Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-29
CATHOLIC HIGH IS
LEAGUE CHAMPION
Wins Title for 1922 by Margin
Of One Point Over Villa
! nova Prep
WEST CATHOLIC IS THIRD WILL BOOST THE SPORT
Standing Of Schools
In Catholic League
Nv Paul. PREP

. A TABulAIl'N o' P'.,nS ,.,e'',
n tho fact that Catholic High School
Inns won the right to be called the
r,,bolic Leaguc athletic champion for
,hc fast fading year of 1922.
The Purple and Gold institution has
,rosted the honors from West Catho-
uc High, which won the title in l92l.
Tho Catholic League. due to the ac-
,uis;tion of Salesinnum High, was n
,o.teom circuit during the 1922 sea-
60, nc compared to n four.club league
last year.
For this reason. moro points wcr"
ri,o, ia thc schools for placing in the
,arious sports. Tho Catholic League
,rhcduIc includes four major sports.
These are basketball, track, baseball
and football.
-Four points are awarded to the vim
NOR of the activity. three to the ram
ner.un. two for third place and ono for
fonrth, The school finishing last re-
cpives no points.
Wins by One Point
On this basis Catholic High gar
ncrcd eleven points. which gives 1t tho
championship by the margin OF one
counter over the Villanova Prep School.
which secured ten points.
West Catholic. winners of the title
fast season. finished third. with eight
roints, while st. Joseph Prep earned
soven points.
SaIcsianum High. the new entry
from wilmington. did not cut very
hir figure. getting only four points.
Considering. however that it was its
first league appearance, the showing was
satisfactory.
Catholic High won two of the four
championships. Bnskctbn!! an! foot
bail were the sports IN which the Purple
and Gold cxrcll"d. Track honorS went
to West Catholic and the baseball title
was won by Nillanova Prep.
Catholics record during the basket
bail season was the best made by any
team in any Of the lcngu" sports during
III" year. Billy Mnrkward's protegcs
ran roughshod over the other members
Of the league through Il schedule of
eight games without suffering single
defeat.
Logan. coffey. McNally. Clifford and
quintet which practically won the
Championship Of the city when it
humhl"d Southern High, winner Of
the Intcrscho!astic title.
West Catholic Track Leader
The track championship decided in
III" latter part Of June was captured
by tho West Catholic High runners.
it was the scrond straight year that the
Eurrs finished first in this sport.
Catholic High surprised by coping
torond place from ST. JOsrph's, which
finished second in 1920.
All through the league baseball sched-
uie it was a fight between three clubs
Nllanova Prep, SNlcsunum High and
S. Joseph Prep
The Wilmington entry made its best
showing in this sport. 1t bA,ticd down
10 III" final stretch neck and neck with
NiIlamova Prep. III" ultimat" winner Of
In" title. IN tho deciding game. which
Wa staged on the Main Liners grounds.
M"'c"han g protcgrH scored close vi"-
tory.
In post season game for the city
til" With the Germantown High nine
Nillanova Prep Was yirtnriuuS aud
harI"d III" tiiN"dcus their first defeat
IN tW" years. 'rh" final S""r" of this
eaIl" vas :, t. u.
lIorry Gritiirhn twirI"d this game fo,
ia" Hropp"rs aud held tho iu;"rsch"las-
y" champions to tW" hits.
Close Grid Race
Ih" football S"a>un ended in n tic.
sud ''ntholi" Ilign won the champion
.Inp in the plny-"fl with NillanuyH
Frep. st. .I"ScIh' = started out with n,
eleven which cleaned ny everything III
i'' path. Then Jimmy Mngn"r. quar-
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