Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-02
RARE MORSELS IN
SCHOOLDOY GAMES
Barringer-CentraI, st. Benedict
South Side and Rahway-East
Orange Contests Tomorrow.

Rare morsels in schoolboy football
games will be served up tomorrow on
two city and one suburban grtdirons.
Probably the greatest interest is at
tached to the Newark High Schools
Athletic Association League contest
between Barringer and Central High
School elevens at the City Athletic
Field in the morning. Barringer rules
a favorite. when previous games
played this season are taken.into con-
sideration, but the unexpected is
liable to happen, Central rooters
pointing out the game last year as a
criterion. Barringer appeared on the
field last year a 2-to-1 favorite, but
Central surprised the scholastic circles
I by holding the Broadhead delegation
to 6-to-6 score An idea Of the
strength OF the elevens may be
CLEANED from the fact that Barringer
held Montclair to a scoreless tie this
season, while Central was beaten by
the mountain town boys, Is to 7.
The Newark Athletic Field, South
Orange avenue and Boylan street, ie
the stage picked for the clash be-
tween the South Side High School
eleven and St Benedict Prep teams
in the afternoon. Another game
booked for the afternoon will be
played at the City Athletic Field.
when East Side High School will meet
Bloomfield High School.
Ashland Field, East Orange, win be
the scene Of a big battle when Rah-
way and East Orange High School
elevens clash. Last year the game
between these two teams attracted
Barringer- East Orange set-to on
=, r. na4 Do ~ an xr5o oaf
player, Schweitzer, at left tackle,
weighs $50 pounds. The team Is a
comparatively light one. but is fast
the back field and ends being
especially fast on the offensive. The
two Armstrong brothers, Arthur and
Elmer, who made quite q record on
local fields last year, are still with the
Railway team. The visitors average
weight. including substitutes, is 142
pounds. The game tomorrow after
noon between East Orange and Rah-
way will go a long ways toward
showing the relative strength Of the
Barringer and East Orange teams
Barringer was beaten this season by
Railway by a score of is to 6.
Preparations are being made At the
City Athletic Field, In Bloomfield ave-
nue., to handle one of the largest
crowds of the season. The Barringer-
Central contest is looked upon as one
of the banner games OF the season.
Great rivalry exists between the
teams. With the exception OF the set
back received at Lawrenceville, Bar
ringers showing this season has been
good one. II held Montclair to a
scoreless tie, and the big Peddie In
stitute eleven only managed to score
three points, these coming in the last
~. H.
up victories over Dover and Ridge
wood, but lost to Montclair and South
Side High schools.
According to an announcement sent
out from the South Side High School,
there will be q cross country run be-
tween st. Benedict Prep and South
Side High School barriers previous TO
the start of the football game. The
teams will go through the streets OF
the Vailsburg section of the city and
finish in front of the grand stand at
Newark Athletic Field. As to foot
ball, South Side and St. Benedict'a
appear pretty evenly matched. South
Side has a notably victory to its
credit, that OF defeating Central High
School in Newark High Schools
Athletic Association League contest
The Benedicts have beaten st. Angus
tinian Academy twice. played tie
with Hackensack and was beaten by
Newton, to O. South Side. besides
trimming Central. has beaten Battin
High School. of Elizabeth. and played
90 game against Newton
East Side and Bloomfield High
schools have made big arrangements
for their little argument at the City
Athletic Field. Bloomfield win go to
the field accompanied by a band and
q crowd of followers via automobiles.
The game is attracting no little atten-
ton from the respective school fol-
lowers. East Side rules a strong
favorite.