Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-13
SHERWOOD GIRLS
CLEVER ATHLETES
Miss Katherine Sullivan Has
Developed Playground Team
That Is Hard to Beat
SOME STAR PERFORMERS
BY PAUL PREP

THERE are any number of girls
L track teams in Philadelphia. Most
OF them are ordinary in ability. Only a
few are Of first class caliber. To this
latter group belongs the team from the
Sherwood Recreation Center, Fifty
sixth ard Christian streets.
For the last four or FIVE years Sher-
wood has been at the top Of the ladder
in this line Of sports. It has won meets
with remarkable ease. Last year, espe-
cially, It had crack team. Only once
was It defeated then only because only
half Of its team was entered in the
meet.
Miss Katherine Sullivan. who has
charge of girls sports at the center.
ia In large way responsible for this
success. Miss Sullivan has developed
team Of young misses that has be-
come virtually eatable. She has
gathered around her able assistants and
has, pRced Sherwood at the very pin.
nacle.
II am confident the Sherwood team
can beat any combination from n recre-
alton center in this city," Miss Sui.
Ivan remarked. Every one of the
girls on our team is a star. And every
one is proficient in more than one event.
Three Glasses
I'VE have three classes on the girls
team. There Is class for the girls
over sixteen, one for those between
fourteen and sixteen, and one for those
between ten and fourteen. In each of
these classes we have individual stars
that are capable of winning at least two
places in each event.
'lt's rather hard to get n girl inter.
ested in athletics. Girls don't seem to
take to sports like the boys. That is,
after they become about sixteen years
old. Then they begin to think about
pretty clothes-and boys. But If a girl
does become interested in sports, she
is an easy pupil to teach.
1--WE have several girls Of the latter
class. Take. for instance, Miss Anna
Caldwell and Miss Catherine Merger.
Both are. eighteen years old, but they
still participate in athletics. They are
our two best athletes In the older class.
Miss Caldwell is especially good In the
hop, step and jump, while Miss Mer-
gers favorite events are the jumps and
dashes.
In the class for girls between four.
teen and sixteen, Misses Marie Demke,
Phyllis Bigman and Isabelle Hit are
the stars. Miss Demke is in a class
by herself and can always be depended
on to win three first places. The other
two girls also are all-around athletes.
I'm the smaller class, Dot Pottiger,
Carol Faher and Blanche Bolton are
the best. All of these girls are first
place winners, and score n.any points
for us.
To Hold Dual Meet
Next Saturday we meet Kingses.
sing on our field. l am sure we will
win. We have more than enough star
athletes. and should have an easy
time"
Miss Sullivan Is assisted by Miss
Lenore Sloan, Mrs. Jeppson and Miss
Erma Kaehler. All of these teachers are
familiar with girls sports and know
how to impart their knowledge to their
pupils. They are invaluable to Miss
sullivan in her work and she praises
them highly.
This year Sherwood started prepa.
rations for teams in future years. The
smallest girls that come to the center
are being taught athletics.