Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-16
Goes Against Frankford
YELLOW Jackets Saturday
for Independent Cham.
Dio,,ship
RIVALRY IS K EEN
BY WILLIAM 4. DALLAS

BY WILLIAM 3. DALLAS
THE climax Of the local Independent
L football season will be reached Sat.
urday. Holmesburg and Frankford,
old.time rivals on the gridiron, meet
to settle the football championship Of
Philadelphia on Mr.. Browns field, OK. |
ford pike.
There may be several post season
games played there after Thanksgiving
Day with such teams as Canton and
Akron, but they will not have the
same interest as the big clash Sat.
urday. Fans Of the rival towns have
the game for breakfast, dinner and
supper, and never since the teams have
come together has such Interest been
exhibited.
The Yellowjackets. with their ar.
ray Of All.Americans. will stack up
against Holmesburg when they nre at
their best This was demonstrated last
Saturday In the Conshohocken game,
which ended - and which was, In.
cidentally, the first score Of the sea.
son against Holmesburg.
l/OuB III EIciOs
The Holmesburg football team was
one Of the first independent football
elevens formed in this section Of the
country. With the exception Of 1917.
| 1S, 1t has had club in the field for
more than twenty five seasons, and the
town has always been hotbed OF
football enthusiasm.
The team itself Is imbued with the
same spirit. Holmesburg hns been a
! contender for the city championship
| since 1902. and first won the title in
1904. when the team coached by George
johnson defeated Frankford A. A., then
coached by Andy Smith, former head
coach at the University OF Pennsyl.
vania.
Some of the players who have rep.
resented the suburban outfit have made
their marks as players on nearby col.
lege gridirons. Among these are Sykes,
Tucker, Fred Vreeland. Carter, John
Lake, Diamond. and Bull Lowe, Oi
Lafayette; McKissick. Of Swarthmore,
and "Pud' Day. of Muhlenberg.
Its Greatest Rivals
Holmesburg's greatest rivals are
Frankford and Conshohocken. Until
last year. Frankford had not defeated
Holmesburg since 1908. During that
stretch Of years two tie games were
played. IIolmesburg being the victor in
all the other contests. iolmesburs
and tied several.
7 bis years team is one Of the strong.
est In the independent ranks and mana L.
ger Walter Shissler has q collection
Of former college stars. with several
local boys. Under Coach George John.
son the team has come forward rapidly
} The list Of the plyers includes Nor.
rison, captain and left guard. Of Buck
nell: Nemzic. fullback. North Dakota
Aggies; "Brainy" Bower. quarterback.
. Dartmouth: Leo Lynch. center, Villa.
Se nova; MACKENZIE, right guard: R Penn N.
Muhlenberg; Kostos. halfback. Buck.
nell; Stanley Robb, end. Centre; An
Cofall. halfback. Notre Dame; Hum.
nell. end, Lafayette; German. tackle.
I.ehigh: Newcomb, tackle, Bucknell
Howard Berry, halfback. Penn
Aieehan. Kurtz and Potts, all Holmes.
burg products.
Anent tho Coaci,
One man will watch Saturdays game
with exceptional interest. George
JOIUSoUs WHO ou uIlu OH has uSVU WIN
Holmesburg for score of years. il
anxious TO defeat the Yellow jackets.
Last year he was in charge of the
Frankford gridders and this year he Is
back with Ilolmesburg.
Besides Manager Shissler, other of d.
ficials are william Bray. president
James Lawler. first vice president
Ellis Weed. secretary; Fred "Pop''
Long, treasurer; Walter Shissler, man /.
agcr r. r. Tomlinson, assistant man. .
ager. These men have all been untiring
in their efforts to give the town a
winner.
Il II Ia Shissler's first wear as mnn.