New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-30
SCHOOL ELEVENS IN
MANY A SNAPPY DRILL
Games of Tuesday Show the
Need of More Coaching
in TaCkIing.
ERASMUS SHOWING WELL
RUDE Only, Formerly OF Com
mercial High, Making a
Name for Himself
at Colgate.


day at the scholastic football camps yes
terday, for the coaches found many rouSh
points in the play of the teams which
must be smoothed off and polished before
the best results may be obtained While
for the most part the work consisted OIL
signal drills. the coaches devoted much OF
their time to instructing the linemen IN
the art of making openings for the backs
a knack which few of the boys seem to
have acquired thus far.
The games played on Tuesday afternoon
brought out in Slaring colors the fact
that few if any. OF the forwards are at
all sure i'm their tackling. BY and large
the defensive men waited for the man
with the bail. and then. instead of lung
ing i'm to tackle low and hard. frequently
grasped the runner above the waist and
actually helped him along for several
yards before finally pinnng him. 1t was
this sort Of work especially that aided
De witt Clinton in the game with Boys
High. Several first downs were made ny
Clinton on plays that should have been
piled up long before they got to the line.
Under the capable coaching of Rude
Gorsch. former coach of De Witt Clinton
the football eleven Of Erasmus Hall High
School IS rapidly winning back its lost
laurels. The Buff and Blue Is repre-
scented by a strong, aggressive team, ana
under the direction of Olson, the quarter
back. plays the game right up to the
handle. Ty Halstead, the fullback, has
shown marked ability as a line plunger.
while Viviano fills all the requirements at
end I'm the game against Commercial
the team played sound football through
out. with dashes of open play at intervals
frequent enough to keep the secondary
defence Of the Scarlet and Gray from
crowding too close TO the line.
Three OF the most important school
games OF the season will be played on
Election Day. The High School OF Com
merce. with practically her full team in
the field. will meet Morris at the Polo
Grounds. while "A double-header, some
thing new in football will be played on
Ebbets Field. Brooklyn, where Erasmus
Hall and Manual Training High School
and Boys High and Poly Prep will fight
their annual battles According To the
arrangement. Erasmus and Manual VIII
play two periods OF their game and then
enjoy long intermission while Boys
High and Poly Prep play two periods.
The two first named will then return TO
the grdiron to finish up.
The defeat suffered at the hands Of
Curtis High School has dimmed the pres
tige OF Morris more than two beatings
al the hands OF any Of the so-called big
teams. For the greater part OF the game
Curtis forced the fighting and had the
Bronx lads backed down in their own
territory. Morris uncovered many forma-
tons and variety of trick plays, but
lacked the punch TO bring the ball over
the line until late In the final period.
Commerce High looks much stronger at
present than At any time since Howard
Cam was injured. The team is now
fayorite for the game with Morris.
"Rube" Only. the former halfback Of
Commercial is making the coaches sit up
and take notice by his dashing work at
Colgate. He is in there every day with
his lodging thrusts through the line and
has lost none OF his skill as "A punter.
Babe White. the young giant who
plaved so, well for De Witt Clinton two
wears ago, is working hard for a place
on the Syracuse team. White was out
with "A twisted knee I'm the early part Of
the season. but hopes to play in all games
from now on.
The High School Of Commerce cubs will
meet the second team of the Montclair
Military Academy at Montclair on Satur-
day morning.
Adelphi Academy. OF Brooklyn. is in |
danger Of having its goal lire crossed !
for the first time this season. when 1t
faces the Princeton Preparatory School
eleven on Saturday afternoon. Steve Nc
Clave. coach Of the Brooklyn School has |
his team I'm splendid condition for the inn !
portant engagement. Llewellyn Wray !
who played on Adephi last year, and the |
elusive Tommy Brush. late OF Erasmus
Hall, will line up against the Brooklyn |
players.
Dave Taber. the former Boys High |
quarterback, is making a name for him |
self on the Cornell varsity eleven.
Captain Huggenwig. the big Morris !
High fullback. has few equals I'm the local |
schoolboy ranks as an offensive player |
Huggenwig weighs 1855 pounds. and hits |
the line hard.
lido Keppler, the Curtis High School |
fulback. and Farisette, the Manual |
Training High School guard, are num- |
bered among the best scholastic punters. |
Both are capable If forty yards or bet
ter under iair conditions
FERRIE FRACTURED SKULL |
Boy Run Down by Paskert in
Auto May Recover.
Cleveland. Oct. 29.-John Ferrie |
IL years old. who was run down by an
automobile owned and driven by George |
". cDode'D Paskert, centrefelder OF the |
Philadelphia National Lear lie team late |
yesterday. may recover. his physicians |
announced here to-day. He has a tract 1
urcd skull.