Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-21
STRICT RULESIN
ST. Joe ATHLETICS
Eligibility Code at Prep School
Adhered in All Competi-
tive Sports
FAv0RS CATHOLIC LEAGUE

Athletics at st. Joseph's $ Prep ar
beId undor strict code Of cligibilit
rnies according to lcttcr receive
today Directors of Athletics at st
Joc's arc heartily in favor OF organ'zinj
jcague competition between tathoilc III
stitutions in Philadelphia.
such a league has been advocated 10
three years. according to the letter
which follows: -.--,,.,,,, "a
our objection 20 parts q a le,tHoIW,c letH,SIW, tfigh
sy,oo BY Mr or SaSambor GISma2b@ %. Wish to STATE
that the football team OF ~, ~, Sosspn sos slns 9
Prep has been In eXlstenCe a"t tsan at s..
Joseph's = College composed Of both hig;I hign
school and college men. when {eaIn Ia, Ia
no h,s ~ nc 0ast three years there have
been two distinctive teams in az oIa'vmr9 ,
of sport at the college ON one an nT playlng
cnIy college teams, the other OF hlBn
onb enbooI men, playing only high school
''f5ef Perhaps it would have been more LsLo pru,
dent on Mr. Glondcn's part not 10 if- ~
made the following statement NJ, ti''t'a,ss sSbers
10 an honorable eligibility code when
he states that while st. Joseph rep
continues to use anybody and eVSryoo9S.
games" The above statement or th9 th9e1ilt Oh,
rector OF sthlGtGs tss. 9f "Tho' He Is called
Ssnoot o 10 .n honorRble man either to re-
tract the statement or to produce proofs
Tor S him at his mere request. II the di-
rector would only inquire OF ether inter
scholastic high schools who haEe sthiet,c n1,
strictly eligibility rules are enforced
the falsity OF his own charge would be-
ccme only too evident to him;
81. Joseph's Prep has adhered to
strict code OF eligibility rules. We may
here state that st. .Joseph's, Prep does not
ra9t nd have be bound Oy
league set of eligibility rules in order TO
see what is best for high school competi-
the code OF eligibility rules lived up to by
st Joseph,s Prep since its existence;
First. No man can practice or play IN
any prep sport who has not passed in his
Second. Even, man on the prep g team ;I}
course If periods each day.
Third. No post graduate or man who
has received a high school diploma, or
Fourth. No man who has played more
than four years in high school athletics
In eligible to play on the prep team.
At the beginning of his letter Director
-GatnSiio high schools. Of Philadelphia
adopting a regular schedule as being a
was tried by US during the past two years.
send real faculty representative to the
ST Josephs Prep. was West PhiIadel-
phla Catholic High school Brother Miller
attending. The other Catholic schools de-
eliHed to consider such an action advan-
tageous. In addition II seems that the
athletic director of Catholic High School
was not anxious last year to form
Catholic high school baseball league. Is
Director Glendou anxious for Catholic
league in all branches of sport?
In conclusion. st. Joseph's Prep has
been advocating such league for three
seasons and will be only too glad when
4 is finally completed. As yet no word
has been received about the Invitation OF
81. Joseph's Prep to attend a meeting
organized by Faculty Director Glendon At
Catholic High School in reference to the
formation of this much-agtated league
We are waiting patiently for this well
come invitation.
Perhaps II would be good thing IL
thet schools playing on Thanksgiving Day
morninS would adept some sort of eligi-
billy rules, for instance, rules barring
post graduates, men taking a two-hour-a-
week course etc, In order to protect some
OF the schools playing. V. McPEAK.
e., st. Joseph's Prep.
:, st. Joe and Catholic High meet in
heir annual football game on Thanks
living Day morning on Cahili Field.
PAUL PREP.