The times., 1897-11-14
THE WINGED ARROWS LOSE
Referees Unfair Decisions Give
KnickerboekerS the Game.
C. A. C.'s FINE SHOWING
The Most Stubbornly Fought Game
of Football Seen on Local Grid
iron in Years The Crowd Kisses
Referee Wagner Score nj the
End of Play 12 TO 4.

Referee Wagner--S Score ut the
End of Play IL TO 4.
In The fiercest and most stubbornly fought
game OF football seen on local gridiTon
Of New York defeated the Columbia Ath-
letic Kickers at National Park yesterday
afternoon by the score OF 2 to 4. Such
was the official score, yet there was hardly
a spectator who witnessed the game that
did not believe the Winged Arrow men
were entitled to at least twice the number
of points allowed them, if not the game.
Tile local men played brilliantly, scor
ing a touchdown after the first three
minutes of play, and absolutely dazing the
New Workers. Their work was of the open
genuine sort which delights the heart of a
real a..Ir,fer Of the game, while on the
other hand the visitors depended almost
entirely upon the antique ana obsolete mass
plays which their weight made almost
irresistible.
Another ard most potent cause of the
Knickerbccker mems victory, was the
manifestly onc-sided and unfair decis-
ions OF Referee Nagner Of the Knicser
bocAer clu.i. This Official did aot hesi-
ta1e to give his team the benefh OF every
decision which he WAS called upon 90
make. SO unpopular did he become be.
fore the game was concluded that the
police were called upon to quell seyerai
:ncipient riots, which resulted from his
partisanSmp. In refusing to allow the
perfectly fair goal kicked by Tulllack
Dyer, OF c, A. c., after their touch
down. he did an act which was totally
nGcalied FOR. Capt. Hughes, of The X a.
c.. die not ask for this ruling. which
made it all the more unfair.
Dyer, before Kicking, asked If there
was any objection to his ma king the try for
goal from drop kick, and there was none.
This ruling deprived Columbia or two
points and so disgusted Capt. Wells that
he started TO leave the field.
Again Mr.. Wagner keen eye detected
C. A. c. men off-side, when nobody else
could see it, For this he never failed to
penalize the local men
Tie latter half Of the game was stated
In srIai-darkness, through which the fig
7ires of tie players could barely be 'iistin
guiSi.ed. Long before the close or the
game the shades OF night had fallen, and
the two 'ea:as were only q blurred mass
10 the spectators IN the stands. The play
ers themselves could not see the ball, yet
the gaIca vert on, for both teams had
agreed u play OFT the fun time.
1t was not football, and twenty minutes
before the refe,ee's whistle brought the
II, ri ftal 4 Ita
spectators had left the park Only a few
Of the faithful fingered for the finish, and
they g1ouped so closely about the players
tlat a policeman at one time ordered y
riayer off the reld, thinking him d spec
tator. To crown all. rough-and-tumble
battle between a Columbia rnsher and a
Hnickerhocker, for the possession OF the
bail, followed the call of time Alto
gether It was the most exciting ard, at
the same time, the most unsatisfactory
contest, which has taken place in this
city.
The game was iuaugurated by Dyer, fol
c. a. c who kicked Off to Knickerbocker' :
20-yard line. O'Cennor tried C. a. C's
center, hat was downed in his tracks X.
A. c. fumMed here and curtiss cleverly
picked up the ball for c. A. C. Lewis next
da shed through left tackle for five "a
and almost Immediately after the same
player made twenty Yards on a beautifully
executed double pass.
Humphrey, that nervy little c. a. C.
player, was the next man to grasp the
pieskin. Like a flash he started for right
end. Neidiinger dived for him and went
spra wiling and Humphrey jumped clea over
him.
Before the Kuickerbock ers could stop
the little quarterback he had placed the
ball ON the 20-yard line. Then d yer kept
up the go,d work by plungihg through
*. A. C.'s heavy line for fifteen yards
This brought the ball within two yards
OF the &. a c. goal. The spectators held
their breath as the men lined up, for
there gas many a wager that the Winged
Arrow men would not score. But Hooker
ColHinbta's stock y right half, plunged
through right tackle and placed the pig
skin safely between the posts. Here tie
Columbia rcoters went wild. Dyer then
made n pretty ana dean a goal as one
could wish to see, yet Referee Wagner
threw it out, as stated previously.
Reeve Lewis got the ball on the kickoff
at the / ; yard line. On the lineup Dyer
kicked. Cornell bringing the bali back ten
yards. In the next scrimmage the bali
roiled out from the heap of struggling
players Hooker, for C. A c. picked it up
and sprinted forty yards before he was
downed by Waters Again the Columbia
rooters Cid themselves proud, for the
chance for another score was fright.
Dyer took the i1aIl five yards through left
tackle and Lewis dodged left end for a
pretty i've yard gain. At this point big
Leftend Neidhnger siHgged Dyer, and vas
warned by ills- referee. Columbia then
tried the old quarterback kick. which
worked TO perfection, Curtiss getting the
BAN On X. A. C. 10-yard line But
Referee Wagner said it was an off side
play, ard awarded the ban to K A. c.
I This decision was heartily hissed.
Storms, for K. A. c., lodged left end
and made twenty yards before Humphrey
downed him by Il pretty flying tackle.
Storms followed this with another gain
of five yards on quick opening. sden
broke through right tackle for five yards
and Storms swung around right end for ten.
These gains were about the only open plavs
How a person can gain a