New-York tribune., 1919-11-28


and Black, which has proved it's SUP
year III succession.
Two touchdowns we're scored in thc<
hrst half ana two in the second, Nelson
6albraith, the Clinton fullback, crash
ing over the line twice, Roy Eisenberg,
tho little quarterback. once and
waterbury, the left half doing the
trick once. Galbraith kicked all four
goals from touchdown, incidentally
setting q record of twenty-five goals
rom touchdown during the season.
mark never approached by any other
schoo!boy player in this city
a raw and chilling wind blew across
the field and whistled through the
stands all afternoon, but this did not
prevent some $4,000 persons from sit
ting IN the north and south stands
from The irst kickoff to the final
Whlstle. Commerce had its own brass
band and even though the music thus
brayed forth grew weaker and more
ntiui as Clinton continued to pile up
The points everybody got a chance to
cheer during the fracas.
Galbraith and Eisenberg Star
Galbraith and Eisenberg were the
outstanding stars for Clinton while
Iarnower. at right half. Bunora at
quarter and Oxen at left guard, looked
10 be the class of Commerce. Gal
hraith was playing his last game for
Clinton and he made it no.ai le
personal triumph. Besides being the
best man or the field when it came to
Gaming his distance on plunges or
running through a broken field. the
Chnton fullback did all the punting for
his team and was superior to either
90 l..
brennan. the regular Clinton left half
hack. and considered the best man on
the team, did not play. owing to action
oy the faculty because of conditions in
has studies.
Eisenberg ran his eleven with
splendid judgment and great coolness,
and it Was his selection Of plays that
did much to gain the victory The
Clinton backs were very quick in get
ing under way and picked their ope..-
.nes well. besides being materially as
stod by fine intcrference The ends.
Nannigan and Blumberg. were down
thc field on ckiy under kicks and many
-lmcs smeared the man with the ball
lei orc the latter would get well started.
Neither team featured the forward
rass in its work, each relying upon end
uns and Ene plunges for its prin-
Cpai gains. Several passes wcre at
tempted, but nothing startling or de
eisive was accomplished by their use.
in the frst half of the game the
+ ay was almost entirely in Commerce
territory. bat in the third period the
Blue and Gold made a determined fight
and worked the ball down 10 the Clin-
ton 15-yard line before losing pos ,
session after Clinton had intercepted
g forward pass In the last period
Clinton started another smashing at
Jack. quickly scoring two touchdowns
Commerce a Green Aggregation
entirely of green players, no one OF
Wnom, with the exception of Gehring,
having played before this season. In
view Of this the eleven made a cred
table showing against the strong Clin-
ton team. FumbHng at critical stages
proved costly to the Blue and Gold,
ju u when 1t looked as though Com
mcrce had chances to score. Summing
It IN. lack OF experience proved
heavy burden to Commerce throughout
The game.
The struggle began with Clinton
kicking Off. and after Commerce had
tlied to gain through the line without
much success. an exchange of kicks
left the ball we'll into Commerce ter
litory. Turner. Eisenberg and Gal
hraIth then advanced the plgskin down
the field on end runs and plunges
through tackle until it rested on the
valiantly to make a stand, but Cal
hraith shot over the final mark for a
touchdown and then kicked the goal.
The use Of the forward pass by Gin
ton advanced the ball to the rival
teams 20-vard line. Eisenberg made
ten yards through left tackle on q split
play and then Waterbury was pro
pelioA over the goal line for the sec
ond touchdown. The half ended few
minutes later with Commerce in pos
SOS ion of the ball on her own 2O-yard
line.
Commerce came out for the third
period til!ed with determination 20
score The whole team went into every
scrimmage with more speed and show
of fight than before. Bunora got away
around left end for & pretty run Of
twenty-five yards, bringing the ball to
Clinton's 15-yard line. That was as
close as Commerce came to scoring
for moment later Clinton got the
bail on an intercepted pass and quickly
hunted out of danger. The period
ended without q score.
Clinton Finishes With Squirt
Clinton fumbled soon after the start
of the last period. and Tarnower picked
I'D the bali and ran from his own 20
yard line to Clinton's 45-yard mark.
But the Red and Blue soon regained
possession of the ball, and Galbraith,
Turner and Waterbury alternated with
E.senberg in working the leather down
within the shadow of the Commerce
goal posts Galbraith went over for
the IN ird touchdown after brilliant
dodging run, and kicked the goal. The
final score came when Eisenberg car
riod the ball over from the 12-yard
line, dodgng his way through hal a
dozen tacklers. Galbraith kicked goal,
and the game ended minute later