The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-21
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SPORTS AND SPORISHEN
Stevens Defeated New York
University in a One
Sided Game.
JERSEY CITY GOLF CLUB TOURNEY
Greenville Rifeman's Joke
Handball : Bowling
General News. &
JERSEY CITY GOLF CLUB TOURNEY

Stevens institute defeated the New YORK
University eleven yesterday on the ..
George Cricket Grounds in a deeidediy
one sided game. The visitors were weak
IN the line, especially left tackle. anu
Stevens pushed past them as though II
was a wall of paper. Large holes were
torn in the University team, ana lhe
backs Of Stevens went through time anu
again. for from five to thirty yards. Tney
occasionally tried the ends and they
gained lust as easily. The only feature
in which the University was fairly good
was the tackling n there were several
moor exhibitions of that kind of work.
stevens played well. They used their
heads and Played straight football. This
game yesterday showed a decided nm
provement over their game against hot-
gers College last week. Their inter
ference. which was 50 poor on mai occa-
sion, has materially improved and they
are now playing good football. The INT
versity team deserves credit for tneir
grit. They played a game from the start
in which they had no possible chance Oh
winning. but the last five minutes OF the
second half. when the score was 81 to y
against them, the University team played
as hard as in the beginning.
The New Workers kicked off and Apple
ton caught the ball. He advanced 1t
twenty yards before he was downed. me
line UP followed with Stevens passing the
bail with ease and ability and the centre
was tried. Appleton was sent IN at centre
and he found it Hike a feather pea.
Jenkins went at left tackle and a Dig
hole opened for him to pass through, ana
Scammell went at right tackle, where ne
also found a wide opening. This showed
the University's weak point and Stevens
pounded at It time and again, steadily
advancing the ball until it reached the
dfteen yard line. The University did its
best defensive work by holding Stevens
for three downs and they got the BAIL
They were unable to advance an inch
on the first down and Slosson punted on
the second. In two rushes at centre
Stevens carried the ball back to the two
yard line and Scarnmell went over Tor a
touchdown. Myers kicked the goal. Ihe
touchdown was made nine minutes after
play began. Two minutes after the goai
was kicked the bah was passed to Apple
ton and his interference fell in line with
nromptness and strength, but he had to
them, and with a University man
three feet behind him ali the time he ran
seventy wards for a touchdown. The try
at goal was made at an impossible angie
and Myers kicked to Scammel, VINO
heeled ten yards from the goal. New
York got the ball on a tumble and ad-
yanced to the centre of the Held, When
Stevens got it on downs. Then followed
a play that made little Gibson a star
Appleton got the ball and went at centre.
team mixed up and Gibson got the
bah on a tumble and ran thirty yards
with a clear field for a touchdown. Myers
kicked the goal The score at the end
of the first half was 2 to 0 in favor of
Stevens
In the second half the play had much
more snap, and Stevens kept up the same
tactics, and at no time was their goal IN
danger. Merriam, Crooks, Appleton,
Campbell and Gibson did excellent work
for Stevens. Brecher of New York was
in every play. The line up
Stevens. NJ r y
Crooks. Left -Halford
Left ack1e........... Blunt
L Vi ~ ft@1tk
Lewis.......,. Centre ...........-Jones
Campbell. fright guard ....-.C Carpenter
Right tackle ........ Breeher
Right Dd.-....-..Clar
Myers......... Quarterback .......-Hatch
enkins........Lc halfbaek.-..Van Week
Appleton. Right alfback Haynes
Scammell....... Fullback .........-S losson
Referee-Mr. Post. Umpire-Mr. Foster
Time of halves-Twenty minutes.
Princeton and Cornell will play to-
morrow at Princeton. There is great in
terest in this game and surprises are
rather looked for. The game between
these colleges last year was won by
Princeton by a score of 10 to o. Cornell
was afraid of the Tigers then. but this
year the Ithicans are more confident and
have an abundance of trick plays that
viii bear fruit If the opportunity to play
them is offered,
The Rivington Athletic Club of Hoboken
viii play the Glover Athletic Club of
Staten Island tomorrow on the Cricket
Grounds, Hoboken. This is the annual
game between these clubs.
The Taritas football team Of Gutten-
berg will play the Woodcliffs Sunday at
Gutenberg.
The Bramhall Field Club is anxious to
arrange a game with a strong team for
Sunday, to be played at International
Park, on the Communipaw shore. They
also have a few OPEN dates. including
election day and Thanksgiving Day.
They especially desire to hear from the
Mattisons, Kings Sons, Aetna and
Catholic Institute. Address John N.
Clark. No. $40 Grand street.