The New York herald., 1922-10-15
ERASMUS TROUNCES
COMMERCE BY 1870
Forward Pass Attack of Brook
lyn Eleven Bewilders
Manhattan Team.

At Flatbush Ovai-Erasmus Hall, 10; Higl
! School of Commerce, o.
At Paterson, n. J--Stuyvesant, 6; Pater
| son, o.
At CIason Point-Clason Military Academy
! 40; Saunders Tech, q.
! At Lewisohn Stadium--City College Fresh
man, 4; Evander Childs, 6.
At Commercial FieId-New Utrecht, Z; Boy,
At Hawthorne Ficld-St Johns Prep, Ie
Flushing. @.
~ Jersey City, n. J.-Brooklyn Prep, !
At Lynbrook. l.. I.--Brookiyn Tech, 80
Lynbr0Ok, q.
AT BronxyilIe. n. y.-CoIumbia Freshman
At IIightstown, n. J.-Peddic. 10; New
York Military Academy, 8.
At Van Cortlandt Park-Barnard School, 8;
AZ Tarrytown. n. Y.-Hackley School. 10;
White Plains, o.
At Pawllns, N. Y.-Pawiing, @; Sails
AT Rutherford. \, J.-Rutherford. Al; En-
glewood. o.
At Passaic, n. J.-Passaic. 10; Ridge,
At Clifton, y. J.-CIifton, 20; Newman,
Prep, o..
At Hasbroack Heights, y. J.-Garfield, Ie;
At RidgefieId Park, n. -J-Ridgefieid. IS;
East Rutherford, q.
At WalIingfor Conn.-Choate School, II:
Taft School, 3.
At Jamaica-Jamaica, 6; Glen Cove, o.
The Erasmus Hall High School even
scored an impressive victory over the
High School of Commerce football team
yesterday afternoon at Flatbush Oval
by the score of 10 to O. in the Manhattan
Brooklyn clash which featured the scho-
lastic program. Using straight football,
tackllng high and fumbling occa asionally,
tInn nro 100 ND R1tIA ole enl,r r~II -
Manhattan were unable to cope with the
powerful running and passing attack.
deceptive and versatile, of the aggrega-
ton coached by Dick Elliffe. 1t was
Commerce's first defeat-in three starts
having engaged in two scoreless tie con-
tests previously.
Forward passes. which have always
been an integral part of the Erasmus
system of play. figurerd in all three
touchdowns-two being carried over by
the receiver and in the other forward
brought the ball to the Commerce 4
yard mark. All of the overhead passes
went for long gains, with Capt. Bill
Moore throwing them with remarkable
accuracy to Frenchy Hanf. quarterback,
and Johnny Boynton, left end. BoyntQn
has rarely failed to get his hands on
pass. ~ M
Erasmus opened the game with its
substtutesNin the lineup with the excep-
tion of Hanf. who appears one of the
best field generals in the borough Rob-
bins and Stiles, left and right tackle,
respectively. The substitutes held Com
merce even, Charlie Andrews making two
short runs of twelve yards and Wagee
adding fourteen yards on an off tackle
play. Sam Bolden, colored halfback of
the Orange and Blue, darted around left
end for eighteen yards, the biggest single
gain of the Commerce eleven during the
afternoon.
The regulars were sent In EN- masse
early in the second period, with Com
merce in possession of the pigskin on
its own 35 yard line. Commerce made
two first downs on line plunges by
Bolden. Levine and Fox, then lost the
ball on a tumble. A twenty-five yard
gain through tackle by Bill Moore, a
twenty yards pass. Bill Moore to Hanf :
a line plunge for two yards by Moore,
and then Wade dived over for the touch
down. Hanf failed on the try for point
The second score came soon after,
kickoff in the third period Bill Moore
ran Bolden's punt back thirty-five yards
to Commences 81 yard line. and Hanf
carried the spheroid over after receiving
q twenty-five yard forward from the
and Goldman alternated in advancing
the ball to Commences 5 yard mark
where Moore heaved q pass to Boynton,
far in back of the goal line, for the
third score. Hanf's drop kick was sue
cessful.
Commerce showed a flash of power
to start the fourth period Levine made
ten yards on pass from Bolden.
Another longer pass. Bolden to Tambini.
was carried over the line by the latter
after a twenty yard run, but the play
was recalled for-offside by Commerce.
In the last minutes of play Commerce
started march down the field that
was halted on Erasmuss one yard line.
Plunges by Bolden and Glasser, sub
stitute for Fox. with fifteen yard pen
atty, accounted for forty yards. Eras-
mus's defense frightened and Commerce
was still short of the Touchdown when
the whistle blew.