Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-06
Ridge Street Eleven Primed to
"COme Back" Against Mont
clair High.
EAST ORANGE VS.. STEVENS
ST. Benedicts Face Hard Battle
in Game With Ridgewood
Warriors.
LEAGUE STANDING

Montclair .....s...s..... %
Stevens ................. .OOu
Two games of the New Jersey In
terscholastic League football cham
pionship VII be contested tomorrow
afternoon on nearby gridirons. The
present New Jersey Interscholastic
champion, East Orange, win try con-
elusions with the tail-enders, Stevens
School. at Ashland Field, while Bar
ringer will HE itself to the Montclalr
Athletic Club grounds and there at
.empt to stop the formidable dark
horse of the league, Montclair High
school. The latter game will proba-
ply be the closer of the two, as both
he Montclair and Barringer elevens
IRE of the heavy, slashing type that
'esort to the ,ld-fashioned brand of
1lay. Both have in their repertoire of
lays several types of forward passes,
but they have been of little utility
ID to date. Starrett, captain of the
montclairites has mastered the art
# heaving the oval in splendid fash
on, an accomplishment due to his
basketball experience. Above the av-
rage height, he has a commanding
lew of all the players in scr mmage,
m advantage that has stood him IN
rood stead in all of the games played
o date
Barringer Followers Dazed.
Barringer enters into tomorrows
ontest with its followers in daze.
'he showing of the eleven against
CENTRAL on election day has left the
sidge street enthusiasts In q guam
larry. At the very outset of the sea-
on, when several of the Barrineer
eterans deserted to attend other
ehools, there were still five players
rom last years crew that were left,
Though two of these, Dempsey and
'chaaf, were the only players that
OF an opportunity throughout the
iulk of the schedule last fall. A
wealth of green material, most of
hitch, however, had never donned
)ottall togs previously. and the nu-
eus of five caused Chief Broadhead,
ne Ridge Streeters' mentor, to hope
" successful eleven. The team,
hen 1t got into the vivid blue ier-
,ys, appeared as husky as those of
revious years Phillipsburg High
chool, never contestant in these
arts before. came on here much tout
4, and was beaten % to 0. The
orlS of the Blue and White was q
life ragged. but the wise ones" pre-
iicted a great season. But that rag
,edness has never worn off. Striking
UGH teams as Lawrenceville, Peddie
nd Cornell Freshmen, the Branch
BROKERS were showed under, an ex-
,erience anticipated at the hans.s OF
unusually strong crews that would
ave been q match for the best ex-
ionents of the gridiron sport ever
nroduced at Barringer.
- sang Was Easy Victim.
Stevens was beaten SO to 0, point
,hy of the total registered last year
~ the Blue and White. Ragged
york featured the play. In the first
laif Broadhead's charges scored one
touchdown. A d.scouragingly ragged
offense accounted for the lack of
CORES. In the second section the Ho-
bokenites were badly blown, and Bar
ringer could hardly help rolling M
The tally of s3 points. which indicated
he weakness of Stevens rather than
he strength of the winners. The same
saggedness emphasized in the Stevens
yrapple took alarming proportions in
tuesdays game with Central. At the
,utset Barringer back muffed a
ount that was in no way difficult to
sntly loafed down the field, starting
With several Barringerltes near
snottgh to make a tackle. Dempsey
md Seller were. practically the only
mes, of the Barringer backfield to
penetrate the Central line. The tack
ing of the Barringer line was raw
work. All the linemen, despite the
soach's attempt to drill the correct
method into their play at practise,
grabbed high and allowed the man to
get by.
Hard Schedule Helped.
The hard schedule was supposed by
many to be a means of more rapidly
whipping the eleven into shape. and
Il was reported that Ii had done So
After the Peddie game the locals adj
mirers were satisfied with Barringer's
display. as II seemed that the Blue
md Gold had won on the grasp ng
= opportunities However, the Cen
I II game offset any theories to this
eject Barringer looked TO be big
and strong enough and played funda-
mental football well enough. but Gem
trail tied. and, more than that. scored
IN the defense that had resisted
staunchly most of the offenses on
nearby gridirons since Broadhead
took charge of Barringer's gridiron
forces. 1t Is said that Barringer IL
stale. If such Is the case the team
will get little rest this week and Is
in for another beating, as the noun
tain towners are rated considerably
higher than Central. Coach Schwartz's
crew scored 80 points against Stevens
last Tuesday, point short of Bar
ringers total. The former Barring
critic has been grooming the Dutch
men with stiff workouts, and they will
try to even matters up for the defeat
sustained last fall.
VIII BE Hard Fought Game.
st. Benedicts will disport itself at
Ridgewood tomorrow, where the High
street lads will take on the shlfty
high school eleven of that place. The
Ridgewoods are attested to be one
II the shiftiest elevens in the State.
It's goal line is still inviolate. while