Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-28
GEORGE SCHOOL WILL
BE TITLE CONTENDER
Buff and Bro,vn Prepared
to Put Up Tough Battle
in Penn Basketball Tour
ney
UNBEATEN TO DATE
BY PAUL PREP
THE basketball team at George Scho,

THE basketball team at George School
l. again looms as strong contender
tor honors in the Penn tournament. The
quintet has been showing well Of late,
and 1t looks as though the Buff and
Brown will go through another un-
defeated season.
Thus far this season Williamson
School, West Chester Normal and Ger
mantown High have been forced to bite
the dust. In each case the losing team
was outclassed in the second half after
a rally. This proved that Coach
Swayne has fighting team.
The boys all are showing wonderful
form in netting the ball from the field
this season. However, Coach Swayne
is having hard time finding a de-
pendable yOungster to shoot the free
tosseS. Captain Lewis looked good at
the beginning of the season, but he
slumped. Then Sipler took up the task
and did well for a time. He, too. hit
the skids. and Captain Lewis had to
take the job once more. Lewis has
been going fairly well since he has
again taken his place at the fifteen
foot mark, but the coach is still look
ing around for a new youngstcr.
Second Team Shining
The second team also is playing a
bang-up game. 1t las as good n rec
ord this year as the first team, and II,
too, expects to have an undefeated sea-
son. Borden, the nucleus of the team,
is Il promising player. and should be
a valuable addition to the varsity squad
next season.
The girls team. coached by Miss
Thuring, received its first setback of
the season when Germantown Friends
vas victorious in their game Mt Ger
mantOwn avenue and Coulter street.
The second team also was beaten for
the first time this year.
According to information recently re-
| cetved, Gene Payitt. who will be graduated
| from Central High In February, Will enter
uate course In order to prepare himself for
tho Naval Academy. which he will enter
next fall.
Smyth Back for Friends
ERIENDS' CENTRAL. smarting
l. under the four point defeat
! handed it last week. will travel TO
Wayne next Friday afternoon and seek
! revenge on st. Luke's School. In their
/ y
! 10 boat Coach Steven BotsfOrd's $ team
/ in last minute rally, and the Little
| Quakers are anxious to get another op-
portunity to even matters.
! The Blue and Gray played n prac-
| ticc game with Brown Prep recently,
| and had no trouble in winning. The
team showed 1t has improved consider
ably since the last meeting with the
Main Liners and should come through
John Smyth. the lanky center, who
has been out Of the game for some time
owing TO an injured nose, has returned
and the varsity team again is intact
Smyth played brilliant game before
he was forced to quit, and it was
thought that st. Lukes won, owing to
his inability to play in the contest.
Girls Team Picked
Miss Irene Dolby. coach of the girls
basketball team, has selected her team
for the next Private Schools League
Tuesday. Capt0in Elizabeth Moore.
Prudence Wallis and Eliza Blackburn,
| forward : Eleanor Cross. side center !;
Anna Williams and Sarah pringlc
guards, will bo those who will start the
| game.
Miss Dolby's team looks to be OK.
"eptonnlly strong, and should give
! SprIngsidc n tough battle. The girls
! have been practicing for some time, and
| know the rules thoroughly. They have
| not been defeated this season, and are
anxious To keep the good work up.
DIR, John n. Bell, phI steal director OF
the Fifteenth and Race streets institu-
! ton, Is w9rking hard with the track con
! didates. The boys aro using the indoor
! track every day. The Inter-CIass Bas-
ketball League alsO Is attracting much
| interest.