Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-22
1921 ATHLETIC CROWN
GOES TO WEST CATHOLIC
Blue and White Teams Won
Basketball, Baseball and
Track Title, -- St. Joseph's
Rated in Second Place
By PAUL PREP

A TABULATIOE Of points shows that
"a wes, Catholic HIEe, Sc; SehSoi G.o,,h;;s has
Schools Athletic League champion for
the fast fading year Of 1924.
\ few days back a table was COM
niled showing where West Philadel-
phia High School scored moro points
than any other institution in the In
terscholastic Athlete League for 1871.
A point system was used. The same
system was applied % the Catholic
schools.
In the Intersrholastic League there
were six institutions. For each cham
pionship Eve points were given. While
four were chalked up to the runner'up
in each sport. In this manner the team
finishing last would receive nothing.
Only -Four Teams
But in the Catholic Schonis League
there are only four institutions. There
fore, three points Is all that the VIM
ner OF each championship is able 70 re-
ceivc, while two is given the runner-ur.
La Sale Prep was in the circuit at
Rroud and Stiles streets institution
dropy~d out before the basketball sea-
son was over, so cannot be ranked.
West Catholic High won three cham
p!onSh!ps during the season and just
missed being the title holder of every
sport in the Catholic Schools League.
The institution started the season by
copring the basketball title. Then the
baseball and track crowns were un-
nexcd in quick order. Tie football sea :
son ended in three -corncrcd tie. and
West Catholic was among those dead
! locked But the team was beaten by
Al
| Tho Blue and White Rad one OF :he
best basketball teams IN the history Of
tho school. The quintet beat every
thing in the league, with the exception
Of Catholic High. These two iives
ended 'he season in tie, but in the
play of West Catholic was the victor.
The wonderful work Of Jimmy Null
lin and "Pud" McHenry was rssponsi .
| bic in a large way for the showing o!
West Catholics quintet. These two
youngsters were considered the best
floor workers In the city. and theiI
passing game was unbeatable. One o,
them always was loose, and the de.
fcnsive players in the league claimoC
that it was the toughest job they eec,
drew when they tried to guard these
two boys.
In the baseball season. West Catho.
lie also had q crack team. But. n!
was the cnsc in the basketball season
the season ended in tie with Villa
nova. IN the play of West Catho'
lie won.
In the spring Of every year tn
Catholic schools hold n track meet OF
Cahill field. Last year the meet wa
very close, but West Catholic, with
galaxy Of stars entered, managed TO vii
the title.
st, Joseph's Grid Eictors
What happened in the last football
season IS vivid history. In the open
Ing game Of the seu6on West Catholi
vas beaten by St. ,Ioscph's Prep. th
ultimate champion, 10. Then Villa
nova beat st. Joseph's. so, while Wes
Catholic wal oped Nillanova, 10. Ever
one Of these games was close. and in tn
first p ay off game, between West Cath
olic High and Nillanova, the latter won
10. This meant that Vil!anova woul
game for the title.
In the first period, after two minute
ot play, Leo BreSlin, Crimson an,
Gray captain, shot OF tackle for 4
yards and touchdown. Three min
utcs after that long run Of 60 yard
produced another touchdown. In I'll
closing minutes Of the game Il 30 var
run, followed by line plunge. score
the third touchdown. This gave ~
. Joscph'S n u point lead over its riva,
; and 1t never was headed
= After making review Of the Catholi
: Schools League season Il easily can i
: seen that West Catholic had the bette
, Of the argument in every sport exceI
= football. But At the same time it als
can he seen that every race was clos
. and In all but track a tie resulted.