New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-22
ELEVEN
SENDS CHALLENGE
CLINTON TEAM
Wants to Play Gridiron Battle
for Championship of New
York ard Connecticut.
VALUABLE TROPHY OFFERED
Struggle Between Adelphi and
Erasmus Hall Will Be
Watched with Interest.

Nelson Halpin, manager of the football
eleven Of Stamford High School. char,
| pions of Connecticut. has challenged M
| Witt Clinton High School, Of this civ "a
| play a special post-season game for IN.
| championship of New York State and
! Connecticut. The challenge Is contngen,
upon the success of Clinton against the
High School of Commerce at the Polo
Grounds on Thanksgiving Day.
Halpin brought out In his challenge n
| the Clinton team that since Stamfords
right to the championship Of Connection,
was generally recognized, and Clinton was
on the high road to the championship Of
New York. the winner Of the game would
be recognized as the best team In the
two states. Several business men Of
Stamford have offered a cup. valued al
$3.50, to the victorious eleven
Halpin's telegram 10 Clinton follows:
"A number Of representative Stamford
men have offered a cup TO be designed BY
Gorham or Tiffany, 10 cost UP to $3.50. as
a prize 10 be awarded the victorious team
in a match between the high school eleven
York and the Stamford High School
eleven
we understand that your school holds
the championship this year. and I desire
to arrange n game with you. Arrange.
ments as to the time and place Of game
can he made later Please notify me i'm.
mediately II YOU would agree 10 play us"
a.. -.
played this afternoon on scholastic grid.
irons. the meeting OF Adelphi Academy
and Erasmus Hall is attracting most at
tention The teams will line up az
Adelphi Field in Brooklyn. and record
crowd will be on hand. The game will
have direct bearing upon the city cham
plohship. for although Erasmus was de-
feated by Manual Training, II the team
can beat both Adelphi and Poly Prep,
the latter being met on Thanksgiving
Day. few will contest the claim Of the
Buff and Blue to tltular honors.
Many there are who believe Erasmus
has more than a fair chance 20 win The
team is going at top speed. and with all
the players in good condition, Rude
Gorsch. the head coach, expects victory.
Little need be said OF the Adelphi team.
Princeton Prep alone was able 10 beat
Adelphi this year, and then only after
hard battle.
Norris High and stuyvesant will settle
their annual score on the grdiron az
II nhattan Field this afternoon, and the
winner vii style itself champion OF Man.
haitian and The Bronx. Stuyvesant has
lost only one game this season. That
was against Clinton. Morris, although de-
feated by Curtis and Commerce peat
Clinton by score Of TO o. The cap
tains and coaches of each eleven are con-
fident OF victory.
With great expectations the STUDENT
body OF Boys High awaits the result OF
the game with Commercial AT CONNER
cial Field this afternoon. The Boys Hlsn
eleven has overlooked the Formally Of
scoring thus far. and OF consequence has
not been numbered among the winning
teams OF the season. Commercial has not
been overburdened with success. either
A fair sized crowd will be on hand for
both sides hope 10 break the streak OF III
luck that has been pursuing them.
Curtis and Bay Ridge will play AT Bay
Ridge. and a good game Is I'm prospect
Commerce and De Witt Clinton VIII tune
up for their game on Thanksgiving Day
by playing out of town clinton VIII
meet the team OF Roselle High School az
Roselle. n. J.. while Commerce Will trayel
20 Cornwall to play the New YORK NM
tarv Academy. Poly Prep VIII meet
the Irving School at Tarrytown.
Much local interest centres In the game
between the High School OF commerce
cubs and the De Witt Clinton seconu
team. The teams will meet In thelr an
nual game at Manhattan Field, Eigh'"
avenue and li9th street. Clinton Il an!
thing. is heavier than the orange a''
Blue eleven. but Commerce is more MAN
willing 10 match its speed against "elsn'
new against old football. Commerce mas
q husky band of players, who have estaV'
lished a good record for this season. ohe
and ALL from Captain Carr on down
tho last substitute. are confident OF WIZ
ming. but they realize that nara game
will have TO be played.