Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-21
INDEPENDENTS ARE
READY FOR FINISH
Majority Of Local Football
'EIevens Will Conclude Sea-
son on Thanksgiving
CONSHy IS UNDEFEATED

rJ1II1S is the final week for practically
i all the independent football teams IN
this section. with one exception, mat
Is the Philadelphia Quakers. who will
In all probability continue for several
weeks as Manager Conway plans to
bring on the noted Western clubs DO
fore the season closes.
The Quakcrs clashed with tho JET
fersonR, Of Rochester, on Saturday and
the New York Statcrs played scnsn-
tional ball. the game ending In n -
tic. Tho Jeffcrsons arc members ot the
Professional Football League and ac-
cording to President Carr, Of that body
he will withdraw. their franchise for
playing here as the head Of the league
, is pecvcd Mt Miller. Wray, Ioungstrum,
Scott and Little in quitting Buffalo.
Rochester has many stars, including
Howard Berry and Benny Boynton.
When announcement way made that
Rochester would play 1t was expected
/ that they would appear, but the game
was scheduled at such short notice That
IL was impossible for them to come. but
their presence was not missed as the
team that played tho locals put up Il
wonderful exhibition and almost scored
a touchdown just as the tirst half
ended.
When johnny Scott scored field goal
! IN the final quarter II gave the Quakers
lead of 3 to o. and with but few
minutes to play Tom Morrissey, former
Boston College star. cvened the score
with n beautiful goal from placement.
1t was from the yard line, the long
est during the present season, and sct
| In n, ntoi, Iitn
Laird. formerly Of Colgate, held the
ball while MorrisSey made the kick.
! Tho Frankford yellow jackets we're hold to
l4,to-l+ tie by the Union \. A.. OF Phoe-
minEil.e oqt the score fails to indicate the
oHpsysd S oppoasng s az cSn be sosE BY
tue , eighteen teen Hrst downs ., tho Yellow jach'ts
with their team, as they knew theI We're
putting putting forth their bost efforts, on Thanks
conGludo the season on ssturday Win tho
HolnesburE and Conshy me, in one, ~ the
nossd out In tho llnsl minutes; Tfo Winning
Conshy fulback The game was the best
o. the season at Conshohocken and makes
section. The fans there are anIiously await
ing the final with the Philadelphia Quakers
| on Thanksglving Day. Holmesburg ais
closes the season on THANKSGIVING with
Union as the visiting attraction.
The Big Green team OF Riverside annexed
the championship OF South Jersey by winning
oyer Mount Holly, II to o. Run made both
! tho Riverside goals.
Hap Span<ler's Hobart eleven travelsd n
IN Rafoy SeGS.o,, S.d met Dsoo but 'ho San. Sndd
, tinualy made frst downs for gainn but
while they were In a position 70 score on
several occasions. Delco always proved equal
N the emergency. Hobart meets >EictriX al
Strawbridgo Clothiers feld In their an
nual game on TharksgiYlng Day, vrhtlo DeIcc
plays Colvyn at tho Hilldale grounds
Sorthwestern continued 70 ada 70 II, Ns
or yictIms the strong Roth 4. .. being IN
Hendricks and tho trio o. Bracken brother ?,
FEATURED Tor NorthwcstsrU.
The Losan RrdJackcts had N.,I. .roub,.
McGLoakeys aggregation was scared FOR 4
iew ie, minutes old when VARSITY scored its only
Norwood gained notable triumph iy
hsndihE Westinghouse its first reverse
70 o. mo victory puts Norwood in line Cor
the championship OF Delaware County