New-York tribune., 1917-10-21
StuvpeSant Scores Easy
Victory Over Commerce
Outplays Rivals in Every De-
partment of Game, Win
ming by II to 0
By A. G. Cavagnaro

Stuyvesant High School repeated it,
auspicious start of last season when
il easily defeated the High School OF
Commerce in the first game for tn"
Manhattan-B Bronx division football
championship at the City College sta
dunn yesterday by score Of u to o.
The final result fails to tell the COM
plete tale of the game. Commerce was
outplayed from the start in every de-
partment and its playing was discour-
aging TO its followers. If the Com
merce team is 10 be considered con
tender for the title, as in former years,
the eleven will have 10 display big I'M
provement in its remaining games.
Few Stuyvesant elevens of recent
years showed up so strongly as did the
present team against Commerce. The
players proved themselves we'll versec
in trick plays and a unit that re-
sponded TO signals with clocklike pre-
cision. 1t was ever on the alert for
fumbles and was several times re-
warded with slips by Commerce.
The many shift plays utilized by
Stuyvesant were hard for Commerce
TO fathom and usually resulted in sub
stantial gains.
Dicl and Hamann Starred
Each player on the Stuyvesant team
deserves praise for his individual
work. but the all-around efforts of Diel
and Hamann excelled. Time and again
the Commerce cohorts were dumfounded
TO see one or the other of these youths
break through the line and smear
Commerce plays before the runner got
into action.
Although outweighed by the Com
merce eleven, Stuyvesant gained at will
through the line. while its defence
proved impregnable.
Both Stuyvesant touchdowns were
tailed during the opening quarter. The
Commerce eleven was rushed off its
feet by its smaller rivals, who
smashed the line for consistent gains
Jay Brice, who played a remarkably
fine game in the backfeld until he
wrenched his ankle in the third quar-
ter. scored the first touchdown, his
feat being duplicated shortly afte rward
BY Burke, who also shone brilliantly
Commerce was only able to keep its
line uncrossed thereafter through the
good punting of Du Puy. The latter was
called into service often, as Commerce
10 10
sary gains. Commerce showed up well
in spots. but on the whole IL was out
played by Stuyvesant during the re-
mainder of the game.
Each team resorted frequently TO the
use of the forward pass. with the Stuy-
vesant combination showing better
defence. Commerce had several Of its
efforts broken up before they were
started through the speed of opposing
ends.
Brice Made First Score
Shortly after Stuyvesant kicked of
in the first quarter 1t regained the ball
on downs. Then began the march to
the Commerce goal. Brice thrilled the
spectatcrs with a ffteen-yard run
through tackle and on the next play
went through the same hole for the
TOUCHDOWN.
Again held for downs. Commerce had
70 surrender the ball to its opponents,
and the first play, a sensational for-
ward pass, Hamann TO Diel, netted a
twenty five yard gain. This brought
the ball to the two-yard line, where on
the following thrust against the Com
merce line Burke went over.
Commerce braced in its playing IN
the second quarter, but never seriously
threatened TO score:
The third period found pu Puy punt
ing after several futile plays TO keep
the ball out Of the Commerce territory
Stuyvesant was making great gains
through the defence and many, substi-
tutes were being rushed into the game
by Commerce.
Commerce's only chance to score
came in the fourth period. Burger re-
coverd me ball for Commerce when II
was Knocked out Of the hands o. hs-
mann on the twenty -hye-yard nne'
TYNE made fifteen yards on the hrst
,iav bu. Halpern blocked the next
Commerce play. Commerce was forced