Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-02
BIG SCHOOL GAME
IS ON FOR FRIDAY
Southern and West PhiIIy Bas-
ketball Teams to Clash in
Crucial Contest
TITLE HINGES ON RESULT
BY PAUL PREP

WITH the reopenins Of the public
w high schools tomorrow. after the
Christmas holiday, attention "f students
of the various institutions again has re-
turned to the basketball race.
The Crucial" clash of the season Is
scheduled for Friday, when the South.
crn High five, which has won five con-
secutiye games. and the West Philadol-
ri in High quintet CLASH in the DOWN
town gymnasium. Broad and Jackson
streets.
The Spcpdboys have lost but one game
10 date. and this was administered by
the Red and Black 1--WE in the opening
gpme Of the season in the Westerners'
gym by margin Of one point.
Therefore. with this defeat upper
most In their minds, Captain Stevenson
and his four SpcedboY mates are out tor
victory against the League leaders.
Should Southern come through with
its second win over the Speedboys, the
dow ntowncrs will have easy sailing to
their second straight basketball cham
pionship. This Is because they will
have but four games to play after the
West PHILADELPHIA clash-against Ger
mantown High, Central High, North
eest High and frankfort, in the order
named. Southern already has beat all
these teams.
Teams in Shape
Therefore, if Southern High come
through on Friday it will be necessary
for the Spcedboys TO capture all re-
manning four gaines. while il will he
necessary for Hhe Red and Black team
to lose two out Of the remaining games
for the race to result in tie.
Coaches Mueller and Weller both
have their respective tivCs in great
shnpe for the contest, although neither
quintet has participated in any combat
since December 20, when Frankford
was overwhelmed by Il large score by
Southern and Northeast was man
handled by the West Philly team.
The machine like perfection in the
passing game which Southern exhibited
In its match with Frankford High was
on "a pur with any Of the teams turned
ont in former years at the downtown
INSTITUTION when Mike Sake was coach.
There are also two other League
games down on the card for Friday.
At the Frankford gymnasium the Gem
tral High cugemcn will try to keep at
the ron of the second division by TAX
inc tho measure of the home team.
In thc other contest Northeast High
wiII cndeavor TO break it's losing streak,
which has now reached seven, by taxi
ing the conflict with the Germantown
High In the formers gymnasium. The
Archives were the only members OF the
League that participated in any games
during the holiday season, having
Jropped two contests TO Camden High
and Girurd College respectively.
Coach Emery. Of the Bethlehem High
School. has formed a unique plan. lie
has decided TO have four teams from his
largo basketball SOUND, and by keeping
them in action Will be able TO have a
splendid string Of substitute material.
Toner, Trumbauer, llartigan, Dixon,
Long and Rhodes comprise the first
string, with McWilliams, Robinson,
Fahs, Mahony. Rescoto and Haas in
the second bunch.
The scrub quintet consists of Coffin,
Potter, McAfee, Muir, Il. Fisher, Han.
pei. Mack, German, r.. Persbacher,
Proletz, Van Horn, Thomas and p.
Smith.
There also will be a girls FIVE to rep.