New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
ERASMUS EASILY TAKES
ST. JOHNS GAME
Heavy Preparatory School Lads
Show Lack of Training at
Hawthorne Field.
DIDN'T KNOW THE TRICKS
Captain Halstead Watches the
Game from Side Lines, but
Team Does the Work
Just the Same.

The sturdy pigskin warriors of Erasmu.
Hall High School frolicked to easy VIC
tory over the ponderous. slow-moving
eleven of st. Johns Preparatory School
at Hawthorne Field yesterday. The score
was % to 0. The figures really do not
tell the story of the game II they had
been so inclined. the Erasmus boys might
have rolled up still greater total. but
with victory assured they let down 10
save themselves for the championship
struggle with Manual Training High
| School on Election Day.
! There was some comment over Erasmus
playing this game on the eve Of the bat
tie with Manual. but all the boys came
| through without injury and will be In
| prime condition on Tuesday
st. Johns had an advantage of perhaps
fifteen pounds TO the man. but was never
able to get the ball beyond the Buff and
Blues 25-yard line. The boys evidently
were uncoached in the game, for certain
| II is they were utterly lacking in knowi-
edge of even the most simple tricks. TIE
| forwards were offside and took to holding
/ as a duck to water. The officials were
kept busy imposing penalties in the first
half, but after a while winked at infrac-
tons of the rules more often than not.
The linemen were slow 20 start and
when started failed to get any place.
The backield. with the exception of Muir
ply. at quarterback, who played a good.
D
In the third period however, ST. Johns
! took a most decided brace and ripped
the ball to within twenty-five yards or
the Erasmus Hall goal. Collins bore the
brunt OF the work. and while his wind
lasted. did we'll; he tired badly. and the
Erasmus forwards were able to rip In
and stop him in his tracks
Against such an aggregation. Erasmus.
powerful against any team, showed like
champions. The linemen, lunging and
ripping, used their arms to force the OPP
posing forwards back into their own
plays and tore through to tackle the run
ners before they came within lungins
distance OF the line. while on the attack
they made many an opening.
OdpldlN VI
mus. watched the game from the side
lines, but his absence in no way affect
ed the work of his charges. Jimmy Oh
son, Marshall. futile and the line-smash-
ing Webb fought with savage fury and
plunged through the line of red for many
substantial gain.
| The scoring started with the game.
! Erasmus Hall gained possession Of the
! ball well past midield and. with Olson
finding the weak spots quickly. soon sent
Webb crashing through Guerin's position
! for the first touchdown st. Johns elect
ed 10 receive the ball again, and fumbled
J il on its 35-yard line, where an Erasmus
man recovered IL.
/ A forward pass. Marshall to Gulick, puf
/ the ball on the 12-yard line, and Webb
| ripped through for the score. The try az
| goal was missed. At the START or ths
! third period Olson rounded the end for
twenty-five yards and touchdown, and
there was no more scoring until late In
the final period, when Olson again turned
! the flank. this time on his forty-yard
dash. and tailed.
/ I'LL