Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-22
FIVE NO-H|T KIDS
ON SCHOOL TEAMS
Three Cirard College Hurlers
Enter Hall of Fame.
Griffith Is Star
WILLIAMS IS OTHER ONE

Five schoolboys have inserted their
names on the scroll of fame by pitch
ing no hit games this season. Such
fests on the scholastic diamond are as
scarce usually as in major league base
ball and the fact that a quintet of Kid
curvers have accomplished the feat de-
sired by every hurler so soon after the
beginning of the season is remarkable.
Two of the no-hit twirlers worked
for the same team in one game, Bait. of
Girard College. being In the box for
three innings, while Myers went through
the remaining half dozen frames without
permitting a bingle. BAIT famed two
Of the opposition and Myers struck out
eleven.
Poulterer, also Of Girard College !;
williams, of Episcopal. and Griffith. of
Villanova Prep. are the three mounders
who scored other hit games. Poul-
terer's game was against st. Joseph's
Prep. in which the Collegians won in
six innings, u to o.
Griffith famed dozen of Clayton
High Schools stickers. permitting but
one base on balls. and he won after
a great hurling duel with Dubois, who
allowed only two safe hits, Villanova
Prep winning. / to o.
Williams hit game was scored
over Friends Central when Episcopal
won an over whelming victory. ~ to 2,
three errors enabling f. G. to score
twice. Incidentally Friends Central's
defense was terrible, eleven errors be-
Ing chalked against the Blue and Grey
nine.
Blow 10 Central
Central Highs team received another
hard blow when Grietzer. star pitcher.
pulled n tendon while sliding into bag
in practice. It is thought that the
youngster will be out Of the game for
at least two weeks.
This greatly handicaps the. pitching
staff. as there are now only two de.
pcndable pitchers. Musso and Uhrman.
Grietzer. who was star on last years
freshman nine, was the best prospect
this year. He had great speed and also
good slow ball. He was fine hitter.
too.
There are two other reserve pitchers
who will have to be groomed for prob
able turn on the mound. Alloway and
Engcl are the men who are trying for
the varsity berth.
The two new infelders, Gamble and
team by their fielding ability. Sperling
is also a good hitter. All this Ave foot
youngster could do in the Northeast
game was score four runs. walk three
times. single twice and drive in four
other runs. This is his first year on the
varsity.
Bill Fisher, the fifteen year old out
fielder. could be called the Babe"
Ruth of the Scholastic League. He al
ready has clouted opposing pitchers for
two homers and fine collection of extra
base hits.
Big Schedule Today
With three leagues in action today
and ten other games scheduled this
will be the biggest scholastic baseball
afternoon so far this season.
West Philly High will battle with
Central High on Houston Field in one
Of the three Interscholastic League
trays. In the other circuit matches
Catholic High will meet Northeast High
on the latter's diamond. while Southern
High will make a trip to Frankford.
Germantown Academy Is booked to
cross bats with Episcopal Academy in
the Inter- Academic League. This game
will be played at East Falls.
In the Catholic League La Sale Prem
will test its skill with the fast moving
Nillanova Prep aggregation. Both
teams are unusually strong this year.
There are several other important
games on today's calendar. Among
these the West Catholic -Swarthmorp
High. Penn Charter ST. Luke's School.
ST. Joe's Prep -Cheltenham High con
tests stand out as the most prominent.