New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
COMMERCE WINS EASILY
Defeats Erasmus in Bitter Con-
test at American League Park.
OUTPLAYS FLATBUSH TEAM
Aggressiveness of Victors a.
Match for Old Fashioned
Line Plunging Tactics.

Outp!aying its plunglng opponents in
every department Of the game, the High
School Of Commerce won bitterly fought
victory over the Erasmus Hall High School
at American League Park yesterday after
noon The score was - to O. There We're
few times in the entire game that the goal
line of the Orange and Blue team was In
danger.
Twice In the first half Commerce brought
tho pigskin down to the yard line of Eras-
mus, but, fighting with desperate energy
| under the shadow OF its own goal, the Flat
bush team made game stand and for the
moment the furious attack Of Commerce
was checked.
The Wanted attack OF the Erasmus Hall
team failed. They placed too much faith
I'm the old-fashioned line plunging attack,
but reckoned without their host. Cohen
and Chalaire ripped through the line, and
time after time smeared the runner In his
tracks Billy Strong, the aggressive captain
Of the Commerce team, infused his fighting
spirit into his men and led in the defence.
In the thick Of every scrmmage, Strong
| broke up plays and nailed runners all over
the field. His passes were sure and true.
| Puntng played a prominent part in the
defeat of Erasmus. Roth kicked well and
averaged well over thrty-ive yards to the
! kick but his punts we're easily handled and
were run back, as a rule, for five or ten
| yards Blodgett and Freer, who kicked for
! Commerce, used the spiral punt. and the
twisting drives Of the Commerce backs were
hard to handle. High in the ali, they gave
Kear and Waldman ample time TO get down
| the field but were forty yards or over.
| It was on the attack that the Commerce
team shone. The backs got off on the jump
and formed a compact interference. The
! line men opened the ways, and the backs
picked the holes in faultless style. once
through, they lodged and twisted in a man
ner that usually required two or three men
| to bring them down.
| Harry Blodgett and "Spracklng' Tow
played brilliantly for Commerce The giant
| halfback and midget quarter carried the Gall
over three hundred yards between them and
! scored all the points made by the team. In
| the third quarter, with the oval far down In
| their own territory, Era mus tried punt.
| Swift and straight the centre snapped the
ball but swifter Billy Strong leaped through
/ the defence and blocked the kick. a mad
scramble followed and as the ball rolled
over the goal line Blodgett dove on It and
! scored the first touchdown. lie soon kicked
| the goal
Later in the same quarter the Commerce
men tore down the field. and. with the ball
on the 3-yard line, Tow sent the backs
crashing into tho line, and they skinned
! tackle on a delayed pass for the touchdown,
which made victory certain. Bl0dgett again
! kicked the goal I'm the fourth quarter
! Erasmus was forced down the field, but
made bitter fight on tho 3o-yard line.
Tow tried for a ficld goal, but missed by
| inches After Erasmus punted out tho
! Orange and Blue swept down the field, and,
standing on the 4O-yard line, Tow sent tho
! ball over for a perfect goal from field
Thn linn-un follows