New-York tribune., 1914-11-27
Tramples on Much-Vaunt
ed Bay Ridge Eleven IN
Thrilling Contest.
TWO TOUCHDOWNS
MARGIN OF VICTORY
Manual and Boys High Battle
to Tie in First Hall Of Grid
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Training School and Boy High School,
ali Of Brooklyn. a..
Commercial scored one Of the. big
gcs upsets Of the year in scholastic
football by defeating the heavy BAY
Ridge team by score Of II 20 y, "hie
Manual and Boys High prayed to a
scoreless tie.
Bay Ridge, owing tor the fact that
they had not been scored on Dy a
single opponent until yesterday, were
regarded as the logical champions OF
Brooklyn. The defeat by Commercial
came as a crushing blow, therefore,
especially az the Bay Ridge eleven was
clearly outplayed throughout most OF
the game.
sla uai and Boys High played des-
peratcly, particularly m the second
half, when both tried their hardest 10
score, but the teams were 20 evenly
matched there was not much 20 choose
between them, although Manual showed
to better advantage at straight tootDalI J..
The two latter teams took the held
first, while the brass band in the south
stand brayed forth a welcome. BOYS
High, using the forward pass prettily,
advanced the ball well into Manual ;
territory in the first few minutes OF
play, and when twenty yards from the
goal posts attempted a goal from the
field. The ball struck one Of the posts,
however, and there was no score.
Manual in a March.
Manual then took the ball and
marched steadily down the grldlron by
straight rushing, wit Berry, at full
back, proving a veritable battering ram.
Just as the first quarter ended Berry
ran thirty yards through centre and
planted the ball on Boys High 2o-yard
line.
Again in the second quarter Manual
kept the ball mostly in their opponents
territory. relying on straight football
in the main. several incompleted for
ward passes proving costly With the
pigskin on Boys Highs l5-yard line
and a score apparently inevitable, Man
u. fumbled and Boys .igh held for
downs on their 3-yard line by fine eX-
hiDition of pluck.
The second game Of the double
header, between Commercial and Bay
Ridge. was then put on, while the other
teams went of 20 bathe their bruises.
the second half the Boys High
team started with a rush. Captain Cor
man running back the kickoff for forty
yards. dodgiu0 through the broken field
in clever style Simon, at right end,
crashed through Manuals line again
and again. and nailed the man with the
ball for losses. Manual seemed 10 have
been caught mapping. and in the second
quarter German threw a beautiful for
ward pass TO Simon, who ran twenty
yards and planted the ball behind Man
uaPs goal posts. The officials decided
there had been interference. however,
and the touchdown was not allowed.
In the last quarter Manual came back
with a will, and by frequent use of the
passing game managed 20 keep the ball
IN the opposing teams territory
throughout. The soft condition Of the
field made it extremely difficult for the
receivers of the passes 10 keep their
feet. The game ended with the ball on
Boys Highs 85-yard line.
"Eb" Williams an Ebony Star.
For thrilling plays and brilliant work
by individuals, the second game Of the
afternoon easily held the greatest at
traction Of the spectators. "Eb" ill
iams, the negro phenomenon at left
tackle for Commercial, proved himself
a wonder at running through broken
field, and upon more than one occasion
he came from behind and downed Bay
Ridge runner with the ball just when
it seemed that a score was certain.
Becker. the husky Commercial quar-
terback, was also a tower of strength
10 his team. and besides scoring a
touchdown In the first half by terrific
smashes at the line. also intercepted a
i. 1. d -
kicks covered fty-fve yards
For Bay Ridge. Jack Bright, at right
half. shone brilliantly above his team
mates Every time he got a fair start
down the field, the little halfback ran
like the wind, lodging half a dozen
men in his path and keeping on until
at least two of the opposing team piled
on him. The ends on the Bay Ridge
eleven were slow in getting down the
field under punts, and this initiated
against their chances Of scoring.
With Williams carrying the ball for
runs of ten, twenty and thirty yards,
Commercial took the pigskin 70 the
thirteen yard line. from where Becker
carried IL over in three rushes off left
tackle Williams caught Becker's kick
out, but the latter failed on mis- try for
y
In the second quarter Bright caught
the kickoff and made q brilliant run
of twenty-five yards before an ebony
streak came from behind. in the person
of Williams. and laid the Bay Ridge
back low. There was no more scoring
until the last quarter of the second
half, although several times CONNER
cial Threatened the opposing goal by
vicious smashes through the line.
Bay Ridge sought TO score by fre-
quent use Of the lateral and forward
passes, but almost every time Becker's
long arms would rise above the strug-
Cling players and the ball would be
intercepted. A few minutes later
Becker executed a beautiful forward
pass 20 trugone, on Bay Ridges five
yard line. Three smashes through the
line, and l.. r. Johnson, the CONNER
cial captain. scored the second touch
down, making the score II 70 0. The
attempt az goal failed