Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-30
EXTRA DR|LLSF FOR
CENTRAL HIGH MEN
Dr.. o'srien Prepares Mirrors
Five for Second Hall Of
League Schedule
PRACTICE NEAR = SHOOTING
Ry PAUL PREF


~ to try a comeback when the second
half of the lntcrscholaStic Basketball
League gets under way.
DIR. Matthew g. O'Brien, who has
charge of athletics at the Broad and
Green streets institution, has had his
boys out for two extra practices dur
Ing the holidays. The famous mentor
was not pleased with the showing OF
his team during the first half OF the
race. and has taken pains to show it
that is. 70 the boys themselves.
Central High started the season like
a runaway horse. II galloped through
the preliminary games with case, and
walloped Frankfo-d and Northeast by
bright and cheerful Tor the Mirrors,
but Southern came along and put the
parade out Of step. Then West Phil
adelphia and Germantown duplicated
Southern's feat.
1t was evident during every contest
played bS the Crimson and Gold this
season. that the team had towers Of
strength, Every player on the quin-
! tet has an eagle eye for the basket. and
followers OF the team were at loss
to understand the defeats.
Try Long Shots
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player Is, IL Is next TO impossible
for him to register more than twice at
the most. from a long distance. While.
on the other hand, ii is comparatively
easy to make a double decker from un-
der the basket.
This was Central's big fault. Instead
OF working the ball down the floor and
shooting from under the basket. the
players tried long shots. DR.. O'Brien
taught the boys to pass the ball, but in
the excitement of the game they forgot.
Therefore, he decided to have the extra
practices during the holidays.
The famed tutor has bceu working
hard with this quintet. and it would not
I through with n gang of victories. The
boys have been drilled and drilled to
pass the ball. and at last It looks as
though they will follow instructions.
IL Centrals team ever starts 10 pass
IN the big games and the players get
under the net. It's going to 60 hard
with the other teams. Murphy, Cher
chesky, Drummond, Lazar and Strunl;
each have a dead sure eye for the bas-
kst within the 15-foot line.
At Woodbury. High
Coach Lewis II. Fite says that he is
going to have one of the best basketball
teams that has represented Woodbury.
High School In recent years. At least.
says he. he's going to have a good one
one that will give the South Jersey
schools close race for the champion :
ship.
Fite and Captain De Hart have been
working hard with the team, and n
great passing game has been perfected.
The boys all have been instructed to get
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attempting to shoot. and every one
has followed orders. The result, there
fore. is that the ball is passed, and
when a shot finally is made. it is at
such a close range TINT the boys have
difficulty in missing the basket.
Fite has several good players this
season. In fact. he has 30 many stars
that he is having difficulty in sitting
them. Van Horn. Olson, Hoffner, Hill
dcbrand and Shivers all are snappy
players. and each knows oodleS about
the game.
Yes, we'rc going to have great
team this season. says Fite.
Spirit at Friends
Friends Central School certainly is
bubblinc over with spirit. Whenever
a Blue and Gray team takes the field.
or floor, as the case may be, every
body In the institution is on hand to
spur it on to victory.
1t is usual TO attend a scholastic
contest and see a boy leading cheers
And II is usual to see the girls of the
school cheering. But It is very unusual
to see this reversed.
Both girls and boys lead the cheers
nj Friends Central. During the foot
ball season. and, in fact. any Of the
Ion EA ~,
But during the basketball season a
dainty little miss acts as cheer leader.
Each girl in the school takes 4 turn
at leading the cheers.
And they certainly make the boys
use their vocal chords to advantage.
Athletes Awarded Letters
At q recent meeting OF the Board Of
Control OF Athletics OF the Ceilings
wood High School the following mem :
bers Of the athletic teams were awarded
the school letter;
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FFGfS8m. FGomaa SaS strahsn and "Jaa!, zaHgsr,
The following members Of the second
team were given the &c. 4. A.:
Louis Arbr!sht warren, DarneQ E!wood
Asarew 1fjs.nlqE. STANFORD Hyd;;%n, EdVSrd
lam HendricRs Charles RlrhegH. FRANKLIN
Eohtu"4 usrol4 ltast%.c;fi, l%",'2r GresH. r.
CoTsr,on and Eonc;d Sheldon.
The girls hockey team, which went
through the season without defeat,
also was given school letter. The
members OF this team are:
Captain Theresa Rogutski, Manager Ruth
R-yson, DOROTHY Weber. Florence Iius
GenevisTe Mitchell, Grace Boner, Anna
krhus. Marie Carpenter. Grace Archer.
Marguerite MecNamee. Dorothy Spea llsr
Marion Batten and Edythe Rollins