Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
{. 4. s. UNABLE TO
GET TRACK Meets
Other Schools Decline to Sched-
u'e Indoor Competitions With
DR.. o'Brien's Runners
Batteries SHY At w. PHlLA.
BATTERIES SHY At W. PHILA.
by PAUL PREP

By PAUL PREP ..
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, for the
~ first time in its history, is unable
to schedule a single track meet.
Indoor track competition started In
the Philadelphia public high schools
about twenty years ago. Since then
Central High, with one exception, has
ruled supreme, The Mirrors won the
annual "Quads" every year except
1917. when West Philadelphia High
School carried off the honors.
| Coached by DIR. Matthew G. O'Bricn.
one Of the. greatest track tutors that
ever instructed a sthoolboy. the Grim.
son and Gold has swampel every rival.
Very seldom has DIR. O'Brien coached a
team that was near defeat, outside OF
the 1917 aggregation. lie has dcvel .
opcd track athletes from the ground
up
Every boy who comes under his care
Is nursed along from tho elemental
stages to the finished product. This
team on the track 1t knows every angle
of tho sport, and, consequently, is
ahead of other teams in experience.
Last year. ns usual. Central won tho
indoor "Quads.' The team came
through with ease and no ono was sur.
prispd. But for some reason or other.
when the Supervisory Committee on
Athletics Of the Philadelphia Public
High Schools met last fall. indoor tack
was abolished. Strange to say, every
institution in the lntcrscholastic
League voted against the competition
with the exception Of Central.
Nothin. Doing
However, the Supervisory Commit.
tees ruling did not state that the
'r!hools. would have TO stop indoor track
altogether. Only the annual "Quads"
were abolished. Therefore every one
supposed the schools would arrange dua.
meets. But nothing Of the sort has hap
rcnrd.
Virtually every public high school in
tho city has an indoor team, but when
Central tries TO arrange meet the other
5, hcols say nothing doing. .... ...
Dr.. O'Bricn has been training his
athletes for tho last month. lie has
teen sending tho boys through lish:
workouts and is vainly trying to
scncdulc meets.
No Catcher at West Philadelphia
Coaches Lukcns and Ellis, of Wcst
Philadelphia Highs baseball team. re.
Gently issued call for battery candi.
Gates. Out Of approximately 200
students. only six reported for the
practice. And. to make matters worse.
two of these youngsters had been on
the varsity squad last year.
, Chick Austin and Phil" Mower
are two boys back from last year s
team. George Pawling. Jr.. formerly
Of Episcopal Academy, and Joe" Ait
house. of last seasons Freshman team
are the two other promising candidates.
All of these youths are twirlcrs.
Messrs. Lukens and Ellis are won
dcring what they are going to do for
a backstop this season. "JOe" BOgart,
last years captain. who did the catch :
ing. has decided to play in the out =
field. Bogart injured his index finger
last season, and doesn't want TO take
any more chances. "Ding" Powers.
who relieved Boeart, also Is an out Z.
fielder. and wants to 60 back to his old
post in left field. However, IL no one
is found capable Of holding down the
receiving position. either Bogart or
Powers is willing 10 take the job again.
The remainder of the team will he
tho same as last year. Captain EAR
Pas1ucrella. first base; woody"
Cook. second base; "Pot" Elliott,
shortstop: Packer, third base: Potter,
right field: Bognrt, center field, and
Powers, left field.