The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24
LEHIGH BLANKED
BY PRESIDENTS
Washington and Jefferson
Runs Up Score of IA Against
Opponents.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Pa. Oct. 23.--Washing-
tor and Jefferson battled through fifty
tour minutes OF hard football here this
afternoon. defeating Lehigh by IA to 0,
the scores coming through the medium
Of two touchdowns and the kicking of the
resultant goals. Both Washington and
Jefferson scores were made in the third
period, one by Erickson. the haifback,
who crossed the goal line on a nineteen
yard sprint after the most consistent
attack Of the day for the Presidents. and
the other by Loucks. right end, who
scooped up loose bail and darted dis
tance Of forty-fve yards down the field.
The tumble made by Rote, quarterback
of Lehigh. was due to vicious tackle by
Stein. who hit the Lehigh midget so hard
that the bali was jerlked out of his arms.
Washington and Jefferson played bet
ter football than It did week ago. and
Was opposed by the best eleven 1t has
met this year. At the same time, with
the exception of the one scoring period.
It lacked cohesion In It's attack. Lelligh
never had chance to score. The only
time 1t had the ball near it's opponents
goal was in the last half minute OF play,
when a forward pass carried is to the
so yard line. 1t was in this period that
Lehigh flashed its only defensive strength
displayed during the afternoon. 1t used
q long forward pas twice for good gains.
one of nineteen yards and the other Of
twenty yards.
Both teams played good defensive ball
most OF the way. although In the third
period the Presidents managed to pierce
the Lehigh line for substantial gains.
Brenkert, who went in at fullback for
w. and J. at the beginning of the second
half, was responsible for the first touch
down through two brilliant runs Off
tackle. He slipped his way along the
Lehigh tacklers like a flash and on his
second journey was within nineteen
yards of the opposing goal before he
was halted. Erickson, who had tried
several times to utilize his great speed
in a run at the ends without success.
then made his best advance Of the after
noon. He went around the kehigh left
end on terrific gallop. was almost
downed twice. but managed finally to
shoot over the line, Garbisch kicking
the goal
The second touchdown was made
within a few moments. Both teams had
punted twice and Eielson sent high
spiral to Rote, who stood on his As yard
line. Tho whole w. and J. team was
uoWH Oh MIN ike a udSn, out stem
reached him first. Just as the Lehie]
quarterback caught the ball Stein hit
him like an avalanche. The ball was
seen to jerk completely out of Rotes
arms and a mad scramble for 1t ensued.
but Right End Loucks gathered up the
oval while going almost at full speed,
and then. with the other w. and ].
players taking out opposing tacklers, he
went sailing down the field for his score
Garbisch easily kicked this goal.
W. and ]. made four first downs In
the first period. but 1t marred its chances
of scoring by fumbling. West lost tho
hall on the first play, and again Erick-
son dropped the ball after cat ching q
punt and when it seemed that he was
en- his way TO the goal.
The Presidents fumbled more or less
sll through the contest, while Leiiigh
handled the ball much more Clearly.
Lehigh seemed to play with more dash
ir its backheld than the Presidents
Its men ran hard with the ball, but tho
w. and j. line and ends were too much
for them. hurting them back most of
the time. Lehigh seemed to have more
success with its forward pass attack,
which 1t loosed In the final period. The
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