New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-11
SCHOOL FOOTBALL AT
ITS HIGH WATER MARK
Biq Crowd Sure to See Poly
and AdeIphi Teams in
Action on Friday.
INVITATIONS HARD TO GET
Another Double Header To Be
Played at Ebbets Field
Next Saturday, Which
Promises Well.

Promises Well.
The game OF the week in scholastic foo.-
ball will be the annual meeting of Poly
technic Preparatory School and Adelphi
Academy at Ebbets Field on Friday after
noon. Twenty-Five thousand Invitations
have been sent out. but so great is the
interest H. this struggle that many re-
quests for tickets have been refused
Football Of the best should be seen when
the referees whistle puts the ball in play.
Adelph has swung along, wadng through
all opponents without a reverse until
Princeton Prep. School put a temporary
check in the winning streak. That one
setback in no way affected the power of
the team. as was clearly shown last Sat
urday. when Boys High School was de-
feated by score OF 10 10 0.
Steve McClsve. the Princeton star Of
former years, is I'm charge of>Adelphi. lie
has rounded out we'll balanced, power
ful eleven that is carefully drilled in the
fundamentals of the game. This knoWl-
edge of the finer arts and the presence OF
several individual stars make the Brown
and Gold feared and respected on the
field.
Developed by Billy Siegrist. the Poly
team has been pointed toward this one
game above all others Last year Adelphi'
led by Eddie briggs, won thrilling Dat
tie by score Of u TO 6, but Poly declares
trat this time the Blue and Gray Will win
This will be one OF the big" weeks in
scholastic football. Nine games will be
played and the greater number OF these
will have a bearing on the sO-called cham
p,onship. Second TO none i'm Importance
will be the annual meeting OF Manual
Training and the High School Of Com
mcrce AT I:bbets Field on Saturday Man
nal smarting under the sting OF defeat at
The hands Of De Witt CLINTON. VIII hurl
its attack at the Orange and Blue line In
"A mad ondcavor to batter il down and
eliminate Commerce from chance OF
h.gn rating.
The Commerce team, while not up TO
the standard OF last years eleven is made
up Of fighters The attack is buIIt around
the forward pass. for the backneld All 100
ticht. has not shown the ability TO play
Il line buckng game.
The CONNER Manual game will be the
important half of another double-header'
for I'm the first game Erasmus Hall and
BOYS High will try conclusions.
4 week Of comparative ease - I'm store
for the De witt Clinton eleven. Games
with Morris and Commerce are coming,
hut Dave Hooks is well pleased with his
team and will run 10 risk OF driving the
BOYS stale. While ne il not overcontdent
Hooks believes that his team will go
through the rest OF the season unchecked
and for the second time in three seasons
win the championship.
Commerce. on the other hand. will be
driven 10 the end i'm the EFFORT 10 get the
team up to standard There are num-
Der OF glazing fundamental weaknesses
which must he overcome If great deeds
are TO be accomplished. The lincmcn iaiI
TO move with the ball, and they play "
parlor game. With the exception OF
Tiger" De Boer and Montgomery the
forwards are evidently afraid OF hurting
an opponent, and the result Is that many
precious wards are lost through lack OF
aggrcssiveness.
There is structural weakness also III
tho Commerce team In the lack of "A ca
pable punter. Gene Quinn is doing all
that is TO be asked OF iirst-year man.
bur for some unknown reason his punts
have not the same distance az when ne
plavcd on the second team. on the iake
kick formations quinn has tendency 10
run toward his own goal. and no end OF
coaching has made him start down the
field when he clears the ends.
The Erasmus Hall eleven went through
n hard signal and formation drill on the
Parade Grounds. at Prospect PARK, yes
terday afternoon. Logan, the Princeton
guard. who won a place on Walter camp
All-Amerlca team, devoted his time 10
the linemen while Gorsch worked with
the backs. The forwards proved apt
scholars and. putting into practice the
tricks shown them by Logan, soon ripped
gaming holes in the scrub line.
CAPTAIN Ty Halstead is still out of the
game and is likely to remain out for some
time to come He has a torn ligament IN
his ankle If he Is able to get back Gorsch
undoubtedly will play him at guard, his
old position. Paul Castellanos will play
fullback and start the game against Boys
High in that position. Webb who played
on Boys High last year, ripped and tore
his way through the line yesterday, SEEM
ngly unstopable, while he punted in rare
style as well Olson and futile were in
fine form and stood out for their all
around work.
Heinsohn. the Clinton quarterback,
showed TO the satisfaction of those who
saw him i'm the Manual game that he is
without an equal among the local team.
McGuinness. the Stuyvesant field gen.
eral. has worked wonders with his team. !
A born fighter, but prone to bad cases OF
''rattles" early In the season, he has set
tied down in admirable style. and gets the
best out OF the material at hand. lie
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