New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-13
Civ Executive Will Open
Formally Game Between
Adelphi and Poly.
WHITMAN ALSO MAY
WITNESS CONFLICT
Coach of Manual Training
Eleven Working Hard for
Contest with Commerce.

vovor Mitchell and Governor-elect
wbitmsn will attend the annual foot
,.u came between Adelphi Academy
.,5 Polytechnic Preparatory School at
washington Park this afternoon. Ten
..o,sand football enthusiasts are eX-
..,c5 10 be on hand as well. More
M eight thousand invitations have
k.er issued. The admission fee will
~ IN cents. The girls from Berkeley
- Packer schools will attend in
80 as well as those football squads
~ .bc high schools which may be eX-
cused from practice.
n is expected that Mayor Mitchell
will formally open the game by kicking
W from thc 4O-yard mark. The teams
LII line up. receive and cover the
t;ck.oT. and then the leather Will be
re,Yrned and the game commence IN
cerr,st His honor regrets that his
tcs-of will not actually open hostile
.;es for he believes he can drive the
bsU over the line.
With the grand old dope of football
co treschcrous. 10 would be folly to
venture prediction on the result of
me game. Judging from the ability
displayed IN the several contests OF
he season. Adelphi should win, and
handily.
,rove Lttle. Both easily have defeated
Bovs' High, Adelphi by a score of p TO
4 Polv BY is 10 g. IL may be said in
;1s,;ce to Poly Prep that Boys High
;rss much stronger team on Election
nav then 10 was on October II, when
{. met Adelphi. Adelphi. however, has
shown greater drive TO her attack and
better assembled. smoother running
.ssrl. The fact that ia points have
been scored I'm five games gives a fair
;jss OF Adelphi's punch" in the run
sing came. while the defensive ability
~ the team must be conceded, since
The oDposition has scored only fourteen
points. Poly boasts no such forceful
offence Only twenty-five points have
been scored in I'VE games, while the
opposition has scored nineteen.
The absence Of Captain Don Afford,
.ho star Quarterback, may have its eff
feet on Adelphi. This youngster has
scored more points than any other
schoolboy in the city, and is one OF the
craf.iest little generals playing the
game. He twisted his ankle IN the
game against St. Johns Prep last Sat
urdav and may have to sit on the side
lines. II he stays out Leyser will di-
rect the team and Hamlin will be sent
IN ~ left halfback.
Adeluhi has the heavier team. The
Gold and Brown averages 1872 pounds.
compared with 157 pounds for Poly
Prep Furthermore, the backfield Of
Adelphi is more experienced. There is
little 10 choose between the linemen IN
this regard.
Each team is fortunate in having one
Of the best tackles playing scholastic
football. George Bronder and Jack
Jacquillsrd viii oppose each other, and
the battle Will be well worth watching
Joe Pendleton will be in the line for
Poly, and those who have seen him
play sing his praises loudly.
Nat Dickler, coach Of the Manual
Training High School. is working over
time 20 get his team ready for the
game with Commerce, which will be
played on the Polo Grounds tomorrow
afternoon. Dickler has had to rebuild
his team because of injuries TO some
Of the stars and the ineligibility Of
some others. lie has the team going
we'll now.
The Quitting and maintenance Of
the Commerce Cubs this season has
been justified. Jack Murray, who
started the season with the Little
Bruins" as the boys like to call them
selves. is now up on the first team,
and viii start the game against Man
ual. he has had little trouble in win
ming a position at tackle. "Husk"
Vogel the other tackle, also started
with the Cubs, but was drafted. Cap
'ain Clapp said yesterday afternoon
that Murray was one of the most
promising players on the squad.
The Commerce Cubs, incidentally,
held q practice scrimmage with the
eleven Of Berkeley School yesterday
az Van Cortlandt Park. There was
no effort made 20 keep the score, but
Commerce had little trouble in break
ing through its opponents line for long,
consistent gains. Commerce gained
almost the length of the field in two
triple passes, which we're tried in sue
cession. On the defensive, although
badly outweighed, the Cubs held
bravely, and few material gains were
made. Ia this scrimmage Ed Burk-
hardt showed to best advantage.
De Witt Clinton gave Stevens Insti-
tute the fight Of its life on the grid
iron on Wednesday. The Hoboken col
lege men managed TO win by single
touchdown.
Norris by the way, gave splendid
account of itself against the eleven OF
New York University. Erwig and Co
lett made brilliant runs.