Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-14
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
aF0RSCHOOLS, S,.P|LAN
Lower Merton Letter Club
Starts Movement for an
Athlstic Association
CIRCUIT GAMES TODAY
BY PAUL PREP

= OVER MERION LETTER CLUE
has started movement to form
suburban athletic association amonp
high schools withing radius Of twenty
miles Of this city. Schools in Philadel-
phla proper will be excluded.
The Letter Club. which is composed
Of men who, in their scholastic days,
were actively interested in athletics at
the Lower Merton High School. does
not intend to interfere with the asso-
citation IL il once gets under way. The
Letter Club was formed to co operate
with its alma mater in boosting clean
athletics, and now is spreading its cf-
forts.
A letter hos been sent to all high
schools within the prescribed radius and
opinions have been solicited. II enough
schools are favorably inclined to form
an association. meeting will be ar
ranged at some central point. Plans for
the association then can be made.
Edwin d. Bartlett. president: DR..
Clifford II. Arnold, vice president, and
Philip A. Derham, corresponding Sec
retary, have been appointed n commit
tee to take charge Of the affair. Active
work already has begun and Secretary
Derham has sent out his letters.
Tho Letter
A copy sent to various high schools
follows:
Of men who In their scholastic days were
ective In athletics At the Lower Merion hixh
rs hish school in the interest Of sound and
eiean athletics.
Ia ;Sn ms ss. 'ss scs susiss ss
. closer athletic relationship SHOULD BE- built
up anon. The M ya,,SIs @ high schools in the
with this thought in mind the club would
suGgest for your conslderation me Iormins 70 h
you vii, sc. .readily. the possibili!le. Of
srbitrstion OF eontrover.ie. and the senerai
schools in the orsaniza.ion is concerned;
IAN expression OF your opinion st. and at.
ss ;Isn ss 10 sss %uber
each ssasS T ssvs ss sss% asked of twenty
sR such ' = move the sh. club viii arrange meeting
.'TSs club .ol.si.s the expression ct your
opinion, appseciatinE the fact fact that ~ the or, or,
sisaSa Meron letter Club a. an ou..id. oTs.nl-
1a'''" "'' .1sisnedS p K. HERHAM.
corresponding Secretary"
Schedule for Today
Two Interscholastic League games
and two lnteracademic League baseball
eames are on the card for this after
noon, along with two Interacademic
League battles, one Bux Mont League
contest and a number of other affairs.
Germantown High will entertain
Frankford High Mt Pencoyd. and West
Philadelphia, High will battle the Ar
chives on Northeast Field, Twenty
ninth and Clearield streets, in the In.
terscholastic League games.
st. Lukc's School will make trip
to Queen Lane and there meet the Penn
Charter nine, while Haverford School
will be the guest Of Episcopal Academy
Mt Berwick road and City line, In the
Interacademic League contests.
Amber High will play at Souder-
town High in the Bux.Mont League
game.
Radnor High will be entertained by
I.ansdowne High; Germantown Friends
will met Darby High; Germantown
Academy will be the guest of Upper
Darby High; Friends Central will try
TO take the measure of Haddon Heights
High over in Jersey; Wilmington High
will play yillanova Prep on the Main
line, and St. Joseph's Prep is sched-
uled to cross bats with Cheltenham
High at Elkins Park, in the other
games on the list.