Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
MARKWARD COACH ]
AT R.C.H.S. Is YEARS
Catholic H Ugh Basketball
Players to Honor Cage
Tutor Tonight
GREER TO GET TROPHY

Fifteen years as coach of a baske,h.r
team that has won many championshin. ~
a long term of service for anv on n
cial. Tonight the Catholic High S,.m ON.
alumni and players on the 1917 Purr,a noo
Gold first and second teams wiI, Shu ohu
Billy" Markward, who is one of tba vmor ,,O,
eran cage tutors in this city 'e''
John ]. Greer. who worked so hard ,,.
the football players at Catholic Hirh WIN ,r,u
be presented with silver loving Gun n ~
appreciation of his services. Spring ~. IN
ball has started at Catholic High ana 'Uu,, ,v,,
continue this week and all Of next ws.,l VIII
Baseball, track and tennis will ada 20 az,
list of outdoor sports. and a strenuou. . .ns
son will follow the big indoor celebro,;s.'
at Broad and Vine streets tonight. w"
Girard Wins Swim Meet
Girard College swimmers again sbou..
their class when they defeated the Catho,;a
High School squad in the Girard pool ,a,s
yesterday afternoon by a score of "a "a
Is points. Girard showed form in ali ths
events Bud Northrop and Cunninpbsrs
exceled for Catholic High.
The Girard College swimming team rar,.
second to West Philadelphia High in lin.
for championship honors. The collerans
have meets with st. Joseph's College. Cen
tral High School, Camden Y. NJ. C. A. and
the Central Y. NJ. C. A. Juniors. Coach
Bernard has charge of the Grard swim.
mers.
Await Friends Indoor Meet
Youngsters in various sections of the citv
students attending the various branch
schools of the Friends Central system
await with considerable interest the bIs
indoor track and field meet to be staged in
the gymnasium at Fifteenth and Racs
streets tomorrow afternoon.
This is a new event for the Friends Cen,
tral officials and tends to interest thu
juniors in the lower classes in competitive
sports. John II. Bell, physical director Of
the school and coach of the track team. will
lave charge. He will be assisted by J.
Martin Kelschner, coach of the baseball
team and Fussell, assistant coach of tba
track team. Ray Critchow coach of the
tennis team. will also officiate.
No Eighteen Year Rowing Rule
Imagination is great asset and occa.
sionally it works wonders in scholastic
ranks. Some one imagined that all the
Central High and Northeast High School
oarsmen who were not yet eighteen years
of age were barred from the sport, and
slowing headlines told how the Northeast
and Central High crews had been torn
asunder."
An inventive mind discovered that ths
rules Of the supervisory committee on ath.
''matrr." and that before they are allowed
to ro, they must undergo a physical and
medical examination" There is nothing In
the rules about eighteen years-there is.
however, an age limit for all schoolboys of
twenty years. So the Northeast and Cen.
trail High oarsmen are not worrying.
Weatherman a School "Jinx"
The weatherman Is decidedly "in wrong"
with the school athletes, captains man.
ayers. officials and others. As this is the
of season" and the time for practice and
preparedness. the school mines had hoped
to make their initial bow yesterday after.
noon. The rain saved them the pleasure.
"Jinx" is a term applied frequently to the
major league teams The schools now claim
that the weatherman is the only "Jinx' to
bother about and want something more
like spring. Trades School. Central High,
Germantown High and Northeast High were
all going to start outdoor work yesterday
and because Of the rain 1t Is doubtful if they
will get out now for the next few days