Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-06
HIGH SCHOOL NINE
IN SIXTH STRAIGHT
Cherry and White Baseball
Stars Going at Top
Notch Form.

Wilmington High scored their sew
enth win yesterday. over Camden.
score, 10-4 This was the local sixth
straight win OF tho season and Jim"
Richards fifth win. Tho boy was In
top notch form yesterday, Camden
scoring their four runs through err
rors.
Vic" Lichenstein starred for the
Cherry and White boys with his stel-
lar fielding. In the fourth inning the
soup town boys were retired on three
pitched balls. the Camden batters hit
ting three hot liners to "Vic," who
threw them out at first.
| Camden started out like a house on
fire. scoring two runs In the first, but
Capt. Jones and his mates came back
and pushed four tallies across tho
plate in tho same frame.
The locals got to the Camden pitch
er and drove him from the mound In
tho sixth, and the relief pitcher was
not much better. "Duckie" Carbon
kept UP his batting average by bang
Ing out two triples and Single.
Newell Bradway made a nice running
catch in the first and cut of Cam
den run.
The game was only played seven in
nings, when II was called on account
of darkness. much to the satisfaction
of the Victrola boys. The game did
not commence until four o'clock. The
attendance was about 1900. but the
financial support could be better.
| Allah" Weiner. in Len Jones posi-
ton. played bang-up game and is
| trying successfully to uphold the stan
dard set by Len. His hitting and field
ing contributed TO the success Of the
game.
Today the locals face the strong
Williamson Trade School team. From
all reports the Philadelphia boys have
conquered three fast prep. schools OF
Pennsylvania The game is due tc
commence at 2,15 p. M. and will be
, played on Baynard Field. Herb White
will toss them over for the locals and
expects to romp home with his thirt
win of the season.
> For school Of over 1000 student,
the old time school spirit is sadl,
!, missing. Since 1920. 1t has been th'
same fellows who have gone out an(
l. made the teams.
: Members of the football team anC
, basketball team are always seen a
every baseball game. having to supper
the team to keep up the morale. witt
the annual glorious Chester fraca
coming off on the sixteenth. Harr,
Ashton will have TO pull some to hav,
even 500 students present in Cheste
at the game.
!. Len" Jacobson, besides being cap
4 tain of the track team, led tho cheer
yesterday and got fair results out o
those present. Instead OF getting to
sether and having a blue ribbon cheer
e ing section, the students scatter al
over the field in order to get bette
view OF the game.
Coach Ashton and his team expec
the old school spirit to once NOR
come upon the scene next Tuesda,
afternoon when the locals hit the sec
ond peg in the scholastic champion
ship of the State. The opponents vii
he this time, the local Catholic Higl
School, Goldey having been defeate
earlier in the season. The Cherr
and White supporters will take tn
Eighteenth street side OF the diamond
while the 'Sallies" will be given tn
Van Buren, street side.
Today the track team is striving fo
honors at the interscholastics at New
ark, Capt. Jacobson is confident hi
t Tack squad will bring home a few fir.
places. The score OF yesterday
game: