game
at end last year, and this year was shifted
to quarterback, has been brought back to
his old position at the wing The weak
spot in the line at the present time is AT
center. Coach Glendon has tried several
! OF the backield men at this position. but
none OF them has shown ability. Worth
| ington, last years fuliback, will start al
| center against Wenonah.
Several of the men who have been play.
| ing on the scrub team previous to yes
| terday will get chance to show their
| ability on the varsity team Saturday, as
| Coach Glendon is anxious to win the open.
ing game on the pupils new gridiron.
German Captain at Mercersburg
The announcement that Jack German was
| selected as this years football captain a
| Mercersburg Academy was popularity re.
ceived by the student body OF the upstate
prep school. German succeeds slip" How.
ard captain-elect Of this year, who failed
| to return to school. German, who played
such great game at end last year that
| he was chosen by many prep school critics
| as wingman on their mythical all-scholastic
| elevens, not only succeeds Howard as leader
| of the team, but as quarterback. The fall
ure of the captain-elect to return to Mer-
| ccrsburR left big gap in the bacSfied. TC
\ fill this hole, German was brought from his
| end position. The new pilot showed prom.
| Use of developing into a splendid leader and
| quarter by his work last Saturday against
| the Carlisle Indian scrubs. In this gam,
| he tailed four touchdowns and ran the team
| in way that would have done credit to a
| more experienced man. Before entering
Mercersburg German was prominent in ath-
| Ietics at Syracuse High School, where he
won his letter in three sports, football, base
| ball and basketball. Since entering Mercsrs-
| burg he has won his M in football and
baseball. He is nineteen years old, and will
| graduate in June.
| High Schools Form League
The high schools OF Chester County have
| formed an athletic league and now rule:
will be put into operation. Hereafter any
| student who desires to take part in any