Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-15
TWO MORE UPSETS
IN SCHOOL LEAGUE
Northeast Beats West Phillies;
Central Trims South
ern High

When the schoolboys who were
turned away from the High Schooi
League games yesterday woke up this
morning and ascertained the results OF
the contests they had two big surprises
in store for them. Northeast Hlgh
trailed West Philadelphia High in the
dust in one game. Central High took
the measure of Southern in another.
Page the scrbes who predicted that
Southern High would repeat in this
years race for the Dutch Co. trophy
The Central High fans have few pert
questions to ask. SO have the North
east High youngsters. School basket
ball was turned topsy turvey yesterday
and as result there are now four
teams tied for first rlace in the league.
West Philadelphia, leading With two
games won and none lost. dropped from
this exalted position to the level with
Northeast High, Germantown High ana
Central Germantown High defeated
Frankford High, 36 to 33, in game
| which started late and ended late.
Central registered a "a to 1S victory
over, Southern High. while Northeast
| piled up score of 30 to ~ points
against West Philadelphia.
Whether it was West Philadelphia $
confidence or whether Northeast was
unusually brilliant, the fact remains
that the Lehigh avenue youngsters ran
up the largest score of the afternoon
i'm the league contests. The margin of
victory was ten points. Hill, as usual,
performed in fine style. Schwartz and
Shane also had much to do with the
victory.
The West Philies had their regulars
! ;p antinn Rnal olau E'llintt Stpypn =
son, McNichol and Captain Sweet al
played the best they knew how, but II
was Northeast's day. Northeast had
large following and the advantage o
playing in the home gymnasium. North
east also had the advantage of having
Hill, who not only scored ten fou
goals but made three field goals. tota
of sixteen points. Hills playing ha!
, been the feature of Northeast's worl
| during the last week. Opponents seen
to be unable to stop this youngster.
The West Philadelphia reserves VOL
! the second team game, but as the sayinI
goes. it doesn't mean anything whel
{ the first team loses their first leagu
match. 1t was the first team gam
, West Philadelphia had counted OF
winning to make it three straight II
, the league.
/, Central Highs victory over Souther
I was also unexpected. just Delore III
game the Central players were given
, little talk and they played their bes
, game of the season. Lazar and Purdy
, the forwards. worked splendidly. Kauf
o man and Trachtenberg, of football fame
:, showed they knew a few pointers
basketball. Central players fought har
, and deserved to win, but they did nc
n know that on neighboring floors tn
:, Northeast High and Germantown Hig
q players were evening things up in til
> league.
a Friends Central worked hard to dc
feat Friends Select School and certainl
e deserved to win. Coach Botsford's bo!
= played the kind of basketball that speai
|, well for future contests. The Blue ar
n Grey Youngsters ran up score. of :
u to 10. Lindsay's accurate shooting WI
IL feature, but the playing of CAPITA
Rowland, Thomas. Smythe and Row
II land was worthy of comment.