Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
PIONEERS CLASH
WITH ARCHIVES
'ntsrscholastic League Grid Tilt
to Be Played on North,
east Field
EPISCOPAL vs.. GERMANTOWN
by PAUL PREP

Interschoiastic and Interacademic
League grid teams will be In action
this afternoon. Frankford High and
Northeast High make their initial ap.
pearance in the former circuit, et.
Luke's faces Germantown Academy and
Episcopal Academy clashes with Penn
Charter in the Interacademic.
The Interscholastic J.eague tilt will
be played on Northeast Field, at TWEEN
y .ninth and Cambria streets. The
pioneers are favored to win.
Coach Snydcr's eleven has yet to
register a victory this season, having
been defeated in all three games. Tome
School and Williamson Trades have
humbled the Archives with ease.
The Pioneers, on the other hand,
~ have . a team tcH, az strong, Il not superior,
Weeks presence in the backfeld has
put. pep Into the team. Tho Frankford
leader was out Of the first two games
on account Of an injury to his foot, and
In these the team lost one and tied the
other.
On his first appearance against Bryn
Athyn Academy last Friday, Weeks
broke right into his old habits and q
victory resulted through his work. He
scored the lone touchdown.
With Clausen, who was 4 lineman
last year, In the backheld and Weeks
and the two Bennets as wingfnen, the
Geises team 10 all set to take the
measure Of the Archives.
Penn Charter end Episcopal
Episcopal Academy and Penn Char
ter meet at Queen Lane. The Little
Quakers have slumped in the recent
games and Coach McCarty's boys arc
liable to slip little surprise over on
them.
st. Luke's School, which was downed
In the opening OF the interacademic
season last week BY Haverford School,
is out to make Its record for the league
800 wber II plays Germantown Acad-
emy at Green street and School lane.
The greatest rival clash OF the after.
noon Is that between Catholic High
and Central High at Cahill Field. The
students Of both institutions alwaye
look forward to this game.
The Purple and Gold has not defeated
the Mirrors since 1917. The Mirrors
scored easy victories in 1913, 1910 and
1920, and last year there was TO game.
A big rally and smoker in prepara-
tion for today's game was held in tile
auditorium Of the Catholic School last
night.
Central always plays its best when
stacked up against the Cahillites, and
hard fought battle should be the re-
suit. To date the Mirrors have failed
to break into the winning column.
having been defeated by Penn Charter
and Lower Merton and tied by Bryn
Athyn Academy.
Bolsnd Still Out Of Game -.
Joe Boland. the Catholic captain, is
still out Of the game on account Of an
injured shoulder.
The Tredyffrin. .Eastown High team,
which has three Victories to its credit,
will meet Its toughest foe In RadnOr
High. ..
This clash will give local schoolboy
grid followers q chance to get line
on the relative strength of the two
teams.
Bryn Athyn Academy will meet
West Catholic High here this afternoon
at the Strawbridge & Clothier Field.
The Newtown team, which IL virtually
new eleven, has played gamely In |
the two games to date, holding Central
High to 4 Go deadlock and being de.
feated BY Frankford by one touch.
down.
An interleaEue tilt will be played at
Haverford. villanova Prep, one of the
teams which figured In the triple dead.
lock Of the Catholic League last sea.
son, will face Haverford School, of the !
Interacademic League.
Villanova has q veteran team and II
Ia also heavy ono. Johnny Scott's
athletes gre promised busy afternoon
oS .me e.r Msin Ma.ion % IL, .,... &c.. o.
800 victory over Central, is all set to
mop up. the -gridiron with Arlington
High, while Cheltenham High will pit
its football knowledge against Lans.
downe High.
Southern High will meet Chestnut
Hill Academy. This is the first time
in the history Of both institutions that
the football elevens have met.
The Chestnut Hill bunch will be
without Motley, one Of its best ground
gamers. The left halfback suffered a
broken collarbone in the Germantown
Academy game last week and is out Tor |
the rest OF the season.