Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
LAST HALF STARTS
IN. SCHOOL LEAGUE
Close Game Expected When
Speedboys Battle Southern
High Quintet Tomorrow
GIRLS ALSO IN CONTEST
BY PAUL PREP

'INfiEi second half OF the race for the
l. basketball championship OF the In
terscholastic League will get under way
tomorrow afternoon. Three games are
scheduled. West Philadelphia will be
entertained by Southern, Frankford
plays Central and Germantown will
travel to Northeast.
The most important game OF the
afternoon will be the West Philadel-
phia Southern fracas. Should tie down
towners come through with victory
they virtually will clinch the title.
While, on the other hand, should the
Speedboys cop the decision they will
be tied with the Red and Black for the
league lead.
In the first game between these two
quintets Southern won by the margin
of two foul goals. The final score was
80 to 30, and it indicated just what
kind of a game was played. Neither
team was more than three points in the
lead at any time.
Speedboys Expect Win
Many followers of the scholastic in
door sport-are looking to an Orange
and Blue victory this afternoon. They
base their arguments on the fact that
Catholic handed Southern its first de-
feat of the season the other day, while
West Philly was handing terrible
lacing to West Catholic.
However, it must not be forgotten by
these "wise crackers that Catholic
and West Catholic have not met each
other this season. Also, that South
ern never plays better than IN league
contests. =,
Therefore. it wouldn't be at all sur
rrising TO see the Red and Black win
It's sixth straight league game OF the
wear. And, on the other hand, 1t
wouldn't be such an upset II the
Westerners licked Coach Mueller's s
For It will be remembered. the last
fms The teams met only two points
separated them at the close OF the
game.
Basketball at Central
TrHE Intersectional Basketball League
i at Central High School is gradually
reducing in size. When the league was
started sixty four teams were entered.
Only twenty Of these still are among
those present.
After a section suffers defeat twice,
II ia eliminated. This method Is diff
ferent from that employed elsewhere,
for usually only one defeat Is neces-
sary to put team out.
Section A at present time is lead
ing the tournament with q clean slate,
closely followed by C-5. Several other
teams have good records. but it is ex-
pected that one OF these two sections
will be awarded the title.
Following the completion OF the Sec
tion tournament, a round robin Will be
played among the senior, Junior, soph-
omore and freshman classes. The win
ner of this tournament will be known
| as the class champion.
A vollcy ball league, too, is in full
swing at Central, under the same sys-
TEN as that used in the section basket
ball league. Twenty-Five sections are
entered.
Wrestling will get started next week.
Contestants already have entered a pro-
posed tournament, and opponents have
been selected.
Strunk, regular guard during the
first half of the league season, will not
start the second half. DR.. O'Brien has
relieved him Of his position in favor Of
Edwards. The latter played a fair
game against Germantown, and II Is
thought this caused the change.