New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
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Reckless Play
Proves Costly
Manual Defeats St. Johns
Eleven i'll Other Game
at Commercial Fiel d
By Jack Masters

A double potion of scholastic football
was served st Commercial Field, Brook
lyn. yesterday afternoon, and when
about 5000 student fans had had their
fill it was found that honors were
evenly divided by Manhattan and the
borough across the river. Commerce
threw q monkey wrench into the works
of Tho champ pionship race by defeating
Commercial . TO 6, and Manual mauled
the st. johns eleven to the tune of
y 20 s.
The Commerce Commercial game
supplied thrills a-plenty. 1t was pri-
marily a display Of punts and passes
with 80 per cent of the latter falling
opposing players. Comme rcal was par
ticularly reckless in this respect, and
careless heaves figured prominently in
its defeat.
In the first period both teams
played aight football, and when
Commerce had worked the ball to the
30yard line, Gchrig lifted it over the
ba, for the first score of the game.
Commercial Ties Score
The early part OF the second ses-
sion was replete with flying" pigskins.
First one team, and then the other,
would take the bail on downs and
gain ground. g possible touchdown.
Commercial managed to reach the
Blue and Reds 95-yard line with about
two minutes to play, and GTeeve drop
kicked. tying the score.
Gleve put his team into the lead
5nG the Commercial rooters went into
= frenzy by scoring three more
points in the next quarter, kicking a
goal from the 20-yard line. Grcve
hootod the ball from 2 hazardous angle
WITH perfect ease.
With lead o. three points CONNER
cial should have played straight foot
ball. but instead the Blue and White
aggregation began tossing the ball
aimlessly around the field, and it was
only matter Of time until this method
Of play proved disastrous. The break
opponents 20-yard line. Here Gehrg
recN.essly tried forward pass, which
dropped into the arms of Bolden, who
was leaning against the goal post en-
joying the game. Bolden was a sur
prised young man, but recovered his
composJrc ia time to flop to the ground
for 'euchdowa Bunora failed to
kick the goal. but it made no differ
eNce. C,nlAcreial was beaten. The
entire team seemed slowed up. the
onGs bong particularly weak
l.asy Win for Manual
Mssnua' had an easy time subduing
st. Johns, scoring IN the second, third
and fGal periods. st. Johns regis
tered in c!.e second period, when Gaff-
uey got 2Way with d. beautiful run Of
So yard. He Topped with five yards
to 20, thinking he had crossed the line,
bEt on &c next p,ay McKcen got the
touchdown. McKccn failed to kick the
goal.
Seattle played a great game for the
vlctors, ana his pass to Peasc in the
second period resulted in a touchdown.
IN the next period Boattie also scored
his t'rc on AZ Intercepted pass, and
In the fourth Stevens intercepted an
"thor aerial, scoring from the 25-yard
1Ne. -li.lcr then kicked his third goal
OF the game. The linc-ups:
Nau.,.A 'elJ Position. st. Johns Co).
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TonehaowuS- Beetle. McKeen. Pease
Stevens Goals from touchdown-Afiller
- Sahsl'At.ous. Manual--pease for
" fiit- Monney tor Could. Luhrs FOR
''ryspa.,. stevens for Coghill. Coehill for
~lu''SfI ~ Johus-pooley for IIeaphy
ti"anfs fo' luoloy Dooiey for Mckccn
Nrh. for Gaifney. Ncfcree-Shcarer
dickinson mp.re-Alvidge Syracuse
need in'sntar--C Castator. Trinity Time
Vi p".lots-lvn minutes.