Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-12-08
Playing the Game :
A Close Ending.
By Erwin Goemann

A Close Ending.
About three weeks ago the Wood
cliff A. c., of Woodcliff and the
Young Mems Catholic Club, Of Grant
wood, met in football game at the
Fairgrounds. The game was thrill
Ter and everyone who attended was
given a treat as the final score was
8 to 6 with both teams fighting hard.
Last Sunday the Woodcliff A. c.
thinking its team had improved, de-
cided to again take chance, so once
more the boys from Woodcliff came
to Grantwood to play the same team
Of three weeks ago. This time they
came up with chips on their shoulders
and defied anyone to knock them off
This did not scare the Y. M. C. C. in
the least as in the very first quarter
they knocked the chips off and the
war was on.
1t was a see-saw affair from begin
ming to end-first one team threaten
ing then the other. 1t was full of
thrills. The game ended in a score
less tie, and as may be seen from the
outcome, was a case of nip and tuck
all the way. For the visitors, Kelly,
Perraud and Adie were out in front
while Scullion, Madden, Griffin and
Damis bore the brunt of the Y. M. C.
C. offensive.
1t appears now that that game
marked the close of the football sea-
son and the boys of the Y. M. C. c.
have made a commendable showing
which ought to make it easy sailing
for them to get up strong schedule
for next season.
Who's Got The Key?
Those interested in the project as
outlined below send name and address
to Sporting Editor, Palisadian, Cliff
side, N. j.
A Dialogue.
The Time: Anytime.
The Place: Any street corner in
Grantw0od.
The Characters.
Joe-A basketball star who has re-
Gently moved to GrantwOOd.
Harry-An athlete who has long
lived in GrantwoOd.
They meet after not having seen
each other for about two years.
Joe-Hello Harry-how are you ?
How's the old speed lately?
Harry-Hello Joe old man. Gosh
you're looking great. Doing much
training lately?
Joe-Sure. l have been doing gym
work and playing basketball for at
least three hours four times week
for the last year and half. l sup
pose now that l live here, with the
fine air, ETC., l will be able to get all
the training want and need.
Harry-Well Joe, if you are going
to get all the training you need you
will have to get it by running up and
down the boulevard or around your
house.
Joe-What do you mean? What are
trying to do, kid me? Why when we
came out here to look the place over
the real estate agent told Dad of th'
fine opportunities az. athlete had here
He pointed out that there is won
derfuIly equipped gym up mere -whef'
one could get all the workout he want
ed and then some. So where do yol
come off with that boulevard stuff
Harry-You're right there will
that opportunity gag and that or!
about a wonderfully equipped gym
but what good is it all when the gu!
with the key to the place runs of
and hides or something like that? LIE
me tell you Joe-there is peach O.
gym in the High School Building
Your real estate man was right. Why
the Board of Education has recentl!
spent around 1000 to fit it out bu
where do we fellows who don't go tx
school shine? Gee I'd do anything t.
be able to get down there at might
and just toss the ball around or play
game of handball, but it is no use
the door snap at six bells and its
good night gym then until a. m.
Joe-That's pretty tough. But how
about your local clubs-aren't there
any of those?
Harry-Sure there are, but I'll tel
you Joe, if you don't belong to the
certain crowd that support that club
you're about as welcome as the Kaiser
in London. Some are all right but
where are all the training facilities
There is the Oxford Club. They have
baseball and football teams. They
will take on anybody that can play
but how about fellow who doesn't
play those games? Where is he 60
ng? I'd hate to tell you.
Joe-It seems to me, Harry, that
something ought to be done for the
business man too-for the man who
is cooped up in an Office all day and
who would like to keep in form--fol
the fellow who Graves little workout
and cannot get it.
Harry-I have been thinking seri
ously about this and as far as l car
see there is no way out of it but Il
apply for permission to use the gym
It is almost useless to try to make
up club on ones own hook. As soor
rs thing of that sort is resorted to
some two or three in the town immed
lately take it that you are trying
70 discriminate against some certain
few. 1t will create a rivalry which
IN more cases than one, has caused the
downfall of some similar project. The
ching we want to get away from ir
this horouph is tho grin of the cIiuueS