New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-24
FEAST OF SCHOOL
; GAMES THURSDAY
Clinton and Commerce
Old Rivals, TO Meet at
Polo Grounds.
ppOOKLYN ELEVENS IN
A DOUBLE-HEADER
,.smus and Poly Prep. Also to
FIGHT Their Annual Battle
on Gridiron.

a. wbis1e will shrjll the knell Of
IN football Thursday afternoon on
pSsIsiasrc eridirons IN TINS city. foUr
sSLs viii be played, and ~ Is prop
ke that great crowds VIII oe IN az
.s-soree 10 partoNe OF the maj l'aSt
~ snort Three OF the games VIII
q r,9ved in Brooklyn. Erasmus anu
plf Prcp viii fight their anhuAl pay,
TT, Washington Park. hobet5 tle!d
.,, he the scene of 81 douole-heeader.
10 frst game Commercial ana nay
~ viii meet. while Manual ram
h-s now going 40 TOP speed, Will me
.s..rsinst the much abused BOYS hlgn
c HSs High School of Commerce and
~. Witt Clinton. time honored rivals
IN NAV ON che Polo Grounds. me
III vIi be Ncked OF promptly az =
o So Bob hughes and Lilhenheid,
e..~svers of the Commerce and CLINTON
-~,e~s r.~uccuvclY, are the author!
'' f,r +fe statement that the greatest
'-,ud ir the history OF the game VIII
a.. ,r r.te~daucc. Last year more than
5000 SPECTATORS saw Commerce WIN
score of 2f 90 g. Almost that
-.rber of tickets has been sold al
hitter struggle is in prospect when
,-.,.r,er,e and Clinton take the field. II
= ,ot betray ne q trust 10 say that
.,;,ber eleven has met with great sue
80 -his wear. But they viii play
80 hest game ON Thursday. At the
.-ss.,+ Whiting Clinton is slight
-',r;.e with those who have followed
,Is fortunes Of the team. The ked
~ BIsck SQUAD is IN me condition
physically. so say the coaches and fol-
i,wsrs. while Commerce IS more or less
.-i,nle8 Speedy Schneider. the crack
T.tIs Jeff end. win be unable TO get into
.5e game. and there is q grave DOUBT
N Irving Worth being allowed 20 play.
:, he loss OF these men, and the TACT
mat CAPTAIN CIapp is riding q 'Cherley
iorse" and that Jack Gallgau is play
,rg more OIL his grit than anything else,
rske the outlook Tor the Orange and
Blue somewhat dubious.
Manual Training High School,
vrecker O. championship hopes eNtraor-
firarv. srore forth again on Saturday.
Tbe Blue ara Gold entered the game
,gairst Bay Ridge the under dog, but
.5urbt ferce,v from the whistle, and for
zine had Oh. Solth Brooklyn lads pay
inc under the shadow OF their own goal
,osts. l. ras q case OF skill highly de-
rsloped uitted against physically
superior team. and while skill failed 70
vn IL did not lose. Once mare MAI
Dckler is 90 be congratulated for his
success in assembling such powerful
machine out OF only fair material
Bsy Ridge has swept along this sea-
son. monarch of all 1t surveyed, and up
70 Saturday had q clear, or reasonably
desr, claim TO the championship. Fall
ne 20 win over Manual. however.
i.rched that record, and there are few
sa.ics who VIII contest the claim OF
l3slphi Academy 90 precedence.
There is one Manhattan team which
EoI championship. The Commerce
Cubs. bv their victory over Clinton on
Saturday afternoon removed all doubt
hat they are the best Of the junior
leyens. Once did the Cubs dip their
,o.ors They were defeated by Poly
Prep in the opening game OF the sea-
son b. score OF y TO o. foIy mas
sLce been defeated, while the Cubs
lave doomed along sweeping every
thing before them.
Ire Emeuou ACADEMY team was de-
isated by "a score of 10 o; Stuyvesant
vent down by a score of p TO o; Mont
clair Military. with lie Brun, Seger.
Prss.er and NathIason, of the hrst
team, DO the lineup. was swept aside BY
q score Of 20 @; Boys High was beaten
al % 10 O.; Manual Training was downed
By score of TO- 6 and the browning
victory was won against Clinton by a
score Of to o. The aggregate score
ior The season was 10 to Is.
HAS, Bay Ridge High School lad,
wants 90 know why "Nush" Ottenstein
vls left out Of a story printed in The
Tribune recently. Il was clearly an
7ersicat 0ttenstein has played a
consistent game al season, and while
10, the greatest player in the scholas-
Tie world, IS dependable at all times.
Artie He.rsohn. tne Clinton captain,
/. doing some good work for his team.
de IS bucsrc tEc line hard end play
ig well or the defence as well.
Weller. Of Manual Training; Bron-
.er, Of Poly Prep, and Jacquillard. Of
14e.pli Academy. are about the best
% the scholastic tackles this season.
The High School of Commerce, Of
Boston, is seriously considering cancel
ng lbs game with the New York High
Scnool Of Commerce on December ..
Tie Boston school has not met with
any TOO much success tins year. For
nat matter. Commerce IN this city is
lot burning red fire. but is more than
Eager % tag conclusions with its New
England cousins.