Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-07
STATzELLS INVITE
EDDIE" COLLINS.
Chicago Americans Star to Be
Guest at Penn Charter
Football Dinner

Penn Charter Schools football play
ers, winners of the "P. c." and the
Interacademic League championship.
will be entertained at football dinner
by the parents Of Captain tiai,an
Statzell and Captain elect Bob Statzell,
at their home In Lansdowne at Z
o'clock next Saturday night. Though
forgot as Eddie Collins, second baseman
Of the Chicago Americans, a resident
of Lansdowne, will attend.
DR.. Richard II. Gummere, head
master of the school Mr.. Frederick l..
Smith, assistant headmaster; Coach
Dick Merritt. Assistant Coach Harry
Dresser, will be guests of the Statzells.
It will be big event for the Quakers.
DR.. Gummerc's football banquet will
be held some time in January. 1t Is
the first time in the history of Penn
Charters football that one brother sue
ceeded another as captain of Yellow
and Blue team.
Vail to Select Soccer Stars
It was only fitting that Fred Vail.
coach of the West Philadelphia High
School soccer team. winners of the High
School League soccer championship.
should be the unanimous choice of the
soccer coaches to select the All scholas-
tic teams for the game with the pick
Of the Private School League teams.
The West Philadelphia tutor has had
years Of experience, not only as soccer
coach, but as student of footbaIi tao
tics. In selecting Northeast Highs
field for practice games he was fair to
Frankford High and Germantown, as
well as Southern High, as the field IL
about centrally located. The scene OF
the game tomorrow will be the King.
essing grounds, and this contest will
have much to do with the final selection
of the players.
The game will be played Saturday at
I o'clock on Franklin Field. Coach Vail
expressed the hope that Penn and
Princeton would play off their soccer
tie for the Intercollegiate League cham
pionship on that day.
Franklin Field would be the center
of interest for the soccer fans. The
game is having big boom here. Fully
5000 spectators attended recent con-
test. and we have noticed all seats taken
and spectators standing to witness a
big soccer game. There is tremendous
interest in the sport" said Coach Vail.
The players trying for places on the
team are:
Central High-Shalita and Hanson.
Germantown High-Taylor, Paf and
Frantz.
South Philadelphia - Mobilio and
Lachterman.
West adelphia-Oakley, Elliott,
McGinniss. Reeves, Wasche, Dough
erty, Scnsening, Lingleback, Abrams
and willy.
Frankford High - Corson, wetter,
McElroy and Thompson.
Officials To Pick Teams
The All-Private School League teams
will be selected by the officials of Ger
mantown Friends. Friends Select.
Haverford School. Wilmington Friends
and Penn Charter at a meeting to be
he'd at the Penn Charter School.
Coach A. A. Smith. of Germantown
Friends. winners of the championship,
stated that one Of the officials was asked
to select a team and he refused to dc
so. 1t was decided that the only fair
way to pick the team was to have the
school coaches meet and talk the mat
ter over and name the players who
qualify for the first and second teams.
Germantown Highs Schedule
Manager Ernest f. Baily has ar
ranged n very attractive schedule OF
basketball games for his team. Captain
John G. Lungren will jump center,
while Burey and Ramage will likely
play forward positions. Hutchinson
last years center, will likely play guard
with Reid. Schmick'e and Barrett are
candidates with pa t experience. Others
include Maxwell. Richard, Carpenter,
Albcrtilli and Bruce.
Otto Faltcrmayer is coach Of the
team and he is very popular with the
players and should turn out winning
team. The season opens with the St.
Joe game on January 4 and will close
with Catholic High on March |.