New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-05
ERASMUS LAYS A
FOOTBALL GHOST
Victory Over Manual
Comes After Four Years
of Waiting.
TEAM SHOWS WELL ON
ATTACK AND DEFENCE
Much Discussion Over Touch.
down Made at Start of
Second Half.

dOWH MAUI dt OtdIt VI
Second Half.
The football team of Erasmus Hall
High School laid football ghost in de-
feating the eleven of Manual Training
at Ebbets Field on Election Day. This
victory, for which Erasmus has been
working for four long years, was well
come, to say the least, and the more SO
in that the team showed marked su-
periority over the Manual team.
Erasmus, handling the ball clearly, was
keen to seize the several chances of
fered when the Blue and Gold team
fumbled. And Erasmus showed we'll on
the defence, too, in repelling the
charges of the Manual backs on her
own courtyard line. This stand was
one of the greatest ever seen on a
scholastic field.
This was the first time since 1910
that Erasmus Hall has won over Man
ual. The team showed a powerful, well
sustained attack. Jimmy Olson was es-
pecially brilliant. He showed excep-
tional ability in carrying the ball, pick
ing his openings with rare skill and
running hard and low. AS usual, his
defensive playing was excellent. The
rest of the Erasmus team rose TO the
standard set by its brilliant leader. II
was the consensus that the Buff and
Blue played its best game of.the year.
Manual, although beaten and show
ing that II lacked real scoring punch,
played better game than was gen.
orally expected. Firsching, at centre,
was unreliable in his passing. He had
his men completely up In the air, with
one minute bombarding the moon and
the next minute digging tunnels with
the ball.
There has been no end OF discussion
over the touchdown made by Manual
Training at the start of the second
half. Camiez fell on the ball over the
line. Some say that he touched the
leather before il crossed the line. This
was the contention of the Erasmus
players. If Camiez started from a
point behind the kicker, he was at lib
erty to recover the ball before il
crossed the line.
II. however, hes was on line with
the ball when it was kicked, he could
recover it only when il rolled over the
line. There were many who declared
that CamieZ hit the ball on the two
ward line and ran il over. These same
critics declare that he was not behind
the ball when he started. In that
event, the touchdown should not have
been allowed.
II was a bitterly disappointed band
Of Morris players that dragged them
selves of the Polo Grounds after the
defeat at the hands of Commerce. As
told in The Tribune on Tuesday, it was
combination of Schneider, Galligan
and Commerce luck. But in the mad
scramble that ensued when Schneider
grabbed that ball one of the silent
heroes of the game was overlooked.
1t was little Harry Foster, the right
end of the Commerce team. who made
that score possible, and his share of
the glory is fully as great as Schnei-
der's. When the pass was intercepted
Erwig, the fastest man on the field,
set out after Schneider, but before he
had gone FIVE yards Foster dove into
him and took him out. After that the
runner had clear sailing
Morris was confident of winning that
game. Overconfident. il would seem.
The boys were offering 3 to l on
their chances, and there were few
coach said: well, the Commerce
!
Next year, maybe, we'll get them"
Incidentally, Erwig made his touch
down between Wicklidge and Nogel,
not through Foster.
Norman T. Newton wishes to correct
the statement made in Yesterdays
Tribune that Bloch scored the touch
down in the Poly Prep. game. AS
matter Of fact, il was Auchterlone
who carried the ball over the line for
the first score that has gladdened the
hearts of Boys High men since 1912.
The student body of Boys High
has cause TO feel encouraged over the
showing of the team. The Red and
Black showed flashes of ability, and
will doubtless give a good account OF
themselves in the game with CONNER
cial on November ii.
According to good Judge Of foot
ball. the students of De Witt Clinton
have little cause for jubilation over
the defeat of Stuyvesant. II was only
in streaks that the West Side boys
showed anything worthy Of comment,
and Stuyvesant showed just little
better in ell around work. 1t was by
pressing ore Of the tire honored tricks
Of football into play that Clinton
scored.
Poly Prep. is not burning the red
fire. either. Bill Siegrist bitterly re-
grets that HIS team should be the one
10 allow Boys High to cut its string OF
scorelcss defeats.