The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-13
HIGH TO PLAY
|. EIGHT GAMES
Athletic Director Helfrich to
Call Team for Practice Sep
tember Eighteenth.
Several Home Games

P~leasantville High School will play
eight games on the gridiron this year,
according to the announcement of Di-
rector of Athletics Emory Helfrich.
Five of these games, and maybe the
sixth one, will be played at home.
The other two or three will be played
on foreign fields. For the last two
years the high school has been send
ing teams away more than they have
played at home, but this year the boot
is on the other leg, and teams met
last year will journey to Pleasantville
and display their abilities the coming
season.
1t is expected that the first call for
candidates will be made on September
Is, or one week after school opens.
A bit of misfortune has been struck
early in the season by the news that
"Ebby" Parsels, chief coach for the
last two years, will devote the greater
part of his time to Atlantic City High
School, but it is thought that a num-
Der of practice games will be played
with the seashore institution, which
will help develop both teams. A new
captain will also have to be elected,
as Captain Tinney, last years hard
hitting center, will not play this year,
having moved to Ohio. Other regu-
lars lost include Bernie Albrecht, star
end for the last two years; George
Hank" Field, a six foot three tackle,
the colored backfield star; Philip Tri-
pician, who will visit Atlantic City
High School this year, and try for an
end position in that institution; Rod.
Smith, a tackle, who will go to Tren-
ton Normal School, along with Micky
L%avignia; Campbell, another colored
end, will also be missing. Walker, a
guard, is another player lost by gradu-
alton last spring.
But sever veterans have returned,
and around these players a strong
team will be built. Four we'll season
ed back field men, used to playing to-
gether from one to three years on
the high school teams, are sure to
take places in the backfield, and re-
lieve the coach of a lot of worry. They
are Bill Clark, star for the last three
years, who has played both half and
quarter back, but who, it is thought,
will be shifted to full back, because
of his weight and ability to hit the
line.
Steelman, a half back from last
year, clever at end runs, who, to-
gether with Painter, another half
back from last year, should be given
a chance at quarter back. And "Bo"
Somers, a hard tackler, and clever
player, who also played half back last
year. With these four seasoned back
field men, the new coach should have
no trouble, and can save the time
taken In breaking In new men.
The line will have to be strength
ened, especially the positions or ends.
With the passing of Albrecht and Tri-
pician, last years wingmen, a big gap
is made, which can only be filled by
hard practice on the part of some will
ing candidate. Boyd and Charlie AL
brecht, who both played last year, are
two likely tackles. Arnold Smith, an
other player last year, will take a
place on the line this fall.
The schedule for the year is as fol
lows:
October 7-Haddon Heights at
home (Pending).
October 14-Wildwood High away.
(Pending).
October 21-Bridgeton, home.
October 2S-ocean City, away.
November 4-Glassboro, home.
November 18-Open.
November 25-Hammonton, away.
November Misunderstanding, Ocean
City, home.