CBA defeats East Syracuse 14-0; Academy team twice crosses enemy's goal

Christian Brothers Academy gridders showed a splendid rise in form when they smashed out a 14 to 0 victory over the East Syracuse eleven which holds the championship of the Onondaga County league yesterday at Star Park.

The Brothers took the lead late in the first period and were not only able to hold their margin but added a second tally in the third period. Captain Samuel Drais, star quarterback of the academy, who had been out of the lineup during the last two games on account of a deep cut over his right eye, was responsible for both of the academy touchdowns, each time carrying the ball around end for four yards.

Major in limelight

Major, who has been a prominent figure in all the Brothers games, gained more yardage than any otxher CBA player, but his playing was not as spectacular as that of Drais.

East Syracuse put up a hard fight, led by the hard hitting backs, Fay and Buckley. Fay proved an excellent passer until he was injured in the closing period and was carried from the field.

The only time the East Syracuse warriors endangered the academy goal line was in the second period when by a series of plunges they were able to put the ball on the Brothers four-yard line on first downs. Whipple lost one and the whistle blew before any further attempts to score could be made.

Major kicked off to Fay who received the oval on his own 30-yard line. In the first three downs East Syracuse failed to gain appreciatively and O’Hara dropped back to punt. The punt was blocked and East Syracuse recovered on its own 40-yard line.

Finding further attempt to gain fruitless O’Hara booted the ball to CBA’s 40-yard line. Major and Sheedy coupled gains to make first downs and carry to ball to the 28-yard line.

Drais goes over

On the next play East Syracuse was penalized 15 yards for illegal substitution and the ball was placed on the 13-yard line. Major broke through center for three yards, Drais made an additional six and then made a long end run for the remaining four. Major’s placement kick for extra point was blocked, but East Syracuse was offside and the point was awarded.

The remainder of the period the ball stayed in the center of the field, but in the opening of the next quarter Major and Drais carried the ball to the East Syracuse 30-yard line where it was lost on downs.

East Syracuse lost 10 yards in their first three downs, but CBA was offside on the punt and it was East Syracuse’s ball on their own 25-yard line. Fay and Buckley then began an attack which the academy found uncheckable and in five first downs advanced the pigskin to the four-yard line. After one down, however, the whistle closisng the half blew saving CBA’s line.

McDermott’s clever play

Drais received O’Hara’s kickoff but after registering two first downs, Major was forced to punt, the ball rolling through Fay’s arms on the 25-yard line where it was snapped up by McDermott who sprinted to the four-yard line before being thrown. Bishop and Sheedy each was held in the following downs, Drais smashed across the line on a long end run. Major made the extra point with a perfect placement kick.

The ball moved up and down in midfield during the remainder of the game, the only plays of interest being several completed passes from Fay to Donalley. The game ended with the ball in CBA’s possession on its own 48-yard line.

By BILL JOHNSTON

Exhibiting a stale brand of football, CBA rode out a win over the champion East Syracuse eleven yesterday at Star Park, 14 to 0. The contest was one of those slow motion affairs, intended to be a sizzler hot from the fire, turned out to be a plate of warmed-over beans.

East Syracuse had not been scored upon this year, having rolled up 350 points and winning the championship of the Onondaga Valley League. CBA had won the North Central New York League title. CBA gains possession of the silver trophy offered by Pete Dwyer, coach of the Niagara University team, who refereed the game in an efficient manner.

Both teams have quite evidently had their fill of 1923 football, East Syracuse showing absolute nothing of their vaunted attack and air tight defense. CBA simply smothered then, only one of their attacks being at all dangerous, that coming at the close of the first half when the East Siders were on the Brothers’ 4-yard line. The whistle halted the march and probably saved a score.

CBA scored in the first half by straight line-bucking, with Drais and Major leading the attack. Aided by a 15-yard penalty, CBA brought the sphere to the 9-yard line where Drais took it over in two plunges. East Syracuse was offside in blocking Major’s placement for point after touchdown, so Referee Dwyer awarded the point to CBA.

Fay and Buckley did the heavy work for the East Syracuse team in this half, being responsible for crashing through to the CBA 4-yard line where the half ended.

A break in the opening minutes of the second half paved the way for another CBA score. After the kickoff to CBA and three rushes by the Brothers which failed to gain, Major punted to Fay who muffed the ball on his own 20-yard line. McDermott, speedy CBA end, scooping it up and twisting to the 2-yard line before being thrown.

Here East Syracuse did flash a bit of defensive brilliance, holding the heavy CBA backs for three downs with a one-yard gain. The Brothers were not to be denied, however, and Sammy Drais slid off tackle for the necessary yard. Major kicked a pretty placement.

Hereafter the game deadened with the ball see-sawing about the middle of the field. In the last period East Syracuse sprung some desperate passes, Fay to Donnelley, which raised the hopes of the East Side supporters, but it came to nothing, the game ending with the ball in CBA’s possession in midfield.

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