New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
.GR|D|RON RIVALS CLASH
Clinton and Commerce to Battle
for a Title.
WlND-UP OF THE SEASON
Manual Training Eleven to
Meet Boys High Team at
Washington Park.

Taps viii be sounded over the scholastic
football season when half a dozen NJ the
big teams play the final games on Ioc,I
gridirons this afternoon Manual Train.
ing, which has 2 clear right 10 the cham.
pionShiD o. qreatey New York for ~,
season, will meet Boys High School A.
Washington Park, with every prospect n,
winning in decisive style The teams ~
Erasmus Hall and Poly Prep Will clash
at Hawthorne Field, Brooklyn Prem will
face Commercial at Commercial Field
while at American League Park De VIM
Clinton and the High School OF Commerce
rivals Cor the last eight Years. will meet
In the struggle which viii decide the
championship OF Manhattan and Tn.
Bronx. The game WIN start at ? O'clock
Since athletic relations were established
between the schools In 1904 De Witt Gin.
ton has won two games. both By the mar.
gin Of goals from the field. In 1877 Sam
uels dropped goal that gave his team
victory by a score Of TO 5. and last year
Hartford Davis sent the ball whizzing over
the bar and between the posts for the only
score Of the game In 1904 and 1910 the
teams played tie games, TO 8 and score
less respectively. The other battles re-
suited In victories for Commerce.
Both teams await the whistle ready n
make 2 hard fight for victory. Clinton Is
the favorite. the preference being based
ON the games with Manual Training and
Morris high schools, which teams met
both Commerce and Clinton. Against
Manual Clinton was beaten by field goal
in the lset few minutes Of play. while
Commerce was smothered by score o.
Is 10 g. Commerce defeated Morris by a
score OF 81 10 O. while Clinton scored II
points against The Bronx team. Com.
merce also went down TO defeat last Sat
urday before. the New York Military
Academy boys Clinton won from Stuy-
vesant High School by score OF 10 10 Q.
while Commerce defeated the Dutchmen
by a score Of u 10 Q, scoring three touch.
downs and dropping a goal from the field.
With the exception of few minor in
iuries which will in no way affect III.
teams. the PLAYERS are in perfect conti-
ton. Billy Strong. the dashing left end
Of commerce. is a little under the weather.
but will make every effort 70 play his
usual brilliant game to-day Jimmy
Freer has bad les, and Captain Kear
has boil on his arm, but both will start
The game. The Clinton squad Is in perfect
condition for the game
Two more evenly matched teams never
represented the rival institutions in one
game. Win the possible exception Of Gil
more. who is one OF the best schols site
tackles seen about this city in many a
DAY, the lines from tackle 10 tackle show
no advantage one way or the other on
the ends. however, Commerce is the
stronger Captain Rear stands without
equal on the scholastic gridiron. he Is q
hard. savage tackler, a barrier on the de-
fensve, and power on the attack IN
Strong he mas a mate. and the Commerce
tanks will he well guarded on the defeu.
slve.
Dropping behind the line. Cur-mcrc'
again has a slight advantage but one o.
only harline proportion. I'm tho opinion
OF most critics. McCusker Frecr. Cano
and Hank Blodgett, the Commerce steam
roller has a shade ON Murphy Moore
Wacker and Regcman.
Cam is new man behind the line, nut
his speed. ability to use strong sun
arm and the way m which he slides
through his openings leave nothing 70 -
desired. Chauffeur" Hecht has been put
iu At tackle. and Mathis, slant second
stling man. At guard, where under coach
ing he mas more than made good
The championship OF the New jersey
IntcrschoIastic League viii he decided
when Barringer High and East orange
High meet at East Orange, while Central
and tho East Side high schools viii tabs
the field AT Wiedcnmcyer's Park, IN j'r'