New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
East Aurora Comes Forth
to Meet Hamilton for
Scholastic Title.
TEAMS CLASH AT
WASHINGTON PARK
Visitors Expected to Win, but
Local Players Are Certain
to Play Gamely.

ne curtain Will DC IdlScu asohN Nh
football this afternoon, when Captain
AL Formosa will lead his Hamilton
Institute eleven into action against
Captain Albert Pixies East Aurora High
School team, from East Aurora, H., on
the gridiron at Washington Park,
BROOKLYN. This will mark the ending
of the sport in this section OF the
country, at least, for the year, and the
Eastern scholastic world awaits the re-
suit with interest If Hamilton can
win from the Illinois team, it will break
long string of defeats which New
York teams have suffered at the hands
Of Western visitors.
If there is any team in this city
qualified to repel the invaders, II is
Hamilton Institute. The Red and Blue
has swept all corners to one side, with
the exception of Cullum Hall and Pawl-
ing School. 1t closed its regular sea-
son with sweeping victory over the
Columbia freshmen. The score IN that
game was 81 to 0. The team is well
grounded in fundamental football, the
age and experience Of the players con-
sidered, and plays snappy, aggressive
game.
Snap and aggressiveness will be the
order of the day. East Aurora has
been unbeaten in two years in the Mid
die West. This season it scored 400
points to IS for its opponents in nine
games played. The figures bear elo-
Guent evidence 10 the force of its at
osa Hafa Ia ms
be judged from the fact that only one
touchdown has been made against il
this season. The Joliet High School
team scored this, one of its men snap
ping up fumbled punt and racing
some twenty yards or more across the
goal line.
There is feeling that the visitors
will win, due to a belief in the West
crners' superiority and to the fact that
, it is traditional for the Western high
/ schools to beat the local teams. The
experiences of Boys High and Poly
| Prep. against the Oak Park High
( School, of Chicago, are still fresh in
/ the minds of the Eastern enthusiasts.
The teams are pretty we'll matched
/ physically. East Aurora averages lG6
/ pounds to the man, while Hamilton Is
! five pounds lighter. The line of the
| Westerners Is by far more powerful,
or, in any event. heavier. The East
Aurora forwards average TIA pounds,
! and have an advantage of twelve
pounds TO the man over the Hamilton
boys.
Throughout the season the visitors
played a line smashing game, depend
ing on sharp thrusts off tackle, with
Captain Pike carrying the ball. and
short end runs, with the light but fast
O'Grady and Slater doing the work.
With forwards of such remarkable
physique TO open the holes, it was a
matter of mere detail for the backs to
plunge. The open game. however, has
not been neglected. and the teachings
of Hurry Up Yost, Alonzo Stage and
the other coaches of the West will be
reflected this afternoon.
Hamilton boasts An attack which is
as forceful as il is we'll conceived and
as versatile as it is battling. In Gro
vat, the quarterback. Hamilton has a
real star. He is wizard in an open
field and runs like the wind. Russell
Clapp, the halfback, is one Of the
greatest backs ever developed in this
city. He is a wonder at bucking the
line, and If there is any opening pro-
vided for MIN Clapp may be depended
on. Ted Cam, at left end, is another
power in the Blue line, as is Jimmy
Parkes.
Hanny, the young giant who guards
the right flank of East Aurora's flank,
will do the punting for his team
against Ted Cam. Hanny comes here
heralded as another Jim Thorpe IN
putting ability. He will have to be at
his best, for Cam has done some won
derful kicking this season, and places
his punts along the outside lines with
wonderful skill There will be little
running back done on his kicks, and
those which are caught will be wei
covered by Moran and Captain FOR
mosa. who takes Cams place at end
on kick formation.
General interest has been aroused IN
the game. Tickets have been placed
on sale in ell the local high and prep.
schools. and they have been snapped
up. II is not an assured fact that the
non-combatants will preserve strict
neutrality. From every indication all
hands will be Joined against the IN
vaders. who, be IL said, are not worry
ing one little bit.
Washington Park is located at Fourth
Avenue and Third Street, Brooklyn. IL
NAV be reached by the Fifth Avenue
az" trains, which stop at Third Street,
and the new Fourth Avenue subway,
which stops at Union Street. few
blocks below the grounds. The Fifth
Avenue and Third Avenue trolley cars
mass within a block of the entrances,
and the Bergen Street cars also run a
short distance from the main gate.