Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-24
Frankford's First Year in League


terscholastic Football League but the stu
dents of the institution are confident of win
ming the opening game and eventually the
Gimbel cup. Last season they met Central
High and South Philadelphia They de-
feated the Or mson and Gold eleven, but
lost to the downtown Red and Black in one
of the fiercest games Of the season. SO The
fighting spirit displayed by the Frankford
team was one Of its chief assets
Seven OF last years team returned to
school and have again won their places on
the varsity eleven The team is the only
one of the six Gimbel cup contenders that has
not lost game this season. The defense of
the latest addition to the Blk Six" has been
Of the trst-cass order Not a point has
been scored against them. Coach Yeomans
believes that his team outClaSscs the ''Speed
Boys and defeat will only come through
OVeTCOnfideuCe
wagner, who gets his start from left half
Ch, naCh, VIII be unable to play against West
fhlliy. While carrying the DigslIin last
Friday through the Swarthmore High
School eleven he tore ligament in his
rlght leg and will be forced TO remain on
the side lines Saturday He expects To be
IN shape for the game with Central High
az houston Field, saturday November !.
wonderful Team at Mercersburg
Mercersburg ACadom will close its home
season Saturday afternoon when il meets
the powerful Bethlehem Prep School eleven
The manner in which the Cumberland VAL
ley aggregation administered a 30 defeat
TO Coach Lon" Jourdet's I-niycrsit, Of
Pennsylvania Freshmen last Saturday at
Mercersburg. placed them once more in line
for the Eastern Scholastic championships
Even last years wonderful record will he
ec!lpsed II the upstate boys continue their
present pace. The Mercersburg eleven last
jear went through the season without tast-
l. g1lEa ftHagF Of Il. Co.
upon until the last period of the final game
Thus far Captain Gormans bunch has not
lost game and has tailed twice as many.
points as the eleven of last year scored If
the Mercersburg eleven wins its next two
big games-the one with Bethlehem Pren
at Nercersburg' this Saturday and the final
game of the season against Kiskinineta c
School, on November TO- at Saltshurg pa
it will have just claims on the undisputed
right for the eastern scholastic title.
Credit Due Coach Harlow
The credit for the great showing or tba
Mercersburg team should go to Coach Har-
low captain Of the Princeton 1903 eleven
and also an All-American wingman of the
same season. Harlow has devoted many
hours to developing the teamwork OF tho
! team, and in commenting on the Mercers.
| burg-Princet3n Fresh game of two weeks
ago the Princeton Daily states: The only
| fault that can be found with the MERGERS.
| burg team is that the men perform. i'm q
manner too much like that Of a weII-oiIed
| machine" This is just what Harlow has
| been driving at.
The star Of last Saturdays game was
! jenkins, Mercersburg's right end. Jenkins
| kicked a beautiful goal from the field In
| the second period. After advancing the ovai
| to Penn's 25-yard line Jenkins dropped bsc
! TO the 35-yard chalkmark and drove tbe
| pigskln squarely between the uprights FOR
| the only score Of the game. Harry RosetsIx,,
| teh captain Of last years CHAMPIONSHIP
| South Philadelphia High School eleven. was
! the mainstay for the yearlings. PLAY ne,
| play he battered his husky form through
| the Academy's line for long gains Once n,
raced half the length Of the field for J
| touchdown, but the umpire ruled that IN,
Penn Freshmen were offside on the play.