New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-20
ERASMUS LINE CROSSED
Boys High School Eleven De-
feats Rivals by 5 to 0.
FONDA SCORES TOUCHDOWN
Star Quarterback Gamble Never
Allowed to Play His Game N
Hard Fought Match.

Ted Fonda. the big fuIback OF Brooklyn
Boys High School. ripped and plunged his
way across the hitherto unsulIed goal line
of Erasmus Hall High School. Of FlatsUssl.
and scored the touchdown which enabled
the Red and Black 10 score victory over
the Buff and Blue IN the annual game.
played at Washington Park. yesterday
afternoon. The final score was ) to O.
The score came as a result u a disastrous
tumble by Jamer. the left haIfoack OF
Erasmus, in the second half, shortly after
the play had been resumed
Boys High kicked off 70 Gamble 70 the
25-yard line. and the runner vas doxued n
Ills tracks before ne had a chance 70 gain
more than his own length Here Erasmus
lined up in right formation, and Gamble
signa1Ied to Jamer 70 carry the ball around
the end True and clean the centre snapped
the oval back bit Jamer allowed the bali
TO get away. II rolled several yards tow
ard. the goal line where McTurman. the
alert end of High School tore IN and
dropped on the ball on Erasmus's I5-Yard
mark
The sudden turn in affairs threw the
Erasmus men into confusion Collins gave
them no time to recover. and sent his backs
crashing through the line until finally
Taber battered his way through for the
score. Taber made a fzzle Of the attempt
st goal from an easy goal.
Erasmus was clearly OUtplayed and on
strict merits of the game the High School
well deserved their victory. They kept the
ball in the territory of Erasmus for the
greater part of the time. and when the Flat
bush boys carried it back beyond midfeld
Collins with good Judgment kicked il out
OF danger. Taber. who cid the punting for
Boys, got off low, twisting kicks that were
hard 10 handle he was clearly outpInred
by Hernandez, OF Erasmus. but the Eras-
mus back field men were IamentabIy weak
in covering kicks. and fully half a dozen
times the Boys ends recovered the ball
The game was fierce struggle from
start TO finish The boys forgot all per-
sonal glory for the good OF their elevens.
however. and team work rather than ind
vtduaI work was paramount. The left side
Of the High School line was a stone wall
barrier. and il was not long before Gamble
discovered il Taber, Hauser and COnroy
played one OF the finest games seen on
scholastic gridirons in long time. and
their sterling wOrK on the defence did
much TO prevent the backs OF Erasmus
! from gaining ground.
Gamble, the feet footed Erasmus quarter
back, whose running has been the sensa-
ton Of the season in scholastic ranks. had
little opportunity 70 shine The Boys High
ends and back field watched him as closely
| as the proverbial cat did the mouse. and
/ every time Gamble carried the ball the en-
+ tire Boys secondary defence swarmed n 70
/ get him
I The forward pass was attempted SIX
/ times and worked successfully twice.
! Erasmus got off two from Gamble 10 Nc
( Math for an aggregate gain OF Twenty-Five
/ yards Taber tried three drop kicks from
| distances varying between twenty and
thirty yards. but IN each case II resulted
in fiat failure.