Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
ATHLETES BUSY
! AT SOUTHERN H. S
Coach Kerr Determined His
Team Shall Make Good
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FIRST GAME SEPTEMBER 80
BY PAUL PREP


The sports class at Southern High 10
studying hard.
Although school opened only a few
days ago athletes are practicing every
day for the football, soccer and cross.
country teams.
OF these, football, Of course, is the
most important-at the present time,
anyway.
Monday football practice was
scheduled to be held at Eighth and
johnson streets, the old Southwark
Clubs grounds. but the boys were un-
able to step upon the gridiron owing to
inclement weather. But as the opening
date is only few days off, September
30, to be specific, Coach DR.. Ker refused
10 be cheated out Of the workout.
Up on the fourth floor of the down.
town institution there Is very
spacious gymnasium, and doc" Ker
marched his boys upstairs.
Now anyone who has ever played the
pigskin game will tell you that II hurts
10 be thrown on hard ground. Taking
this for granted, what must 1t feel like
to be tackled on hardwood floor?
Yes, DOC" Ker took his athletes up
on the fourth floor and put them through
regular outside drill, inside. The
boys were taught how to tackle, how to
throw passes, how to run the ends, how
to plunge through the line and about
every essential in the gridiron game.
And after that was over, an hour Of
basketball was all that the youngsters
were put through before being sent to
the showers. Yesterday afternoon on
n. II L. -
wearers were once more put through the
PAGES by Ker.
Wants Fighting Team
After the practice was over Dr. Ker
was asked what he thought Of his foot
ball team this year. He was also asked
about his material and plans for the
season. Here they are:
81 have decided that II a fellow
comes out for the team just for the sake
Of saying that he was on the squad, the
can will be tied to him Immediately.
II any one comes out here that is afraid
to tackle and who hasn't got just the
right spirit. he also will be released
from the squad. I want boys with
courage, who are in the game for love
OF it-and nothing else.
"Our record last year was not the
most brilliant in the city But this sea
son it will be different. The boys
will fight every inch Of the way and the
best teams In the city will be forced to
step their hardest to win.
''I have team Of fellows all Of whom |
are anxious to tackle the man with the |
ball. II the youngsters all 60 after the
fellow that has the ball, some one will
get him. This being the case. touch
downs for the other team will be few
and far between. hope to see South
ern finish better than last year.
Manager Herring has arranged the
following schedule for Southern:
sep,emesr so-zcatholio High away.
Haverford-Pendinc |
9SseSSr SSS.r Sssorsses,ws a, home
November 4-Central at home |
:NovsmSsr is-wess sw1f9iH Phi1adeiphia ii nGm: away
'lnterscholastio League games.
Soccer Schedule
The soccer candidates were also out |
10 full force yesterday. Sherr, Lip
schultz, Foremen, Mobilio, Sherman.
Bleberman, Gallow, Stien and Dumoff,
all wet" from last season, were out !
In toys kicking the pill around under
Coach Mortensen's eye.
The coach announced his schedule as
follows:
9StSSsr 29Scnthea,t at Al e0%: R.m.
.NOysmSSer .NOysmSer inr, iSGGsrmantSTn bSyS At home:
a,roE aoM9ysmSer Ed 6.a,,o l1-Erankf1rd at home.
'Interschoastio League games
Two men will be the nucleus around
which the downtowners' cross country
team will be built. They are Kuch and
Babbit. The former is the junior cham
pion.
Mr.. Mortensen also announced the
cross country schedule for the year.
The list includes all the public schools;
In fact, it is for all of them, viz;
October 4--southern. Germantown and
october ii@central. ss n'Ss West Philadelphia
and 6c;SSrt NSrthstst Sgiiansular meet -. &c.
October as-~Novioe race. l.
SovsmSsr a4Ssenior NdH oSampicnsSips. SSh% "''''
Drill on Many Fields
Almost every high and prep school
IN the city had football practice on their
respective gridirons yesterday afternoon.
The workouts were the first scholastic
outdoor drills of the season, and they
were highly successful. Henceforth
practice will be held every school after
noon until the season opens.
Forty candidates responded to the call
sent out by Coach Bowman, of the
Cheltenham High School. OF these five
were were veterans-Warren Randolph, end
Bill Helst, tackle; Curtis Crolans,
guard Harrington Scott, halfback, and
last year.
The team has been drilling on tho
neld at Elkins Park, and will start the
season the latter part of this month.