Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
WEST PH|[[Y GIRLS
WIN TRACK H0N0RS
New scorings System Proves
Success In First Annual
Championship Events
20 GIRLS ON EACH TEAM
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IlIEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH
w school. holds another track and
field championship.
After the boys from the institution
on the west bank Of the Schuylkill win.
ming the all.around and team cham
pionships Of the Philadelphia public
high schools last week. the girls from
the same school came through yester.
day afternoon on Northeast Field.
Twenty ninth and Clearfield streets. and
won the first annual meet Of the girls
high schools.
The meet was a big success. and
West Philadelphia a showing was espe-
eially brilliant. The Speedgirls won
the title by scoring "a I & points. Girls
High was second with 40 Ito. Frank.
ford next with 32h. Germantown
fourth with q 2-5. Southern fifth with
1917. Girls Normal sixth with II 10.
KensingtOn seventh with II, and Will
liam Penn last with 315.
II was very much pleased with the
meet" was Miss Ida Holsbauer's COM
athletic director at the William Penn
High School and Ia chairman Of the
Track Committee among the girls high
schools. "Yes, It was great meet.
she continued. land I think 1t will help
q lot to boost girls mass athletics In
the high schools. .....
"Of course, we will have to improve
things before the next meet In 1873:
But everything has to get a start. and
! think We started ours on success.
fully. 1t should get better and better.
and be on the same plane with the boys
'quads' in a few years."
New Point System
A new point system was used In the
meet. Individual and team scores were
kept. and the two added together to get
the teams final total. In this way It
assured the schools Of getting an equal
chance. as one or two star athletes
would be unable to win the meet for
Il certain institution. Every girl either
helped or hindered her team to victory.
Another unique thing was the way
the winners of the races were judged.
The best times were kept, and the
winner was announced after the meet.
In the dash. there were five lines drawn
on the ground at the finish line, about
two or three feet. apart.
This ia the distance It will take q
girl to run In one.ffth Of second
Therefore; only one watch was us01,
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times being judged. II girl was one
line behind the winner. who finished
the race In. say, 8 1.6 seconds, her time
would be 8 2.5 seconds.
After all Of the times were taken and
figured out. Il was announced that Miss
Folly Weaver, Of the West Philadelphia
High School. was the winner Of the IS.
yard dash. Miss Weaver ran the dis
tance in 8 3-6 seconds. Four girls
were tied for second. The time wa.
better than that made by Miss Dotti;
Bough, Of Temple. last week. Miss
Boush ran the same distance In 10 Id
| seconds.
Miss Weaver was z substitute on the
Western team. and sprung a big sur
prise by her victory. The mother Of
the girl who originally was scheduled "a
run for the winners died two days
ago, and she was unable to compete.
Miss Nixon Wins
Miss Dorothy Nixon, Of the Girls
Normal, who formerly was the star all :
around athlete at West Philadelphia,
was the winner Of the basketball far
throw for distance. Miss Nixon out.