Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-20
FRANKFORT WINS
GRID CHAMPIONSHIP
Eliminates tlelmssburg EISvsn
BY - to s In spsctaou-
lar battio
SCOTT IS HERO OF GAME

Holmesbuts was eliminated Saturday
from the Independent football tourna.
rnent By the Frankford Yellowjackets.
All the Joy and much cash were sepa.
rated from followers OF H0lmesburg a.
Q result Of the classic conflict at
Hrown's wooden bowl on Oxford pike.
Statistic experts agree on the score.
18 to o, but not to the number Of wit.
nesses. The arena from the aide lines
e the fences was a. crowded a. .
The sSnusi battle; Between 1 Frank.
ford and Hoimesbufe is the Yale.
Harvard. Penn. Cornell type Of game
to residents ut the northeast terminal
Of the IT," While forty eight min.
utes of struggle on tho playing field Il
really the main portion OF the menu,
all the side dishes are entertaining to
the innocent bystander..
Several days before the game all re.
served seat tickets were sold, and many
minutes before the kick.o6 all stand.
'-- room had been occupied. Ticket
SPECTATORS easily disposed Of the few
tickets they had for hve times the face
value. Uncomfortable seats on tor Of
number Of trees on ali sldes of the field
were crowded with spectators perche,l
birl. like among the branches.
The actual game. was all that could
be desired By thrill hunters. Every
variety OF attack was used from the
old fashioned line crash 10. double and
triple passes. Steady marches down
the del0 were unusual. % the defense
Of both teams was of high standard.
Most. OF the ground gained was by the
eeeriel route, although HclmesburS only
iSi ID tie is.t pis few miHsut.s. e. '''' department
With the possible exception Of
Johnny Scott, at Qnarterbeck for the
Ysllowjackets,, man for man, the
teams were more evenly matched than
the score indicates. = Scott was the
bright light In field Of brilliant per.
formers and his running, kicking, for.
ward passing, general direction Of the
Frankford attack was q handicap
Holmesburg was unable to overcome.
Despite defeat, the game was not
without DouPiehmsut, Tor follower Of
iolmesburs.. The advance from their
own ]O.yard line In the dying moments
Of the game was sensational. They
were the hrst to cross the Yellow.
jackets goal line this season after a
snappy exhibition Of forward passing.
a. hs tossed Is. pssss. :.ss o, ,u.s .nts
when surrounded By tie enemy,
The touchdown scored 81 Tfankford
was typical Of the manner In which
Scott outsuessed Holmesbuss. A. he
had been tossing all the forward nasses.
the Holmesburs defense sst for Z line
attack or. an end run when John
Lightner dropped back: Holmesbur9
was caught Dat footed whsn 0cott took
q long pass and scored.
Leo Lynch. % usual. The king at
center, was . demon On ths defense
and his nearest competitor was his
brother ct left end toP HolmeCburg.
The end play Of the quartet was very
good, With Dooley. formerly Of 0yra.
cuse. on the other wing agatnst Whitley
Thomas and sHoinis Miller. Little
ground was gained through running
back oe kicks, except once Wkeo Brainey
Bowers sludsd the ends and picked
Oh - yards. 80.
Mt. Airy defeated the Darby Rams
l6 to o at Morris Field. OhcItenham m
road and Willow Grove avsnuS, Wynd.
-. Airy scored IN tAs sssoud p.r,od.
Gold caught forward pass from Hen.
r!ch and ran DO yards fos . touchdown.
Thsn Gold intercepted Q !osvasd pass
Ind .ran for Q oeeea. 4snPick
poants: Ths other tws Iaiats were
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