New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16
RUTGERS AND NETWORK VARSITY
GAME.

FORMER ELEVEN WINS BY \ SCORE or II TO
AFTER A wELI.FOrGHT CONTEST.
The football game yesterday between the Rutge 3
College and the New-York University teams was
a snappy WELT fought contest and resulted In "A
victory for Rutgers by the score Of II to ). The
game was played the new grounds OF New
York University. at Morris Heights The weather
was ideal for football. but the cold. penetrating
wind that blew across the plateau straight from
the Hudson caused the large crowd OF spectators
to SILVER and stamp and wish they were IN me
game themselves Both teams were encouraged by
bands of "rooters" from their respective institu-
tons and one college cry followed another in
quick succession throughout the game The inter-
est was intense from the start. The New-lork
hovs flushed from their victory over Lehigh last
week were confident of an easy victory, nut the
game ended to a different tune. The Rutgers team
outplayed their opponents. and deserved their VIC
tory.
The game exhibited good quality OF football
There was some fumbling, and the play was slow
Of times b,,t I'm every other respect Il clean
well-plaved game Rutgers especially strong
IN her backs and her interference would have done
credit TO one of the big teams Although the line
was light. It was strong. and the larger men IN
the New-York Unversity's line had their hands
full The victors made their largest gains. how
ever through the old trick Of the short KICK by
ouarterback on the third down. BY good luck or
good management a Rutgers man generally fell on
the ball these plays. New-Iork University played
a good game behind the line, but In other respects
her team nut I'D an Unexpectedly weak game. They
were utterly unable TO size up the old guards-pacK
formation which Woodruff has used with sucn sue
cess with his University of Pennsylvania teams
and which Rutgers frequently employed COR sure
gains The pluck and perseverance OF he New
York boys was the only thing that prevented
larger score and kept their opponents hustling
until time called.
The game started with the ball in New-Yorks
possesson. Rutgers brought It back 10 the centre
OF the field on the kickoff. but lost IL Immediately.
Plumbing caused two more changngs Of hands,
and then Haynes thirty yards into Ruteers's
territory II looked first like touchdown. but
a neat tackle by Mcmahon brought the runner TO
earth New-York then lost the ball. hut when
Rutgers attempted TO kick it out OF danger Jones
slipped through the defence and blocked the kick so
successfully that the pigskin bounced over the
Rutgers goal line. slawson fell on It. and New
York scored her only touchdown after seven min
utes of play. The trial for goal failed. and the
score stood: New-York. ;: Rutgers. o. New-York
had had the best Of It up to this point. and might
have won if she could have COPIED with the big
brace which Rutgers then took. But the pace was
too hot and Rutgcrs's steady Improvement through
the of the game won the contest for her.
New-York gained little Rutgers's kickoff. but
by dint of hard work on the centre made steady
advance until a tumble gave the ball TO Rutgers on
the lattcr's twcnty-tVe-yard line. Then bpth
teams struck streak OF fumbling Rutgers finally
getting the ball. After few gains the Jerseymen
tried the short kick. but a NewYork man grabbed
the ball Ncw-York then tried her hand az a trick,
which also failed. Rutgers took the ball. and tried
the short kick again. Mann made a perfect punt.
and Mcmahon caught the ball on the run In an
open field. and made a clean run from the centre
of the field for a touchdown. The good interference
which aided him was the cause OF the trick : sue
score stood: Rutgers. s: NewYork. ;. The half
ended with the ball near the middle Of the field.
The second half started with the kickoff by
Rutgers which was prettily returned by SlawsOn.
Rutgers fumbled. and New-Y0rk secured the ball
on fits opponents twenty-yard line Rutgers re-
gained ii downs. and "A long end run by Nc
Mahon brought the playing into New-York terri
tory Rutgers worked the short kick again. and
followed IL by q double pass which sent the ball
around the end again for a run OF forty yards or
more This brought the game TO NeW-Norks
twenty -fve-yard line. and from this time the
Jerseymen used the guards-hack formation al
most necessarily. The play was always good FOR
small gain. and by intervals OF two and three
yards Rutgers pounded her way over the goal line.
1t was a of organized avOirdupois exertcd at
one point and the Now-YOrk line was unable Ia
checkmatc II. Patterson was pushed over the line.
No goal kicked. and no more scoring done.
The fiercest play OF the game took place I'm the last
few minutes. New-York put forth every effort. but
succeeded only in laying up two of her own men.
thirty fve-yard line The lineup was az follows: