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ERASMUS SWAMPS
COMMERCIAL HIGH
Boys High and Poly Prep Tie
in Second of Double Header
in Brooklyn.

Erasmus Hall trounced Commercial
High School, II to 0. in the opening
game. while Boys High and Poly Prep
battled to a 3 to 8 tie In the second
contest In an interscholastic football
double header at Commercial Field,
Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon.
The Erasmus-Commercial contest was
a walkover for the Buff and Blue. Eras-
mus scored soon after the opening quar-
ter and from then on had things all It's
own way. Daniels and Meistrell led the
attack for Erasmus. each scoring two
touchdowns.
Daniels in the opening quarter. after
receiving a forward pass from Hay. ran
thirty yards for his teams first score.
De Witt and Wilkinson each made a
touchdown.
The opening game was a bitterly
fought contest, with both teams busy
every minute OF play. Poly was the first
10 score McRae. Poly's left end. put
his team In front by kicking goal from
placement in the opening period from his
35 yard line.
Conroy, who substituted for Wiener in
the last two minutes of play In the sec
ond quarter. tied things UP by kicking a
goal from the field from Boys Highs 80
yard line. The lineup:
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Smith. Stein, 2; Kelly. Goals from touch
downs-Bolen, ;. substitutions
Eelso for Jordan, Jordan for Keiso. Myers
for Stein, Jamlsou for Myers Stein for
Jamison. Jnmison for Jordan. Paymasters:
Kelly for Grove. shaPerd for Kelly; Kelly
for Howe, Rsiser for Steinbeck, Howe for
Marcelle. Perkins for Reiser. Rowley for
Howe. Kurnigan for Rowley. Richie for
Miller Umpire-Mr Garrety. Referee
MIR. Leuhrins Field Judge-Mr. Green.
Head linesman-Mr. Beuchner.
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MYER BROWN WINS
AMATEUR TITLE
Hard Pressed in 40 Pound
Class at ". Y. A.C.

Myer Brown of the Clark House A. A.
was forced to extend himself to the
limit last night to catch the judges'
eyes over David Kamins. a clubmate. in
tho final bout IN the 10 pound class
OF the y. Y. A. C's amateur boxing
tournament.
G Jackson OF the Twenty-third YaCd
Y. NJ. c. 4. defeated A. Stolack. unat-
tached. In a special 125 pound bout. In
another special at 10 pounds Samuel
Nable OF the Clark House defeated Il.
Stewart, unattached. In the final of the
I25 pound class Arthur Hirshberger of
the Union settlement stopped l.. Lay
man, unattached, in two rounds. The
summaries:
10 Pound Glass Semi Anal s. Myer
Brown. Clark House A. A., defeated Jerry
s ,,aas: FH aI,r,oa 4 G. three rounds
House A. G., defeated X. Guzzettc sun
shine Settlement. three rounds, JudgeS
Final Bout - Myer Brown defeated
David Kamins. three rounds. judges
oe fas Pound c,a,s-r,nal-Ar,nur u,r.,.
berger. Union settlrment A. G. defeated
f. l.ayman. unattached, two rounds.
stopped by referee
1870 Pound ClAss-Final--M Kaufman,
Rutgers gymnasium, defeated +, Pe1rsal.
unattached. three rounds, Judges de clylon.
14o Pound C!uss Roser-
berg Glencoe A, G.. defeated T. Kruger.
fastime a. c. three rounds. Judges de-
cisinn.
sam@e 'G NTSs Clark Hoas Gs'sate CTR r.
Dawson. West Harlem A. G.. one round,
stopped by referee.
Mouse A. e., defeated II, stewart tte, a NJ =
attached, three rounds, Judges decision,
IsS r ,%iPS w SSSSa Soa 5sSEsGp
A. Stollack, unattached, three rounds.
Judges decision.
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PAWLING'S GOAL
DEFEATS MANUAL
Each School Gets Touchdown,
but Brooklyn Lads Fail
on Kick.
Special Despatch to THE suS.

