Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-25
Vim for Speedboys Over
Northeast CiueS Berry's
Bearcats Fighting Chance
for Title
OUTCLASS THE ARCHIVES
By PAUL PREP

T HOWARD BERRY has his Speed
- boys all keyed up to cross the dope
and upset Central High School in the
Interscholastic League race this season.
The Crimson and Gold possessor of the
Ellis 4. Gimbel Trophy, which chunk
OF silver is emblematic of the 1918
championship. already has been con-
ceded the title by most of the experts
this year.
Central High, with its big eleven of
huskies, does stand out as the only
and choicest favorite, yet if the West
Phis can put over the same article of
football they demonstrated in defeating
Northeast High School yesterday on the
latters gridiron, the Mirrors will have
to play an exceptional game to win.
The Archives went down to defeat
after a hard fight by margin of only
two touchdowns. But the 1870 score
did not indicate just how much stronger
! the Speeders were. The Red and Black
was outplayed from the opening kick
off. The pigskin was in Northeasts
| territory almost throughout the fraCas.
land when the final whistle sounded
| West Philly had the leather but few
| feet from Northeasts goal line. An
other smash at the greatly weakened
| Archives line no doubt would have
| piled up another six pointer.
Boswell West Pills Star
Central has its big and mighty Ed e
doves. And West Philly has its big
and mighty Boswell. They are captains
of their respective teams and when the
| Speedboys go to it with the Mirrors
| the contest no doubt will result into
a great line -plunging battle between
the two big boys.
Yesterday Boswell's terrific, vicious
| and smashing line bucking made him
stand out like the Rock of Gibraltar, or
some other such small thing. Seldom
was the Northeast line able to stop
Coach Berry's captain. He was good
whenever he had the ball tucked under
his arm. Boswell plowed through off :
tackle for the first touchdown yester
day from the yard line. Then in the
third period it was his ground gaming
that placed the ball in position for
Young, who took Kneasss place, to 60
over.
But Boswell is not Berry's entire
team. He has three dashing, brilliant
Young men in the backfield with him
in Fullback Sweet. Kneass and With
crow. The latter probably will be used
Mt quarter in the remaining games for
| West Philadelphia. He ran the team
to perfection Yesterday. calling for
straight football almost continually.
While Welch's playing in the Frank
! ford fray was somewhat of disap
pointment to Coach Berry, this, young
ster will be n corking good underStudy
for Witherow. Just before the end OF
Yesterdays game Welch heaved per,
feet forward pass. which was gobbled
up by Boswell. who placed the ball on
the 1-yard line. 1t was long heaVt
and timed beautifully.
Schofield Crippled
Captain Schofeld. who really was the
only experienced man Coach Harry
|, Snyder had when he made his call for
grid candidates, deserved lot of credit
for his plucky game against the winning
West Philadelphians. Despite badly
wrenched kneecap LES" insisted on
starting the game, and it was not unit
near the end of the contest that he wa'
relieved by Shane.
O'Brien also played Il gritty game
After being knocked out at the end OF
the third period, being relieved by
Weinberg, "O'Bie" gamely returned
to the already lost contest in the latter