Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-25
RECORD SQUAD OUT
FOR. CLVEDEN NINE
Pitchers and Catchers Show
ProWess in First Workout OF
Season in School Yard
WEALTH OF VETERANS
ISy PAI'l. PREP

TNIIE first outdoor practice of the
L scholastic baseball season took place
in the school yard Of the Germantown
High School. Germantown avenue and
High street. yesterday afternoon.
Twenty five pitchcrs and catchcrs were
on hand for the drill. which was super
viscd by Captain Gene Barrett.
The Clivcdon twirling squad is "xcep-
tionally strong this season. In fact. so
much fine material was dcvcorcd last
season that the institution will carry
show great promise. and the team will
be well fortified in this position.
Coach J. Ycakcl Lackey was not able
to attend the drill yesterday. His fac
ulty work kept him busy for the after
noon. and 1t was up to Captain Ikar-
rctt to take care of the squad.
Barrett wandered from one group 10
another, instructing the candidates. lie
found little time to talk about his
team.
eve have pretty good nine this
season. said Barrett. "bnt don't
want to make any predictions. We lost
quite number Of star players during
the last year and must develop new ones
! in their positions.
: "Hut the fellows will turn out for the
. team in numbers. If YOU can take any
stock in The way they answered the
battery call. Gee. what mob reported
to that call You mightn't believe it, but
ninety fellows came ont. Pretty near Il
record. isn't 1t:
bill Carbnch, last years center
fielder and twirler, is back again. lie is
going to devote all Of his time to bitch
ing this year. Then wc have IIavcr.
stick. Whitney. Gordon Carlton. Rosen
hAp 4 N..l h...Hs 4.
whom are good. We've got Il pitchiny
staff. If nothing else. believe me.
tour;ncy. Parsons. Steel. Kerr and
kuhnS are out for the catching lob,
None Of them is quite as good as Col .
lard.
"We'll probably take the field for thc
first real practice in about week,
We're going to use the Watcrvicw Re.
creation Center for n playing ground.
It's near, and the boys should repor,
in drOves.'
An intcrclass swimming meet Of tho
Germantown High School will TAX,
place at the Germantown Y. NJ. G. 4
next Thursday afternoon. One hun.
drcd and twenty-five entries have beer
, received.
Coach Fromth is in charge Of III,
meet. THE freshmen probably will win
the meet he said this morning. '"Tb,
freshman class has won all but two q,
the varsity positions, and should COM
) through easily
Inter section relay races, TO pct IN,
runners in condition for the rein,
championships. will start at German
town around the middle of March. nh,
, relays will be under the direction o
Coach Rcith.
There will be three classes in eacl
, sectiOn,' said Mr.. Reith; "midpcts 9
: juniors and seniors. We expect TO Gov
n great number of youngsters renor,
and the meet should be highly success
full"
Germantown Academy Wins
Germantown Academy was returnc
victorious after hectic forty -minut
! struggle over the Germantown Friends
team yesterday afternoon. % to -. TN
game, which is an annual one bctwce
the two fivcs, was played in the hall o
e the latter Mt Germantown avenue nm
& Coulter street and was witnessed b.
, Il capacity crowd.
! Much credit must be given 70 th
e home team for the great fight which
n put up in the closing half. When Nh
teams retired to their dressing room
at the end of the half Gcrmnntow
Academy had Il seven point lead.
At the start Of the final chaptc
Atherton. who starred for the loser.
f; Gagged three field goals and Golf made
= foul goal. and this put them on eve
n terms. Atherton was ruled out of tn
S game several minutes later on accouT
Of the personal foul rule.
n Close Contest ut Friends Central
r The first Of Il series Of athletic con
: test to decide the color champlonshi
: Of the Friends Central School too
a place In the school gymnasium YES
terday afternoon. The initial contest
basketball game-rcSultcd in an en-
win for the Grays over the Blues. ri
al final score was 81 to o.
,c The Friends Central color contcs
n are among the oldest in the city. Tn,
'e are similar to the color contests of II
., Penn Charter School. They first start,
Q, in 1902. The teams play baskothu
q in addition to track competitions. Rog,
~ Lindsay, captain of the school team
led the Gray onslaught. while Jol
Smyth, center. captaincd the Blues.