New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-25
.SCHOOLBOYS TURN
EYES TOWARD LAST
FOOTBALL GAMES
Commerce and Clinton to Draw a
Record Crowd at Annual Clash
on Thanksgiving Day. -
LATTER ELEVEN FAVORITE
Championship Hopes of Erasmus
Hinge on Contest with the
Poly Prep Players.

Poly Prep Players.
The scholastic football season wanes.
Four games will be played on Thanks
giving Day on local gridirons. and those
over, the youthful warriors of the chalk-
lined field will lay aside their armor for
another year.
The High School of Commerce and De
witt Clinton. time honored rivals, will
play their annual game on the Polo
Grounds, in all probability before a record
crowd Erasmus Hall and Poly Prep will
clash at Ebbets Field. while Boys High
and Manual Training will respond to the
whistle at Suburban oval These games
will start at 2:3O o'clock I'm the afternoon.
Bay Ridge. Boosting one of the strongest
teams in the city. will line up against
Commercial High School at Commercial
Field at 1890 o'clock in the morning. .
General interest, at least on this side
Of the big bridge. centres around the
game between Commerce and Clinton.
Since football was first taken up as
sport at Commerce. nine years ago, the
keenest rivalry has prevailed. Interest
has grown until the game has taken its
place among the sporting fixtures of the
local season In the last three seasons
more than twenty thousand lovers of
football have witnessed each game, and
this year bids fair to establish new at
tendance record Forest Grant. of Com
merce said last night that the advance
sale was greater than ever before, and
the faculty committee OF Clinton say he
same of their sale.
Football of the highest type will be seen
when these teams swing into action. Ed
Slsskind. head coach of Commerce. aided
by Billy McCusker, former star end of
Gushing Academy and Commerce. and
Dave Hooks head coach Of Clinton. have
drilled their charges until football has
become second nature. Clinton will have
decided advantage in weight but the
fiery little fighters Of the Orange and Blue1
are more than willing To pit their speed
and knowledge Of the later day style of
attack against the bulk OF the Red and
Black.
Looking over the records Of the team.
Clinton Is the logical favorlte II has
been defeated twice this season-Once IN
the opening game OF the season and
again By Morris High School Commerce
has been beaten three times and has
played one tie game
The championship hopes Of Erasmus
Hall High School hinge on the result OF
the game with Poly Prep at Ebbets Field
on Thursday The Bun and Blue has
been defeated twice this season-once by
New York Military Academy. which per-
formed the same service for all the local
schools fl met and once by Manual
Training Erasmus Hall. however,
swamped Adelph Academy. which de-
fcatcd Poly Prep and Boys High, and
which was indicated by local school.
II Erasmus can down Poly on Thursday
the team will call Itself champion, and
few will contest the title
BOYS High and Manual are not styling
themselves champion. but none the less
some fast football will be on top when
the teams line up on THURSDAY Boys
High has overlooked the formality OF
scoring points with IA regularity that has
been little short OF depressing 10 its sup
portcrs, but the boys threaten to leap
into the winning list at the expense OF
Manual Training.
For more than two hours the Commerce
football team raced through the sttest
kind of scrimmage at Fordham Field. yes
terday afternoon. With the exception OF
Russell Clapp. who Is laid up with
muscle bruise. the team came through the
game with the New York Military Acad-
envy in fine condition. and To a man is
ready TO engage Clinton. The new plays
were clicked off with remarkable speed,
and there was little fumbling. The regu-
lars tore through the scrub line almost
at will. but once clear stopped running.
Quinn, Parkington and later. Harry
Foster ran riot. Using several varieties
of shift formation. they found IL easy to
knife through. Bruno Gunther and Witt
ner got off some nice forward passes.
few varying I'm distance from twenty-five
TO forty yards.
Plugging along at their practice, the
Clinton team is tit and ready. The boys
are sure of victory. but Captain Gilmore
is impressing on each the dangers OF over
confidence. He knows that Commerce
will play its last cards in that game,
throwing everything wide open in the
effort to win. Gilmore quoted Captain
Hagemeyer, who said: Commerce does
not want the title. She wants TO be the
team to beat Clinton
Gilmore is back In harness. and will
play on Thursday. with Christgau at the
other tackle and Fowler and Fitzpatrick
guarding the tanks. the Red and Black
has little to fear. Hueston is also ready
for the game OF his life. and as he said
Yesterday, "If | don't play In that game
there isn't going to be any game"
Norton and Thomas are adept at drop
kicking. and II all other means fail the
team can score via the air route.
Rabinowitz the big guard OF CONNER
cial High School. Is one OF the best lines
men of the season and will be reckoned
with in the naming of the All-Scholastic
team. lie is savage defensive player
and keen in following the ball He also
scored one Of his teams touchdowns this
season.
Football Night" will be observed at
hte Commerce Clinton Club tonight The
members OF both teams. the coaches, fac
ulty advisers principals OF the rival
schools. prominent members of the Pub
lie Schools Athletic League and the men
ha tuil no