New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
POLY PREP DRUBS RIVAL
Gets Off to Good Start and
Beats Erasmus Team.
BOTH ElEVENS FIGHT HARD
Forward Pass Used to Effect
Two Players Put Out for
Roughness.

IOIN REP got OF 10 n BOoO start IN It's
yearly struggle with the Erasmus Hall
High School eleven at Hawthorne Field
yesterday. and had little trouble in win
ming by score OF D TO u
The game was interesting and well
played from whistle 10 whistle. and al
though the Poly Prep boys threatened to
make a runaway game OF IL in the first
period mighty brace by Erasmus eyened
up the contest. In fact. Erasmus had all
tho better OF II in the closing period and
was within striking distance for another
touchdown when time was called.
The game was one OF the many school
boy contests that were postponed from
Thanksgiving Day because OF the inc.em-
ent weather. This fact. however. did not
seem TO cause It 20 lose any Of its attrae-
tons. for the field was filed with crowd
OF two thousand or three thousand. most
Is schoolboys 10 be sure. although there
was any number Of automobile parties
which had their cars parked near the
gridiron.
weight that was well distributed among
the line and the backiield was the chief
asset Of the Poly Prep five, FOR the light
or Erasmus boys found themselves unable
10 gain much by line plunges and. conse-
quently. resOrted 10 end runs and trick
formations against which the heavy Poly
eleven defended itself poorly Both teams
fought hard, too hard. indeed. because
each side suffered the disqualification OF a
player for smuggling.
Poly Prep had a superior running nt-
tack. and splendid interference enabled
the backs 20 make long gains. both in
running back kicks and skirting the ENDS.
The game was marked by the splendid
use made OF the forward pass by both
teams. Poly Prep IN particular was
able TO time the pass accurately. ana
used il with telling effect every time II
was tried Two OF the first touchdowNs
made by Poly came by clever work with
the pass.
Just after play was resumed in the
second period Du rremblay. who played
a star game at quarterback for the WIN
ming team. shot pass TO Cochrane from
the 20-yard line. and before the Erasmus
defence had grasped the play the Poly
end was well on his way TO TOUCHDOWN.
This was one OF the most spectacular
piays Of the game.
Mansback. the Poly fullback, was a
power on the offence. but his defensive
work was inclined 10 be rough, and in
the second half he was disqualified FOR
putting too much fire IN his play. Weber
suffered disqualification, too, for the same
reason. Unfortunately, the rooters OF
both schools seemed to think 1t was a
fine part of tho play. and the two Gull
prits were cheered when they took their
places on the side lines.
Mansback was the first TO cross the
Erasmus goal line. Mansback got loose
for a couple OF long runs around the ends
and finally smashed through the Erasmus
team for touchdown. There was no
further scoring in the period. although
Poly Prep was the sggressor all the time.
Early in the second period, Poly worked
the ball within striking distance ana
Du Tremblay's perfect pass TO Cochrane
accounted for the touchdown that ioi-
lowed
Near the close OF the half Gleason, VINO
played a sterling game. missed one oil
Neurohr's passes and Erasmus recovered
the ball on Poly's 1-yard line. olsen
took the bail over on the first play. olsen
was responsible for the second or Eras-
mus Halls touchdowns. the final score OF
the game, In the final quarter, when he
took the ball over after carrying the ball
down the field on a series or plunges
Gleason twice went across the Erasmus
goal line for touchdowns in the thlrd
quarter Erasmus was unable to check
the charging of the Poly eleven and mad
TO Weld both times. In the last nfteen
minutes. however. Erasmus forced inc
NAV and three times had the ball within
striking distance of the goal line.