Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-30
new CHAMPION
!. OF ,SCOTCHERS
John Morgan Wins City Title at
i Spirited Contest on
r Plaza
ISAAC SCHWARTZ SECOND

John Morgan, of the Halliwell Public
School, is the champion all round hop
scotched in the city today.
He proved that at the great hop,
scitch tournament on the 'lty hall
plaza this afternoon when he won in
four innings in his class, tho junior
boys, making the best showing of all
contestants.
The second best in the city, according
TO innings required 10 finish IS Isaac
Schwartz, of the senior boys, with four
innings. Francis Levy. Of the junior
girls was third with five innings, ana
Catherine Bauman, of senior girls, was
fourth with twelve innings.
Second In the junior boys class was
Isaac Schwartz. of the Furness School,
and Fred Joseph. Walton School. was
third. The winner in the senior boys
class was Isadore Schwartz. Tnggart
School Don Enkcr, Kelley School. was
second, and John Knight, Halliwell
School, was third.
The winner of the senior girls class
was Catherine Bauman, sheridan
School: Agnes Jackousky, Mckinley
Schvool was second. and katherine
Cassidy, Halliwell school. third
First in the junior girls class was
Frances Levy. Furness School second.
Sadie Coates. Sheridan School; third,
Lena Fagen. Mckinley School.
More than 800 men. women and chill
dren hung on the ropes shat surrounded
the arena on City Hall plaza, kept
back by five good -naturel patrolmen.
while twenty two boys and girls hop
scotched it out
The only ones not enjoying the con-
test were the pigeons who make that
particular corner their meeting place.
Several times they futtered down look
ing for n little easy graft in the shape
Of corn and crumbs. but they soon gave
II up. They then sat in solemn rows
on the cornices. looking as though they
never expected to be able to find room
on their corner again.
About everybody was represented in
the crowd. \ big. grim marine SER
geant, intent upon the game, did not
appear 70 notice that a small boy was
standing on his foot. Above. in the
window Of his office, Mayor Moore
stood Around about were men and
women ot every degree. There was no
cheering. and very little conversation.
It was a serious business that was be-
ing conducted there. 1t was lucky for
the children the ropes were up. for. as
sometimes occurs at Christmas time
when Sonny gets mechanical train,
for instance. It looked several times as
though the men IN the crowd, anyhow,
might burst through and try to show
how hop scotching was done when they
were boys. But the ropes held. and
the contest proceeded with due decorum
Children Dicnifiedly Calm
The children conducted themselves
with fine regard for the dignity Of the
occasion. When not actually hon.
scotching themselves, they sat in rows
on the pavement alongside the arenas
making no conversation whatever, ex'
cept to draw attention 10 attractions o.
the rules to the people conducting th'
event. No hopscotchcr could get by
with anything with that gallery.
HopscotChing IS an ancient ant
honorable game. They hopsrotched Il
Egypt and at Babylon and In Indif
and in medieval Europe. pretty mucl
the same way the children hopscOtche,
today. Nobody knows how the rule
and the game itself came down. unles
the children have handed it down them
selves. just rs they handed down th
ancient chant of London Bridge il
Falling Down"
Theory Of Hopscotching
To hopscotch. you skip along OF
one leg through Il series of squares
showing along with your foot some smal
object or other. II the othor foo
touches tho ground. or the foot o,
which you are skipping or tho objer
goes outside a line. or on a line, 20,
are out, 1t is much more simple thar
II sounds.
The arenas today were four In nun
Der, so four contests could be con
Quoted simultaneously. Each was
large hollow =. Tho + was marke
off into four foot squares. In eac
square was one Of the letters formin
the word "Philadelphia. The star
was labeled Paramount Park and tn
finish "City Hail.
The children. who had been selectp
at the various Board Of Education play
grounds after elimination contests. wcr
allowed TO use their own choice of Ob
jects TO push along. One little gi,
used a hammered down metal bottl
top. Several used rubber heels On
had block of wood two inches sQuar
shod with leather Another had a larg
rubber ring such as is used in gym
nasiums. Each had won victories wit
the particular object. and would nc
change 1t for another at any price.
DR.. William. A. Stecher. director q
physical education for the Board
Education. was in general command
G.. Schmidt. =. Lewis. Miss Dolore
Connor and Miss Ella McAn!stor, a
district supervisors OF physical cduca
ton. were in charge Of rhe four aronal
The prizes were medals on blue
red and white ribbons. Blue for FIRST
red for second and white for thir
prize.
Senior Girls: Catherine Baumar
Sheridan School; Agnes Jarkousky
Mckinley School Katherine Cassidy
Hallowel school, and Fila Whit,
Cramp School.
Junior Boys: John Morgan. Halo
we'll school; Louis Abrams McKinlc
School; Benjamin Spector. Iandret
School; Isaac schwartz, FurnoSS Schoo
and Fred Joseph, Walton School.
Junior Girls: Sadie Coates, Shrrda
School; Anna Fcldman, Hamilto
School; Gertrude Weiss, Leidy School
Frances Levy, Furncss School; Len
Gianconna, Nichols School; Dor
Moore, REYNOLDS School, and Len
Pagan, Mckinley School.
y ?. {. CHURCH MAY DROP
BRIDES PROMISE TO OBEY