New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
School Elevens
Fail to Score
In Big Game
y. Witt Clinton and Morris
Battle With No Result
at Polo Grounds

The football teams Of De Witt Clin-
an and Morris high schools battled
through four twelve-minute periods to
seoreless tie yesterday afternoon at
he Polo Grounds, while 1000 rooters
rooted as only schoolbOys and their
sisters can root
Had Morris won yesterdays struggle
The hiyh school championship Of Man
haitian would have fallen TO it's lot;
INT as it is, Clinton, II she defeats the
High School Of Commerce on Deem
Der 2. will have as much claim to the
title as Morris.
The strength Of the Clinton team
yesterday came as a great surprise to
the opposing eleven and to the spec
tators, for before the game started
Morris was a hot favorite and was ex-
peeted to score at least one touchdown.
0utplayed in the backfeld positions,
Clinton held her goal line inviolate by
the remarkable work Of her linemen,
who consistently threw back the Nor
ris assaults whenever a score seemed
really imminent.
Three Morris Stars
For Morris, Ingrassis, at quarter;
Captain Carney, right tackle, and Null
lgsn, fullback, played brilliantly, fire.
oueaily getting down the field for runs
Of fifteen to thirty yards. Mulligan
did the kicking for Morris and was
also instrumental in splitting several
Clinton backs after they had broken
through the field with the ball.
Captain Carney played q splendid
game st tackle and was down the f cid
with great speed under kicks. In the
last quarter he attempted q goal from
the field standing on Clinton's S3-ysrd
line but the ball sailed just to the
right Of the goal posts and the chance
to score was lost.
Twice in the last few minutes Of
play Morris attempted TO kick, but
eseh time Captain Gouldowsh Of Gin
ton broke through the line and blocked
the ball. The game ended with the
ball at midAeld
Mulligan kicked of for Norris al
the beginning Of the game, and after
the teams had battled stubbornly for
several minutes Morris started a march
down the Geld. the stocky Ingrassis
ploughing through the Clinton line
Ike a British tank" on the battle
.eids Of Flanders. There seemed no
stopping the hard-plunging quarter
back. and Morris was apparently on
the verge Of scoring after Adler had
crashed through left tackle to the 4
yard line.
1t was then that the Clinton line
welded itself together and held for
downs within the shadow of its goal
posts De Stephano, the Clinton full
back, was laid out for a couple Of MN
utes in repelling the Morris attack. but
after regaining his feet he punted the
ball out Of danger behind line that
held ike q concrete wall. Thirty sec
onds later the whistle blew, ending the
the first period
Battle in Mldfeld
throughout the second period the
teams fought mostly in midfeld. De
stephano's kicks averaged fully forty
yards. and we're sufficiently high 70 al
low his ends to get well down the
field for the tackle. In this department
Clinton had the advantage over its OPP
ponents. Just before the period ended
De Stephan0 got of ffty-yard Kick
from midfeld. Ingrassia caught the
bail. but fumbled It, and Wacker fell
o. the pigskin for Clinton on the 10
yard lire.
Norris found il impossible to crum-
BE the Clinton line for any substan-
tial gains. and resorted TO kicking
game in the effort 70 work the PAL
into Clinton territory. Watson played
Z sterling game for Clinton at right
tackle and broke through the line
dozen times 20 nail the man with the
ball.
A minute before the whistle. blew
Nullivan shot q BEAUTIFUL forward pass
over the line OF scrimmage 70 CLINTON $
55-yard line, but no Morris player was
there % receive Il. The ball was AZ
nidheid in Morris's possession "neh
the period ended.
Ksminsky failed 20 gain on an end
run and Mulligan punted forty yaTGs AZ
the start of the final period Lake
caught the ball, but was thrown hard
b. Carney on Clinton's l2-yard Inc.
De stephano kicked out % danger. An
exchange of kicks followed end tnen
Carney tore OF fifteen yards from the
line on a fake kick formation. 81,
Another crack a. the line faiien 70
gala. and Carney dropped back Tor ms
~ a. goal from the field. Aithough
Ihe was always within striking distance
u the Clinton goal in the last PERIOD,
Morris lacked the final punch 10 carry
tie ball over
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