Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
BIG Three BLANK
GRID D0PP0NENTS
Frankford, Holmesburg and
conshohocke All Score Easy
Weekend Victories
NORWOOD AND COLWYN TIE

FRANKFORT, HolmesDurg ana Consno-
hocken, the "big three in Philadel-
phia independent football. circles.
came through with easy victories again
on Saturday and the fans are waiting
the day when these rivals clash.
The Yellowjackets and Holmesburg
have already settled their differences
and there Is every probability that the
dates for the ,Frankford- Conshohocken
and Holmesburg- -Conshohocken con-
flicts will soon be arranged. The Iron
workers. claim the championship, as
they travelled to Frankford's field last
year and won.
Heinie Miller and his proteges found
the softest of picking in the Orange
A. c., Of Orange, N. j.. combina-
ton that was heralded far and wide
as contestants for the championship Of
the East. The visitors made the sor-
riest showing of any team that has
visited Browns Field this year.
The Yellowjackets did just about as
they pleased, the backfeld playing
wonderful football. Johnny Scott was
the big factor in the one sided tri-
umph and his genernlship kept the
visitors puzzled at all times. The Jer-
seymen only had one chance to score.
1t came in the final quarter. After
advancing the ball to the yard line
on three forward passes, they tried an
other. which was intercepted by Joe
Iehecka on Frankford's goal line. He
the final score Of the game.
Wildwood Bows
Holmesburg fans saw their favorites
dispose of another sectional opponent
when the Wildwood A. A. went down
to %, to 0 defeat. The Frankford
eleven had challenged their neighbors
after the Tacony clash, but Walter
Shissler's team had no trouble in show.
ing. superiority over the Wildwood boys.
1t was the best form shown by
Holmesburg to date. Nemzic, the for
mer Frankford star. divided the honors
Caskey and Leo Lynch, and this quar-
tette made things sad for the opposi-
tion. Nemzic played a part in all Of
tho four Holmesburg touchdowns, while
Cofall was at his best and counted
every one Of his four tries for points
after touchdowns.
Cofall scored first in the opening
period, Caskey scored in the second
and Gotwals and Caskey in the third.
In the final quarter George johnson
rushed the subs into the fray, and while
they did not count, succeeded in ad-
vancing the ball OH many occasions.
Conshy on Top
Bob Crawford's Conshohocken Iron
workers were to the fore again In the
game with Thomas A. c., Of Bethle-
hem, and the Schuylkill County eleven
ran up an even bigger score on their
opponents than Coaldale. The final
count was 10 to o.. and again did
Coach and Quarterback Walter French,
the former Army luminary, play the
leading role.
He He had q big p par. in all Of the three
period, putting the ball on the Thomas
1-yard line. the visitors held three
times, but Hendron finally took it over.
A 30-yard forward pass, French
to Robb. over the Conshy goal line,
accounted for the second score, while
the third was made by the Ironworkers'
coach afer a Sensational end run Of
20 yards. Bobb Butts, the Brides
burg baseball catcher, and Rusty"
Yarnall made their debut with the
Ironworkers.
g!on.hip q Delawars County was STAGED at
Colwyn outplayed their opponents
by is s' s9s e!.Ads sSsr tTuS Il Into Into
camp. 9 70 0. at Hilldele Ball Park. The
!, va e.. the Ss Sss.ult Of icpg forward pass.
on the 2.yard line went over for tho only
SCORE Of the fray.
The football season st Nativity was ush-
ered in whom the Churchmsn debated East
Falls, to- o. It was the hrst football game
ever PLAYED BY Nativity. which has q Good
team composed OF the former Ewing players.
Several thousand persons were in attend
snoe at shct.,ins Park when the football
four strenuous periods neither the South
Pills nor Navy were able TO score.
Viryu Johnson's Mfliville. Jersey cham
pions Added thS Irvinston to It's list Of vic
starred. the former making two touchdowns
and ths latter's educated toe accounting for