Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
SWIMMING POOL
FOR Penn CHARTER
Tank at Queen Lane ls Aim of
Students and May Soon
Be a. Fact
COLOR CONTESTS MAY 10
BY PAUL PREP
DEM CHARTER SCHOOL may

- build n swimming pool at Queen
Lane in the near future.
In Greenwich, Conn, there stands a
statue Of Colonel Raynal G. Boiling. n
former Penn Charter student who
crossed the Great Divide while fighting
for his country in the World War.
Recently, in the magazine Of the
Twelfth street institution. there ap-
pcarcd an editorial on the value of
swimming. The writer urged the
ALUMNI Of the school to help build q
swimming pool at Queen Lane. This
pool, it was stated. could be constructed
as memorial to the late Colonel Boil
ing, and replica Of the statue at
Greenwich might be placed in front Of
the pool.
According to r. L. Smith. assistant
headmaster, plans already are being
made for the swimming pool. He saws
it will not be long before the pool will
be built through the aid of the alumni
and friends Of the school,
( "There is no sport better than swim
ming" said Mr.. Smith, whether it
be in stream. ocean. lake or pool. A
schoolboy will travel miles to swim in
a lake or stream. | think. n pool is
something every school needs. and I will
be glad when Penn Charter School can
boast of owning One.'
The Quakers will open their cricket
season next Wednesday afternoon.
Penn Charter is one of the few prep
schools that still has cricket team ana
will start the season with the German
town Cricket Club at Queen lane.
While nothing definite has been de-
cided as to who will compose the team,
few boys virtually have clinchcd their
positions. They are Dick Reeve.
wicket; Earl Bartlett. midon; Dick
Sam Phillips, point Jack Reeves. short
leg. and Davy Plummer, bowl.
A match has been arranged with
Haverford College. and this will take
place on Walton Field. May IL.
The color contests. 80 far as the In.
door activities are concerned, have come
to n close. The Yellows were declared
the winners over the Blues, 20 to "a.
Wednesday. May 10, has been the
date set for the outdoor color contests.
These will be held at Queen Lane. The
score of each team in this meet will be
added to the indoor totals and the team
having the most points will be declared
the pennant winner for the year.
The Interacademic League will hold
its annual track and field meet on Wal.
ton Field, Haverford. May 26. In
previous years the meet was held on
Franklin Field. but since this will be
reconstructed after the relays it was
decided to hold the "Interac" cham.
pionships at HaverfOrd. May 16 will
be the last day entries will be received
for the meet.
Graitzer's Fine Pitching
Central High walloped Southern Hish
in the only Interscholastic League tase
ball game played yesterday afternoon.
The final count was 8 to l. Southern's s
six errors helped considerably in its
downfall.
Graitzer. Central'S hurler. was the
scintillant star of the game. He famed
sixteen batters and had three hits, in
Guiding home run wallOp with one on
base. Sion. the Central catcher, made
four hits.
Penn Charter School handed Haver.
ford a surprise at Queen Lane in their
Interacademic League game. The game
ended II to q. Episcopal scored an
easy win over Germantown Academy,
Is to 8.
SaleSlanum 11lRh, OF wilmington,
Del. won it's second Catholic League
game by defeating West Catholic High
ut Fifty fourth and Berks streets, )
to I. The game was surprise.
In the other Catholic League games
played Villanova Prep defeated Catholic
High at Villanova. II to 8.
I.ansdowne beat Cheltenham High.
8 to 0: Collingswood High defeated
HaddOn Heights High. 2 to I: La Sale
Prep smothered Brown Prep by the
score Of 25 to l..