New-York tribune., 1913-11-26
SCHOOL ELEVENS
HOLD LAST HARD
PRACTICE OF YEAR
Final Scrimmages Point Teams
for Big Battles To Be Played
on Thanksgiving Day.
TO DO LIGHT WORK TO-DAY
Erasmus Hall and Clinton Favor
ties in Games with Poly Prep
and Commerce.

Hard practice for the local high school
football teams ended Yesterday. the
! High School OF Commerce, De witt CIh-
ton: Poly Prep. Erasmus Hall; BOYS
| High. Manual Training, and Commercial
/ and Bay Ridge High school cleVens'
which will meet i'm the final games of the
| local season on Thanksgiving Day, mad
the last scrimmages and to-day VIII 40
| only enough work to keep their muscles
| timber. The teams have been drilled In
/ all the finer points of the game. and those
which lose will have no excuses to otter.
While general interest centres in the
meeting OF the High School Of Commerce
and De Witt Clinton at the Polo Grounds,
the game between Poly Prep and Eras-
mus Hall at Ebbets Field Will attract at
tenton. Dr. Knowlson. Of Erasmus Hall
declared yesterday that. favored with fair
weather a crowd Of 5000 would be on
hand. The game means much to Erasmus,
for If the team wins IL will claim the
| championship of greater New York.
DR.. knowlson Is watching the team
with jealous care. The boys have been
, placed on training table. and nothing
to play the game OF their lives They
show the results of good care, and there
! is not a single lad on the entire squad,
) with the exception OF Carl Viviano. who
is not ready to plunge right into the
thickest Of every scrimmage.
Erasmus Hall is the favOrite. Playing
a consistent game throughout the season.
the Buff and Blue rose TO great heights
against Adeiphi. and showed its superior
skill and power in every department of
the game. Erasmus viii start Jimmy
Olson al quarterback. Tut.le At right half
back. Captain Ty Halstead at left half
and Webo at fullback. y feeter or more
powerful backGeid is not TO be found in
the local scholastic ranks. one and all,
the boys are equally good al plunging a
line o. running the ends. while there is
no fault 10 be found with their open
! game. In Jackson. at centre. supported
by Ellis and Cole. the guards. Erasmus
has centre trio second 10 none, and
Hal Halstcads play At tackle requires
| neither explanation nor defence.
Poly is banking high on the power Of
Frank Du Tremblay. Jimmy Meenan.
|
| The Blue and Gray has in Bronder one OF
! the best scholastic tackles OF the day. and
he will do his share I'm repelling the
| charges Of the Erasmus team.
Driven along by Dave Hooks. head
coach. and Captain Gilmore, the Clinton
team fairly flew through its final prac-
! tlce yesterday afternoon. Smartlng under
J the sting Of defeat at the hands Of Morris,
the Red and Black is more than anxious
10 wreak vengeance on the Commerce
team That is not the only reason. Deep
IN the breast Of every Clinton man there
ranl'lcs that 81 to o massacre Of last year
that has 10 be- wiped out. they say. Cln-
ton has a big, strong team. According 20
the coaches. II is one Of the best that
has represented the school in several
years, and II victory is not won this sea-
son II will be through some unknown
agency, over which coaching and training
have no control.
Although the loss OF Hensohn at quar-
terback Will undoubtedly be felt. Clinton
has well rounded backheld with Snow.
Mckenzie. Power and Hueston Tie
boys run well. show perfect interference,
and never stop until buried by the tack
lers. Gilmore is a power on the offensive.
and his power AT running the ball is we'll
known To- all followers OF the sport Fred
Moore and Grunow leave nothing to be |
desired at the guards and the latter is |
one OF the best punters I'm scholastic |
circles.
For the first time this season. the Com |
merce team practised on the field out |
side the school. while more than 1000
students were on hand 10 watch and !
cheer. Urged by Ed Sisskind. Billy Nc !
Cusker and another former Commerce !
PLAYER. the team showed fine drive to
its attack. and the linemen were strong |
on the defence. Jimmy Parks showed
mark Improvement in his work. while |
cupid" Ornstein practically won his !
place at the other guard
The annual football meeting of The
Commerce Clinton club was held at the
West Side branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association last night. Moro
than five hundred students of both
schools were on hand and made the night
lively with their cheers and songs.