New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-20
'COMMERCE-CLINTON
BATTLE LOOMS UP
Football Spirit Runs Rife at
Both Schools, and Sale
of Tickets Goes On.
ERASMUS TEAM WINS
PRAISE FROM COACH
Players All Ready to Clash with
Adelphi Eleven on Saturday
-HalStead in Trim.


The football teams Of De Witt Clinton
and the High School of Commerce will
meet on the Polo Grounds on Thanks
giving Day, and already the interest Of
the local scholastic enthusiasts Is centred
about the game. A record crowd will be
on hand II one may judge from the ad-
vance sale. The student body in both
schools is swapping up the pasteboards In
fine style Mass meetings are being held
every day, at which songs and cheers,
composed expressly for this game, are
practised and football spirit runs riot.
Many there are who predict an easy
victory for Clinton. and the more en-
thusiastic made the bold assertion that
the Red and Black will avenge the Al to 0
defeat of last year by piling up a still
greater score on their time honored rivals.
Everything in the early part Of the sea-
son pointed TO a most decisive victory
for Clinton. The eleven swept along
through the ranks Of the local schools Ike
a typhoon, scoring victory after victory
OF late, however, 1t apparently has lost
its drive. Injuries have deprived the
squad OF a few men. and the pace Of
training has told on others. After defeat
ing Manual Training most decisively,
Clinton was beaten by Morris. an out
slider.
Commerce has bumped along this sea-
son, striking many a rough spot in its
search for success. The showing made in
the early weeks OF the season was most
discouraglng to those who had the in
terests Of the team at heart. or late.
however, the boys have struck their
stride, and unless something unforeseen
happens, will trot out on the field Thanks
giving Day fit and ready to play the best
game OF the season.
Where Clinton showed signs OF slipping
back In the game with Morris, unable 70
inject a drive into the attack that would
have scored a touchdown, the Commerce
team, outweighed by the Manual eleven
rose to the occasion, and although de-
feated showed great promise OF better
things. The attack was strong and CO.
hesve. but poor judgment by the quar-
terbacks lost everything. The Commerce
forwards showed plenty OF fight, and were
not the weak. yielding line of the early
days In the season.
Boys. that was the most encouraging
practice Of the year." said Rude Gorsch.
head coach Of Erasmus Hall eleven as
the boys trotted off the gridlron at Pros
meet Park yesterday afternoon. For more
than an hour and a half the Buff and
,h lengthy
and formation drill, and in addition had
n scrimmage with the second string men.
The entire team fairly slzzled with
ginger. and they ploughed through the
scrub eleven in famous fashion. Ty Hal
stead was in the backfleld, and, throwing
caution TO the four winds. plunged into
the fight His ankle stood the strain well.
and he is sure of starting the game
AGAINST Adelphi on Saturday afternoon.
Gorsch used Halstead, Webb. Tuttle and
Olson in the back field with good results.
The combination worked smoothly, formed
perfect interference and ran hard.
Marshall was out at end in place or
Tompkins, who reported sick.
Viyiano has not reported for two weeks.
HIS side has been bothering him, but
there is nothing seriously wrong with
him. He will play In the final game on
Day. Hitchcock, new
man, is showing we'll. but 1t is so late in
the season that he has little chance OF
proving his worth under fire.
The Commercial team will meet Boys
High on Saturday. but the student body
is not burning red fire. nor greatly ex-
ulting over the prospect. Many or the
teams best men are out on the side lines
nursing minor injuries. and In all prob
ability many OF the second string players
will have 10 start the game Boys High
has more than an even chance Of whining
its first victory this year.
Gilmore, the Clinton captain, VINO
watched his team go down to defeat be-
fore Morris, will be in the lineup on
THANKSGIVING Day for the Commerce
game. His shoulder Is in good condition.
and he has been doing some heroic work
in practice.
Mayor Ardolph Kline has accepted ar
invitation TO the Poly Prep Erasmus Hal
game at Ebbets Field on Thanksgiving
Day He will kick the ball or and Of
ficially start the game. His honor Is
dyed-in-the- wool football fan, and recent
" declared that many OF the scholastic
contests he had seen compared favorably
with some OF the college games.
Adelphi Academy, with i29 points to It's
credit. has scored more often than any
of the local high or prep schools, and Is
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