Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-01
STRAUS TO REPORT
FOR BASKETBALL
Football and Baseball Star to
Try for Place on Penn
Varsity Team

Ihree.ict athletes arc becoming so
h"orre at the University Of Pennsy!!
rania that Joe Straus. who already
bold, the coveted = for football and
baseball has decided to try his hand at
another sport and, if possible, add his
nam" % those famed for having won
shc LITTER In three different sports.
Tonight Joe will report for the baS-
t"''nlI team on the invitation of Coach
Eddie McNirhol and the members OF the
varsity i've. The Texan is captain OF
M, fraternity team, which has YET to
Jose n game in the Intcrfraternity
.eaGue ra"" Joe plays guard and does
j. ~ well and with such conSummate
n'iII that his fratrrnity's opponents
"nr" been unable to register field goals
with nuy degree Of accuracy. Unknown
IN Jo", Eddie MC\iChol watched him
lnav IN Il game recently and was so
IMPRESSED with his guard play that he
asked III" Texan TO report for the var
Stv
Manager Srrang. Of the indoor polo
i'n'n, announced Iii" schedule for the
'houg >"0,"m yesterday. All tho HON"
to'n"s win b" played at Thirty second
Hrr't and Lancaster avenue on the tau
bark H""r Of til" armory. \ return
Ea.'c with the First City Troop team
'''''l ~ 'lll WV "'fhN NeN VIII
lc played this Saturday night Follow
!1g tlat lul" will try its skill here ou
February - As the Penn basketball
'ram ts away ON that date n banner
crowd is anticipated.
t., y week later Squadron a, Of New
l"rh, sald to hc the best team in
'"lhnm, will meet the QuakrTS. Prince
IoN Is slated for the last Saturday in
I'2r1arN, According to Manager Strang
Dh' coach ton0r games will be played
nero Win Harvard and Cornell dur
Ing March. For every home game the
A" and Blue team must play one
away, N" only exception being West
I"Ht' Ill" soldiers unable to come to
N'> city, will meet til" Red and Blue
~ I""Ir nom" armory. \ double header
WI h played here every Saturday
"T'' Wilh dancing following the games
IN "Td'r that high and preparatory
t'"'ol boys when they enter UNIVERSE
lies may b" in share for the grucIling
u"'N athletics Of the Older BOYS the
F'>"ailon "f college track coaches of
america hu~ recommended to the schools
fUEsHU"nH to be- followed that will pre-
,"' any IW"0kduWn Of the school boy
u| To-" much racing,
l., '"e report signed by John f. Moak-
'|' "S president of the associution
ausE"stS hat srhooboys be- limited TO
"n, ta rae" above and including the quar-
YER '"tI"' Below the quarter mile and
in'''dlug it the schoolboy may RIM in
Two races. The two-milc run is rcr-
"'Hl0"ndrd to b" dropped from inter
S1'.aSiir competition, Relay races
are to b" dropped whrrc the regular set
W events is he'd. Hurdle events are
',",N"d os running events in the rec .
,o.n'"'na"'ion, ,o, and heat in the quar-.
yer mi" IL counted as one race.
!" u" ii"Id events the youth may on .
SSok, IN ns many events Us his coach
omIS m,INS h" can stand, All schooIboy
mnlSlGS ar" advised in the report to be
;S'GlaIIy examined before parti.s ntimg
IN rIHtt"rscholnStic competition.
G., T TT'r'E, 'hr"cC coaches from all parts
~ W' 'nitcl States are members OF
vac association. Lawson Robertson
ssmh ,oarI Of the Red and Blue team, Is a