Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-04
PRENfONITTON THAT BOUT WITH DEMPSEY
''Littlc Fellcrs' Encouraged 10
Try for Team. Which Has
Strict Diet and Training
CANDIDATES for the soccer team Of

CANDIDATES for the soccer team Of
- G"rmHntown Friends School cant
SrnoK". they cant drink ANYTHING but
MLa.cF, they V" got to 60 TO bed carly.
theS cant eat pics. and can only cat
ir" cream oncc day. but for all that.
th". Youngsters ont there have no kick.
except very healthy one in this strictly
Kicking game.
Also this system of t""ining rules is
IN no small way responsible for thc
success Of this years team which fs In
an imnr"gnublc position as leaders OF
IN" Private School Soccer League and
mas .cIinchcd th" championships, which
carries with II the possession of the
cup of"rcd by 1Iavcrfori College, ter
mahtown Friends hasn't hccn beaten
this year and has won tlm chanpionSIip
thc last three years straight It's said.
Coach \. A. Smith. who is also
physical director AZ the school. attributes
the. success of his team not only to tho
training rules, bur also tO the fact that
his players are "piclcd young" that is,
encouraged to come ont for tine ,onn mo-
matter how young. taught tho principles
of tho game and team work. and othcr-
wise inspired to make the team lutcr.
At Fourteen. He
The average age Of tho team is six
tcon,' said Coach Smith today. but
the youngest player on tho team is
West. at right fulback. who is four
teen years old. He plays great game
and will he n real star when he gets
older.
eve encourage tho littlr follows to
como out and If they show enough class
we put them on the squad though wc
don't lot them play in th" games if
hHN n f4I e.. - 4
getting hurt Tn" boys arc eligible to
play AZ soon as they reach the fresh e
| man high grade.
~ like to 500 the real young kids
interested and Civ" them tho same
coaching aS the regulars got.
There arc about 80 boys at Ger
mantown Friends and it is necessary
| for them to enter into some branch OF
| tho school sports.
| Football and soccer nrc tho two mao:
| fall athletic activities and the cham e.
pionship soccer team has been attract
| ing lot of candidates. At present
there arc two full teams and an over
flow of hopcfuIs.
Bailey Stars
On the regular team are three out e.
standing stars. The captain is Ncwlin
Bailey, at left fullbacK. and he has Decu
a real bulwark all season.
At scoring the team has relied or
| Tom AthertOn. center forward. who has
kicked the ball for goal with vchcm
cnCc all season. Close to fifteen tallic'
have been made off his enthusiastic right
toe alone.
But tho man Coach Smith points t.
with particular rridc is Coal -t"ndc
Warren Richmond. seventeen years old
"Richmond j. brand now socc"
player who has been developed this sea
SON" boasts IN" coach with pardon
able pride. "ThS is his first year Il
the game and Just tax" look at hi
record. Only two goals have been score
on him all season. both in the sam
game.
1--WE have played every team in tn
league without defeat and you'll hav
to credit lot of it to Itichmond'S wor
in front of the cage. They can't pas
| him and hC'll improv" with age.
The team practices for two hours ever
day. It's fast work and it takes a lc
OF stamina and speed. Hence the strio
training rules.
Winning Recipe
"Whcn You can keep boys from
t smoking. put them to bed at 10; 80 !
, m. or 10 O'ClnCk hcfor" n game. pro
hIbit them from drinking soda wntcr