Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
SPEEDB0YS PICKED
TO WIN IN ''QUADS"
Form Dope Shows Germantown
High Should Take Second
to West PhilIy
MATTHIAS 100" FAVORlTE
by PAUL PREP
TERMANTOWN HIGH should not

| ~ VIII tHc NsuauS tnlS year
This prediction will take flock Of
scholastic dOpestprs by surprise. How
ever. If every athlete runs true to his
best form Germantown should not win
West Phillic looms up as the winner.
According to most of the wise crack.
ers. it Is useless to hold the public high
school track and field championships.
| inasmuch as the Clivedens have the title
, all scwcd up and tucked away In their
! trophy case.
| But these prophets haven't been
! watching the dual meets closely this
season. If they have they have looked
and not seen. For the Green and White
isn't the strong team it is cracked
up to be.
Germantown without doubt has
fOrmanccs the team should finish third.
Mahias Favorite
Tho Clivedens are figured TO score
o points in the 100 yard dash. Matthias
is the probable winner. Irt probably
will be followed by Foley. of Southern.
with Karbach. germantown: Gould.
Central. and Wright, Germantown. fin
shing in the order named. Southern:
Frankford should score the most
points in the 22O- yard dash. The PiO-
nccrs should garner 5 counters; Ger
mantown. 1: Central. !, and Southern.
.. Summers, of Frankford. is favored
to win. Gould. Of Central. probably
will finish second, with Karbach. Ger
mantown; Foley, Southern. and Hol-
comb. Germantown, following him to
the wire.
West Philadelphia is dopcd to garner
Dutton, Jackson and Offenhauser fin
ishing first. second and third, respec-
lively. Tompkins and Hocomb. of Ger
mantown, should finish fourth and fifth.
The Speedboys In all likelihood will
get 10 more points in the $50 yard run
Offenhauser looks best, with DuttOn
second and Oldfcld fifth. Wobensmith.
of Germantown. should finish Third and
Kuch, of Southern, fourth.
jackson Best Miller
Jackson and Gilc finishing first and
second, respectively. in the mile run
should net the Orange and Blue o more
points. Gordon. Central MCCurdy.
Northeast, and Merenbeck. Northeast,
should be the other point winners.
Summers. of Frankford is selected to
win his second first place in the 100
yard high hurdles. Franks and Wells,
Central; Koontz, West Philadelphia,
and Costcr. Northeast. also should
place.
Another Frankford runner. Jones,
looks like the 22O-yard low hurdles
winner. Koontz. West Philadelphia
Franks. Central Coster. Northeast,
and Wells. Central. should finish in
order.
McClain, West Philadelphia. the
champion. appears to lead the shot put
ters Weeks, Frankford; Stylcr. South
ern; Summers. Frankford. and Laugh
ton, West Philadelphia, also will prob |
ably pick up points.
Broad Jump Uncertain
Then comes the broad Jump. This
event is an uncertainty, as Matthias. the |
Germantown star. has been slipping. |
However. il he jumps at his best he |
should win. Summers. of Frankford, |
is picked for second. Bates. Northeast;
Laughton, West Philadelphia. and .
Sweitzer, Central. also should garner
points.
Bates, Of Northeast, is the probable
victor Of the high jump. Hubbard, Ger
has been chosen to take sec
ond with Sweitzer. Central. and Laugh.
ton, West Philadelphia. finishing third !,
and fourth. Weeks, Frankford, and
fifth. /
Stewart, Frankford. looms rs the
best pole vaulter. Gin. Northeast;
Straton. Frankford: Sharpless, Ger,
and Saxon. West Philadel-
phla, are other likely place winners.
The above dope is placed on indi-
vidual performances only. Relay races,