Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-23
GIRL ATHLETE CHALLENGES
SEX FOR ALL-ROUND TITLE
Local Star Holds Medals Cups and Trophies for Bance in
Sports-Wiling Test Skill Against Any Girl athlete

INTER Jack Roden humming. Re-
~ moves hat. mops brow and throws
hat on the desk.
"I'm agitated." he announced,
greatly agitated. I have read notices
Of many girl athletes around Philndel-
phia but very little about the champion
Of them all. There's a girl in. the
Pennsylvania Railroad Office who holds
every record in sight. She is the peer
of them all and. in behalf Of the system
and her own wish, hereby announce
that she challenges any other CIR! In
Philadelphia or America to a dccathlon
"They can pick the sports and she
will beat them ALL have never seen
her equal and never WILL
"yvhat does she do?"
"She is q better athlete than most
men," replied Roden in rush Of
words. "She holds all kinds Of cups.
medals, ribbons. certificates and other
prizes for athletic accomplishments.
She Is a wonder on roller skates. She
rides horse so we'll that she longs to
play on a polo team. She hos won
Miss Betty Schenkel-that's her
name-was born in Atlantic City, but
she now lives in West Philadelphia. She
is a clerk in the Office Of the superin-
tendent of car service.
''She IL very expert at billiards. She
used to play football on q boys team
at Atlantic City, the only girl in n
regular game. She captaincd her SOC
Ger team in school down there and has
won canoe races. She il q wonderful
feld hockey player. but you ought to
see how she can box.
"She sure has q mean right. She
has fought some real bouts with the
gloves and has scored many a knock
down.
against Men Boxers?
"Sure," Roden rushed on. There S
nothing she can't do in the athletic
line. She's particularly good Mt tennis.
She reached the semi final round IN the
Offices of the-P r. R.. and that takes
in A lot Of territory. She had to de-
fault then, nm out -Of-town match. She
is finc at volleyball, in fact. Is cap
tain Of our tenn.
Roden paused for breath, but quickly
continued his recital. ..,
"Thia girl Is an expert bowler with
the duckpins," he breezed on. This is
her first year in the alleys, but she mas
had a high run of 13O, averages loO,
and Just wait till she gets onto the game.
The same goes for rifle shooting, shes
just taken that up, too, but she's break,
ing 80 out Of 80. at least, every time
ANY Other sportss"
"Oh, my, yes" beamed the volunteer
booster, "She is better at swimming
than anything I've mentioned 70 far.
She won O cup for fancy diving against
the experts at Atlantic City and won
championships in the racing when they
had the school meets, representing the
Massach chusetts avenue school.
''But that's not ALL" continued
without q pause. "She's champion Of
the p. r. r. on the track. She wears
spiked shoes just like q man. She won
all the championships up to 100 yards.
She did that in 13 1-5 seconds and the
80 yards In 6 as.
''She does the standing broad jump,
Z feet, and running she has jumped II
feet 0 inches.
"What IL Her Favorite Spor'"
Basketball" asserted Roden, an
noycd at the interruption. She's cap
tain Of the Car Service +. II. II. League
team. Plays guard. but she made "a
field goals and Al fouls up to last night.
Her team will surely be In the finals
at Columbus against either Chicago,
New York or Harrisburg.
"Shc leads the League with 100 points
scored. Her team hasn't been beaten
with its regular lineup. They watch
her 10 close that in the game with
Treasury she was knocked out three
times and had her nose broken, and
was knocked unconscious again last
night.
in basketball. There's no one even In
the same class. She's in class BY her
self"
Rodsn was beginning to get inco.