New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
COMMERCE WINS EASILY
Tow Individual Star in Victory
Over Stuyvesant.

Playing brilliantly IN the drizzling down
pour that drenched the enthusiastic band
OF echoohoy roOters who saw the game
and ploughng through 2 field which was a
yeritalle sea Of ankle deep mud aud ooIe
tho powerful eleven OF the High School OF
Commerce scored an easy victory over
Stuyveeant High School on Bronx oval
Yesterday afternoon. The scorc was 2l
TO o. The stuyvesant attack was weak.
and I'm the course of the afternoon made
only ono substantial gain That came in
the third period when Shuck recovered q
tumble, and on the next play ran eight
Yards around tho right end behind perfect
interference until Kear brought him to
earth. Commerce was forced 10 punt only
once. but several times lost the ball OF
fuinblcs and once on a blocked Kick.
Billy Tow, who never played football
until this season. vas the star Of the
Commerce team. The gritty little quarter
back PLAYED rings around every man on tho
field. and i'm the course Of tho game car
ried tho ball for total of l@ yards and
scored three ~ his teams four touch
downs. lie made Il brilliant run OF G.
yards for a touchdown I'm the second quar-
wr!gelcd and twisted his way through tho
entire Stuyyesant team. In the final quar-
toy he caught the slippery. rain soaked
ball on one Of Rikers low. twisting punts
and ran it back through The whole team
for the second time, making i6 yards for
the last score Of the day. Half a dozen
times he broke through the lire on straight
plunges for long gains, and ran the team
with skill and nerve.
The sloppy condition Of tho field and the
rain soaked leather initiated against tie
fast open game, and during the afternoon
only four forward passes were attempted.
one Of these. from Tow to "RulI' Kcar.
nettod a gain Of &c yards and pat tho bail
on Stuyvesanrs 2-yard line, from which
point Tow soon brought &, over FOR a touch
down. bat the referee detected pushing in
the Orange and Blue and the bail WAS
brought back and Commerce penalized. As
the lines crouchod low for The next plunge
the whistle blew and the half ended stuy-
ycsant tried two forward passes, but ono Of
these was broken up by Naldman, While
Jimmy" Freer intercepted the other and
was well on his way TO a touchdown when
KeIleher, the Commerce right guard. brought
his team mate down with a splash from the
rear.
Bud" Chalaro and Harry Rlodgott were
out Of the game nursing muscle bruises.
but the Commerce team ran along with
the frictloness ease Of "A well oiled machine.
Charging low. shoulder TO shoulder and as
one man the Blue linemeu tore gaping holes
in The "Dutchmcns" defence through which
the Commerce backs ripped and plunged for
long runs.
HUSKY" Haas and Frccr played a Ster
ling game. Haas broke through on a tackle
back i'm the beginning Of the third quarter
Tor 30 yards and "A touchdown. Waldman
and Kear on the ends were stanch. and
mo- once during the entire game were the
Orange and Blue ilanks turned for gain.
Van Ripper and NelintIno played q good
mo for Stuyvcsant, and I'm the third quar-
Tor Velintino broke through the line and
broke mp quarterback KICK by Tow ana
recovered the ball.
The lineup follows.