Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10
DOPE is WRONG IN
SCHOLASTIC GAME
Frankford High Springs Sur
prise by Holding West PhilIy
to Scoreless Tie
FIRST OF LEAGUE MATCHES
RY PAUL PREP

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Surprises arise in football just as
the dope gets the drag over in every
other branch of sport. West Philadnl-
phia High School was picked as the
unanimous favorite in the opening tilt
for the 1nterscholastic League cham
pionship yesterday afternoon with
Frankford High School. But the Speed
boys didn't win.
Even some of the most ardent constit-
uents Of Frankford High doubted the
latter's chances against the bigger,
stronger and more experienced West
Philly eleven, but Coach Giges's kids
went in there, played their heads off and
earned more glory than the opposition.
Frankford High didn't win, nor did it
lose and the team certainly deserved Il
scoreless draw.
West Philly no doubt was greatly
handicapped by the loss of three of its
regulars. all star playGrs-Swcet, full
back; Heintz, guard. and Cowell, a
200 FOUNDER. The first named is star
booter of the Speedboys. and with him
on the sidelines the kicking was in
trusted TO Welch. Whether the latter
lacked confidence in distance or accuracy
Is unknown. Nevertheless this young
ster used poor judgment in passing up
at least two opportunities to drop Kick
field goals when it appeared that this
style of offense was the proper play.
Aerial Attack Fails
Instead Welch took a chance on for
ward passing and it fell fat, In the
first period n pass, Welch to Wood,
was dropped by the latter when 30
yards from the goal line. Then again
in the third quarter on the fourth down,
with the ball only 10 yards from the
uprights, another aerial attempt by
Welch was grounded. Kinkaid did the
booting for Frankford and he clearly
outpunted the Speedboy quarterback.
1t was a case where the better team
failed to win, because several good op-
portunities to score on apparently easy
plays, had the right plays been elected. :.
were passed up But there is no doubt
that Frankford's eleven is game,
gritty, hard playing lot and Central
High, Northeast High, South Phila-
delphia High and Germantown High
will know it when they collide on the
gridiron.
Central Plays Today
9. Central High Schools annual grid
game with Wilmington High School on
Houston Field, Twenty sixth and Som
erset streets, originally scheduled to be
played tomorrow afternoon. has been
advanced twenty four hours. The
elevens will get out on the Chalked-
off battlefield this afternoon. The
Crimson and Gold will be represented
by a crack team this afternoon, pro
viding none of the men are declared
ineligible on account of studies The
monthly scholastic reports are expected
to be announced some time today.
after carefully visualizing his many
candidates yesterday afternoon, Coach
doctor O'Brien announced that.th fol
Wilmington High Russel, left end
= Kaufman, left tackle; Wallace, left
eoard !, Webster, center; Newton, righ'
guardC Lieberman, right tackle; Gold
stein, right end Saunders, quarter
back Bennett, left halfback; Harris
right halfback Eddows (captain), full
lack.
The officials for the game are; Ref
cree, Raby, Gettysburg; umpire
Central High.
Twenty two other high prep anc
academic elevens will romp out on tn
gridiron this afternoon for games il
and near Philadelphia. Catholic Higl
School will visit Germantown for a til
with the High School gridders there il
contest that will give Coach Glendol
al opportunity to see whether the I'ur
Pile and Gold team has improved since it
poor contest against Central High.
West Philadelphia Catholic High
after opening its season with victory
will meet worthy opponent in st
I.uke's at Wayne. Three of the Inter
academic League teams play today witt
4 Episcopal Academy, - Germantown
Academy and Friends Central playin,
Hayerford School, Darby High and Ab
ington High, respectively.