New-York tribune., 1914-11-26
Fight Teams Play Last
Football Games of Year
This Afternoon.
CONMERCE-CLINTON
AT POLO GROUNDS
-, pidqe and Commercial and
Bows High and Manual Train
ING at Ebbets Field.

mo al t-hhN -
a,.l call 10 arms for the season
.o,, v.,Ii be sounded on scholastic
9. 5.-o,s this afternoon. Eight teams
y. seen in action in four games
wa .,.se over the lads will lay aside
ana ''SS,>,or for another year. ne
t1ei s't,oi Of Commerce and DE WIT
EIga Trssrus Hall and Poly Prep.
SS,ige and Commercial and Manual
bS. - and Boys High VIII take part
Ls dosing CNcrcl scs. 90,
so ..ee.'.sr,e ..e and Clinton will settle
o'-.-C-s ON the Polo Grounds. Inc
te. y.-u start 81 . O'Clock, ana ac-
gang en- Rob Hughes, the Commerce
'te- 5000 persons Will witness
Fs.orth battle Of the orange ana
and Red and Black. foly frep
r~ssrus viii line up al NaShl"E
sla ~ ~ . o'clock. Bay Ridge ana
ih I~.i.t and Manual Training ana
So..r rr.rr viii play double-neader
'rbbs.s Field. starting promptly a'
o. ...-.rs Manual and Boys hlgh
~ h, +re +rst teams on the grldlron'
N...s interest in Manhattan centres
t the Commerce. Clinton game.
.L. s,hoo'1oys on this side OF the
,'.' .lis came is what the Nale-Har-
-s~,e is 10 the college world.
,'...-- for tie frst time IN 1903, when
-...,-.,r wa, monarch Of the scholastic
O.'ts tereabouts. the schools have
y-I. .-c,r battle on the gridiron
-o-- wear since. Twice victory has
,,..cs with Clinton, twice the eievens
tsva rlavct sd @ tie.
lay ia0t +re score was s 70 6. The
,.r..,.,- vesr Commerce won by q
~. ~ II % d.. and repeated the dose
Zoos br a score Of 10 @. Clinton s
H.. ,.-.6-y was won in 1907. and by
.,,si ~ 90 8. but in 1908 and 1903
e.-.--e-., came back with victories Of
800 and is 20 II. The teams bat
ID o., q sco~c1css tie In 1910. and a
,.s- rs-er Clinton won its second VIC
-r by score Of g 10 o. In 1912
c.-.-srrs won at 81 10 O, and last year
.astoe Iv ten years Commerce has
-..-,s rsr ro.rts 80 for Clinton.
-t.. wear Commerce has chance 70
.-..tr.L ID precedent and win three
...s ,- s-rcession. Heretofore the
..-~evce has run: TWO victories, tie
~ -bsr % defeat. But Ed SlsNnd,
"a t.e5 coach of Commerce. has never
,,(r ono Of his elevens beaten by a
..sr, tror, Manhattan or The Bronx,
.-s believes chat his chain OF victories
~,r MT be broken. Commerce has not
, r.-erfcl team IN any sense. but the
i,,. are tr,d with 2 spirit that Will
IN. down. and they may be depended
r9,~ ir the struggle to-day. Clinton
Il. o-,.e as .~.r.ted. and is determined
o., ..or tIe onslaughts Of the Book
fseDcrs az any cost.
Commerce has braced wonderfully IN
.-s last few weeks. New York Military
s.,5suv was held 20 one touchdown.
,.o~r.s was defeated, and Manual
Training. which played Bay Ridge 10
,,ore.ese tie. was held 20 TIE .
f.oR Clinton has been sounciy wal
',1s5 In ter .a-- two games. stamford
E.g- Scroo. dragged her I'D the aus.
20 The tune OF 30 10 %, ana PeeNsHiil
Military Academy walked through with
score OF -5 70 O. Clinton was oe-
fs-et hv Morris by score OF 10 q,
while Commerce downed Morris by
+.f Both teams beat Boys High, 20
O. The seasons record, however can
re-5e. little assistance ln guessing
which team win viii.
A man 10 man comparison or the
teams sheds .e material lgnt. OoIn-
rarce has Captain Clapp. Hal Wlttner,
who urdoubt. . will be elected next
years captain Jimmy Parke5 and
Worth. back from last year. Power
CAPTAIN Ee.rs0hu and Pitt are Clinton g
veteran. Commerce has some men
from the Cubs Of last year, and several
Of the lads VINO played on the cham
r,orshiD Cubs this season. But for the
greater part the boys have been Ge-
relooel This season. The Clinton hne
is slightly heavier. but the Commerce
backs outweigh their rivals, and BRING
che average weight Of the Orange ana
Blue above that of its opponent
There is little 20 choose between the
ends. but Clinton has an advantage
IN weight Dillon and Mills, VINO Will
probably start the game, are heavier
than Foster and Laurence. OF Com
rerce Foster. however, VIII ask no
Odds he Ia a steady, clever worker.
Keen .r following the ball. adept al
receiving ,ne forward pass and a Won
der az diagnosing q play. Laurence IS
fast, game and willing, but trlne
green. Dillon and Mills are heady play
ers, vicious tacklcrs and clever IN COW
eu1g purfs
Ar tackle Clinton may have some
advantage Zelcer and Pitt are at
least the equal of Koslow and Murray.
although PITT was none too good against
leesNu Koslow is a good player
when ne cuts loose, but this he seldom
Goes jack Murray. who started the
season with the Cubs, is not the best
player iu the world, but he rs hard,
fast and aggressive i'm his work. Ills
range #, wide and his tackhng reason
ably sure Under the tutelage OF Ed
S'srd be has improved 80 per cent
and viii perhaps make name lof
himself .n to-day's game. ,.,
The guards VIII have merry niue
scrap Of u Ryan and Berkowltz
tgailst Worklsh and Parkcs. The
question Of superiority will have 10
De settled on the field. Archie brinn
VII start the game at centre ior
Commerce. and he will at least hold
own with Quirk Brinn Is another
pe Boer iu the making. He is fast
woe awake. raugy and remarKaDle
"cter His passing, too, ls all thaI
Gan be asked of him Quirk Is a clever
,g'y embodying all the good points oil
i.' rival, with the avantage OF superior
weight
Ih the opinion Of critics Commerce
superior p the backfeld. Russell
S.app and Hal Wittncr are two OF the
lesi scholastic football players in this
g'y to-day C.app IS easily the best
Iienslye man in this city, and is a
;a,ae smasher par excellence as well.
gi''ner is clever general, has remark
so-e speed and is master Of the forward
PASS Worth and Galhgan are good,
,,sacy workers. not brilliant. but reha-
's and Gallgan Is a good punter.
me Clinton backheld is light almost
zoo light. in fact To averages l4O
pounds. Power and Heinsohn are well
I5o"n for their good, all-around work.
''Aer IS fast and clever at slipping
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