New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
BUSHWICK FIVE
IN LINE TO WIN
P.S. A. l. TITLE
Ridgewood Boys Have
Piled Up Thirteen
Straight Victories

No championship has ever graced the
efforts Of the athletic teams OF BUSH
wick High School, Of Brooklyn, but IL
the basketball team continues at the
div mace IL has been setting it is sure
to carry home the Public Schools Atm
letic League title.
Under the able tutorship Of james V.
McGill, formerly Of City College, VINO
is taking his first fling at coaching, the
Ridgewood five has compiled an IN
broken string Of thirteen victories. SIX
Of these have been in the schoolooy
round robin tourney. The modest Nc
Gill says that the reason for the sue
cess of the team is due 10 the spirit
of harmony that runs through the
members
The Bushwick team has already
taken into camp several former hold
ers Of the championship. Among these
are Stuyvesant High School, last years
winner: the High School of Commerce
and De Witt Clinton. Eastern DlstriGt,
which is 70 be met again later IN the
championship tourney, has maze the
best showing against Bushwlck. IN
contest on the Eastern District court
the latter was beaten only by one pom"
the score being q to p.
Doubles Rivals Points
The Bushwick team has more thsn
doubled the points scored oV l's rivaIo'
the twelve games played so lar giving
Rushwick $50 and its opponents 1917
oniv Townsend Harris, Eastern DIS
,rict and BOYS High. which are sched-
Mod 10 be played later on, stand in the
wav Of Bushwick's championship as
pirations being realized.
The team is strong and well bal
auced one, being composed of Edelsteln
and Robinson, forwards: CHERRY
centre. and Dorf and Blllg, guaros'
In all their contests the boys have set
a killing pace throughout. and, while
some of their rivals have followed the
speed for a while, they have always
faltered toward the end.
The Bushwick boys are most accu-
rate in their shooting, but none at
tempts to make any spectacular shots'
They look for aid from each other IN
working the ball to a position from
which a goal is possible, employing
deceptive passing game. All their oppo-
nents are guarded closely
George Edelstein has been greatly
responsible for the success of the team
in the championship tourney In the
Clinton. Stuyvesant and Bryant title
games he was called to shoot thirty
one goals from the foul line, and IN
only four cases did he fail TO send
,krnunb Tho haCkpf
for a point. Edelstein has shot more
foul and field goals for his team than
any other player among the high
schools. Another capable forward is
Dave Robinson.
Cherry Star Centre
Owing to lack of proficient play
crs for the centre position, Coach Nc
Gill was forced to send the dimlnutlve
Cherry TO that position. Although he
has been frequently opposed by taller
opponents, Cherry has almost invarla-
Div prevented his rivals from getting
the jump on him.
Joe Billg and George Dorff, the cap
tain. at the guard positions, have
PLAYED a consistently strong game. In
several instances their opponents have
failed to cage a single field goal.
The record of the Bushwick team
play TO date is as follows: Bushwick
Is, Eastern District 8; Bushwick %,
Eastern District 81; Bushwick SO, New
Utrecht 4: Bushwick 80, Erasmus Hall
s.; Bushwick 20, Commerce IT; Bush
wick II, Stuyvesant II; Bushwick 43,
Erasmus Hall 8; Bushwick %, Bryant
20; Bushwick 19, De Witt Clinton IA;
Bushwick IS, c. c. n. Y. freshmen -;
Bushwick 81, Newtown 10; Bushwick
80, New Utrecht 5, Bushwick %, Rich
moud Hill, Is.