The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-15
THEIR FIRST DEFEIE
The Columbia Freshmen Beaten Rt Football
by Team, or sephomores.

Tho Columbia freshmen tclassicaD and
sophmorcs School Of Mines, Ind n battle Mt
football yesterday on the st. Georges Cricket
grounds. Hobol,cn. The freshmen tenn for
tho first time were bndly bcnten. their oppo-
ncnts scoring two touch downs md ono goal TO
their nothing These arc tho names Of the
players:
sophomorcs- Forward WILSON Perry Grlswod. ri.t,
linuch. hat h1ck-SWnin. lrdoiN captain, Sirarn"
Hng 4a,,, II, iy.ro, po r,ncev ward
iropod hau bach law son, Moore. Icr. hHea an
'tH' mus ~ oSs ,r sc,e,,s
Institute
As will be seen Ivy this tho freshmen played
nino men against the eleven of their opponents
Three Of their mon. too. were substitute This
placed thcm at a great disadvantage. The
game was not opened until 50 7. NJ. Then
IcdOux nude fine pluCc Kick for the sophia
more eide. Moore OF 's2 mutIed the ball.
IedouN got 1t ngun. and u acrimmage WINS
formed Ihcn wilson caught tup ON run,
passed II back again to IedOuX, who mudr u
iinn dash toward thc freshman gOul Clark OF
ga n nuc player WIS in his way. He grnspel
l"louN hy the neck aud bore him 10 the ground.
Then the frpshmon piled themselves ON top OF
the pair. Down was called. md then the
ball WIS sent living in the direction OF SIS
goal. whore Chart, touched down for safety,
After several e'rimmuges. De Forest took the
bail hot from drop Kick Nv Nynor, and mnde
2icng course toward III" opposite goal. In
front of this the forwards OF both sides met,
running full tilt. Several lads were thrown
hrndlOng to the ground. and rolled over and
over on the muddy. slippery sod. Martinez SUD /.
denly sprang from amid the Nrigycing heap and
bore the hnll behind the goal OF his side and
touched II down for safety. Thon honnrs were
eu-y and hnth made u desperate struggle Tor the
mastery. When the ball reached the centre OF
the field, It wa. mot by u hnli-buck Of the sophO.
mores Stcarns. He made Il brilliant Kick, and
the ball. knocking down one freshman ana
grazing the hoad OF another landed within
about forty feet OF the freshman goal. Then the
rushcrs OF both sides ran for II hren-t to brenst
II was an exciting race Several OF the slower
lads were thrown down and run over 10y their
moro tiec-iOntcd companions. Griswold ot 81,
n small. pnlr- faced youth aud 10y far the light
est weight ON the field outstripped all compeu-
tors. He seized tho ball bore IL I'm triumph over
the freshman goal. aud touched Il down Just rs
the entire field tuulhird hcudiong over his head.
This touch down entitled the sophomOrcs TO n
81 try ai goal which was successfully Kicked
10y I.rdOuN
Then Clark. tho Captain Of the freshmen.
who had led his team successfully through
every previous contest they have had THIS
souson seemed much mortified. and ne gave
the ball ~ fierce a Rick that u measured nearly
twO-thirls of the field. Follow itup. lac cried
t. his forwards. but the energy OF victory
seemed To- spur on the SOOhOWor'e. IhOy
reached the bnll first and hurleil II llnrcely
toward the fre-hmens lsoai again. Wilson
rushed it in aud scored another touch down
In direct violation OF the Rugby rules. however
he brought 10 out again ana ne WAS not allowed
TO huyn d" try AZ goal that would have been
given his side had lie been less hasty. Tho
freshmen then made two safety touch downs
/ and tho game was ended.