PAwLING. n. Y, Oct. ga goal from
touchdown by Boyle, substitute. in the
first quarter gave the Pawling School
eleven a Z to victory over the Manual
Training team of Brooklyn in their an
nual game here to-day.
Spates scored the Paving touch
down In the first quarter after he had
received a forward pass from Adams.
Spates In scoring ran twenty yards
around left end. 1t was then that Boyle
kicked the goal which put his team In
front and brought the victory.
The Brooklynites' score came in the
second quarter after a series OF line
plunges and an end run by Lanse. who
was pushed across for touchdown.
Scofeld> failed TO kick the goal which
would have tied the score. The lineup:
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PENN is BEATEN BY
MARINES AIR GAME
Three Forward Passes Develop
Lone Touchdown of Game
for League Island.
HARD, CLEAN BATTLE
Special Despotch 10 THs SUI.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2s.--The League
Island Marine football team won a
hard fought, clearly contested battle
from the Pennsylvania eleven on Frank
lin Field this afternoon by to 0. The
devil dogs scored the single touchdown
in the middle OF the nnal period. Mike
Wilson, end, formerly of Muhlenberg.
College, took a forward pass from Sim
mers directly back of the goal posts.
SINNERS subsequently kicked the goal.
Tho Marines touchdown was the direct
result OF three Of the best executed for
ward passss-yet seen on Franklin Field.
In this aerial advance the victors car
ried the ball from two yards beyond
midneld TO the goal line.
With FIVE yards to go in one down
and Penn playing desperately the sailor
soldiers very properly elected to make
another forward pass, which proved to
be the deciding factor in the stiff con-
test. Though Penn had warning OF the
Intended play, which the Marines teles
graphed by means Of their formation. 80
beautifully executed was the pass that
not Penn man was near the spot
where Wilson caught the ball The
lineup:
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GEORGIA TECH SCORES.
strupper's Tumble starts Camp
Gordon Toward Defeat. as 10 O.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 2e.-Georgia Tech
defeated Camp Gordon's team OF former
gridron stars by score of 2s to 0
to-day in a game that was anybody's
until Strupper. former Tech star, who
is in the army. fumbled in the second
period.
Ferst recovered for Tech and raced
thirty yards for a touchdown. Later
In the same period Barron added an
other Tech score after the ball had been
carried half way down the field by line
bucks and end runs. The third period
was scoreless. but Barron and d. Adams
again scored touchdowns In the final
quarter. Capt. Fincher kicked all goals
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WESLEYAN DEFEATS
OLD RIVAL AMHERST
Field Goal by Boote and Safety
Give VictOrs Five Points
I'M Last Period.

MrDpLETowN. Conn. Oct. ga drop
kick and a safety in the last period won
for Wesleyan from Amherst at football
this afternoon, 5 to 0. Boote kicked the
drop from the 20 yard line.
About Ave minutes later Fisher was
to attempt punt from his own 10 yard
line. when the ball on the pass from the
centre went over his head and back of
goal posts. Kilby falling on t. This re-
suited In two more points for Wesleyan.
Travis was the star for the home team
but Steele. Hubbell. Peck and Boote also
played we'll. Reilly. link. Wing and
Kilby showed up we'll for Amherst.
Boote punted for Wesleyan and link and
Fisher for Amherst. The lineup:
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WEST VIRGINIA DOUBTFUL.
College stiII Closed and Football
May He Dropped.
Special Despdtcb to THH suN

MoRoANTowS. w. Va. Oct 26.-The
prospects OF West Virginia having a foot
ball team this season are extremely poor.
The university has been closed since Oc-
tober because of influenza and now
that order has been extended till No
vember g. All members OF the S. A. T.
c. are here, however, but no time what
ever 10 allowed for football practice.
The prospects that any time will be
allowed eve~ after classes resume are
not bright. About thirty OF the forty
original members of the squad are here,
but no practice is being held. Only two
games OF the original schedule remain
with Rutgers and w. and ]. These games
will be played II at all possible.
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BROOKLYN CLUBS CLASH.
Bushw lexis ana Farmers Resume
Their Series To-day.

The baseball series for the semi-pro-
fesslonal championship OF Brooklyn be-
tween the Bushwicks and the Farmers
will be continued at Dexter Park. near
the Cypress Hills elevated station, this
afternoon with a double header Last
week. owing to rain, there was only one
game and that went to the Bushwicks
Enzmann Will pitch again for the
Farmers.
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SOLDIERS BEAT VANDERBILT.
Lieut.. Berry's Runs Feature of
Camp Hancock Game.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Oct. 26.--Lleut
Howard Berry's sensational end runs on
a water soaked field resulted in the
defeat OF Vanderbilt here to-day by the
soldier eleven from Camp Hancock by
score OF 10 to 8. A punting duel was
staged In the last half by Berry and
Goar in which the latter slightly ex-
celled.
vanderbilt's only touchdown resulted
from a blocked kick which was recov-
cred behind the goal line.
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BOSTON COLLEGE
BEATS CAMP DEVENS
Rough and Tumble Battle
Ends With 10 to o Score.
Special Despatch 10 TIRE Sun.

