Palisadian., 1923-10-19
Watching CIifside
High
With Carl Carlson

n II
Cliffside Highs pigskin tossers suf-
fered their third consecutive defeat of
the current season on Saturday after
noon when they tackled the large
Ridgewood High School team at the
West Grantwood Fairgrounds
The two touchdoWns which the
Ridgwoodites scored were made not
by superior team work or brainy
plays, but by the brute strength and
bulk of the visitors.
Cliffside was outweighed by at least
twenty-five pounds to a man; but that
caused no fear in the hearts of the
home lads.
1t must be remembered that Coach
Gemme's team was crippled by the alb
sence of many varsity men The De
Bar brothers, Loretto, Cooper, Mar
tens, Ressler and Scarpino were "out
on marks due to their scholastic
standings with the faculty. Munde
was on the side lines with a damaged
knee
With a back field composed of Bor-
eli, Mcdonald Stetka and Renchen,
the last two being inexperienced in
back field work, the team did fairly
well and marched down the field in
the first quarter, but, fortunately for
Ridgewood, the home lads fumbled
within the ten-yard line and lost the
ball.
Ridgewood scored her touchdowns
in the second and fourth quarter, each
coming after march down the field.
Cliffside suffered her first penalty
Saturday when Legato used his hands
in way which was not suitable to
the wary eye of Referee Tewhill.
Referee Tewhill turned in another
finely refereed game and was ably as
sisted by Umpire Kelly.
In preparation for last Saturdays
game Coach Gemme ran the team
through stiff two hours practice at
the Fairgrounds on Columbus Day
morning.
Spirit again seemed lacking at the
game, but this may be charged to the
fact that the worlds series and the
ArmyNotre Dame football game were
being broadcasted. Many Clffside
students who are rooters are also
radio fans"
Sears played fine game on the
line and was in on every play.
One unfortunate incident in the
game was the accident which befell
i. Andres, the Ridgewood right halfback
Andres broke his ankle during a play
in which he figured and was imme-
diately rushed to DR.. Ahearn, who set
the break and sent the lad home.
This Saturday Cliffside travels to
lads of that town in league game.
Hackensack is out for blood and, from
recent reports, expects to draw 1t
physically if not lierally Last year
Cliffside played the county seat lads
at Oritan field and defeated them
before the largest crowd ever at that
field. The crowd numbered at least
five thousand.
The following Saturday, October 27,
is an open date for Cliffside, but not
SO on the following Saturday. On that
day Rutherford travels to Grantwood
for league game,
Rutherford sustained her first de-
feat over a span of five years, last
Saturday, when they were defeated
by Ridgefield Park High School at
Rutherfords Stadium. The score,
which was 90, clearly showed the
absence of Coach Wallace and, more
so, last years stars who graduated in
June.
Ridgefield Park seems we'll on her
way to her first state championship.
Coach Ericksons lads have not lost
a game since 1920.
And Ridgefield Park is on our sched-
ule. This should cause furry among
the Ridgefield lads, as Cliffside has
yet to be defeated in any sport by
Ridgefield Park High School.
Roy Heck, former star Clffside foot
ball player, is now studying at Union
Hill High School and has made their
team. Hech made forty-yard run
for Union Hill against Nutley Satur-
day besides playing a stellar defen-
sive game, his deadly tackling stand
ing out.
Henry Och, '23, was in town on
Wednesday and visited his friends in
the school. Och, who formerly lived
in Fairview, has moved to New York
near New York University where he
studies electrical engineering.
The Senior Glass held meeting