New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
First All-Star Team Comes
Out Victorious After
Bitter Struggle.
JACK BRIGHT MAKES
LONG, THRILLING RUN
Five Thousand See Post. Season
Battle at Ebbets Field
ST, 200 Realized.


game between two picked teams OF
football players of the high and pre-
paratory schools of Brooklyn at Ebbets
Field yesterday afternoon. The game
was played for the benefit OF the Bel
gian Relief Fund. under the direction
of THE Brooklyn Daily Eagle" It
was estimated that more than $1,000
was realized. The money will be for
warded 10 the proper authorities.
As previously told. it was a game
between the first and second "all scho-
lastic" teams, made up of the players
of the high and preparatory schools of
Brooklyn. The critics may breathe
easy, for their opinion en- the worth
Of the players was justified. The first
team won BY score Of IL TO Z. II
was the sort of struggle that explains
footballs grip on the American people.
There were long. thrilling runs which
led 10 scores, and there were desper-
ate stands on the 5-yard line. There
were brilliant bits Of open play and
good punting, which was well covered
by keen. hard tsckling ends.
II was a battle of stars. and as gen
orally follows in such a case. individual
brilliancy was the order of the day.
Team work existed more in the name
than reality. This, however, was TO be
expected, for the teams have been prac-
Using together only five days. There
were few who complained. The fact
that a halfback overlooked taking an
end out was forgiven and the tackle
was cheered riotously. SO. too, If n
lineman could not clean out his man
the crowd cheered when the play was
piled up, and all went as merry as
marriage bell.
And in that galaxy of stars were
lumlnaries Of exceeding brilliance. To
see Jack Bright, or Jimmy Olson, or
the feet-footed Don Afford twist and
squirm along in their lodging runs.
changin- their course half dozen
times in the broken fields, was worth
the price of admission. But they were
not the only ones who thrilled with
their dashes towari the goal line.
Leyser, Dutch" HARRISON and Nal Tut
tie tore loose on occasion, and kept
the strictly neutral crowd cheering.
The spectators were neutral. They
didn't care who made the runs or
scored the touchdowns so long as
friend of theirs did it.
First Score Made Quickly.
The three touchdowns were the re-
suit of dashes up, down and across the
field rather than of Istained marches.
The first eleven scored the first touch
down in the opening moments Of the
ha hal
on a smash off tackle and Mackenzie,
that delicate little 239-pound guard,
booted the leather over for the addi-
tional point.
In the first few minutes of the third
quarter the first eleven romped madly
down the field and placed the ball on
the l-yard line. Then Deghuee bulled
his way past Jaconillard for a touch
down, and again "'Tiny" Mackenzie sent
the leather spinning bet cen the posts.
Late in the fourth quarter the sec
ond team-George Beavers called them
"the scrubs" onco--finslly assembled
its component parts into real ma
chine and smashed along for a score.
There was no stopping these gray-jer-
seyed lads now. The band in the
grandstand played "Crash Through the
Line of Blue" and suiting the action
10 the MUSIC lnty CfdSntu Autau. lOdL
blue line of the first eleven, which had
been a veritsble stone wall, now be-
came destitute of resisting power, and
the march continued until finally Nal
futile flashed by the dusky Eb Will
Jams for a touchdown. Dutch" Karl
son added the point By kicking the
goal.
But before the second team tailed
It's touchdown il was forced 20 fight
grim battle. Not once, but four or five
times, the Blue team was within strik-
ing distance. Once the ball rested on
the 5-yard line, but was lost on downs.
Again stand on the 8-yard mark
saved the goal. and on another occasion
big Dutch" Karlson fell on tumble.
Every time the second team held the
crowd cheered, but that same crowd
hailed the touchdowns the first team
made with equally raucous tones.
Little Jack Bright electrified the
crowd by catching the kickoff after the
frs. team scored its touchdown in the
third quartz and tearing back fifty
yards before he was stopped. Don Al
to then reeled off a pretty run. and
was downed on the 5-yard line. IL
looked like another score, but the sec
ond team. never budged under the as
saults of the first string backs, and the
ball was lost on downs.
George Bronder justified his selee-
ton for The Tribune's all-scholastic
team. He is a great tackle and played
a wonderful game. He piled up line
plays, stopped end runs and ranged all
over the field. His nting was won
ierful. He drove the leather into the
teeth of the stiff northea wind for
ong distances. With the wind he
booted them "a mile" and made a
show of Al Love, who kicked for the
irst team. Williams played well and
made 25-yard run that pleased. He
also broke up ma. y plays, but late in
he game the second team sent in Fru-
gone, team mate, and the depreda-
lions Of Williams when he was on the
defensive suddenly ceased.
The lineup follows:
First team "a. Position Second team CD.
Ftshbeck. Adelphi..L r. IIershman. Erasmus
Williams Con......L r.Jacquiilard. Adeiphs
Cole. Erasmus......L c.. Pendleton Poly
Manual. C. .. Mason. Commercial