New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-10
DE WITT CLINTON
PLANS ATTACK
ON COMMERCE
Red and Black Puts Fire
Into Its Practice Prepare
tory to Thanksgiving.

lie witt Clinton High School Ia
smoothing it's ruffled feathers after the
defeat by Stamford High School. and Is
driving ahead for the game with Com
merce, which takes place on the Polo
Grounds on Thanksgiving Day. Tho
Clinton men have lost only two games
this season, one to Blair Academy, and
one to Stamford. Against Blair there
, could be no excuse, II was simply case
OF the better team winning, but there
will always be the might have been"
In connection with the reverse at STAN
fords hands. Clinton was caught in
the midst of slump and just threw the
game away.
But that's ell behind the Red and
Black now. II the pepper and snap 10
the practice yesterday may be taken as
an indication there are better things In
store. There was drive 10 the attack,
a stability to the defence that was most
encouraging. The boys have been
drilled In the fundamentals, and well
drilled In them by Cook, the head coach
who won fame at Springfield Training
School, and play sound football.
The bsckfeld yesterday consisted %
Ritner. at fullback; Brown, at right
hslfback, and Ashley, at lett halfbdck,
with EisenberE running the team from
quarterback. Ritner is a veteran Of
last years eleven and is playing re-
markable football. His line plunging
was good, and he Is improving daily
In forming interference. His weakness,
II would seem, is in catching punts.
Brown is a first year man and bids
fair 10 be one of the ranking backs Of
the year. He is apparently gifted with
football instinct, and may be depended
upon TO do the right thing at the right
time. Eisenberg directs the team skill
fully, and Is adept at carrying the ball.
The practice consisted of the Gus
tomary drill, followed by run through
the formations, .and then a protracted
scrimmage with the second team. The
ball was given TO the second team on
the varsity 20-yard line, with an un-
limited number Of downs to bring it
over. After much hammering at the
line the little fellows succeeded In
scoring. Then they brought the leather
back 10 the 25-yard line and repeated
the trick. II was hard, slow work, how
ever, for Zillowitz, who has replaced
Zecer at tackle, Bash and Carick, the
ends, had habit Of smashing through
and breaking things up before they got
unSer Roadway.
The game between De Witt Clinton
and Morris will not be played on Sat
urday. A letter was received at Gin
ton yesterday requesting the indefinite
postponement of the affair owing 10 in
}uries suffered by the Maroon and
White warriors. There is some doubt
now if the game will be played at all
this year.
Al Love, the Adelphi fullback, who
has been out Of the game for some time
nursing a dislocated knee, will return
TO the field on Saturday. Love is one
Of the best all-around backfield men in
this vicinity. He is a terror at line
plunging and can punt with the best.
Clark, of Flushing High School, leads
all local scholastic players in scoring
points. He made no fewer than six
teen touchdowns for a total of 80
points. Many a team goes through
season without totalling as many.
Jerry Flood has been shifted to the
Commerce backheld, while Mcdonald
has replaced Foster at quarterback.
The last named will return to his for
mer position at end.
Tiger De Boer, one of the greatest
centre rushes ever developed at the
High School OF Commerce, IS organlz-
ing an alumni team 20 PLAY the VAR
sity. SO far he has secured Bull
MGtthes, 70; Chauffer Hecht, p; A
Weiners, ~; Bill McCusker, 70; Paul
Brown, ~; Billy Strong, captain OF the
1911 team; Cap Hagemeyer, captain of
the 1918 team; Sam Cherr captain Of
the 1910 team; Don Tansill, 10; Hughie
Carson, 10; Frank Cox, II; ONeill,
'0S, and several others who won their
letters In the past The varsity may
look forward TO stirring times next
week.
De Boer and McCusker are assisting
In the coaching of the Commerce team
now, and are showing the younger gen
GRAFTON how real football players
played the game.
Walter Hoving is making name for
himself at De Witt Clinton. Ha has
been playing tackle on the first team
and Is rated among the best In the city
He learned his football on last years
second team.
Paul Castellanos, Of Erasmus Hall,
who won his place on the all-scholastic
teams, Is fighting for a place on the
Colgate team. Paul is real live foot
ball man. and Bankart likes his work
Nat Holman, the Commerce halfback,
has been relocated 10 the side lines for
a rest. He will have TO fight TO get
back, judging from the work Of Jerry
Flood. And there Is Herbert Collins,