New-York tribune., 1921-11-27
sAlso Outscored Trio of
Out-of. Town Opponents
IN Six Straight Wins

M. lack OF a suitable system for de-
....ssninc the leading scholastic eleven
IA c;ty and the scarcity Of inter
s.~anch competition make the selec-
t;ar ~ ~ greater New York champion
ssyn W;n team doubly hard this year. Using
I sSs seasons scores as basis OF COM
=, sr;son. m however, the honor of heading
shs list again falls to the lot of De Witt
ciinton's iii big Red and Black team.
Clinton overpowered its three rivals
i the Manhattan-Bronx division in de-
2 sse;ve manner and also outscored three
o,s.of. o,yssf town rivals for perfect record
Of six consecutive victories. mere IS
ro question of the power of Coach
e. Sv.,terss eleven. 1t bowled over its
.arae local opponents with little effort
sna .;s undoubtedly the best of all the
scholastic elevens in the city.
Follcwing victories over Dickinson,
rsst Side and Paterson, the Clinton
machine plowed through Morris for q
81 to 6 victory and two weeks later
vas decidedly superior to Stuyvesant.
The Second Avenue institution was
.rsnresented by one Of the best teams
T. has had in years, but fell before the
Ped and Black, 1S to o. Finally Com
merce was beaten, to 0, but Clinton
Greatly cutrushed the Orange and Blue
and was deserving Of larger score.
Used Line-Plunging Attack
In all its contests Clinton used an
attack which was entirely devoid of
forward passes. 1t crushed its op-
ponents mainly by the power of It's
stean-roller line plunging, varied with
wall executed end runs. Clinton's low
score victories are no criterion Of it's
power. Its manner Of attack is not
productive Of large scores. 1t was
necessary to see the team in action to
realize its strength.
Poly Prep ranks next to Clinton,
though holding no great advantage
over Stuyvesant, Fordham Prep, Brook
lyn Prep and Erasmus Hall, which are
closely punched. Poly had great scor-
ing machine, but was not able to do
much when it faced strong defensive
eleven. The Blue and Gray scored 27S
points to only Il for its opponents In
mus Hall, two great defensive teams.
Polys victims include Marquand,
Commercial, New Utrecht, Adelphi and
Manual Training. The defeat Of Nam
ual was undoubtedly the greatest
achievement of the year, but the glory
of this overwhelming triumph is
dimmed. by Manuals poor condition
following stubborn battle with Eras-
nus four days previous.
Stuyvesant went through an eight
game campaign with only one defeat,
at the hands Of De Witt Clinton, and
ranks with the city's best. Stuyvesant
defeated Morris and Commerce by more
decisive scores than did Clinton, but
lost in its annual contest with the Red
and Black.
Fordham Prep is rated after Stuyve-
ssnt only because 1t played but two
games with Greater New York teams.
With more local schedule it is quite
probable that the Bronx team would
have earned higher position. Com
merce and Brooklyn Prep suffered
&eir worst setbacks Of the year at the
lands OF Fordham Prep. 1t is unfortu-
nate that Clinton and the Catholic
schools champions could not arrange a
game
Brooklyn Prep Beaten Once
BROOKLYN Prep. which is placed in the
Dext position, was much like Clinton
ii the form of its attack. Brooklyn
met its only defeat in the final game of
the season with Fordham Prep after a
most successful campaign. Brooklyn had
not been scored on until it met the
heavy Maroon team and included VIC
tories over Flushing, Manual and ST..
1aseph's Prep of Philadelphia.
There is little to choose between
Erasmus and Manual for the next posi-
ton, and although Manual defeated the
Butt and Blue, Erasmus is given the
Preference. Erasmus did very we'll to
hold Poly Prep to scoreless tie and
dsfeated Flushing, which in turn con-
euered Manual.
Flushing ranks next mainly because
q defeated Manual, while Commerce
follows the Queens school. The next
place is awarded to Boys High, great
defensive eleven, but very weak on at
tack. New Utrecht, Evander Childs, st.
Johns Prep, Morris and Commercial
lollow in the order named.