Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
c. /. s. ON MARCH
FOR G|MBEL CUP
Central Starts city-Title Series
With Victory Over
Frankford


football champions last year, started
their march to another Gimbel Cup vic
tory when they defeated Frankford High
at Houston Field yesterday. Frankford
deserves all kinds of praise for putting
up q do or die fight. The visiting team
prevented many gains which would have
given Central an opportunity to run up
large score.
In the first period Frankford showed
grit when they held Central High near
the goal line on three occasions. The
pigskin was inside the 35-yard line the
entire time. Central's fumbles were
costly. Herb Webster. the center.
played his usual snappy game and
scored one Of the touchdowns as we'll as
kicking goal from touchdown.
Webster missed his first goal from
touchdown in thirteen attempts yester
day. mhrring his record. Central's
backfeld was not working well. Wells,
who sprained his ankle in practice, was
on the side lines, and he was very much
win the Gimbel Cup championship for
the third time and think Doc O'Brien' S
proteges will annex the cup perma-
nently.
Catholic League Surprises
st. Joseph's 6 to 0 victory over Vii
lanova Preps did not cause as much
surprise as the q to 0 deadlock staged
by La Sale and West Catholic. st.
Joe won because Rreslin got away with
So yard run right when play started
and then went over the line for a
touchdown. That seemed to put more
Ia, hn Naip ipn and tho
scoring ended right there, but it was
all st. Joe needed to win the game.
The La Sale West Catholic High
game was q rather fuke affair. and had
either team been favored with the
| breaks, there would have been a differ
ent story. Costly fumbles marrcd the
game. 1t was La Sales chance in the
| first quarter. but they failed. 1t was
West Catholics chance in the last
quarter, but fumbling helped Ia Sale
to keep the West Philadephians away
from the goal.
Cheltenham High Is Victor
Cheltenham High won considerable
glory by defeating Swarthmore High
| 90 to IA. Swarthmore has a good
team, but the youngsters were unable tc
stop the Elkins Park players, espe-
cially Scott. Blessing and Stokcr.
Radnor Highs II to o win over Hav-
erford School indicates that the Wayne
school still has considerable materia
in spite of the loss of Milestone and
Johnson had much to do with the vic
tory. Haverford played rather listless
football. Perhaps the hot weather
slowed them down. The football players
thought it was summer, with the mer.
curry recording the hottest October %
on record.
Captain Statzcll Wins Game
Harlan Statzell, captain Of the Penn
Charter School football team, was
real leader in the st. Luke's game. II
was his goal from touchdown which
gave Penn Charter II to 90 victory
over tha Wayne players. Statzell''
touchdown in the final quarter tied thu
score-his goal won the game.
Penn Charter started off well, lead
ing with II points at the end of tu'
half. Just what happened to st. Luke
in that third quarter Is hard to ex
plaIn. They didn't miss singh
chance and soon had 20 points rOlle(
up with everything blue for the visitors
The QuakcrS were equal to the test
for n forward tossed by Quarterback
Riday to Statzell resulted in the point
which gave the Yellow and Blue vic
tory.
Northeast High must improve or th
Gimbel Cup team will be out Of th
running so far as city championship
honors are concerned. Camden Iiigl
has a good team ana deserved the
to Z victory scored over Northeast
but followers of the high school, clever
wonder what chance Northeast la
against Central High and the othe
teams IL such upsets are happening
For there is no question that Gem
den High victory over Northeast is no
usual occurrence.
Germantown Academys victory owe
Chestnut Hill was well earned. Brad
dock Dinsmogc played a stellar gam
for the viCtOrs, scoring all the points
Coach Barron has a first class squa'
at the Academy this year and ther
is no reason to suppose that Penn
Charter is going to walk away will
the Interacademc League champion
ship. Germantown will have some
thing to say when the time comes.
Episcopal Academy met defeat will
Ridley Park when Sloan tailed for tn,
Park boys in the last three minutes
Collingswood High added to the larg
score already made by the New Jerse!
team by beating Bridgeton High 81 to 0
Haddonfied had min and-tuck battl
with WOodstOwn, Kinsley and Ain
scoring touchdowns and aiding in
13 to o victory Abingdon and Lans
dale battled to a 20-tor20 tie an
and DARBY High scored Eau yictOries-