Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-20
BEATEN FOUR MAY
VIE FOR GRID TITLE
lnteracademic Elevens Have
Been Losing Pre-League
Games Consistently
PLAYERS BEING SWITCHED
BY PAUL PREP


When time for the playing OF the
lnteracademic Football League rolls
around it may result in a series to be
played by "beaten four'-using
Collie term. The grid season here has
been under way for three weeks aud
about the same period of time remains
before the academic League starts-the
/ first week in November 70 date Nenn
Charter, Episcopal. Germantown Acad-
cmy and Friends Central have been
downtrodden in their respective games.
| However, as in baseball. you never
can tell. The four cevens may De
tbolstered, their faults restiiied, ana
when the whistle bows for the Dlg games
some titanic struggles will be Witnessed
on the gridiron. MS in past years, IRON,
the present outlook, however, IL Would
appear that the intcracadcnlc chain
,'pionship will he decided among teams
that ran second i'll all pre- league games
May Mean New Champ .
Lack of good material at the. tour an
ferent academies may result IN new
champion being crowned. For SIN years
Penn Chnrte, has fought its way TO
the throne on the chalked off battlefield.
Coach "Dick" Merritt's eleven has
been finding little opposition IN proving
itself the rcigning moleskln- ciau ue
pregatiou, with its apparent weakness
th;s year. one of the other three teams
may he improved so we'll by the time the
league competition starts that the lltt'e
Ouakers will find themselves on 'penueu
knees before another crowned neau:
The fact that entries in the four
cornered circuit have been losing con
sistently doesn't mean that lnteresI III
the academic league will be difnlnlSnru ,I,,
this year--not by any hlehhs' 1
usual rivalry will be there strong, ana
tbe usual terrific tusslcs will ensue.
Rmt chief of all interests just now Is
to sec which of the quartet IS to plug
nm its dificiencies. and SarG from t''o
hnrr;er the fayorite. At the present
tbere isn't any such thing--mcanlng
safe bet.
Switch in 4. c. Lineup
co,cb Bartin, of Friends Central
olroodv has started to make numper
oc ch3uces in his lineup. nc mas
.m,,.itchcd m linemcn from the backheld ana
Eco versa. in an effort to make an I'M
nrovcmcnt in team play, fearsoh'
patoran confer, has been brought be-
k;nd The line and he will take Sing
nince at halfback. Barnes IS Delne
psed Mt the snap back position now
Rowland at right tackle, ls pelhg given
hard battle for the position py Mur-
nhy. A new candidate, VINO mas peen
playing strong game Ill the prac'ice
scrimmaSes. ,-.,- ,ao ,.o ho;,,
,,odo Inv Coaches Guetter and McCarty,
nf Germantown Academy and Episco-
nal rcsncctiycly. On the former eleven
shower md Conley are almost assured
of the halfback jobs. while it now ap
nears that Captain Dinsmore will foot
tbe hunting ourden. No man is GER
tain of a berth on the Churchmcn team,
with the possible exception of Jones at
guard. Paul Rebmann, who captalned
the 1913 Episcopal team, is assisting
McCarty, and he is continually switch
ing the men on the line. McCarty IS
devoting most OF his time to the back i.
field. Four youths who stand out
prominently at this time Tor the PACK
berths are Kohn, A. Colesperry, Nap
Ian and Williams.
Huskies at Drexel HillS
Drexel Hill boasts of clackerjacl'
eleven this season. This is what one
of the schools constituents has to say
Zone of the foremost teams which has
been gathering considerable interest,"
around this and surrounding boroughs is
Drexel Hill This husky little team
presents the most loTulludple ubbt ebo'ion
that has represented the borough for the
last few years.
"Stocker. who put in n year at
Lafayette and also represented Lans-
downe High School. is a valuable man
at quarterback. He leads the team in
quite snappy manner and is renowned
for his line plunging, while his defen
sive work is worthy of note. Murphy
Clark. Durhea. Mooney and jackson
also are mainstays of the team and de-
serve considerable merit on their all
round playing"
Swimming at West PhilIy
Twenty two swimming candidates
have been retained by Coach Anthony
of West Philadelphia High School, after
cut in the original squad last week
The meryouths have been practicinl
Monday and Wednesday Of each week
Aspirants who still have chance o.
making the team are Hoist, captain
Cowell, Highley. MeGholdt, Sheppard
Riddaugh. Bechtel, Gaiely, Robson
Young, Smith, Hassel, Kelly, Lawson
Jager, Lowry. Lawson, Isenhauff
Markward. Dickle. Funk and Hanna.
Dual meets have been scheduled b,
West Philly with Lawrenceville, st
Luke's, Penn Fresh. Baltimore Pol!
| and Girard College, while the Speedboy
also are entered in the Swarthmore In
| terscholastics and the Penn Interscho
| lastics.