Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-12
SPEEDBOY BACKS
BATTER CENTRAL
West Philips Brilliant Quartet
Plays ScintilIating Ball in
Defeat of Mirrors, 14-0
MCELWEE RUNS Al YARDS
by PAUL PREP

West Philadelphia High Schools
backfeld loomed conspicuously in the
14-to-0 defeat Of Central High School.
In their Interscholastic Football League
game on the =. II. r. y. NJ. G. A.
grounds. Forty fourth street and Park
side avenue, yesterday afternoon. APP
proximately 10000 wild. raving fans
witnessed the game. The Speedboy's
quartet ripped. tore, battered. sliced.
banged, smashed and rammed the Mir
ror forwards time and again for gains
of from one foot to AZ yards.
The first period was very tight. The
ball zigzagged back and forth from one
end of the field to the other. Neither
team showed to advantage.
In the second period, however, it was
different. The ball was in Central's
territory nll the time. Near the end of
the quarter. Bergman. one of the best
backs in the city, threw n forward pass
| to Walker. and he ran for touchdown.
lie was forced into the crowd, however,
and the score was not Above by Umpire
Gedeon.
McElwee's Great Run
The third period opened with Bears
kicking off to Witherow. who brought
the ball to his 35-yard line. Centra,
NOT thc ball on downs, and Pavitt failed
70 kick placement. 1t was West Philly' g
ball on its own 20-yard line. McElwec,
! fullback, then startled the fans by run
ming off tackle to CentraIs 3I-yard
/ line. 4 series Of line plungPs brought
the ball to Centrnl's 2-yard line from
which point "Biff'' Mann took 1t over
for touchdown. Witherow kicked the
| goal.
No further score was made in the
| +hirI neriod, and the fourth quarter
ynrG line. in West Philadelphia s pos
session, A series Of line plays brought
tho holl to Central's 1-yard line and
NcEIwec hit center for the second
touchdown. Witherow kicked this goal
Iitc- the second West Philadelphia
scoro Gene Pavitt. captain of the
Mirrors. proceeded to throw forward
rassc4 ms the last resort.
lie attempted about nine passes, all
Of which grounded.
The game failed to produce any out t
standing stars. the whole West l'hiliy
borkfcld, directed by the cver-domi
Mating Johnny Witherow,, playing won =
dcrfuI ball. For the LOSERS bears
with his great pHyntlng' ana Va i9'!ta,
with two lOnS N'lN 'NA''' ~'fi'-~N >'~
bright spots.
Cliyedens Beat Northeast
Ccrmortown High Schools Clivedcns
covo Northeast High surprise In tho
S"ior IntCrsch0lastic League battle
,,';mrirg o4-3. The Northeast team
ccnrci early when Slemmer booted
CcId goal from the 20-yard line After
mo first half, however, the hcd ant
EIack could do nothing with Captair
Al Rhoad and his pIsymates, Wh'
scored all Of their points IN TIC las
two btan2as. , A,
u.', and before one Of the larges
nrnwls ever to witness game q
Hrncn lane, swampcd st. Luke
Srhool fil-O. The win put the Quaker
q. et.n nearer the Iutcracademic Leagu
title. 49,, corroon.ou,
Academy Ulayed on Academy Field TO
fnr, nrriods. and when the game fin
;yhod nnitber team had scored in thci
Intorrodemic League contest. German
,n,,r Academy, in its first gam" OF tn
Scason. also played n scoreleSs tie wit
thn undefeated Germantown FRIENDS
team.
Villanova Wins Again
Villanova Prep used Jack Greer
Catholic High eleven as the means o
moving closer to the Catholic schools
! oague title. The game ended II to
S%orthmore Prep, one of the very fey
.oons in this vicinity that had nc
hcnn %,' scored on. had its record ruine
U,ber Heinie MiIlcr's st. Joseph's Pre-
squad tomahawkcd its way to victory
Bryn Athyn Academy kicked Wen
onah Military Academy for the pro
verbal goal in their battle and wor
90 to 7: Radnor High swamped Chel
tenham High at Wayne, 800; an
West Catholic High defeated Tredy
ffrin Easttown High, 2S'7.