Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-07
Foul-Coal Shooting Of Gold-
bldtt Decides Close League
Game against Vest Philly
COACH MUELLER GLAD
BY PAUL PREP

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~ 1922 intcrscholastic basketball
champion. The downtowners virtually
ClinChcd the seasons cage laurels by
thcly snappy and close victory ycstor-
day afternoon against West Philadcl-
phia High. 81 to %, before the biggest
crowd to see schoolboy game in the
present campaign.
"Of course I'm glad we won. What
else could you expect? Our boys played
a wonderful floor game, and showed that
they have one of the best defenses in
scholastic ranks.
Il must congratulate Coach WELLER,
of the losers, on the great game his
team put up. The West Philly boys
gave all they had, and that's all any
one can give"
Coach Mueller, of Southern High,
was the speaker. He gave his opinion
just after the game.
"No. l doubt that we have the cham
nionship sewed up" continued the
downtown coach. I'VE still have to
reckon with Germantown, Northeast,
Frankford and Central, you know. And
believe me, Central and Germantown
especially, are laying for us. They II
give us a tough tussle, I'm sure.
The game yesterday rirtudHy
rds a repetition Of the first game
PLAYED betreen the tco instttu-
tions. The battle tcus decided on
foul goals, aud, as tcds the case
In the last game, became rerV
close near the end.
Eddie Goldblatt, Southern's leader,
should be given credit for the victory.
His remarkable foul shooting was the
main factor in the win. Menchy'
tossed in ten out of twelve free shots
in the first half. and made six out of
seven count before he was removed
from the game on personal fouls in the
second half.
Shut Out From Floor
Eddie, however, for the first time
this season, was 'shut out" in a con-
test. He was opposed TO Captain How
ard Stevenson, of West Philadelphia.
Stevenson, by the way, was the real
star OF the game. He played basket
ball such as is seldom seen in this city.
''Stevic" dropped In four field goals
and netted thirteen out Of twenty free
tossos. But 1t was his failure to make
his free shots count at the start Of the
second half that really lost the game
for his team.
Kuch, Southern's S crack forward, was
tho hest goal gettcr from the floor. He
netted five double deckers, and It was
he who gave West Philadelphia the big
gest surprise.
Foley also played wonderful game
md "shut out the famous Parsons
from the floor. Foley, by the way, was
tho main factor in SOuthern's + defense
and kent the Speedboys from netting
Southern High entered and played
the game with u different system than
/ the team has used this season. Instead
! Of having the team rrvolve around its
captain, Eddie Goldblatt, th" play
was worked with Abrams as the nu-
cleus. The latter played fine game,
and managed TO score three heId ano
one foul goals. ..
pot" Elliott again showed that he
was much superior player thar
Reds" .Scherr. The West Philadel.
mia pivot not only outjumped RnC
nioyed rings around the downtowner
hut also kept him from scoring. FL
lott. on the other hand, tailed tive
field goals.
Northeast Surprises
THE biggest surprise Of the Afternoon
J. was the winning of the Northpas
High five, cellar occupant of the league
for the first time this season. Its vic.
tim was Germantown High. The tina
score was 1920.
Prior to this contest the Archives hat
lost five straight league games, Nnc
also three games outside of the league
The victory was made possible b!
the foul shooting of Kline, the North
east High guard. He has been shoot
ing well from the 15-foot mark durinj
the wear, but yesterday his work from
that spot was more than gratifying.
AS both teams Tailed the same mum
her of goals from the field, Kline's min
of thirteen gave the Archives the neces
sary advantage to walk of with thei
first victory of the season.
In the other league games, Cen
tral tUaIloped FrGmktOrd High in
the Iatter's gymnasium, I2 to "a.
II tods the first toin for the Mr.
rors out of their last four starts.
But il ioG8 necessary for a change
in the personnel OF the team In
, order to bring about the iCin,
"Chick" Edwards, a colored athet,
was inserted in the Crimson and Col
! linc-up by DR.. O'Brien in place
Strunk, who has been playing list
less game of late.
The work Of the colored athlete WI