Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-18
PENNCHARTERW|NS
,l0THSTRA|GHT TITLE
/ Brill Plays Prominent Part
in Victory Over St.
3 luke's
HAvERF0RD SCHOOL WINS
By PAUL PREP


The lnteracademic League came to a
close yesterday afternoon in the same
manner as In the last ten years. Penn
Charter walloped st. I.uke's School
and repeated its custom OF winning
titles.
/. The league crown was In doubt up
been returned on the wrong end of the
score. Haverfords victory over Ger.
mantown Academy would have ended
the rnce In n tie which would have
caused a play.off.
When put to the crucial test the
Nttle Ouakers are always at their best.
Realizing what depended on the out
come. Dick Merritt's protcces went out
and played whale Of game.
, Whitney Brill. who has played
prominene part IN the Penn Charter
offensive work in the winning of the
last two championships. played wonder
fully yesterday. His headwork in the
fourth period made possible score.
Citler dropped back to kick and Brill
stood In the halfback position. When
the ball was snapped he ran behind
Eitler and then started down the field.
Iitlcr got off punt that went about 20
yards. Brill takinI advantage of the
inside trick grabbed the ball and raced
20 yards to a score.
The Little Snakers won all four
league games. The only real opposition
encountered was that against liaver-
ford School. who suffered their only
defeat at their hands.
HAverford Beats Germantown Academy
Haverford School had things all its
own way in humbling Germantown
Academy in the other game on the
card for the league closing. Captain
Bender played his usual fine game
for the winners.
Frankford. feeling strange about
being out Of first place for forty ght
hours, regained its accustomed position
IN the Interschoastic League. This
was accomplished by defeating South
Things looked dubious for the Pio-
Seers up to the final quarter. the Red
and Black leading at this time By
Z to 9.
1t was the first real contest in a
fortnight for the champions. and they
took long time getting started. In the
second quarter Weeks broke loose for
q touchdown and failed to kick the
extra point.
Senoff sent the Southern followers
into frenzy OF delight in the third
iO.yard line. scored and then added
the point by hooting placement goal.
Weeks could not stay out of IN"
Mmelight. however. and shot off tackl"
from midfe,d for % yards. which put
the pigskin in position for q score. y
forward pass from the same player to
Bennett made the score which caused
the downtowners to shiver.
Wnlly Light. ex. Harrisburg Tech
player and now working on the otferse
Of Coach Roy. De!aplianc's West Phil
adelphia High team. was 4 busy foot
baller yesterday afternoon. The d.
and rerpetrated rs brilliant open field
running as has been seen for a long
ame.
One Of his best performa noes was in
the fourth period. Taking Fishers
hckoff on hts 5.yard line. Light
sauirmed and dashed from the side OF
the field to the other through the entire
Mirror team for 95 yards to n touch.
down. This was only on" Of thran
scores he made. The others were for
g yards and II. respectively. The
0nal count was 33 to 0. Delp and
Walker accounted for the other scores
On farward passes.
The st. Joseph rrer steam rolors,
Essorting 10 straight football, troun ed
West Catholic High in n Catholic
League game at the Philles bal ,ark.
% to 0. The st. Joe machine plowef
right through the Burr forwards for
nineteen first downs. while the West
Catholic lads counted but three. one Of
which was the result of pcnal.y and
the other two on end runs.
Osborne counted for two Of the St.
Joe touchdowns. Prostovitch for two
and Matty Kane the other. Kane
blocked one Of Ricrling's punts on the
West Catholic 3O-yarI line and recov-
esing the ball. sprinted for a touch
down.
Catholic High and villanova Prep
1attlcd 10 14-l4 deadlock on Cnhi |
Field in game ren'ete with Sensational
plays and the brilliant defense OF both
teams. The Main Liners took the
lead and were points 20 the good when
the teams went to the dressing room ct
half time.
McNally repeated his performance of
last Saturday and registered two
touchdowns in the second half. but the
hidden ball completely fooled the pur-
pie and Go in the final minutes OF
the game and Quinn scored n touch
down, which tied the score.