New-York tribune., 1919-11-01
commerce L and Morris in
Annual Struggle at Polo
Grounds ;Other Contests

Schoolboy football elcvcns of Man
haitian Will do battle In seven games
to-day The small number of contests
down for decision is due to the fact
that some of the school teams will play
on Election Day. The four schools. con-
stituting the Manhattan and Bronx di-
vision, De Witt Clinton, Morris.
Commerce and Stuyvcsant. rtt into nc,
tlon in matches that will count heavily
in the final allotment of the champion
ship. Clinton plays host to Stuy-
vesant at Dyckman Oval at 10:3O
o'clock this morning, while Morris
and Commerce clash at 2:3O o'clock in
the afternoon at the Polo Grounds.
De Witt Clinton will oppose the
Stuyvesant clan with its jinx on its
trail. 1t is tradition for Clinton to face
its strongest rivals with crippled
team, and this year will prove no ex-
ceptlon. Three of the Red and Black S
best players, Bernstein, McAneny and
Galbraith, are on the hospital list,
Bernstein being out for the season with
a dislocatcd knee.
Lacking capable substitutes, Bill
Cook, the Clinton coach, will be com
PEELED to start both McAncny and Gal
braith. Neither boy has engaged in
practice workouts and i. is likely that
the rest has done them some good.
Much will depend on how long Gal
braith, one of the best schoolbov full
backs in the city, and McAncnv can
stand up against the Stuyvesant rushes.
Clinton has clean slate this season
while compiling big totals against its
opponents. Stuyvesant has enjoyed its
share of success, its bitterest disap-
pointment being when Morris held it
to no score tie recently. Overcon-
iidcnce undoubtedly affected Stuy-
Vcsant in this contest. although it out
played Morris throughout.
The Morris and Commerce game
promises to be an evenly fought bat
tie. Commerce has not tasted victory
this season, although in practice the
West Sixty-iifth Street boys have dis
ployed an intelligent brand of foot
ball. Morris's success with Styvcsant
has unQues tionabiy put much conf
dencc In the Bronx players, who in
their practice games lately have shown
stronger punch on both oTense and
defense.
Brooklyn Props scrappy team meets
the Fordham Prep aggregation IN a
contest on the lattcr's Bronx field that
should furnish many thrills. Unde-
iVateu 10 uale, ana with victory over
the Princeton frcshics to their credit,
the Brooklyn youngsters promise to
avonge old scores against the Maroon
eleven. The ma jorty of Brooklyn
players are seasoned gridron warriors
who have played a sterling brand of
football this season.
Nothing of a sensational character
looms up in the games scheduled in
the Brooklyn and Long Island divisions.
Poly Prep, undefeated and unscored on
this season, plays New Utrecht High
School at Commercial Field Poly has
an exceptionally heavy team and one
well drilled in tricky plays which
should return it an easy victor over
its rival.
st. Paul's School will be put to the
test when it meets the Columbia fresh
man eleven On its Garden City field
while Flushing, undefeated by a local
school for the past four years, mects
the heavy Webb Academy team. Adel-
phi Academy vs.. Glen Cove and Clason
Military VS.. Kingsley School rouno
out the list of interscho.astic clashes.