New-York tribune., 1910-11-09
ERASMUS HALL THE VICTOR
Defeats Heavier Manual Training
Team After Fierce Battle.
BOYS PLAY STERLING GAME
Give Fine Exhibition Of Football
in Spirited Contest at
Saratoga Park.

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The Frqsrn-s Hall eleven practically
cIiucred the title TO the interscholastio
football championship hy defeating Manual
Training in a fierceIy PLAYED game az Sara
to1a Park. Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon.
The score was 70 o. Outweished. but not
o,1tplaved nor outzenerallsd. the light.
scrappv Erasmus team swept down the field
To =. touchdown jxst before the whistle blew
10 end the first half And in the second
half. Manual. striving with every faculty
alert tn save the game. was twice hurled
back from within the Erasmus one-yard
line. when the touchdown seemed all but
scored. ..f-
II wa. Nv all odds one OF the best plsysf
schooIboy contests that has 5ee1 seen tais
wear. and although there were some hard
tackIing and a few bad f1Doies. never
the1es. the contest from end 20 end was
one well worth seeing The teams ran
smoothly and well. and carried out their
PLAYS for the most part with the precision
Of veteran college eleveoS- On the strict
merits Of play. the Manual team should
be considered the stronger. but a touch
down is never made until the ball IS car
ried across the goal i.1e. and that is what
Manual failed 70 do il the face OF lighter
and apparently les reliable team
Both schools turned o1t their entire
student body. and such a crowd as gath
/ cred in Saratoga Park would rival IN SIZE
/ and noise-producins capacity the attend
| ance ct many a college game. Enthusiasm
ran riot. and the overjoyed Erasmus Hall
( boys and g.rls could scarce give vent to
their happiness. as they trooped around
and around the fed wnen the timeAeeper
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GambeI and Gallagher each played pow
' vc-ful game for the victorious Eras-aians.
/ The Ettle qlarterbacs 7as superb in run
Ming back punts. while the f1Hback was
/ tower OF strength. on the defence as we'll
as on the offence. y dasn across the field
and a quick fanking movement that car
| ried him dozen yards and directly across
/ the goal line for the only touchdown OF
/ the game was Gallagher S star play Of the
day lie was in every play. however. and
/ his tackIiI5 was especially accurate Early
in the second period. when Manual had
the ball within Erdsrnus's One-fOOt line
on tte third down. and a touchdown
seemed imminent. Gallagher smashed
through the line. hurried the Manual
quarterback's pass 70 Greene. who was to
carry the Dall. and smeared his man before
ne could put out a foot. That play IN
Goubtediy saved the day for ,hn Erasmians-
Greene, at left haIfback. was the main
stay or the Manual boys. He carried the
ball on a brilliant run of Atty yards down
TO the Erasmus four-yard line. only 70
have his team fail in the pinch and--h be
hurled back from under the very shadow
OF the Erasmus goal posts. Another run
Of thirty yards later in the game brought
the hall again within striking distance Of
the Erasmus line. whence it was hurled
back BY the sturdy defence Of the Blue
! eleven
the kickoff, but the ball was intercepted
and went to Erasmus on Manuals 4-yard
line Gallagher punted barely past mid
field. and Manual started for the Erasmus
goal Three rushes carried them fifteen
5 yards, when McSlath checked the advance
by throwing Lent for a fve-yard loss.
: Manual couldn't gain after that. and an
! exchange Of pUnts followed. Bowman re-
; covered one Of Cireene's punts on Erasmus
5 43-yard line. They couldn't gain through
I Gauss Foley fumbIed and quick as a
fash. an Erasmian was OF the ball on
Manuals 5o-yard line \ penalty for push
ing on Manual put the ball in midheld. and
Gambel brought the crowd 10 it's feet By
sprintins twenty-five yards to Manuals So
ward line Gallagher followed this in a
minute with another twenty-five yard dash
around left end 10 Manuals 5-yard line and
the Erasmians were Wild with delight The
next rush saw the runner forced back a
7 yard, but the whistle interviewed and ended
the period
n With the ball on the 6-yard line. Erasmus
i sent Gallagher on a dash around the end
> for a touchdown. and minute later Bvrns
: : kicked the goal