New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-28
'BUSY TIME IN STORE
FOR SCHOOL ELEVENS
Two important Games Post
poned on Saturday Now
Set for Tomorrow.
MORE HOPE FOR COMMERCE
Poly Prep. Favorite, However,
for the Struggle-Clinton
Looks Sure Winner
Over Boys High.

over Boys High.
Busy times are in store for the
scholastic knights of the pigskn during
the next few days. Five of the games
postponed from Saturday afternoon will
he played, and with the contests sched
ued for next Saturday and Election Day
Crowdng close upon them the coaches
and players will have their hands full.
Then. too. the midterm examinations
will be held in many schools on Thurs
day and Friday. and woe betide the lad
who fails TO gain the coveted go or
better" A berth on the side lines Will
be his sorry portion during the big
games. unless perchance. the faculty re-
Tents and grants a special examination.
The High school Of Commerce and
Poly Prep. game and the Clinton and
Brooklyn Boys High School contests
postponed on Saturday will oe played
Wednesday afternoon. Both should fur
nsh a good line on the real strength of
the teams and will have direct bear
inS upon the so-called football cham
pionship.
Commerce and Poly will meet at
Poly Field. in Brooklyn. while Clinton
and Boys High will respond to the
whistle at Manhattan Field. Eighth ave-
nue. and ll9th street. in this city. Vic
tory is conceded TO Clinton 1t is GER
tain, however that Boys High will fur
nish spirited opposition from whistle
to whistle in an effort TO keep the score
down Boys High was swamped by
Commerce two weeks ago. and found the
medicine little TO its liking.
With the addition Of Gene quinn and
Frank Parkington. stars of the cub
eleven and Cupid Ornstein. a husky
little line man, to the first team. football
at Commerce is beginning 70 look up.
Assurances have been received too. that
"Tiger' De Bocr will be back in the
game De Boer is said to be the equal
Of any boy now playing high school
football in this section of the country.
He is big. strong. and wonderfully as
gressive. Although he weighs well over
10 pounds he is capable Of running
100 yards in - seconds in his football
clothes and is deadly taclder
SIOuId lnf EIduhdif0 VI the ~ Abs ~
up TO expectations. with De Boer back at
tackle, the Poly Prep. eleven will have
It's hands fun TO win. Both Parkington
and Quinn are feet footed Youngsters,
and the former is Il remarkable plunger.
Quinn is a capable punter. and boots the
ball thirty-hve 10 forty yards. getting of
high twisting spirals that are difficult TO
handle.
Among unbiased judges Poly is strong
favorite. and in the minds OF many II
will be question OF score. Bin Sicgrist.
the coach of the Prep. team, is not so
optimistic ,He realizes that Commerce
will fight to the last inch, and said yes
terday that he would be- well satisfied II
his team won by the margin Of field
goal
4 much mooted question will be de-
cided when Commercial and Erasmus
Hall meet on the gridron at Commercial
Field this afternoon. Professor Shearer
coach Of the Commercial team, has well
organized eleven in the field. and is con-
ident OF the result. Rude GOrsch, who
guides the dcstnics Of the Erasmus Hall
team, finds little to enthuse over in having
10 play to-day.
Erasmus will have To meet St Johns
Prep on Saturday. and the powerful
Manual Training eleven on Election Day.
These three hard games In eight days, he
believes. may cause some OF his players
TO go stale on the eve of the champion
ship struggles.
The Commercial High School team ~
fortunate in having a line man Of the
ability of Tub Anderson, the big tackle.
Tub" can pile the plays up In fine style.
and has few superiors at making openings
FOR his backs on the offence.
Hank" Blodgett. the all-scholasuo
halfback last year. broke into the came
for the Navy eleven against the Maryland
Aggies on Saturday, and did well. The
reports Of the game tell how steam
Roller" romped through the opposing line
as he once did against the High School
players To keep his foot In, he kicked
two goals from touchdowns.
Blodgett is still bothered by sore ankle
which prevents him from doing his best
work. one Of the Aggies said after the
game on Saturday: I'D hate To tackle
him when he is right"
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