New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
SCHOOLBOYS ON GRILL
Commerce Faculty to Probe
Charges of DisIoyalty.
FOOTBALL MEN OFFENDERS
Opinions Differ as to Roofing
for Manual in Soccer
Game.

| The precedent established by De Witt
| Clinton High School when the faculty
board of that school deprived Billy Moore,
one Of the greatest athletes the school
ever had. of his varsity letter, has evil
IDENTITY found favor with other institutions
| Certain members of the football team OF
the High School Of Commerce, 1t Is said.
are In danger Of losing their 1ootpai
| sweaters IL 1t can be proved that they
rooted against the Commerce soccer team
I'm the game with Manual Training hisn
| School last month, played at curtis rie'''
to decide the championship OF greater
| New York, which Manual won by score
| Of too
| Forest Grant, athletic adviser or the
| High School Of Commerce. has peeh APP
pointed to the investigating commi',ee
| to probe the charges of disloyaity to '"'
\ school, and the student body TO q ND"
| wishes him luck II the charges can p'
proved it will be the first time that one
| team In the school ever rooted aSains'
another, and the offender, or onehoer',
will be deprived OF what honor comes VI
wearing the block &C
| II is alleged that the football team was
disgruntled because the faculty board oe
cided TO award the soccer team the biock
| .Cv although it did not win the cham
| pionship. This action automatically mace
soccer a first class sport and placed II on
the same plane with football. Heretofore
soccer has been regarded as second
class sport. and the team has received
&C. A. f." at the end Of the season.
The investigation was caused by the
/ oivc or
later gained credence, that the members
of the football team witnessed the saH'e'
| in a body and rooted for the Manual
| Training team-"cheered themselves
| hoarse," In fact, when Manual Iraihuls
got the ball past the net and scored 'he'
| winning goal Other charges were
brought to the attention of the athietca
association. member OF the facuity OF
Curtis High School is reported to nave
said that such poor spirit was never
before seen on any field OK scholastic
sport"
The alleged disloyalty and organized
| cheering for the opposition is descripea
| I'm a letter to The Tribune by Commerce.
football enthusiast, who witnessed the
| game in company with the football team
as follows
| II have read with mingled feelings OF
| amusement and establishment the reports
that the High School OF Commerce Is IN
| vestigating the charges made against inc
football team that the boys rooted IN an
| organized body for the soccer team OF
| Manual Training High School. This re-
port cannot be denied too forcibly was
at the game, and there was no cheering
\ organized or otherwise, for Manual from
the Commerce team. The boys fooled
| among themselves, but there was no men
ton Of the game other than the hope
| that Commerce would win and avenge In
| part the defeat suffered by the football
team a fzy weeks previous.
The charges OF rowdyism may be
traced TO a woman, who ran wildly up ana
down the side lines calling on the Manual
team TO win at any cost. She came in
for a few harmless pleasantries. but she
was not insulted or in any way mis-
treated She found time TO berate the
Commerce team as body once when
the ball came out Of bounds. One Of the
Commerce lads picked it up and threw 1t
TO a Manual boy, who muffed it, and the
ball struck him lightly in the stomach.
Look how you throw that ball. she
| SAID dnBTly, you MI NHc ioSc WIN
IT, / knew that you were no gentlemen,
| anyway
! II would be surprised If the Commerce
authorities paid much attention to these
ridiculous charges. Commerce has not
yet come to the point where one team IN
the school will probably root for a team OF
a rival institution, however greatly II may
| consider itself offended by decision OF
| the powers that be-
| Great interest has been awakened in the
first annual swimming championships In
the Princeton University natatoriupl on
February IT, Unless every indication goes
far to windward, the high and prepare
| tory schools of this city will be repre-
sented by swift and sturdy delegations
Some OF the schools will not be repre-
scented by full teams, but the greater
| number will have at least one entry.
Among the more prominent swimmers to
compete are Allan Clyburn, OF Erasmus
Hall High School, Jack Eddy, of Poly
Prep; Dick Bennett, OF St Pauis; Mac
McAuIiffe. Jim Seymour and Billy Moore,
all from De Witt Clinton, and Norman
Iemcke. Of the High School of Commerce.
The indoor track and field champion
ships for high schools will be held I'm the
armory Of the ed Regiment. OF Brooklyn
on Saturday afternoon, January D. En-
try blanks have been sent out to the
eighteen high schools in greater New
York, and a record entry is expected.
Twelve events will be contested. Two OF
these will be for juniors-the 100 and 220
yard dashes.