Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-10
GTN. ACADEMY
IN TENNIS LEAGUE
DR.. Strong, of Penn Charter,
Picks West Philadelphia High
to Win Title
PLAN FOUL.GOAL CONTEST
BY PAUL PREP

4 LhMaNlONN y ACADEM1 now IS
~ a member of the Interscholastic Ten
mis- League. At recent meeting Of the
league held in the William Penn Char.
ter School. Twelfth street below Market.
the Quaker institution was elected to
membership.
The Interscholastic Tennis League.
probably one Of the largest of its kind in
the United States, now is composed OF
twelve institutions. Besides the new
member. Penn Charter. West Philadel-
phia High. Camden High, Northeast
High. Central High, Germantown High.
Episcopal Academy, Villanova Prep and
Haverford School are in the circuit.
All Of the officers of the organization
were. reelected for another term at thu,
meeting. DR.. Clinton A. Strong, Of
the league for the tenth consecutive
year. Tho other officers re- elected were
Prof. II. w. Palmer. IIaverford School.
vice president. and Prof. W. a. Hur-
w!tz, West Philadelphia High, secre-
tary and treasurer.
ITO me it looks as though West
Philadelphia has the best chance to win
the title this year." said DR.. Strong.
''Ihe Speedboys have won for the last
two years and should come through
again. The school has veteran team
and the outlook is very favorable for
these racquet wielders.
but even though l think West Phil
adelphia has the best chance, Penn
Charter must be reckoned with. My
team will fight hard and always has
been near the top of the list. Earl
Bartlett, singles champion and winner
OF he University of Pennsylvania tour.
nament, will be back. Tom McGlinn.
joint holder of the national boys dou-
bles championship and fnalist in the
singles tournament, also will play again
for 7. c. Then. too. Frank Ellis, first
singles player for Germantown High
last year, has entered the school and
should be big help.
However. the Speedboys, with COL
burn. first singles; Captain Hodge.
doubles, and Norman Brommell. third
singles, will prove hard combination
to beat. Last year In the fall league
season without losing a single point.
running. Last season West Philudcl-
pliu beat us by two points. and the year
before that the Westerners won by a
! single point. Previous to 1920 Penn
Charter had won six titles in a row,
and the Blue and Yellow is going out
to win another championship this year.
After Baseball Title
Baseball practice at Penn Charter
will get under way soon. Virtually
every player from last years team is
back, and Captain Weilland, of football
fame, expects his team to win the
championship.
1--WE are going to give Episcopal
Academy u run for the title this year
said Weilland this morning. evil.
liums. their star pitcher, who twirlcd
two o.hit games last year, is gone and
| he will be missed.
"Our infeld is intact and we have
great number Of pitchers. Strong,
our catcher. is back. too, and we won,
! have to worry in that department. Our
chief loss IS the outfield, but we have
several crack players coming out fol
those positions and they will be filled
capably.
There will be two more teams in
the league this year. but that will make
| little difference. 1t seems to me the
/, fight will be between +. c. and Episco
pal
Nu"' ohoOt"E SSSs
St. Joseph's College now comes Il
the front With an announcement tha
it will stage a foul shooting contest fol
high and prep school basketball players
The contest will be held on 1'uesda!
evening February 2S. at the st. Jo'
scph's gym, Seventeenth and Thomp'
son streets.
Only one entry will be accepted from
each school. Each contestant will b,
allowed ten tosses from the fifteen
foot mark Three prizes, consisting o
a silver cup. gold medal and silve
medal, will be awarded the winners O.
first. second and third places, respec,
lively. The contest will begin ot Z Z
NJ. All entries must be submitted to th
college by Wednesday. February %.
Beside the teams in and around Phil
adelphia, it is expected that the Passai'
High School five also will be repro
scnted, in addition to Trenton Higl
School, Reading High, reddic Institute
Wcnonah Military Academy, Tom
School, George School, Atlantic Cit,
High School aud Lancaster High
Schools not receiving Invitations ma!
send an entry TO st. Joscph's Colleg
and it will be accepted, II in the Ottic
| by February %.