New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-24
SCHOOLDOYS PLAY TIE
Commercial and Boys High Of
Brooklyn Fight Hard.
A TOUCHDOWN FOR EACH
Annual Struggle on Commercial
Field Offers Excitement
for Big Crowd.

Commercial High School and the Boys
High School fought out stubborn 10
tie football game In their annual strug-
sic on Commercial Field. Brooklyn yes
te~day. The Red and Black eleven 6aS-
tied on desperately, and not until the last
moment did 1t relinquish its effo1ts 10
down the Albany avenue students. Boys
High forced the attack IN the first period,
and in the middle Of the quarter recovered
a fumbled ball, which it soon developed
into a touchdown and goal.
No more scoring was evident until the
beginning OF the fourth quarter, when
Commercial, on it's first play, executed
bewildering forward pass across the line
OF scrlmmaSe for touchdown, evening
matters. Boys High had an excellent OPP
portunity to win shortly after, but poor
Judgment in attempting a drop kick from
the A-yard line against the wind by
Tiffany oblterated the last ray OF hope.
Commercial tried its luck with forward
pass across the goal line in the first
quarter, but the alert Holman, Of Boys
High. who played spectacular contest
caught the ball, saving touchdown.
The open style OF play. which ia GER
tain to furnish innumerabls thrills to the
crowd, was employed by both teams.
Commercial depended largely upon u
march down the field with the execu-
tons Of many Of its tricky forward pass
formations. In its eight attempts the
Gray and Ped eleven succeeded IN ax
efforts. several OF which averaged almost
fifteen yards. Commercial furnished
dazzling one in the third quarter after q
preceding one had failed, when Frugone
hurled the ball a distance Of thirty Yards
10 Du Temple. but the ball, however, was
called back, as offs,de play was detected
on the Commercial line. Boys High tried
its hand with the passing on five occa-
yions three OF which materialized for
gains OF from ten to fifteen yards. Punt.
ing OF a high order was seen throughout
the contest Webb and Holman, who
booted the ball for Boys High, carried
of the honors over Onley and Frugone'
who did this important work for COM
mercial.
The play.ng Of the Commercial back
fed outshone that 81 Boys High, when
was not far behind In this important az
tack. Onley. Frugone and Clayton were
called upon repeatedly 10 advance he
ball. In many Instances the efforts OK
two or more Red and Black tacklers were
necessary 10 bring Onley to earth. Fru-
zone ran his team IN faultless tssnlon'
while Adams and Du Temple, the wing
men. showed adeptness IN the catching
~ the forward pass. Tiffany, Holman ana
Marshall of the Boys High second de-
fence often went through the errano
line Of Commercial for good gains.
Povs' HIGH won the toss and elected 70
defend the east goal, receiving the "'vA-
ory from Commercial After few inip-
utes of PLAYING Boys High advanced tAe
hail 70 the 2o-yard line. whore Lang was
called upon 10 attempt a drop kick. re
dropped back. but as he had 70 boot
against the wind. the effort failed.
c,op,mercial next bureted its opponents
line. and soon found that it was impres-
nab,e, the defence holding well. ON me
third down Clayton fumbled the ball ana
the alert Boys High defence recoYereh
Z, on the lT-yard line. The Commercial
defence braced admirably, and in TWO
crashes the Boys High backfeld failed
70 gain an inch. on fake KICK tortna-
ton. however, Dolan pried his way
through guard. and was downeo on the
Award line. The Boys High detenos
Welded only three yards on the next
p,ey holman planting the ball on tins
LIZARD line. The latter was called on
again and smashed his way through
tockIe FOR touchdown. When Webb
l,icked the soai the horde OF Boys High
students on the north side lines arose
with a mighty cheer, while gloom set
tied over the Commercial clan. COM
rnerctal renewed playing with undYihs
spirit and a forward pass. onley 70
Frugone, netted twenty yards. Another
pass was attempted across the goal nhe'
hut Holman intercepted the throw mus
preventing d touchdown
On resumption OF play In the tnra
quarter Commercial received the KICK
oniey returning 1t twenty YARDS. Gay
ton added nftesn yards, ana rruso"s
then kicked out OF bounds on the boys
Highs Sn-yard line. The Red and baeA
were soon psnalised httsen yasos io'
holding. which placed the ball on ther
own 1o-yard line. Three trick plays fallsa
n advance the ball two yards Weo0
sent off a poor punt, to be returned H'
teen yards by Onley. Onley netted nine
Yards around the left wing, and ior'
ward pass. Frusons to o'snaushnesssy'
advanced the ball six yards. Three more
plungss gained four yards as the perlo1i
ended, with Commercial having the pau
on it's rivals 4-yard line. Resuming pay
in the final session, Onley took the "a.
from centre and tossed TO Frugone. who
shot IL across the goal line 10 pu Temps
for q neat forward pass and a touchi,
down. Vrugone then kicked the goal; ana
the score was tied The Commercial Az
herents then rent the air with dealeh'"e
cheers.
The lineup follows:
Commercial CD. Position. Boys High 80.
Du Temple ............B. E.......... AcguSehsS
Lucko ................L T...........,,''.'' N W..
Grossman ............L G.,.....''''''''' hssss.f
Van Camp. .........,.C. ........s..'''''''''' -,
Rabinowltx ..,.......R G................. L<A5s