Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13
WIDOWS KID IS
SCHOOL MASCOT
Moorestown High Hopes to Win
Many Games Through Pres
ence Of Conroy's Heir
BIG MEET AT TOME SCHOOL
BY PAUL PREP
BASEBALL prospects at Moorestown
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~ High School arc improving.
Although the Jersey nine got away-to
o poor start against Camden High,
losing. u to II. the outlook Is gettlng
much brighter. and the team expects TO
win. large majority Of its games.
G.. w. Miller, former Colgate star
all ,around athlete, who coached the
charge of the nine also. Coach Miller
says he expects his team to improve
daily. and If he gets the pitching his
boys viii win lot Of games:
The Moorest own aggregation has an
pther reason for thinking 1t will cop
flock of decisions. Kid Conroy. son
Of the famous "Wid" Conroy,. of the
Phillies, is the mascot. The kiddie has
put lots Of pep into the boys since his
their best. They want the youngster
to make n better showing with his
team than the Philles will for "Wid.,
Coach Miller has snappy inheld.
Shinn. ut first; kensler,.. second !;
Brodie, short. and Bond. third. COM
prise first defense that will compare
with the best in the southern END OF
Jersey. The boys are speedy hsldcrs.
and all can clout the ball. cooper
Point athlete. also is on the inficld
roster, and fills in occasionally.
In the outfcld Miller has Brickne.r,
Yocum and Shea. They play l"n :
center and right field. respectively
Each can cover proverbial mile OF
ground and each has an excellent Dat
ting eye.
leopard will do the catching from
now OF. lie has been Ineligible. bur
will b" mp in his studios i'll tine I"
play against Nineland High today.
~. ~ In,
Potts seems 70 be the only dependable
hurler, but he can't handle all of the
work. Carey and Wood also are out
for the job.
Tome School Meet
The sixteenth annual interscholastic
track and field meet under the auspices
of Tome School will be held at Port
deposit. Nd. May 30. The Athletic
Association Of the school plans TO make
the meet the greatest event of its kind
in the South this summer. and extensive
arrangements are being made.
Schools. both high and prep. from
every section of Pennsylvania. Mary
loni. New Jersey. Virginia. Dclaw warc,
West Virginia and the District OF CO.
lumbia will be represented.
Victor A. Schmid. athletic director
Of the school. will have charge of the
] Pct. anu ne says InuI ClilIIPS are uDuE-
ing into his Office daily. "Wc'ro going
to have great meet" said Mr.. Schmid
land il will b" on" we'll worth seeing.
A Close Game
Northeast High defeated Southern
High in the closest Interschola,tic
League game of the season yesterday
afternoon on the Archives Field, 6 to
y. 4 whirlwnd finish in the last three
innings, in which the I.ebigh avenue
institution overcamc n tivc-run lead
enabled the Northeast High nine 10
win.
Central High mot defeat at the hands
of the Princeton Freshmen in the Jcr-
sny town. ) 10 |. The Tiger yearlings
scored at will. and it was not until the
last inning that the local team could
cross the platter
Penn Charter defeated ITaverford
School in an Inter Academic League
tennis meet N Queen Lane. 10 q.
But the Cluakers weren't So lucky on
the track. Germantown High wal
l. ped IN" yellow and Blue on the cin-
der path. 90 TO 30.
La Sale Prep defeated Frankford
High. 10 !. and Villanuvu Prem wal
loped Wilmington Friends 5 10 4 in
tho othcr games of the day.
West Catho.ir High viii meet ,'a,h.
Ole High in IA Catholic Schools League
game TINS afternoon on CahilI Firld.
iiaveri4rd High will play ~ Norris.
town High and southern High ,nce,s
Girard Coll"." in tho Other games
scheduled
Penn Charter will oppose German.
town Academy and EpiscOpal Academy
VIII b" entertained by ST. Iukc's Srhnr,
IN Intera"ademic Loagu" tennis mo,rbc,
ms afternoon. Tho Penn Charter.
germantown matches will take Mace =,
play at Wayne. '' VIA