New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Forward ass
Over COalLine
Decides Issue
Thirty-Yard Gain, Cook to
Parks. Turns Tide in
the Third Period
By Jack Masters

Outeeneraled and outplayed at every
angle of the game. the heavy Erasmus
eleven was held scCrelcss and trampled
upon to the tune of 40 by Poly
Prep at Ebbets Field yesterday aft
ernoon in the twenty-hrst annual foot
ball struggle between these two Brook
lyn high school teams.
The first break of the contest came
shortly after the opening Of the third
period when Cook hurled 4 30-yard
arms of Parks The second touchdown
came in the next quarter when DUDE
went over on q right end run from the
s-yard mark Yale kicked both goals.
In the iirst and second periods the
teams did a great deal of punting and a
little line plugging. but neither showed
any great fighting spirit and 1T ap-
peared as though the contest might end
in q tie Lawrence did some nifty
tackling in the second quarter and
Erasmus might have accomplished
something but for the number of
aerials which went asray.
When the whistle blew for the end
of the first half. five beshrouded figures
marched upon the field, four OF them
carrying a coffin draped with Erasmus
COiOIS anu tllt Al III PA<~I ING q W. h>N
solo which some o,W suggested might
be the Dead March," With neither
team having scored It appeared
rather nervy stunt on the part OF the
Poly students. but. as it developed.
they mad the right dope
Dube lntercepts Pass
Tie Poly players came out for the
tnird period with lots OF snap, and
sitter Ruck's kickoff worked the ball
up to the Erasmus 40-yard line. where
i was lost on downs. On the next play
che cver-watchful DuNe "te CO tea a
forward pass and a gain through CEN
ter put the pi.ahln unlrty ya!us llOm
The goal pos
Erasmus ropul sed three attempts by
the Blue and Red players; hen Parks
dropped back apparently to try (. drop
Kick. Instead he threw TO Cook, who
han broken through and taken his posi-
ton just over the line. There was no
interference whatever and the finely
executed play for the first touchdown
of the game brought volumes Of ap-
piause from the 1000 in the stands
Yale booted the goal and th4n kicked
Of TO Washington. who took the bail
on his @5yard line and passed it to
King on play which threatened to tie
-he score. King wormcd his way down
"' lI'iN, QtNfiiIS anu NPotNtlilS NHS
Poly tackles, and covered fifty yards,
the longest run of the game, before
icing brought to earth. With only
twenty-five yards to 60 Erasmus lost
ne bali. on one down and three incom-
pleted forward passes.
tumble by Washington. which was
scooped up by Wardle. coupled with a
series Of plunges and end runs by
Cock and Bell. brought the ball to
5|itnin five yards of touchdown early
N the fourth quarter, but Erasmus
hraced and held for downs, thus post
yoning a touchdown, which was to come
later in the period
Erasmus Misses Chance
With four minutes to play, Erasmus
worked the bail from midneld TO Poly's
25-yard line, but lost il On a tumble
\ line plunge by Bell nerted six yards
and Cook went around left end, put
ing the ball on the G-yard line mark.
Here Bell was hurled back for loss
Il three yards, bat on the next play
Dube skirted the Blue and Whites
right wing for the second touchdown.
Yale again did the kicking honors.
Erasmus tried hard to score during
-he remaining TWO minutes Of play. and
in desperation Captain Washington
hurled forward passes all over the lot,
;.na!ly losing the ball just before the
game ended on four straight attemptps
TO gain VIA inc aerial route.