Boston. Oct. 26.-Boston College and
Camp Devens football teams, each play
ing Its first game. had a rough and
tumble battle at Braves Field to-day,
the college boys scoring two touch
downs and goal and winning 10 to o.
Boston College showed much the bet
ter team play. having had the advan-
tage OF more practice. but the soldiers
have good possibilities. Corrigan. the
Boston College quarterback, played
brilliantly. his handling and running
back OF kicks opening the way for
Boston's scores
Devens once reached Boston's yard
line. where fine tackle by O'Brien,
who broke through, set the term back
for substantial loss. The lineup:
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SOLDIERS BEAT WISCONSIN.
Camp Grant Scores Lone Touch
down on Intercepted Pass.

MADISON. Wis. Oct. 2s.-The Camp
Grant football team of Rockford, H.,
defeated the University of Wisconsin
eleven by to o to-day.
Mansfield. right end for Grant, made
the lone touchdown by intercepting
poor pass and dashing forty yards with
out interference across tho line in the
final quarter.
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BRICKLEY'S SAILORS
LOSE TO SYRACUSE
ArmyTransport Football Team
From HOboken Fails to Come
Up to Expectations.
COLLEGIANs SCORE BY 1870
Special Despdtch to TIE SUN.

SYRACUSE, Oct. 26.-Ensign Charley
Brickley and his Army Transport eleven
Of Hoboken were beaten 10 to 0 by
Syracuse University in the opening game
OF the local season to-day.
Both Brickley and his team we're
disappointment. The former Harvard
star got one chance for a field goal in
the fourth period and missed 1t by ten
feet. He did little or no line bucking.
his few attempts being dismal failures.
The sailors totalled only thirty yards
by line plunges.
Because OF the soggy condition of the
field fumbles were frequent on both
sides. Syracuse four times worked the
ball down the field in straight downs,
only to lose II in the shadow Of the
navy goal line.
All the scoring was done in the third
period. when after an exchange of punts
Alexander grabbed the ball on a navy
tumble and ran ten yards for a touch
down. Ackley kicked the goal Another
exchange Of punts and a series OF line
drives and Ackley went through for a
second touchdown.
Before the game there was a military
review. All the officers in the students
training corps, both army and navy
units, drilled and were reviewed by
Lieut.. Gov. Schoeneck, Mayor Stone.
Chancellor Day and Capt. Gross. COM
mander OF the camp. The lineup:
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NO CROWD AT THIS GAME,
Naval Reserve Defeats Illinois
University at Jrbana.

URBANA, ILL.,. Oct. 26.-The Auxiliary
Naval Reserve football team OF Chicago
defeated the University OF Illinois eleven
to-day to 0 in a hard fought game
barred to the public because of Influenza.
The navy tesm scored shortly after
the opening of the second half on rass
from Rooster to Fromke, who ran twenty
yards for touchdown. Klein kicked
1oaI
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MONTCLAIR WINNER.
Gets an Easy Victory Over Dickin-
son by Score of IT to o.

Montclair Academys football team
Yesterday gained its second victory OF
the season by defeating the Dickinson
High eleven of Jersey City at Montclalr
by % to 0.
stauffer, Montclair's star right end
scored three touchdowns. while Herrera
accounted for the fourth Stauffer also
kicked three goals. Stauffer's second
touchdown. which came in the third
period, was the result OF forty yard
run around left end. The lineup:
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LAFAYETTE LOSES
TO MUHLENBERG
Backs tumble Badly and
Score Is z to o.
Special Desputch 10 The ssv.

