Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-16
WEST PH|LLY HAS
STAR TENNIS MEN
speedboy Racquet WieIders Are
Expected to Repeat as
Net Champions
GEORGE FRINGS IS CAPTAIN

West Philadelphia High School il
entertaining high hopes for its tennis
team this year. The racqueters all are
set for the team to emerge from the
season once more with the crown OF
champion. The players this season
are said to be fully as strong as the
1870 aggregation that boasted such stars
aS Charlie Watson, junior champion
Of Pennsylvania; Eric Wood and
Norm" Brommal.
The proteges of Coach W. A. Hur-
witz already have scored three VIC
tories. They have defeated Girard Col =
lpge, Nillanova Prep. and Penn Char
Ter. The first named was easily beaten
By the score of to 0. as was Villanova
By tn" same count. and the Blue and
Gold was vanquishcd, 3 to Q, after a
hard struggle.
Previous to 1919 the Penn Charter
bunch had been roaming through the
league year after year. winning titles
with little difficulty. The other teams
gave. them little more than practice
matches, owing to the intricate tennis
hey had been taught by Doc" Strong.
Then came the turning point. West
Philly stepped into the picture.
In 1919 the Spcedboys sent the
HuakerS down TO defeat for the first
umP, but failed to grab the coveted
crown. The following year the exact
reverse happened. Penn Charter val
loped the Westerners. but were n0sed
ont In the race for the title.
Battle for First
George Frings, the captain of the
western tennis team. and Harold Col
6urn are staging a hard fight for the
nrSt singles position. Both of these
DoNS are expert netmen and rank high
among the junior tennis play Sers in the
city,
Frings PLAYED the initial position at
me start OF the season, but lately was
replaced by C0lburn, after the latter
had scored 81, 10 victory. This
courts and was one of the hardest
,,onght battles witnessed this year. Col
purh win came as surprise to the
student across the river.
,, Harold Colburn, George Frings. Jack
hrummal and George Brodhead will
pay hrst. second, third and fourth sin.
EIeS' respectively, while Hanson Hodge.
doubles. VI '''
me Western aggregation has ar
ranged n stiff schedule this year, as
NolIOWS
uIHPprh IL, Lower Merton home; 10 Camden
5nsh away; 23, Haverford school away,
Ewa, S ar,fhNnkiord High, home: so. Central High
nn"aE, May 3. Northeast High away: 7 Eer
"c%nnniioWn High home; 10, open; ia EMS
''pal Academy. home - ''''
germantown Wins Fourth Straight
Germantown High continued it's
TT"rch toward the nterscholostic
iimesur nennant with a 1910 trounc.
TX Tx administered to Southern High.
GTe tTe game was Onesidcd throughout, The
sttocnS stttoed"nS pounded Stoll's pitching for
co'Ih "1,TGn hltS. while the downtowners
c",i c"uid only connect safely on three oc.
'"SiohS with the hurting of Kaufman.
,,G west Phillv made it two in n row.
om, anu moved into second place by nosinr
81, sn ,alhoIir High, = to 7. When the
tSpeeuooyS tS went to bat in their half of
RoaSeV sr seventh the totals were 7 to a Joe
posS"t poS"rt scored the winning tally on
ia"olT a""9lTuerclla's hit. The contest was de-.
nin,b tb Tor nearly a half hour in the
nmnir OT On questioned decision of the
tbrnno thar, tie ruled ball foul on which
ba,tS. bts men had scored. Catholic Uigh
in i,ted ,bn llll the finish and counted once
sboSW""e S"e maj session, but was unable 70
Pom a'roSs G the equalizing tally,
'Vnn Charter inaugurated the In