Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
TEN SCHOOL TEAMS
STILL UNDEFEATED
Four Catholic Elevens Have
Won All Their Games
to Date
LEAGUE OPENS SATURDAY
BY PAUL PREP

TEN football teams in scholastic com.
L petition show clean states to date,
after three weeks Of competition on
the gridiron.
y Four Of the elcvens represent schools
in this section, each being a member Of
the Catholic Schools League, which
will open its circuit this week.
They are Catholic High. West Cath
olic High and villanova Prep and st.
Joseph Prep. Three are from subur-
ban towns, including Lower Merton
High, Ridley Park High and Berwyn
High.
Peddle Institute and Norristown
High, a contender for the South Jersey
title. are the others.
Out Of this number, St. Joseph Prep
stands out prominently. The Catholic
League, champions for two seasons, have
wonderful team this year. and, even
considering the tough schedule which
has been arranged, should 20 through
the season without defeat.
Scored on
BY Deaf Mutes
To date the Crimson and Gray have
defeated Lansdowne High, p. I. D.
and Brooklyn Prep. The deaf mutes
were the only team Of the trio able to
score against them.
Berwyn proved its caliber and dis.
proved all reports concerning a soft
schedule, which was expected to make
things easy for the suburban team in
running up big scores. by wallopins
Radnor High last Friday.
In this game. after being held to q
scoreless tie in the first half, Berwyn
made three touchdowns in the last two
turning back the team which held Penn
Charter to q scoreless tie and had a
perfect slate before the contest.
Catholic High, due to the brilliant
efforts Of Coach Stanley Cofall, has
one Of tho best teams in recent years
and should be a strong. contender for
leading honors in the city.
Southern High. Arlington High and
Central High have been turned back
and scoreless tie played with West
Philadelphia High. The humiliation of
Central High Friday was gratifying to
the followers Of the school, who had
waited since 1917 for victory.
Easy Victories
For West Catholic
West Catholics victims have been
Darby High, Swarthmore High and
Bryn Athyn Academy. All were beaten
by comparatively easy scores. Villanova
Prep has participated in only two
games to keep its record clean. Ian
caster High and Haverford Schools were
the teams to fall before its attack.
Lower Merton High has taken the
measure Of Central High, Cheltenham
High and Arlington High. Berwyn High
was held to ~ deadlock in the ini-
tial game Of the season.
Ridley Park has three wins to its
credit, Germantown Friends, Media
High and swarthmore falling before its
onslaughts: Peddie defeated Trenton
Normal. New York NJ: A. and Allen
quished Gloucester High. westviile High
and Vineland High.
Catholic League
To Open Saturday
The Catholic League, youngest Of
the three circuits in the city, will got
under way Saturday afternoon. Catho.
lie High and Salesiannum High are
the eleven for the opening day. Cahili
Field, the home of the local eleven.
will be tho scene of the battle.
Considering the records made by me
members Of the league to date. the
Wilmington entry is about the weakest
link in the organization. Last Friday
Chester High took trip to the peach
State and handed the team there a go
setback.