Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-25
PENN CHARTER
LAUDS V|CT0RS
ut Was a Treat to See Them
Play" Said Doctor
Gummere
"It was n trent 70 see them play."

was LfeuV TO see Unem play.
That was DR.. Richard NJ. Gummere's
Charter School football game at Queen
lane yesterday afternoon in which Cen
trail won a closely contested match |
which ushered in the school football
season by a single touchdown. Doctor
Gummere is headmaster of the William
Penn Charter School and a keen fol-
lower of the schools activities in sports.
Central High School played a clean,
sportsmanlike game. Naturally l de-
sired to see our boys win. They put
up mighty fine battle as they were out
weighed I should say from ten to
fifteen pounds per man. The Central
team was well trained. You could tell
from the excellent way they played the
game that 1t was well organized team.
'The two men in the backfeld,
Wells and Alloway, l think they were,
were extremely good. Central got their
on forward pass which was inter
fered with in some way by Penn
Charter boy and when they got the ball
to the 3-yard line they showed it over.
my team played well, too. Captain
Bennie Statzell showed up splendidly
and Bob Statzell, his brother, also
played n fine game. At one time there
in the fourth period / thought we were
| sure going to score when a long forward
pass was made which appeared to be
good for at least sixty yards, but we
failed to make it good. 1t was a fine
game from start to finish. Fortunately
the periods were cut to eight minutes.
It was hot day for football and the
shorter periods were much In favor"
| After the football game yesterday the
\ Tanf fra1 vviUh cfnIant0 nj ali
warm in their praise of the Penn Char
ter School team. 1t was n consensus of
opinion that both teams played a clean
game. Before the boys went into the
fray Coach Mathew O'Brien said in
part: This is the first game of
the season and it is going to be a
hard season for you. Do not lay down.
Fight hard from beginning to end. You
are going up against strong squad and
will have real fight. You cannot af-
ford to start this hard season with 8
defeat
Harold Hess. who played a brilliant
game at left end for the Central High
) team, lauded the Penn Charter player,
as did other members of the winning
team. Hess said Penn Charter
8 gained mostly around the ends. The,
9 could not break through our line. They
y certainly put up wonderful game ant
! want to say they are the best buncl
! of sports and good losers we have eve
) met. have never played against ,
> better set Of fellows. It was a fin
! game throughout. There were no mea,
q words and it was pleasure to NEE
0 such clean cut athletes :"
9 Hess's remarks concerning the Pen,
-? Charter players and the game cxpresse
s the view OF the spectators. The mos
friendly spirit existed between Nh
/ teams as well as the spectators an
o there il little doubt but that Pen
q Charter and Central High have nave
v the way for friendly competitions /
% various fields of sports.
y As for the game itself. tb. en,ir
il Central High team deserves muc
g praise. Harold Hess and Jamison N
q ends, showed brilliant form: Buli an an
Captain Kaufman played in mid .sea
i son form at tackle positions and VII vii
Herb Webster. the old vet who w.
Central High star athlete at center an
McAlpine and Clark on either s;Je
G; him, it was useless for the Ouakers
80 hit that part of the Crimson md e
7s formation. 1t would not budpe Nj nj,
90 Wells made the touchdown, but Tra'
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