Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-15
{. H. s. AND p. CHARTER
COP CITY GRID TITLES
Respectively Clinch Crouns
for mterschoIastic and
nteracademic Leagues
for Season OF 1919
NEST PHILLY X. O.'ED
BY Paul. PREP

IT'S all over but the coronation. in so
L far as the Interschoastic League is
concerned while in the annual Inter
academic League the championship vr-
tdaIly has been decided. This dope was
furnished following Yesterdays dcc-
Sions in play for the two Philadelphia
titles on local gridirons.
Central High School knocked out
West Philadelphia High, scoring the
regular k. o. count of 10 to zero. With
only one more game TO he played by
the 1918 champions, there is hardly a
chance of the Mirrors not being re-
crowned.
Next Friday afternoon the Crimson
and Gold will meet Northeast High in
the final fracas for the championship,
and even a tie game would nor depoSe
Doctor O'Brien's eleven. A defeat for
the leader would bring the teams into
deadlock for first place, while in the
/ event of an even score Central would
/ win out anyway by the margin of a
single point.
With two more games to be played
| It is hardly likely that Penn Charters
/ big advantage of four points will be
/ overcome in the lnterac competition.
The little Quakers stand out like the
Rock of Gibraltar over the other teams
in the league.
First Field Goal
The feature of Central's victory
over West Phillv was the drop kicking
Of the first field goal of the season in
the interscholastic circuit. And this
honor goes to Izzy Harris. After Cap
tain Eddowcs had crumbled the Speed
/ boys line by crashing through twice
/ for total of % yards it was Central $
ball on the 33-yard line. Harris
dropped back to the 40 yard line and
from difficult angle. but with the
aid Of the wind from the east booted
the pigskin over the north crossbar.
This three pointer, coming in the
second period gave the Mirrors the
edge at half time and the Crimson and
Gold perfectly legitimate excuse to
put on several crazy dances and a
snakewalk on the field during inter
mission. In the first period both lines
held so strongly and with but two frsr
downs made by West Philly it looked
ms if Central would have to play its
best football of the season to win.
And that is exactly what the Mirrors
did.
Saunders, Central's brilliant little
quarterback and field general proved
Doctor O'Brien's ace in the hole, and
to him should go much credit for the
great victory. lie mixed the Crimson
and Gold plays well and seldom made
q mistake.
1t was Saunders who went over for
the only touchdown of the game. After
sending Eddowes down the field on
three successive line plunges. forward
pass, Eddowes to Hess, put the ball on
and Eddowes placed the ball on the
3-yard line, and then on the third
down Saunders squeezed himself
through center over the goal line.
Saunders also kicked the goal from
touchdown.
West Philly put up a stubborn bat
tie. The Speedboys fought hard
throughout. but the terrific line
smashes of Eddowes crumbled Howard
Berry's line.
Easy for Penn Charter
Germantown Academy put up a
rather weak defense against the hard =
driving Penn Charter eleven. Cap
tain Ed Mitchell was a very active
leader in the one sided 423 score. He
crossed the Germantown line four diff
ferent and distinct times. while Bril-
and Berry each went over for touch
: downs. H. Statzell proved his wortl
in kicking goals from touchdown. doing
so successfully on all six attempts.
Dinsmore's field goal in the first pc
riod saved Germantown from a smut
out.
) For two periods the game gritty anC
little Frankford High eleven held SoutF
Philadelphia High scoreless. but th'
! driving attack of the downtown Ret
and Black backfield could not be denied
and in the last half three touchdown
were made. Bernstein and Captain
"Iabel" Goldblatt each made a six
/ pointer in the third quarter, Will
; Dessen. after receiving a forward pass
raced for the other counter in the fina
i period. Leopold kicked one of tn
goals for the additional point.
In the other Interacademic LeaRu
contest Friends Central and Episcops
Academy wsGed terrific forty -four