Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
Rv PAUL PREP

Tho b,p football game between FRANK
,ord High School and Germantown
u,ob School will be played on Brown s
Field Oxford pike, above the high
school. this afternoon. a victory Will
dve the Pioneers the 1nterssholastic
League championship. A defeSt, how
.rer will force Frankford into a tie
with West Philadelphia High School,
nroyided the Speedboys win from
Southern High tomorrow afternoon.
Tho Pioneers today will meet strong
ornosition. The Clivedcns have been
nointing to this game. They have been
taught more plays and are working with
more vim than at any time this season.
They expect to upset the hopes OF
Frankford for the title, and look for
ward to establishing 1921 scholastic
football history by stopping Geise $
eleven.
Germantown has made several
changes that have proved successful
For instance, Shoemaker. tackle, and
phillips, half. back, we're shifted to the
ends, and both showed wonderful form.
Germantown has what is considered
,be hest forward pass attack in the city.
Either Johnny Kaufman or karbach
can toss the oval with more than ordi-
nary skill, while Lungren and the two
wlngmen are clever at receiving the ball.
Bacl,fleld is Doubtful
Coach Miller is doubtful about whom
he will start in the backiield. Kaufman
and Lungrcn' are certain to start. How
ever, the difficulty arises in selecting the
other two backs. In Richard he has
a good line plunger. and Tompkins is
a second Halberstadt In open field work:
II is thought likely this quartet will
start the game.
Frankford's aggregation, despite Ger
mantown's great improvement. reiSnS
the fayortc. The team Is clever, and
has had only seven points scored on II
all season. The team is Intact, with
the possible exception OF Charley Weeks,
star fullback, who Is injured.
A great game is expected by followers
Of both teams, and the schools are plan
ming to turn out bodily.
Soccer Title Mt Stake
West Philadelphia High School for
the first time this season is the favorite
to win the Interscholastic Soccer
League crown. The team has not been
beaten this season, and followers Of
the Speedboy dribblers are looking for
ward to the second successive title.
Last week Northeast High, the team
which was picked to win the cham
r1t, In, hn
by Central High School. West Phila-
delphia High previously had been tied
BY Frankford High. 80 both teams were
thrown into q deadlock for first place.
Tomorrow afternoon, on Northeast
Field. Twenty ninth and Cleartield
streets. the two teams will battle for
the championship.
SpeedbOy IIarriers Cop Titlc
The annual cross country champion
ships of the Philadelphia public high
schools over the Paramount Park course
Of three and ne-half miles yesterday
afternoon was won by West Philadel-
phia with 23 points. Northeast High
was second with 46; Central third with
1902; Germantown fourth with 10 and
Southern last with 172. 1t was the
third time West Philadelphia had won
tne title.
The race was captured by Offenhau-
ser. of West Philadelphia. He pulled
big surprise by winning in 1875, as
Koch. of Southern, was expected to
pull through with u victory. The latter
Just about beat out Barney" Oldfeld,
captain of West Philadelphia, by few
feet. Chandres, Of West Philadelphia,
Hnishcd fourth, while MerenbeCk. Of
Northeast, was fifth.
Ofenhauser. the winner, is only six.
teen years old and sophomore in the
orange and Blue institution. He ran
very tiashy race and crossed the line
an easy winner and was cheered enthu
Isastically by the large crowd which
hned the course.
VI the first ten to finish the winning
Sam placed six boys. Northeast placed
hree and Southern one.