Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-05
CENTRAL OARSMEN'
WANT TIGER RAp|
Unless Princeton Fresh A..
Scheduled, Northeast
Event Is Last
GARNET MEET TOMS

w. Bradner MACPHERSON. coach a, !.
Central High School crews, is ne,o,i.M N M
with Princeton University officials ~
I race with the Princeton freshman ,i.S.
this city following the race with Nor;ss.
High for the city scholastic chamnios.st =
next Saturday afternoon.
UNLESS we get a race with pr,u.
freshmen we will be through aN."
Northeast race" said Coach Macph.M M
this morning. West Philadelphia oa..a soa
have dlsbanded. so we cannot race th".
have not heard from Princeton. hus
that the college freshmen are nat =. Nv
likely to be called to the colors I fb,rL ~ ~
race could be staged. 1 have not yet b.s,. "s
from Princeton
Central Highs crew prospects have 49,
dealt severe blow. William Krecker "A.
captain. Is ineligible. He was sIcc..sas as
by Russell Bradenburg. Alexander Fs,r.~
kis would not accept the captaincy becon..
OF his duties in other directions. ". =
stroke and is president of the senior ~.
Kennedy, stroke, and Moss. of the ss.oss
boat, are also barred by the faculty
Penn Charter Color Sports
Invitations have been received a, a..
various private schools for the Penn Cha
ter color sports to be held next Wednssd..
at Queen Lane. 1t will be the twsr,,
fourth annual carnival, and w T. F,eris.
is captain of the Yellows, while D. p. sm,s
is leader of the Blues.
The Girard College Band will again mia,
at the contests. In case Of rain or IL
weather the sports will be held the nav,
day. Arrangements have been made for :
special train to carry the large crovas
leaving Broad Street Station at 2 o'clors
and returning fifteen minutes after I'M
completion of the meet
Catholic High to Open Field
Catholic High School expected to oo..
the new athletic grounds and baseball An
in the game with the PHILADELPHIA Tradss
School yesterday. but the rain called os
this contest as we'll as all others ana nov
the Purple and Gold officials are lookIns
forward to opening their new grounds nest
Tuesday afternoon.
The workmen will be busy putting n,
the finishing touches on Monday, and On
Tuesday Catholic High plays Germantow
High in the Interscholastic League. Tht
should be an interesting game, and viii
bring out a large crowd. The Trade
School game will be played later in IN,
season.
None Of the teams could play YESTERDAY
but the games this afternoon bring mann
of the local mines into action. In addtou
to the baseball contests, Swarthmore Col.
lege will hold the annual Interschoastis
track and field meet at Swarthmore Thu
will open the Swarthmore College Alumd
Field and will be the first meet for the nev
Swarthmore College cup.
Farm Work May Take Athletes
Coach Phil Lewis. of the Germantovu
High School, thinks that almost at any tim
now the league teams may be disrupted h
the recruiting of students for farm work
IF the boys are to be paid for their services
In this connection, l expect to SEQ many d
them leave school and devote their time 10
tilling the soil and working to raise vsse-
tables.
II do not know when the call will come
continued Coach Lewis, but expect II Il
any time. When it does ccme the athehes
now working on baseball and track will n.
spond and our teams will be shattered. Ths
Board of Education IL working on q definite
plan at this time, and it will take the bess
athletes in scholastic ranks.