EAsToN, Pa, Oct. 36~-Lafayette lost
to-day's game to Muhlenberg on March
Field by a score of TO 0, because the
Lafayette backs fumbled at critical mo-
ments or lacked the punch to carry the
ball when near their opponents line. The
Lafayette line also was unable to stop
the aggressive plunges of the Muhlen-
berg backs.
Tho visitors scored their touchdown
in the second quarter. taking the bail by
straight football from their own 20 yard
line without a single slip. The lineup:
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Goal from feld-conroy Goal rrou
pacement-McRea Substitute--Wieuel
Tor Praegcf. Kaplan for Lapidus, Kali
for Cannan. Conroy for Wiener Lott foi
Wood. Referse-R. J. Scherer. Dickinson
college. tmp.re-R. r. Crowley. Bow,
dom College. Time OF Quarters-Ter
minutes.
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. "aI.tF VII NIIH0UI' SWnHIIVUIt7--
New Utrecht: L!chtmen for Berson; Bsr-
son Tor Lichtman. Schaefer for Rabino-
WITT De witt Clinton: joyce for Wolper.
Referee-H. -. Curtis. Oberiin College
Cmpire-A. A. Mason, Springfield College.
Head linesman-Mr. Brown. De Witt elm
ton. Time OF quarters-i0 minutes.
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ST. PAUL's WINS BY 80 TO o.
Glen Cove Unable TO Withstand II.
Tyson's Good Football.

Playing its first game in two weeks
because of Spanish influenza. the foot
ball team OF 81. Paul's School OF Gar
den City yesterday swsmped the Glen
Cove High eleven Mt Glen Cove by 80 to o.
II. Tyson at left halfback proved the
whole show and accounted for all the
st. Paurs scoring. He made Ave touch
downs and kicked two goals from touch
downs. Tyson scored once In the first,
third and fourth quarters and two touch
downs in the second period. The lineup:
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SPRINGFIELD IN FRONT.
Y. NJ. c. A. College Eleven Wins
From Worcester Academy, 14-O
Sn.cinl n<snnfcA "a TIN SnN

WORCESTER, Mass. Oct. 2s.-Spring-
Geld Y NJ c. A. college to-day defeated
Worcester Acadamy by IL to 0 in one Of
the best football games seen in worces-
ter in years. The ability OF Bolden. the
Springfield end, to break through and
block Worcester's kicks when near the
Worcester goal paved the way for both
81 springfeld's touchdowns. The play
ing OF Steiner and O'Donnell for Spring
field and OF Capt. Cousins for Worces-
ter featured the game The lineup:
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=, FeLeree~WIImer CroweLI, Ewsrthmore;
Umplre-Dr. Matthew c. O'Brien, Central
High. Time OF periods-ls minutes
Touchdown-wilson. Goal from touch
down-Simmer. Substitutlons-For Penn:
straus for Crawford. Peters for Mitchell
Braun for McSichol. For Marines: Brad
ley for Owsre. Thornton for Dougherty,
Budd for Hascail, Mclaughlin for Ham
neil.
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Manual Trimming &c
swARTHMoRE WINS, 81 TO 7.
swamps Ursinus Eleven in Open
ing Game.
Special Dcsp1,ch 10 THE sus.

SwARTHMoRE. Pa, Oct. 26.-Swarth-
more celebrated the long delayed OPEN
ing 0 her football season by trouncng
the Ursinus eleven to the tune of 81 10
here to-day. The Ursinus team was
light and its lighting strength was
diminished by the ld Of seven resu-
lars through injuries.
II was unable to stop the husky little
Quaker backs. Ursinus was able to
score only one touchdown against the
Garnet. That was from the recovery
by hewitt of tumble by White in the
first quarter The lineup:
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MICHIGAN GAMES OFF.

DETROIT. Mich. Oct. 26.--All Michigan
college and high school football teams
were idle to-day because of restrictions
imposed by the influenza quarantine
and War Department regulations affect
Ing the students arms training corps.
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UNION GAME HALTED,

SCHENECTADY. n. Y, Oct. ?6. - DR.
Walter Clark, city health officer decided
to-day that the Union-R. p. I. football
came could not be played in this city sc
long as the influenza quarantine pre-
vailed.
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PELHAM TO Play NEW LONDON.

The Pelham Bay Naval Training Sta
ton football team. headed by its band
and a detachment of sailors. will march
to Travers Island to-day, where II will
play an eleven from the marine base OF.
New London. Play will start at $3.50
O'Clock.
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Touchdown-Shaw. Goal from touch
down--Stevens Columbia substitutions-
DAILY for Wesley, Herman for parks. Camp
Merritt substitutions - Lieut.. HeIlma u
PENN for Vawter. vawter for Holman,
Lieut.. Kinsbcrg (Miss.) for Mulry. Lieut..
OSullivan tPrinceton) for Rogers Lieut.
Sloop tGeueva) for Thomas. Lieut. Wilcox
tCornelD for Klinger, Lieut.. Bsyers (Texas
Aggies) for Kinsberg. Lieut.. Bates
tClemens) for Rowland. Referee-Mr.
Mcdonald Brown. umpIre-Mr. Reid
Springfield Training School. Head lines
man--Mr. Butler Cornell. Timer--Mr. Pill
grim. New York a. g Time OF periods
10 minutes.
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GAME FOR WOLVERINES.

