Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-08
TRACK LAURELS CO
TO WEST PH|Ll|E
Speedboys Win by Three Points
Over Germantown in An.
nuaI "0uads"
MATTHIAS SETS RECORD
BY PAUL PREP

| N1EST PHILADELPHIA HIGH
w SCHOOL is the track and field
champion Of the Philadelphia public
high schools.
This title was won by the Speedboys
on Northeast Field. Twenty ninth and
Clearfeld streets. yesterday afternoon.
when they scored AZ points in the four.
teenth annual "Quads." Germantown
High was second. with 40; Frankford,
third. 33: Northeast. fourth, p; Cen.
tral. fifth. 10. and Southern. sixth. 9.
1t was the first time in the history
of the meet that the title was not won
by either Central High or Northeast
High.
Coach Roy ". Delaplaine Of the
West Philadelphia team. enjoyed his
third straight year as tutor OF the
champion team. when the Orange and
Blue colors were carried to victory.
Delaplaine coached the Northeast High
team in 1920 and 1921, and managed to
bring the Archives through to the title
both years.
Great Victory
"It was great victory for US.
commented Delaplaine after the meet.
The bows trained faithfully. and gave
their best. am proud of them. They
/ listened to what ! taught them, and
| followed out orders.
Last week, the boys wanted TO Sc
10 the Lafayette interscholastics.
| told them it would hurt their chance IN
the meet IL they went. They though'
it over and then stayed here, in order
to be in the best condition TO WIN
They sacrificed trip for their school
,v-a,lle ~ nraiSp
Chesley Jackson, Of West Philadel
mia High was the individual star o'
the meet. 1t was his great work ir
winning the quarter and the mile run:
that enabled the Speedboys to beat ou'
the Clivedens for the title:
Only twice before in the history o.
the meet have two first places in tn
middle distance events been won b!
A single athlete. Mike McHale, OF tn
penn two mile relay team, turned tn
trick back in 1916 while running fo
Central High. He copped the quar-
ter and half. events. Ed McMuI
len was the other double winner. ~
won the same events as did Mchale
when he ran for Central IN l9ls'
Proves Racer
Jackson ran two Of the most beau
,ifmI races seen in scholastic circles thi
raar He has been called racer
by every one. and yesterday he prove'
He won the mile run first. Thi
was supposed to be ''grudge race be
tween him and McCurdy. Of Northeast
II turned out to be one. McCurdy an
Jackson stepped out in front at tn
start and led the field for the frs
quarter Then Merenbeck, of North
east who Jackson beat in the recen
sophomore championships, took the lea
and held 1t for the next fve-eishths
mile. ~
Here came the turning point. Nc
Curdy nut everything he had in sprin
at the second turn, but Jackson steppe
with him. They ran together till tn
third turn and the stretch, and GILES
of West Philadelphia crept up. Jack
, son. won BY thirty yards from Giles, VIII
passed McCurdy with about fifty yarc
to 60. :, ,,.
In the quarter mile it was lit
| different. Jackson went out in II
lead and kept it until the stretch.
win meant victory for his team. Ho
comb and Tompkins. both Of German
town, West Philadelphia neare!
rival, caught up to Jackson. The thr'
youths raced down the stretch for fort
Yards and then the West Philadelphia
steppcd out and won by about two fee
Holcomb was second and TompkiI
third. Dutton, of West Philadelphia
the fayorite, finished fourth.
Matthias Breaks Record
Matthias, of Germantown, was II
only record breaker of the day. +