New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-08
VICTORY FOR COMMERCE
Morris Fight Hard, but Superior
Strength Counts.
STRACHAN SCORES QUICKLY
Intercepts Forward Pass Early
in Game, and Runs 65 Yards
to a Touchdown.

Fighting with grim determination TO N.
last ditch Morris High School OF IN.
Bronx went down 10 defeat before the nov.
erful High School Of Commerce eleven a,
American League Park yesterday af,s,
noon. The score was Il 10 s. During IN.
first period OF play Morris outplayed n.
Commerce tcam When the turn OF for,
ure oome the Maroon clad warriors o. n.
grid!ro1 never ceased their almost hsrc,.
efforts 10 stem the tide Of defeat but Corr.
merce ruled with an iron hand and N.
bigger. better team came from behind ana
Won In driving finish.
The Bronx lads tore into the trav a..
scored A touchdown before the Conm.,..
team fairly hit It's stride. Plumbing c,u,.a
Commerce 10 lose sbout twenty yeards ana
Blodsett was forced 10 kick Morris fopra
the Commerce lire impreenable and Io.,
the ball on downs. Blodgett ripped of "a,
yards and Tow maze a first down on
sweeping end run. on the next play Tow
tried forward pass 20 Kesr. but the bail
was poorly directed. Strachan intercepted
the pass and Ike fash sped on his vsv
for the Commerce goal line. sixty-fve Yards
distant. The Blue players we're thrown into
confusion at The unexpected result and be.
fore the first man broke in hot pursuit the
feet footed Morris lad was well on his vsy
for the line Two Commerce men slnor
caught him. but perfect interference hurles
them 10 earth and the touchdown was
made. While the Morris stands rocked I,
frenzy Of 10Y Vigdor kicked the goal
The score gave Morris fresh courage and
the PLAYERS hurled themselves into Com.
merce and fairly outplayed that team for
the next FIVE minutes. Commerce fnmhed
badly for most or the period. once setting
down 70 true form. however. the Blue team,
ran with fric.ionless speed and obliters.ed
chslkines in remarkable stylo IN the see.
ord quarter Blodgett. Blenio and Tow
worked the DELL down the 1eld I'm power.
ful. resistless attack that soon carried the
oval 10 the tvc-yard iino There Tow
He'd on Blodgett 10 carry the hall over
and the giant plunged into The line Two
Morris tlcklers nailed him 50 hard hat re
dropped the ball. but Jinmv Freer dove on
the bounding oval and toilied the touch.
down. Bodgett soon kicked the goal and
tied the score The half ended with the
ball resting on Morriss s-ysrd line and
first down
The game was marred by an untortu.
nate injury 10 Reitsnyder. who played A
dashing game at left end for Morris. Late
in the last period lie went down the field
under one of Wigdor's punts. and az
"Spracklng' Tow dashed back after catch
ing the kick Refsnyder made a vicious
tackle. Tow hurled him of. and Ref.
snyder lay on the ground. He was taken
TO the Washington Heights Hospital, where
Or. Meyer said that Reifsnyder suffered
a broken nose and possible internal IN
juries which would probably keep him out
Of the game for the remainder Of the sea-
son.
The Orange and Blue team found Itself
In the second half, and while occasional
fumbles marred its work there was a Js.
cided Improvement. An exchange Of punts
gained ground for Commerce, but as Tow
plunged through the line he fumbed Nor
ris recovered the ball and promptly punted,
and Tow redeemed his error by coming
back fifty yards In a lodging. twisting
run. Morris once more held under the
shadow OF their goal and gained the ball
on downs.
Commerce got the ball after a punt and
plunged down the field in an uninterrupted
march until Tow finally ripped through
for a touchdown. Blodgett failed at the
goal. Stiff fumbed the kickoff and Strong
the Commerce centre, fell on the ball on
the thirty-yard line. Blenio tore of twenty
yards on an end run, Tow gained eight
yards through the line and Blodgett made
1t a first down. The ball was on the 10
yard line and Tow scored the final touch
down on a dash through right tackle,
where Cohen opened wide avenue.
Blodgett kicked the goal.
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