New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-28
Wearers of the Blue Win
Football Championship
of Brooklyn.
TOUCHDOWN EARNED
BY FORWARD PASS
Losers Play Strongly in Later
Periods of Contest, but
Lack Final Punch.

BY getting the jump on their opponents
In the first few minutes Of the game, the
blue clad football warriors of Erasmus
Hall High School defeated the eleven OF
Poly Prep yesterday afternoon on Ebbets
Field, Brooklyn, by the score OF to O.
Erasmus made good use OF the indefa-
tigable Jimmy Olson, its line bucking left
halfback, while he lasted. Olson, futile
and Webb carried the gray and blue line
of Poly before them in the opening plays.
Then. when within striking distance OF
the goal, Sam Webb executed a perfect
forward pass to Gulick, who scored the
lone touchdown of a desperate battle.
Halsted failed at the goal, and while
the ball was carried within inches Of the
line by either team thereafter there was
no further scoring
The winning play, which came within
five minutes of the opening kickoff by
Gulick, was like bit of pretty skirmish-
ing before the more important engage
ment. Erasmus followed it up by carrying
the ball TO within inches of the Poly
line. Then the gray and blue frightened
up under the urging of its wonderful
player Du Tremblay. Webb and Olson
vainly tried to carry the ball over those
inches that separated them from an
other score. Poly held like steel
That was the point where the tide
turned. Poly received the ball on downs
when Erasmus failed to make the neces-
sary gain. Then in six dazzling plays, in
which Du Tremblay seemed to stand OFF
the entire Erasmus team, Poly carried
the ball down to within thirty yards OF
its rivals goal. 1t was one Of the best
pieces OF work that has been seen in
scholastic game this year, for right at
that point Poly put Erasmus upon the
defensive and held them there for the re-
naming three periods Of the contest.
1t was stated that b. F. Keith had
offered a cup for the Brooklyn inter-
scholastic championship, and that because
OF its victory the Erasmus Hall team
would receive the trophy at dinner to
be given TO its players tonight
on the whole Poly experienced some
VI lHc ldlu luNh VI tic bdtllc dN liC biNSe
critical stages. Following the remark
able sequence Of plays by which the
gray and blue had carried the ball into
the Erasmus territory, the Poly line held
| Erasmus for downs and got the ball on
the l5-yard line. A forward pass went
wrong, but Pendleton, the left guard,
who played with distinction throughout
the contest, finally managed TO plough
| through Erasmus TO within six yards OF
touchdown, when the whistle sounded
| for the end OF the half.
Erasmus found itself unable TO accom-
| pllsh anything against the Poly line
Even Olson could not get through.
| AS the teams began the final quarter
the spectators, who numbered more than
five thousand. cheered on their respective
favorites, calling for another touchdown.
| Poly put forth tremendous effort. aided
| by Du Tremblay's ready toe. The Poly
| backfeld was not equal TO the task or
getting down the field fast enough 10 keep
| Erasmus in its own territory. Once Olson
showed a flash OF his old power and ran
the ball back thirty yards, eluding severai
OF the Poly tacklers.
Mayor Kline opened the game by max
| ing q practice kickoff to Redmond, the
Poly right guard.
Tho Imam and score follow: