New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
SCHOOLS IN HOT GAMES|
Erasmus Hall Eleven Defeats
Adelphi by Narrow Margin.
0'BRIEN MAKES TOUCHDOWN
Big Tackle Plunges Across Line
in Final Rally, Which Meant
Victory.

Rushing their opponents on their feet In
the last period Of play. the pigskin war
riors of Erasmus Hall High School. of
Brooklyn won an eleventh hour victory
over AdeIphi Academy in the annual foot
ball game PLAYED on Adelphi Field yester-
day afternoon The score was to o. Ed
OBrien. the big left tackle or Erasmus.
who was the unanimous choice of the
critics for the all-schOlastic eleven for last
season. carried the ball on an old-fash-
Toned ''tackIe-around' play, and with half
the Adelphi team clinging TO him plunged
across the line. scoring the touchdown
that enabled his team to win one Of the
fastest and most sensational games seen
on scholastic gridirons in many day.
Throughout the entire game up TO within
a few minutes of the end the ball seesawed
UP and down the field, first one team and
then the other gaining possession Of the
leather and rushing il forward until the
goal line was I'm danger, when the defence
would stiffen and the advance stop.
The game was a fine display Of new foot
ball by the Adelph lads. who worked for
ward passes and onside kicks in fine style
and kept the spectators on edge by the
speed and skill with which they manipu-
lated the ball The Trenkman brothers.
Fred and Ed, covered themselves with
glory, the former at fullback being espe-
cially conspicuous I'm all around work. He
plunged the line and punted in style sell
dom seen out of college teams. His puts
were good for forty yards, and he kept
them up In the air. that his ends had
their men smothered before they could
gain an inch.
Erasmus on the other hand. was con-
tent to rely on old-fashioned work to win.
Very seldom and only when in straits, did
the Flatbush lads work any trick plays.
This was probably caused by the fact that
several rival organizations had scouts on
the ground to watch the game The stars
for Erasmus were Brien, the tackle, and
Gamble at quarterback. O'Brien. with his
great strength, was able to break through
the line and stop plays before they were
under way, while Gamble drove the team
with the skill of a general and ran back
punts in fine style.
The game was marred to a degree by
penalties in which Erasmus suffered the
most Several times the Erasmus backs
ran for substantial gains. only to have their
efforts count for naught because the line
men were detected holding. James, full
back for Erasmus. planted a few punches
on the face of Blackman. the right tackle
Of the Adelphi team, and free fight threat
ened. The combative youths were quieted
and the game proceeded.
briggs the quarterback of the Adelphl
eleven, was directly responsible for the
loss Of the game. In the final period. with
only three minutes TO play. he got the ball
on his own 5-yard line. Here. instead of
ordering a kick TO get the ball out Of
danger he called for three successive line
pIunges, which were repulSed for losses by
the now impregnable line of Erasmus. A
penalty save Adelphi first down on the
10-yard line, and again briggs tried to
plunge the line The defence held, and
when the long expected kick came it was
good for only thirty yards.
With the ball on the 35-yard line and only
minute to play. me Erasmus team start
ed it's march to victory.
A forward pass from Gamble to McMath
netted thirty yards and made first down
only five yards from the goal line. James
plunged for a yard. but similar play was
thrown for a loss. Gamble called for
.O'Brien. and the big tackle answered the
appeals of the frantic rooters by ripping
through for a score. Gallagher missed a
hard goal by narrow margin.
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