Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
BY PAUL PREP

Mercersburg Academy will open its
swimming season next iturday with the
natators OF the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity as its opponents. The upstate
mermen have been practicing under the
direction of Coach Edwin Wood for sew
eral months, and with virtually n vet
eran squad successful season is an
ticipatcd.
Coach Wood. who Is a former national
Y. NJ. {. A. champion. has selected the
following to represent the Blue and
White In the water: Captain Phillips.
Joe Reid, Wilson, Riley. Scattergood.
Swearer, Webb. Traylor, Monroe, Hall.
Trepel, Card and Eugene Davis, the
California comet. who played such a
sensational game at hafback on the
football team.
Phillips, who has been swimming near
record time, will take care OF the dis
tance events. Reid will compete in his
favorito events, the dive and 50-yard
sprint. Wilson IL entered in the spr!nts,
while Monroe and Traylor have been
getting the most distance in the plunge
for distance.
The meet next Saturday was arranged
primarily for preparing the men for the
Penn 1nterscholastics, to be held in this
city the latter part of this month. Coach
Wood will enter his full squad in an
effort to cop the prep school title OF the
East
Northeast and West Philadelphia con.
tinued to play unbeatable ball in their
Public High School basketball league
contests yesterday, and as result Cen.
trail High and F'rankford High lost an
other championship game. While the
proteges of Coach Oscar Gerney were
trouncing the Crimson and Gold, West
mt I'll 90
from Frankford how the cage sport
should be played.
b. I'D until the Punishment of weckerly
from the game via the four personal
foul route, Northeast had been unable
TO get more than three-polnt lead over
Central. but with the entrance of Russ
White the tide turned. Two field goals
by White and Schneider and one from
past the center of the floor by Herzog
carried the Archives well into the lead,
which they held until the finish of the
game. The final score was "a TO &c.
Franliford furnished little more than
practice for the West Philadelphia 1ve.
Chick Adams failed to break the high
Individual field goal record through be-
ing overanxious. With eight minutes
to go he had Gagged nine and was four
behind the record. lie scored two from
the floor before the end Of the game,
but missed many easy shots. Rhoades
also had a good day, dropping five
through the net.
y. T. Slmitman, n member OF the 12tth
class OF Central High School. has nominated
Z BY Walton as the greatest athlete that
ever wore the Crimson and uold Ills letter
follows: II will grant you that Harry Fritz
was some star and a Ereat favorlte;, put
IL YOU bark back few years you VIII re,
cali by Walton. who played and starred
on every team at the c. IL = Later ne en-.
he played on the football, baseball basket,
bali teams. did some stunts for the track
and swimming squads, captained rev OF
these and helped to coach in his extra hours;
Walter In now doing his mite by serving
as an athletic director at one OF the can
tonments."
As for present-day stars, Simitman places
/ Bill Butler at the head OF the lst; bi.i
\ me ember of the varsity football team for Two
years At Central he captained ohanl'
plonsh!p football team, captained the pas
ketball FIVE, put the shot for the track team
/ bail nine when he found time to take cay
off from the other sports. For present-day
stars. Simitman says. Butler has no equal
8. J.. e., comes forth in behalf Of the stars
| Of yesteryear OF st. Joseph's College. st.
Joe has DEVELOPED many hrst,elass in athletes, ns
/ in each sport. =. J. g. has nominated two
for the honor in basketball. three in foot
ball and one in basketball. Wait Weigand.
Pat Byrne and Norb Sonsid'ne receive .ne
ketbail and Dave Bennis and Ed Rawle In
| ha scball Harry Stoll and Al McCue are
mentioned az all-around stars