Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
OPENING LEAGUE
MATCHES FRIDAY
Six High School Elevens
Ready for Initial Games
to Determine Champion
SOUTHERN AT CENTRAL
BY PAUL PREP

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The thousands of students OF the six
public high schools in this city are anx-
iously awaiting the toot Of the referees
whistle on Friday afternoon, which will
send the high school elevens into their
initial contest for the interscholastic foot
ball championship Of Philadelphia.
This is the first season that all the high
schools will compete for the Gimbel Cup
Last year the champion South PHILADELPHIA
team did not meet Germantown and North
east High did not play Franktord Ger
mantown was a member OF the league but
through a misunderstanding the managers
OF the South Philadelphia and German
town schools failed to arrange date for
a game and for a time 1t was thought that
the two elevens would have to meet in
order for Southern to claim the champion
ship This was averted when Northeast
lost the last match OF the season to West
Philadelphia, giving the title to the down
town Red and Black color for the first
time in the history of the school
The matches this year promise to be
hard fought. with South Philadelphia
Central and Northeast appearing to have
the edge on the other elevens. This edge
is just as likely to disappear after the OPEN
ing game as the sharpest finish on a razor
II is hardly possible that the race this
year will furnish as many upsets as the
contests last season.
trophey up for competition Northeast High
has been the victor twice, Central High
and South Philadelphia once. The hand
some cup will become the permanent pos
session of the first institution winning 1t
three times The other years have resulted
in ties Although Northeast has won the
trophy twice, it has not finished on top
since 1914.
The schedule next Friday calls for the
South Philadelphia live wires" to meet
Central High on Houston Field. West Phila- e.
delpha to oppose the baby member of the
big six" Frankford High on the suburban
schools field, and Northeast is scheduled to
meet Germantown on the Archives athletic
field, Twenty ninth and Somerset streets
Strange to say, the five of the six Gmbel
Cup Contenders have all suffered defeat
one or more times this season--Frankford
being the only one not suffering defeat this
season Germantown High lost to Penn
Charter West Philadelphia Speed Boys"
dropped a contest to the strong Haverford
School The present Gimbel Cup holders
also fell prey to the fast-going Haverford
School eleven, while Central High was
showed under by Catholic High last Friday
to the tune of 60. Northeast was the last
to taste defeat, losing TO the Williamson
Trades School team on Saturday by the
score Of Go The local eleven had several
| excellent chances TO score, but Bill Carter,
who has been dropkicking in fine style failed
| to make good several times. In the first
period Quarterback Reeves used poor judg-
| meEt and called for an attempt at goal from
| field when his team had the ball on William
! sons 4E-yard line. Carter tried hard, but
! the distance was too great. the pigskin fall
! ing a few feet short of its mark.
The game between South Philadelphia and
| Central High should be the best match OF
| the trio.