Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-29
n. f. HIGH TO OPEN
G|RARD'S SEASON
After Cancellation of Early
Games kelchner's Five Will
Start Against Archives
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HADD0NFlELD IS HOPEFUL
Ry PAUL PREP


THE basketball team at Girard Col
- lege Is awaiting the opening game o
the season on its own tcor with North
east High tomorrow.
| Girard's first game originally wal
scheduled to be played few weeks ago
The institution was quarantincd on ac'
count Of scarlet fever. and all early
games were Cancelled. But now the bar
has been lifted and the quintet is al
set.
Joe Fogarty. assistant coach at the
University of Pennsylvania and forme,
star In the Eastern League. has beer
helping Coach Kelchner drill the boys
Togarty and Kelchner we're friends
when both played in the Central League.
The work OF Girard's team made A
big impression on the veteran. He said
the youngsters were more advanced than
any he had seen in recent years. And
when Joe Fogarty makes statement
like that he knows whereof be speaks.
Elimination Play
Last season Coach Kelchner intro
duced system for the development OF
players. He organized a number OF
IchmS anu Kept tueul plbylnS through .
out the season. Therefore. when the
present season rolled around the boys
were experienced. SO he decided to use
the same system this year. Eight teams
were organized. and every boy from
twelve to eighteen years Of age will be
seen in action.
Captain Joe Pitts will be in his old
position at guard when the team takes
the floor against Northeast. Either
Goebert, Lowe. Viohl or Ellis will be
the other guards. Stevens probably
will play center, though DeVore and
kleckner also have good chances of
landing the position. At forward the
Robinson twins and the Weiss Kramer
combination have been working alter
nately. and it is thought that both
combinations will be used in the early
games.
The team is confident of socking
Northeast. to say nothing Of every
other team il Is scheduled to meet.
Tho boys, after being told by Joe
Fogarty that they were good. have be-
gun to believe il. And when a team
believes it cant be beaten-wby, it
can't.
Anyway. that's Whist the youngsters
believe. They think they will he nble
to go through an undefeated season. {.
At Haddonf1eld 49,"
Haddonfleld High School has high
hopes Of having the best basketball
season in the history of the school.
Everything looks bright.
Some days ago the Red and Black
opened the season with Merchantville
High. HaddonficId did not enter the
game exactly n favorite: in fact. very
few thought the team would win.
A few days before the game Coach
John Il. Wolf was notified that Frank
kinsler, crack center Frank Ellis. star
forward, and "Woodie" Pierce, bril-.
liant guard, would be unable to play.
This news came from the faculty and
was authentic. .. ,..'.<
But Coach Wolf was far from being
discouraged. He put another combina-
non together as soon as possible. Day
and PennocE. forwards: Stratton, cen
ter, knoor and Sple. guards, was the
lineup of Haddpnfeld against Mcr-
chantvil)e. And the boys proved it TO
be good combination, winning. 80 to s.
The showing of the Red and Black
against Merchantville startled South
Jersey. Before the game few figured
Haddonfield u strong contender for the
championship. But now the team looms
as the probable winner of the title or
words to that effect. Anyway, it has
shown that it will give every team in
Jersey hard battle.
VS.. Actions
The big basketball game of the sea-
son, 80 far as the inhabitants of Bryn
Athyn are concerned. will be played in
the academy gymnasium tonight. The
Smifhg lnh aItlaI fn r,1a l..
The Beth Ayres institution has had
several prominent families in athletics
since its founding in 1904, including the
Schnarrs, OF ice hockey fame, and the
Doerings, of football prominence. The
Actions and Smiths also have been among
those prominent.
Both families have had boys on
various teams.
Charley Price, the famous football
and basketball official. has donated his
services as referee, and the game will
start at s o'clock Every one in Bryn
Athyn plans TO attend and a good time
is expected by all.
Coach Jacob i. Stoneback, of the
Quakertown High School. has completed
his basketball schedule Every game
booked is with high school team with
the exception Of the Perkiomen Reserve
game.
The schedule follows:.
December 80. souderton. home
January s. Perkasie, away; 9th, Hat.
boro. away; 10th, Bristol, away; 18Th. Am.
bier, home; I'm, Seliersyile. away: goth.
LansdaIe, home; 2ith. Collegevi!ie, home;
8lst, Perkiomen, Reserves, home.
February Q, Hatboro, home; 10th I.ans.
JenlSntown. home: 21st. Bristol, home; 24th,
Perkasie. home; 2sth. Souderton away.
March !, Doylestown, away; 4th, Perkio-
men ReserVes, away; 10th. Amber. away; |
lith, Wilson High. home: nth. Wilson High,