Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-11
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
BY PAUL PREP

watch west InllduelDHld III D"Shtt-
ball,
This was repeated over and over
again today by the students and facul-
ties of the public high schools when
mention was made of basketball.
The other high schools have cause to
be alarmed about the West Philly team.
and from now on the rival coaches will
practice with the game with the speed
boys in view The overnight alarm
came as a result of West Phil Idelphia's
unexpected victory over the strong Cen
trail High School team yesterday after
noon in the gym across the river by
the score of 4l-39.
What if they did only win by the mar
row margin of two points, or one field
goal? one point is as good as thou
sand. This victory places the West
Philadelphia team in "A tie for first
place with Northeast, neither team har-
ing lost "A league game. The Crimson
and Gold was regarded as the strongest
in the circuit after its victory over the
champion South Philadelphia team, and
the West Philadelphia victory in its first
league game speaks well of its chances
of bringing the first basketball cham
pionship to the school across the river
Rhoads and Adams. with six field goals,
and Clark with eleven foul goals, were
the stars for West Philadelphia, while
Trautwein and Voeglin led the Mirrors
in scoring. with five and four two-point-
ers, respectively.
Bucker Elected Captain
Rudolph Bucher. tho former Central
High School track star, was elected cap
,,.l,, of l,f. ~ ha.. .tyath than toa, .,f
Brown Prep at a meeting of the school
athletic association held yesterday after
noon. The new leader entered Brown
Prep in 1916 and was a member of the
basketball and track teams last year. lie
did sterling work on the cinder path.
competing in the broad jump and the
sprints and aided considerably in bring
! ing the independent scholastic track and
! field championship to his school.
| In addition to receiving the basket
ball captaincy. the former Central High
| School athlete was elected manager Of
| the 1918 track squad. while Dietz, the
| all-around athlete, was elected manager
of this seasons baseball team.
Play Tomorrow
Plans were discussed in regard to hold
| ing a subscription dance to increase the
athletic fund, which is, at the present
time, financially defunct. Van Solver
Rucher, Pheuger, Dietz and Diaz were
appointed committee of five to arrange
details for this social event
The next game on the Brown sched-
ule Is with the Salesman High School, at
Wiminton, tomorrow afternoon. Hard
luck has been pursuing the local team
games being lost by a few points. This
has been due. perhaps, to the absenc,
of a captain, and II II was, the Brown
Prep five should now finish the season
with a clean slate.
BilI Wittmaier, the former Brown PREF
and Perkiomen seminary athlete, win entel
Wittmaier, who Is only eighteen years old
stands six feet three inches and tips tn
around athlete, Blli is a star Al basketball
the snf bar n high jumpng % az six * feet
:ss,.I$s tsT s. i1IS isis GAY sa Sport: n TS5
Ssrs ssS just IL
their honors. 4 seems; The embryo pro
captain Of the 1918 soccer team and Waite
Ginsburg manager. The new leader too
ssas ssss %hs the sen new used h his spec
TO good ADVANTAGE at outside right. Tn
WITH VARSITY E, wsrG
CaptsIn.ersct spangier, woznicki. Nichols
Dawson, Cunningham. Ginsburg. Del Gercic
Thomas. Wildman and Pearce.
Every school has its fayorite stars Q
yeetsryears, the names that are mentione
when tanning bees about scholastic athletic
are held. For example. a Northeaster point
with pride TO the record Of Howard Berr
and Tip Topham; Central High. TO Harr
Fritz: South Philadelphia, to Lew Martir
while Central Manual graduates win nev'
forget Eddie Horter: we would like to hes
vh8 should receIye the. ail-tIme honors
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