Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
SCHOOLS TO HAVE
CRICKET LEAGUE
Howard w. Middleton
Again Will Organize In
terscholastic Association
SIX TEAM Cult
By PAUL PREP

BY PAUL PREP
Plans are under way for the forma-
tion Of six-team cricket league in this
section TO be known as the lnterscholas-
tic Cricket League. Howard ]. Middle
ton, Sr-, the well-known cricketer OF the
Philadelphia Cricket Club, Is at the head
Of the organization and has sent in
vitations TO join the league to the fol-
Ing schools Central High. Northeast
High, Penn Charter School. Haverford
School, westtown School and Haverford
College 3D.
This is not the first time that Mr..
Middleton has had charge Of the af-
fairs of the Interscholastic Cricket
League and during the last few years It
has been only through his personal
efforts that the old English game has
been kept alive among the schoolboys. He
looked after the schedule, obtained the
permission OF the various cricket clubs
to stage the games on their greens and
when practice grounds were not avail
able at several OF the schools, obtained
such in addition to appointing the ref
erees.
SchOOlbOys Unfamiliar With Game
Cricket as a scholastic sport has been
on the decline in the last few years,
due no doubt to the fact that very few
somebody's know the game and, sec
ondly, that no one I'm the high schools
appears TO care whether the sport is
continued or dropped. Frankford High
dropped out of the league in 1915, while
Germantown High and Germantown
Academy didn't play out their schedules
last year.
II Westtown and Haverford College
Sd decide not to enter the league this
season a four-team organization will be
formed. The Merton Cup, symbolic of
the championship, Is now in the pos
session of the William Penn Charter
School. Northeast won the title in 1915
| and Penn Charter in 1861.
The School of Pedagogy has made
| rapid strides forward in athletics dur
| ing the last two years. The basketball
team during the last season was one OF
the best in this section and registered
victories over all Of the local high school
quintets.
As a result of its greater interest IL
athletics, many star high school ath
letes have been attracted to Pedagogy
| In the past two years The baseball
team has been practiclng at Houston
| Field, through the courtesy of Docto
O'Brien, three days week and on Mon
day played a practice game with Ger
mantown Academy at Tabor winning b,
the score of SO. Harry Ward. tile for
mer Northeast twirler, pitched and al
lowed but four hits. two of vhicn wer
Of the scratch variety.
Another practice contest Will b
staged today with Germantown Acad
emy at Tabor. The Pedagogy team
composed of fast players. The line-u
follows: Gottlieb, catcher; Ward an
Bunnin, pitchers; Griffin, first; Je
Lehr, second; Dessen, short: Choa
= third Ginsberg, left field Osborne ceI
ter field, and Rosen. right field. Got
lieb, Griffin, Dessen and Bunnin are fol
mer South Philadelphia High stars
Ward, Lehr and Rosen are from Nortl
east, and Ginsberg and Osborne enter,
e from Frankford.
a Schedule Arranged
! Manager NJ. III. Zinmanne has a
l. ranged the following schedule:
April l3--Girard College at Girard.
April 19---St. Luke's, at Wayne
= April 2O--LawTenceville, at Lawrenc,
s VILE.