Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-16
ELEVENS READY
For TROPHY PLAY
Six Scholastic Teams Start
Competition for Gimbel
Cup October 26
SOUTHERN IN GAME TO-DAY
BY PAUL PREP

The local high schools will play their
nnal preliminary football games this week.
The coaches have been bringing their
elevens along slowly but surely. and all
the tutors are confident that their pupils
will win the Gimbel cup emblem Of the
lnterscholastic Football League champion
ship of this city.
Although the coaches and captains re-
gard the Contests scheduled for this week.
END as preliminary workouts they are
leaving no obstacles in the path that leads
20 victory After the contests this week
the six entrants in the Glmbel cup race
viii turn their attention to the initial strug-
Eles for the local championship.
All the games on this weeks card will
be hard fought The Central High School
Catholic High School and the South Phia-
7dAlphia High-Haverford School games
should\ furnish the best brand Of football
The Crimson and Gold representatives have
not met an eleven from the Purple and
Sold institution on the gridirou during the
last ten years. Both squads have been
practicing daily with Fridays game in
view and the football fans and fanettes
who expect to visit Houston Field the day
of the game can rest assured that they will
witness a frst-class exhibition of the grid
play a game last week. Glendon did not
want to take any unnecessary chances OF
having his pupils injured and rather than
meet strong team he decided that il was
better to practice with the second squad
Hard Practices Ahead
The Broad and Green street footballers
will be drilled on open field plays today
aho tomorrow, as Doctor O'Brien is a great
follower of the open style of play for a
high school Tho ends Nopglip
Gordon, who have been the weakest links
in Cenuafs cham, will receive a great deal
Of attention as most Of Catholic Highs ad-
vances have been through sklrting the op-
posing wing men
South Philadelphia High Schools football
manager must believe in working his men
hard, as he has arranged two matches for
this weeA This afternoon the inter-
scholastic champions viii meet the strong
eleven Of Haddon Heights at Haddon
Heights Coach Dean Johnsons proteges
should have no trouble III finishing on the
long end of the score. This is, perhaps,
the big object, but the local boys have an
other object in their visit. They have not
had their goal line crossed in two years
and have hopes of keeping their slate clean
the remainder of this season. Although
South Philadelphia has been successful i'm
keeping the other fellows away from it's
Eoai line, it has not crossed its opponents
line with any regularity and has only
during the same period Of time
The lineiup of Southern i'm todays game
IS as follows: Left end. Dessen left
tackle, Josephson left guard, Freed CEN
ter. Moderslh; right guard. Kelly; right
tackle, Ransom; right end, Gunson quar-
ferback. Captain Bunnin; left halfback,
Cowdrey; right halfback, Murray; fullback,
Hamilton.
Play HaverfOrd Friday
On Friday Captain Mark Bunnin ALL
,scholastic quarterback of last year, win lead
his men on the field to oppose the eleven
REPRESENTING the Haverford School at ,Hav-
erford. The Main Line school opened it's
season two weeks ago. handing a Jolt to
the cOachless West Philadelphia High
School team by the score of 10 0. This
game should rival the Central High-Cath-
olic High School game in respect to the
quality Of football shown by both teams
The Main Line school Is being coached
by Willie Cromwell, who formerly tutored
flie Basketball, baseball and football teams
At Lafayette Cromwell has plenty Of
green material on hand and is awaiting his
,eam's real test on Friday.
Episcopal VS.. Hayerford
The Episcopal Academy and Haverford
School elevens win battle today at Haver-
ford IN postponed grldiron contest These
teama were scheduled TO play last Friday,
hui the inclement weather caused a post
DQnement.
The game is an annual contest and
EIougea much interest among preparatory
school fans. Next 10 the Hill game it is
IIaferford's big contest. and is also one Of
snt important games OF the season for
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