Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-17
FRANKFORT DRAWS
BIG GRID CROWDS
Throngs Anxious to See Blue
jackets Play Halt Traffic
on Frankford Avenue

Independent football has come into
Its own. The crowds that attended the
score or more week end games played
here attested to the popularity Of the
sport. and this was never more OBJ
served than in the vicinity Of Oxford
Pike, Frankford, where traffic was al
most suspended, so great was the throng
of vehicles vending its way toward
Browns Field. where the Frankford
HellowjaCkots play.
Along Frankford avenue il was a
regular parade, and conservative es-
timutc Of the thrOng that witnessed
Howard Boxers eleven humble All
Allentown was placed at 5000. The
problem that is going TO prove n per-
picking one for Frnnkford officials IS
what to do when the Yellow jackets meet
Holmesburg and Conshohocken.
All have the best elcvens in their his-
tory. Such teams as Ninc0me and
Ewing, philadclphia's foremost travel
ing aggregatiOnS, also have worthy ag-
grcRatiOns, while in other sections of
the city are elevens that attract the
attention of the fans in the particular
locality in which they are situated.
lowyochets is out for ,ac s"tsnn Win q
hrok'n sh'nbone. hut Nemzek and Smith
Satu!dny with Al, nlown. -Four OF IN" sx
touCNc owns were c"odit"d to TINS puIr. SMITH
getting three, although ne played In two
Iell"ds. EN"ry on vas talking smith ard
Manager BOwker certainty sccurcl the sig
nature Of star when he landed him. Poole
former p. VI. {. quarterback. also mado his
HTE |nyS%r"nGT' ma w9S T"snons6y for
other. l'rankford courIe,e.y outplycd the
visitors, who only made ono hrst down. Tho
nearest they cam" 70 the FrRnktord goal
| was tho 35-ynrd llhc. and this on a penalty
I q q tvrg I'M. ,.N
On the n"ld.
Fo6tbS!. Club it wSs d"@idsd to change The, The
name name q the orgHnt2ati1n TO the 44aEerD ot
%.'S onausH a, Pho%Exve PRhS@Ei ,norS M
football team called tho Union A. a ard
" Fn the SFG smnrtH nq' IF m 'nc cTqT9"" nanos 'F'F
! Hoim"shurg a swrrr,'a nnd KEY, his I@ori,
defeat tho West Philly champions hy Il
single touchdown. !; wGs a regular re,
| They favs not met for years. md ven, ut
It hammer and fonss. several hstc clashes
made It's only score shortly after nIny va
nder way. when Lou Hayes scored long
! forward pass Of 30 yards oH Lou Sgel on
captain went across tho limo. Vlncome came
close TO tying the score In the third quarter.
Win wondsrfui ;nterforencS smsshea "lt'' MS
way through the line for 30 yards. when he
was brought 10 earth by Charley Mciuckin.
( former NillanoVa star
Conshohockrn's goal line hn2 ,n~n crossed
and the Thomas A. g., OF bethlehem was
me me S WHst.tn Ma1yiSTd W piayer was "GEg nSar
/ 80 star for the Iron Workers nnkir; tho
Nrs, two goals. Lukens getting tho other.
/ McClallan, OF Thomas, made the touchdown
| for to visihtOrH after HcooDinR w N" lnI
ON a bad tumble and running - ynrhs r,r u
rroTds that has witnessed I. gamo In CON.
on hond. There were close to 1000 Fpec,a
tors.
Union 4. A.. o. ,phoeu!&vllie 1l1cod a
hrard-ncw club on tho Ncld aEainst Ewng
A A. but tho scoring Of the home eleven
"a points H. all, came In tho frit qIartrr
10th touchdowns and goa's w'ro made b,
Ray Miller tho first on a for" nd pass nj,
minutes after play began and ,ho rccord Of
IL series OF straight line p.uNBcs, EwInl
proved stubborn foe and completely out
rlnved Union in three OF m" p"l "ls. al
rnough they were unable to cross the gua
line.
The Northwestern Club uFhored In n,
season in Germa town ~ S'"uton Fol
C,nh. chew and il"as.n, str"r's ana sue
Tnis IL n new team In that !"cO,iy, bu
has II fast team, and exrrcts to le In Il,
ca.t'. W. Y IRA ,tol Frank Murph" Icr
'ngs and MrGu.r" starred for %"',hwcs'
crn. while Mahcr SrGadc- nEA Cosic. a.
tho uest playing f- East Falls.
, In other sections sone hgH-~!ass game
we're played: BrideInurg opcred the sensg
PhiladciphtG played 20 largo crowd n
, ThIrty-hrst and Dicktnson streets Will
2 RiyeTto1, RIVER a. DeIco and ether teams had larg
turnouts.