New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
Round Robin Baseball
for High School Teams

ever. that any bona fide student OK
school should be allowed to play on 'he
team ~ he maintains lis standing as 9
student. II 10 i'm possible for any coach OF
n team in greater New York to account
for the actions OF his boys during theit
time off. and in my opinion 1t is not eI-
nctly the thing to disqualify one boy on
the charges Of another. who. In all prop
ability. is doing the same thing himsen
Facts developed in past investigations
will tend to bear me out in this.
1T is often like the old minstrel joke 80
often told: Smith must be drinking him.
self to death Why Because every
time / go into a saloon I meet him there.
good many boys are convinced tha'
players on other teams are professionals
because they play against them on sun
days and holidays"
Fifty high and preparatory schools nave
been invited TO enter teams In the Ioot-
ball relay race which is the principal at
traction In the annual indoor track ana
field games OF Manual Training High
School to be held in the armory or the
18th Regiment on Saturday night. Prac-
tically every one OF the local schools VIII
be represented, and entries are expected
from East Orange. champion or Ne"
Jersey; Dickinson. New York Military
Academy and Paving, among others.
Don Afford has been elected captain OF
the football eleven Of Adelphl Academy
for next season. Afford has played quar-
terback at Adelphi for three years anu
is rated as one OF the best football men
the school has ever had.
II Is more than probable that the hIsh
schdol Of Commerce OF this city and the
High School OF Commerce OF Boston VII!
meet on the cridiron in Boston next tal''
NEGOTIATIONS have been pending for more
than three weeks now. and the agreement
NAV be closed in few days. Forest
Grant. chairman OF the athletic commit
tee at the local school, is strongly IN
favor Of arranging the game. and has OF
fered the Boston institution November
or November 81 Boston. however is III
favor Of playing the game on the HIST
Saturday in December as post-seasoh
affair but Mr. Grant is not inclined 20
favor that idea.
Accepting the challenge OF the Boston
school may necessitate the dropping OF
Stuyvesant High School from the COM
merce schedule. Mr.. Grant offered Stuy-
vesant it's customary place on the sched-
ule. but the Dutchmen demurred and
asked for another date later In the sea-
son. Under the conditions their request
could not be complied with.
Wassorman. tho centre on Stuyvesant :
basketball team, Is one OF the best al
around men In the city. He Is hard'
aggressive player. fast and sure shot.
In the game with Flushing last Wednes-
DAY he Gagged nine goals from the field.
Berglind. at left forward, is also playing
the game, and bids fair 10 be named IN
the mythical all-scholastic teams when
the season closes.
An unkind fate having prevented them
from scoring all football season. fresh
misfortunes have piled on the Boys High
school Harry Wollenwebber. Jim Clarke
and George Bancroft, three or tho best
football men IN school. have followed the
footsteps OF Webb and are now students
at Erasmus Hall High School. Some sat
isfaction Is had At the Boys High In tho
fact that the basketball team Is doing
well.
Jimmie Frecr. formerly OF Commerce.
now at Oberlin Academy, played on the
football team at his new school. and Is
regarded as one 81 the best men the
school has ever had.