New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-31
ADELPH| ELEVEN MUST
FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL
Princeton Prep, with Power
full, Well Drilled Team, Con-
fident of Victory.
REAL BATTLE PROMISED
Old VS.. New Style of Football
When Clinton and Com
mercial Boys Clash
on Tuesday.

The interest of the scholastic football
enthusiasts is centred about the meeting
of Adelphia Academy. rated by critics as
the most powerful team in the local dis
trict. and Princeton Preparatory School
in Princeton on Saturday. Flushed with
victory won i'm the three games played
thus far and strong in the confidence OF
n defence that has as yet prevented any
team from crossing her goal line. Adelphi
will enter the game ready To fight the
Princeton men tooth and nail. Every boy
on the eleven feels that the game VIII
result in one more victory, although not
one underestimate the Princeton team.
And Princeton prep" is not TO be un-
derestimated. II is a powerful. fighting
team. we'll drilled IN the fundamentals
until the plays are executed with an ac-
curacy almost automatic. While COM
parative scores mean little. the power or
Princeton NAV be CLEANED from the fact
that East Orange High School, which
beat Manual Training by ~ score OF y 10
0. was beaten In a nip-aud-tuck struggle
by the Tigerlets by score of to D. 1t Is
generally admitted that this years team
is one OF the best Princeton Prep has
had In several seasons.
Steve McClave. one-time star or
Princeton Cnlversity's football teams.
has turned out an eleven at Adelphi
which is worthy OF almost any trust In
the Afford brothers-Don at quarterback
and Ken at LEFT halfback-McClave has a
fast powerful pair. They are consistent
ground gamers. clever at turning an end
a
ters Of the forward pass as well. Wlnant'
at right halfback, and Love. at fuiiback'
round out a backfeld without a superior
in the local schools
Winant is SHINY built. tipping the beam
at 1884 pounds and reaching up only feet
I inches in height, but he is grit to the
backbone a fass runner and clever
dodger Love. a well built, powerful boz.
can hit the line like another Jim Thorpe.
Captain lbbotSOn, at tackle Is also re-
rnarkable PLAYER. Mckenzie. who plays
right guard. viii be Samson when he
grows up. He is fourteen years old, bash
fully admits he tips the beam at 80
pounds and is feet inches tall.
De witt Clinton will take the he!d
against Commercial High School OF
Brooklyn, on Election Day. The teams
will meet at Commercial Field at 10
O'Clock in tine morning to avoid any COLI
hlct with the double-header between
Poly Prep" and Boys High and Eras-
mus Hall and Manual Training High
School at Ebbets Field i'm the afternoon.
Both teams are strong and are expo
neuts Of different STYLES OF football. Com
mercia plays the newer game. with \
varied assortment Of formations which
end I'm forward passes. criss-crosses. split
PLAYS and delayed passes. Clinton, with
big. powerful line. sticks 10 the old game
OF safe and sane football. Her attack is
varied. however. with dashes OF open
play often enough to keep the defensive
PLAYERS constantly on The alert
Clinton Is confident OF victory am
Dave Hooks. the coach. believes that ms
team viii make a better showing than II
did against Boys High. Heinsohn. the bis
will be back in the game ana
the machine is expected TO move SMOOTH
" with him at the helm. without MIN II
iumbled and hit many rough spots. hus-
ton however. will probably watch the
game from the side lines. The cowboy
,prang a charley horse" In the game with
Boys High and has been riding II since
HOPES at Poly Prep received severe
Jolt Yesterday when Simpson, the plunginS
halfback. severely strained his ankle ana
will have TO stay out OF the game for
week or more. Bin Siegrist, however. is
not worrying too much. There are sew
eral second string men who are anxious
10 step into Simpsons place. and all are
well versed I'm football.
There is some dissatisfaction voiced III
Manual Training High School because
Erasmus Hall has arranged game with
ST. Johns prep" 70. tomorrow. Tho
meeting OF Erasmus and Manual has al
ways been regarded as one OF the DIG
games of the season in Brooklyn. and
Manual wants her oppon ,nts to be ~
their best when the whistle blows.
Rude Gorsch coach OF the Buff and
Blue. declares that Manual need have
nothing To fear. The game was arranged
as a sort of practice scrmmage, and after
the first quarter he will put In second and
third string men, regardless OF the result
While the Brooklyn schools are pre-
pairing for their struggles, The High |
school OF Commerce and Morris Hisa |
School are hard at work. The Commerce
..am INDUCED i'm strenuous workout
Yesterday against Fordham Prep, and |
showed "A marked Improvement. Ed Siss'
kind. head coach, has shifted Russell |
lamp from half TO fulback, and Gene |
Quinn and Frank Psrkngtcn, who started |
he season with the CUBS, are playing the |
1aIfback positions ParknSton is re- |
,arded as "bearcat' and will make |
strong bid for place on the all-schoIas- !
ic teams at the end of the season.
Morris. somewhat downcdst over the de- |
eat by Curtis. settled to hard work, aud |
VOWS vengeance on Commerce. HugGin- |
veg. the big fullback. showed great speed |
md plunglng ability against the scrub, |
and later helped Kennedy. The coach. |
With some of the second string backs. |
Morris has to meet Commerce, Clinton |
md Stuyvesant in row, so much hard !
work remains TO be done
Siebern. the tackle of the Commerce |
cubs. pulled fine bone" in practice the |
,ther day. After blocking punt he !
picked up the ball and ran thirty yards |