Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-03
BY PAUL PREP

COUTH Philadelphia High Schools
~ basketball teams performed the won
derful feat of not only winning the
1919 30 Interscholastic League cham
pioLships for first and second teams,
but also of going through the entire ten
game schedule, In their respective cir
cults undpfeated. With the finish of the
seasons league championship, both the
downtown quintets show clean states,
with winning averages of 1000 each.
1t was rather coincidpnt for all
three winning teams yesterday to pile
up scores of 30 points in each case.
South Phi'ly, Central High and North
east defeating West Philly. Germantown
High and Frankford. respectively, the
latter aggregations totaling "a, ~ and
81.
For no reason whatever an All -SchO-
lastic team usually is selected at the
finish of all schoolbOy league comDeti-
tions. all Of which brings mythical
basketball five into the limclight at this
time.
Leopold at Center
Although South Philadelphia High y
aggregation worked together like ma
chine throughout the season. during the
UrSt NHlT WIFI I'unN 'NSN'b ubu isUU'i
Goldblatt in the line up. and even with
out them after they graduated. but one
player stands out prominently as n first
teams choice. He IL Billy Leopold.
captain Of the championship FIVE.
Leopold not only played the floor
spcndidly. but he also was a good shot
from afeld and from the foul line as
well. He stands second for individual
points scored and leads for the number
of two pointers Gagged. Thornton. OF
Central. put on a swell game after the
graduation of Go!dstein. aud he is given
the job on the second five.
| Patton and Young. West Philade'
phians. get the call. This pair has
played so well together it would appeai
they would be virtually lost IL separated
It was mainly through the excellent
showing Of Patton and Young that West
Philly was able to finish the season
in the runnPr-up position.
Weinstein and Lel,r
Other forwards whose work slammed
them as. stars are Iuggy W"instein
Of Southern. and Nelson Ichr. oI
Frankford. The latter. by making fou'
field goals and thirteen out of seventeen
fouls yesterday. won out in the indi
vidua noint scoring hopors for the 'rH
son. Both I.ehr aud Weinstcin. wh'
waved strong floor game. entitled
them to the second teams forwar'
berths.
Other. forwards who Waved brilliantly
during the first half and VIII" would havt
to be taken seriously 70" srho'asti,
selection had they been in the league IL
the last five games were Goldbatt AM
Fischer. of Central.
Rarris. despite his sma'lrcss. n'Sn i
worthy of mention avon" the crack for
wards. Although this lid. whose frs
; name Is Barney. weighs hut ~ pounds
he got into the game with the bigPc
boys and showed great form. Rarri
) went into six games with South Phil'v
OF the guards. Tommy VBricn ha
the class. O'Bic is swell floor man
! being on the 60 from whistle to wins
tie. Almost throughout the latter par
of the schedule Tom set the pace 70
: scoring until the very last game. whc
I.ehr and Ieopod beat him out.
Bobby Aaronson. of Central. gets ~
"all for the other guard poSition. Al
though somewhat awkward. Bob wOul
make an ideal mate for O'Bricn. Aaron
son proved himself one of the hardes
working guards in the circuit. Ofte
Robby's great dcfcnsveness STAYED o.
, more frequent scoring by the opposi