AM ARsos, Mich. Oct 2s.-Michigan
.Au Michigan Agricultural were matched
"-oay for football game at Ann Arbor
on November 23. the date Michigan left
opeh by the cancellation OF the Minne-
Va game.
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BoWD0IN IS BEATEN.
fsrtiand Naval Reserves Win
Football Game by IL to o.
SnEcinI nHsnntcA IA Hrun Rnn

PORTLAND, Me. Oct 2S.-In one OF the
pest football games/seen here in sevaral
seasons the Portland Naval Reserves
eeieated the Student Army Training
.orps team OF Bowdoin by ~ to o to-
Say Lieut.. Melton. centre for the
sowdoln outft, hurt his leg badly and
was taken to a hospital. The summary:
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PAssAIC, SO; LINCOLN, 0.
Jersey City Hish school Eleven Is
Beaten Easily.

Passaic High Schools eleven defeated
Lincoln High School OF Jersey City at
Passaic yesterday by SO TO 0. The line
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NORWICH ELEVEN VICTOR.
Middlebury Football Team Is
Beaten by Ito o.
Special Despatch TO TEE Sun.
aasrlaI Dssp1fck IN TUE SrS

MORTIFIED, VT. Oct 2s.-Norwich
won from Middlebury at football to-day
by to 0. At no time was Middlebury
within striking distance OF the home
goal. while Norwich was dangerous in
every period. The lineup:
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EXETER IN A ROMP.
Beats Boston University at Foot
ball by 23 to o.

EXETER. N. H., Oct. 26.-Excter de-
feated Boston University at football to-
day by 20 to 0. At one time Boston held
half n yard from the line. The lineup:
ITY,I,
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slnons, soharrer for Steiner. Worcester;
iof swift Ss cEow I for Cole. swests.r for
cous!ls. Touchdowns-Bolden. ODonnell.
Soss from touchdowns-Steiner ,. Ref
nv wIim L1rkin. Holy Cros; umpirsC
". II. Freeman. Worcester. Timers
Stssrs Deihanty and Love. Lnesmen--
sss.rs stevens. Worcester and Faulkner
epHngne!d. Time-Four 10 minute periods.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. . Meletroll g. De
Witt Wilkinson. Goals from touchdown
De witt, Hassonott 3, Meistrelh Substi-
tutes-Burfred for Washington, De witt
for Wardle. Goebel for Daniels Schoelle
for Van Trunk. Wyckofr for Hay, Under
wood for Wyckor. Refcree-R. J. Scherer
Dickinson College. Cmpire--R. r. Crow
ley. Bowdoin College. Time OF Quarters
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TOuchdowns-StOw, g. Carter, 2; Card
ner, ?. hewitt. Goals from touchdown
Collision for STOW, Harvey for Walker,
Gedger for White. Josephs for Conahey.
Clark for Chandler. Valentine for Dudley.
Schlichsr for Howell Kemp for Clancy.
Referee--Mr. Jones, Haverford. Umpire
Mr.. Tyler, Havsrford. Linesman--Nr.
Davidson, Pennsylvania.
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Touchdownr--Stauner3 3. Herrera. Goals
from touchdown-Stautrer 3. Referee-w
W. W. Elder. Jersey City. Time OF periods
10 minutes.
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OaDhe NQput and
Lehigh SnOwed Under by
Rutgers Football Team
Kelly, Robson and Gardner Star in Defeat of Penn
sylvanians by 80 to 0-Scarlet Uses Air Game
With Effect and Shows Great Improvement.

ter, after Rutgers had marched down the
field.
Lehigh had only one chance to score.
Dowd tried a goal from field. which
missed. The New Brunswick infantry
showed great Improvement in form. The
passing mostly from Kelley to Robson on
Baker gained much ground. Rutgers lost
much on penalties for offside play. Six
hundred soldiers from Camp Raritan, led
by their brass band, filled part OF the
stands The lineup: