New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
SCHOLASTIC ELEVEN
Commerce Boys Win Four OF the
HOnOred Positions.
TELLER RATED BEST PLAYER
Work of the High School Teams
Compared in the Season
Gridiron Battles.


of the sport. The equalizing effect OF the
rev rules was responsible for the excellent
showing of many teams when meeting the
elevens of so-called larger institutions for'
taking advantage OF the many possibilities
offered by daring open play lght faSt
team could hold at bay a team Wllch III
the old DAYS Of push and pull mass play
football might have battered its way 10
decisive victory through sheer strength ana
superior weight. The forward pass PLAYED
a prominent part i'm the attack or the
teams, and many games were won ny It's
use at the right moment The weakening
of the offence forced the development or
capable drop kickers upon the various
coaches. and the teams Of 1911 were promo
of men Of ability in the art
For the first time i'm eleven years the
championship was won by a school IL the
Borough of Manhattan. the honor falling
TO De Witt Clinton Townsend Harris Han
had no team The team Of Flushing High
School disbanded after two crushing de-
feats Bushwick had excellent material on
which TO work. but suffered from lack OF
coaching Morris High put I'm the field
light team Of Young inexperienced players.
Despite defeats bv Commerce and De VIII
Clinton IT had fair season. Erasmus ann
Manual Training were not up 10 the stand
ard Of last years elevens, and Stuyvesant
High School had weak. poorly coached
team. which lost most NJ it's games.
In making tho selections for An all
scholastic team. or more literally, an all
high school team, no attempt has peen
made 70 compare the work of the boys Of
the public high schols, from whose ranks
this team has been selected, with That OF
the members of private or preparatory
schools. Poly Prep. Adclph ACADEMY
BROOKLYN Prep and Horace Mann sch'ois
were represented by players VINO might
Well have won places we're they eligible.
briggs. Of Adelphi, being particularly
effective man
Hundreds Of Young men played the game,
and many displayed ability which. If devel-
oped properly, will one day carry them
along to TIE college elevens. The posi-
tons Of end halfback and quarterback
were particularly we'll guarded by capa~'e
men. In many cases the choice is by only
a shade of difference. and the task OF pick
ing the best from the field is far from
easy. However, there was slight choice
and the selection has been made from the
boys who have shown the greatest all
around ability and versatility.
Ike Teller, the left end and captain OF
De Witt Clinton. is conceded to be the best
end playing high school football to-day
Teller was out of the game for the greater
part of the season, but played in the Com
merce game and made a remarkable show
ing He is powerful on attack, certain IN
receiving forward passes and is hard
fast runner with the ball. On defence he
backs his tackles I'm faultless fashion and
breaks up interference as few others can.
on par with Teller is Kear. Of Commerce.
who embodies all Telfers defensive ability
and is a remarkable offensive man. He is
certain in handling the forward pass and
is a hard tackler. He is an adept at box
ing an opposing tackle and seldom was his
end turned for a gain by opposing backs.
The other ends Of note are Sears, Of Gin
| ton; Waldman Of Commerce; Formosa, OF
Manual Training; Brierley, Of Erasmus, and
Adams, of Commercial Du Temple, of
Commercial, and Strasser. of Boys High,
are second choices for the position.
Esselstyn. OF Manual Training, and Byrne,
OF Erasmus Hall, are the choice for the
post of honor i'm the ine-,he tackle posi-
ton. Esselstyn is without question one OF
the most powerful, aggressive linemen.
Keen TO diagnose an attack. he has the
physique to crash through a line and break
up the play. Byrne is a worthy mate for
Esselstyn. He is a hard. game player.
barrier on defensive playing. and an open
avenue for his backs where first down
was needed. Pressing closely on the heels
Of Byrne and the Manual lad come Cohan
and Davis, of High School OF Commerce
and De Witt Clinton, respectively. Davis
is punter of ability and has few superiors
as a drop kicker. 1t was his kick that won
the championship for Clinton from Com
merce. Healy. of Boys High School; Kel-
leher, of Commerce; Anderson. Of CONNER
cial, and We'll, OF Bushwick, were all ca
Fable men
There was no lack of good material for
guards Dingwall, White, Chalaire. Armi-
ducci Wooley. Geller. COnroy. McCay and
Fleming showed grand form in their work.
OF the lot, however. Dingwall, of Manual
Training and White, of Clinton, are the
hest White is a tackle, and one of the
best In placing him at guard there Is no
desire to detract from his ability, but rather
to put him at a position where he is even
more fitted. White is a giant, the biggest
schoolboy who ever played on a team in
Greater New York. Six feet six inches in
his socks, he weighs Pos pounds. lie is
trifie slow for tackle. but would be
power in the centre Of the line. Little need
be said of Dingwall. No all star team
would be complete without him.
Il is difficult TO choose "A centre from
boys Of the type Of Cook, of Manual Train
ing, ard Strong, the brilliant Commerce
captain. Greenberg, of DE Witt Clinton
Is also good, but is scarcely up To the
standard In the game between Clinton
and Commerce ON Thanksgiving Day
Strong broke through Greenberg time and
again to stop players. Strong however. was
erratic in his passing i'm both the Morris
aud Erasmus games and his backs were
kept on the alert to retrieve his blunders
The primary duty OF the centre is to make
good his passes and Cook was always GER
tain IN that department Of the work
Sparkling" Tow. the midget quarterback
Of tho High School OF Commerce, weighs
less than l25 pounds. and previous TO this
year never played football lie played for
a few minutes In the second game Of the
season and showed such ability that he
was selected as the regular quarterback
Since that time Tow has been the most con
sistent ground gamer on the team and has
scored more points than any other high
school player in Manhattan. counting thir-
ty-three points on six touchdowns and a
goal from the field. He is cool, keen
general and an inspiring leader. He is
adept at running back punts. and can re-
l.aby drop kick over thirty-hve yards.
Hughes, OF Commercial is the second
choice while Tiffany. OF BOYS High. and