New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-08
POLY PREP FIGHTS HARD
Slaves Off Defeat and Holds
Manual Training to a Tie.
BIG CROWD SEES STRUGGLE
Dingwalls Punting Counts, but
He Misses Goal from the
Field by Inches.

gathered AT Washington Park, Brooklyn,
yesterday afternoon TO SEQ Poly Prep
and Manual Training football eeven5
play each other to a no score tie. A per-
feet day for the sport brought out the
followers of the two teams I'm numbers
and the improvised gridron at the homo
Of the SuUerbas was the scene of a hard
fought battle which kept the spectators
on edge every minute during the fray.
Manual Training had the stronger team
end should have won the game, but he
Poly boys were on their mettle and fought
desperately every inch Of the way. The
bulldog tenacity which the technical
sohoolboys showed when their goal line
was threatened gave them a well-earned
draw when the whistle that ended the
game sounded. Opposed by superior
team, Poly Prep never lost heart, and
played gamely from start to finish.
Manual outplayed Its opponents in
nearly every department. The long, spiral
runts of Dingwall were a power on the
defence, while rturdy pair Of ends in
Quinn and Formossa downed the Poly
backs before they could get we'll started.
Kleinert and Mclaughlin. who did the
kicking for Poly. were outpunted in near
ly every exchange. On the offence Man
ual depended largely upon open play and
successfully worked the forward pass
and on-sde kick in the middle of the field,
but every time the ball was advanced TO
within striking distance Of the goal some
thing gave way and the team could not
Sain an inch Of the coveted territory Six
times did Zetz, Quinn and Formossa
utilize the forward pass for substantial
6ains. but when the crucial test which
meant a touchdown came the adamantine
defence Of Poly stiffened and Manual was
helpless
Harmon. Lente and Sturgeon, who made
up the backheld OF the Manual eleven.
formed a powerful secondary defence and
checked every assault that got through
the lire. Poly stuck TO the old-time
rushes and failed to open up with any,
thing new. Therein the team made its
mistake for the plays that the Manual
line could not stop were ably cared for
by the clever backs Dlngwal however.
was tower of strength i'm the training
school line. and in the third period he
missed a field goal from the 2S-yard line
by inches only. This was the nearest that
either team came 10 scoring.
The left guards long punts kept him in
tho limelight most of the game. while he
rarely failed TO open up gap in the
Poly line whenever tho occasion de-
manded. Zcitz used good generalship IN
running the team but later was succeeded
by Seaver, who gave Il good account Of
himself. Lente ana Seaver in the third
period worked n forward pass for net
gain Of thirty yards.
Du Trembley. the clever little quarter
back of tho Poly eleven. was one Of IN.
stars. tie handled Ncurohor's passes with
rare skill. and there was little fumbling
by his men. Wulnng anG KIeinert both
played with brliance at times. while
Gleason. Polys left erd, was fast I'm get
ting down under punts and was seldom
boxed. lie got into every play that came
in his direction. and was always seen in
tire thick of the fray.
Poly got off TO a good start and surprised
the Manual eleven. Capturing the ball n,
midheid shortly after the beginning of the
game. II worked tie oval down to Manuals
coward line. penalty of fifteen wards
however, lest much OF the precious terri
Tory ana MANUAL nnally got the bail ON
downs. The viciouSness of the POLY attacr
made It's opponents more cautious. and the
second period was largely a puntiny due,
with the honors in favor OF Manual
1t was in the third period, however. tina,
Manual opened up it's play and started 20
tear things up. Getting the ball In It's own
territory, II rushed the pigskin 10 the
centre OF the field, where Poly held Ding
wall dropped back and got off a beautiful
punt 10 PCly's l9-yard line, where Ouinl,
dropped Du Trembley Just as he caught the
ball Here the young quarterback was
guilty or a poor bit OF generalship. which
came near proving costly
Instead OF punting. he sent the Poly lacks
against the Manual line To no effect aud
the latter got the bal, on downs on PolX's
20yard line. The technical school boys
seemed 10 realize that defeat was staring
them In tile face. and they fought like
tigers. Harmon attempted to 20 through
the line. but was brown for loss OF five
yards! Dlngwal then cropped back TO try
for field goal. lie missed by only a few
inches. This was Manuals last chance to
stave off "A tie game but Il failed
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