The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
COLUMBIA VICTORIOUS.
yty,S 'TdRSITK IMPRESSTTELT
urtTEN ~ 4 EATTLING GAME.

amAsnincSnt run OF seventy yards. Har-
ali Weeks a freshman. earned for Colum bias
1.,iy,r,ty football eleven Yesterday the proud
ti.,irctiou Of an impressive victory over Yale.
,h, first ever scored by any college outside OF
harvard and Princeton 1t was not nuke that
.r,hIei this young man to perform such
,npder'u, feat. but 1t was the straightest kind
y, football which followed superb exhibition
\, IN. vhols Colum bla team in the second half.
tho 0na, score being 5 to 0. Nine thousand
,srt.nn. who sat around the Gridlron on Co.
rmLf. rleld and IL, 900 more who looked down
rom the lofty vladuct and the Speedway were
,iuuy amazed at the splendid showing OF the
bps and white eleven. Sanfords men never
,Is,,l better football. although they have only
b..r ON the field six weeks. They completely
ontpl,yei Yale's Varsity. both in defence and
,,,ooL and incidentally their captain. Wilson,
nuDtch with even more effect than the cele-
sra,.i Mcbride Physical condition was big
,eto-. and while the Yale mon were In good
,r,m due to the care bestowed upon them by
Trainer Jim Robinson, the Columbi kickers
were even more ut because OF the expert hahu-
ling Of Coach Sanford
C,lumblasvictory was = tribute not only the
e,mep.,,snd skill OF the players who INDUCED
I, tina hattie but also to the former Yale man
,ho has coached them untiringly and has over
,,or,e 50 many obstacles. Sanford 10 entitled to
avery bit Of praise that he will probably receive
for his communicate skill in turning out phe-
,onersl team in SO short time The triumph
MAO means that Columpia has leaned into the
,,r.most rank OF football universities and in
,utur. will be entitled to the consideration OF
her rival, both in the East and in the West
The victory means everything to the local
university II will serve to boom Columbia as
,,5otball college in the estimation OF thou
sands OF young players who are In the various
nrenaratory schools throughout the United
States
Ya.'s defeat came so Unexpectedly that the
coaches and tho immediate followers OF the
team were simply dumfoundsd as they saw
their rushline torn into bits. 1t was not due
so much to poor playing on the part OF the New
Haven kickers as it was to the superior work
II Columbia in every department. Yale was
outgeneralled in more ways than one. Her
team was also outplayed and was beaten on
condition There was doubt about it. for
% both halves Columbia had no trouble In
gaining ground by line plunging and end runs
and might have scored in the 1rs. half. but for
some unfortunate iumbIing.
Yale's backs were weak. but that was due to
thelnvincib!e tacking aud defence OF Column
bias line. The nearest the Yale eleven came
20 Coumbia's goal line with the ball was
The 30-yard line. and at that point a blunder
was made. Instead OF continuing to hammer
the line with the backs. Yale's hall back. Sharpe.
tried to kick goal from the field. Before
sharpe could drop the bal to the turf for kick
the Columbia men were through upon him like
pack Of bulldogs and Full Back clarendon
blocked the kick so that the ball did not travel
four yards in all. Columbia on the other hand
made no b!undsrs in point OF head work and
executed a number OF sharp tricks that were
npplauded by the aide line experts.
Taking the whole game as a criterion 1t ia
not unfair to say that every man in the Yale
rush line. barring Left Guard Brown met his
SUPERIOR Brown had terrific struggle with
Miller. but there was little to choose between
hem. Most OF Columbias gains through the
line were mads between Cunha and Oicott an
h'so through Hale. Wright paved horse with
runha the big 22U-pound Hawaiian. The
HoIumbias centre. though not nearly SO big as
mis- Yale adversary. put the latter out of most
81 the plays in the most approved style
Wright was very fast in getting down the fielt
'oraman Of his weight. did some fierce tack
ing and provided splendid interference
Cunha was slow and lacked aggressiveness.
Longacre. who played with his hand in
plaster cast. which was covered with a leather
protector had an easy time with Olcott smyti
and Knapp. Columbia's tackles. were all owe
he ned and made Stillman and Hale. respect,
lNey, ineffective. Neidlingsr and Socovitcl
were SSwi',rr and more deadly IN their tack m
latter was compelled to lsave the game in thu
second half because his eyes were so badl!
Dunged up that he coull not see
,C"IumtiRs line was quick in break
rh}y.ssy stronger than hose II The Yale lin
-red themselves with glory Morley who hal
n.en regarded as one of the greatest half backs
tower OF strength in hitting tho line. anC
some 0, his tackles in broken field were sen:
hall when as McBrids Surprisingly M missed a
magnificent punt by Wilson. Morley. who go
down the field Ikea uhirlwind. threw the Yale
captaln and fell on the ball three yards from
Weeks, however. was the, real hero of the
field forthe only score. 1t was not The on y fnt
rs ST:asf to ths st sterling hall back for
he n-ad, q h. qpponent. He hsnd. %H p U1s'
wSs .roar SS9 st.a sGd G bs
\. ,HssIsrs hat h. had 70 face Wils9n 5sr
mcnt aud his punting came in the nature OF q
Ne surprise. It was FULLY, as effective a.
"a pPnt u Placing tho ball. His only fault wa;
as .s.5 SaG aw F In 3D. ns
l at1 out OF meny PAYS whore h. might hsy'
vSe 'Ns sa TeaTs did topPbng Conm ba; Hd
,ONta C9umhia's defence more OF the stone
VA Glhltv han he eNpec ed.
While Columbia won by one clean touch
VnNn; another was made which was not al
OWED y Referee Bovaird. 1t occurred In tn
a'clhd hall. and the ruling was pronounced
most uninlr hy non pprtSans who stood az
.gs- 10 the side lines that they were in posi-
non 10 see Tor themselves. After Morley haC
m asa ~. great rlay by securing the bal
oa laies thr"o-yard line, he was caet
I"h. when tn" teams lined up again
AIRY the tai over for touch
Gown Tho wal was snapped back ceanl
~ Niron handed It fairy into Aorley's arm
!hr Srea, hail back hit the line at Iales LEI
axe Ike runaway freight and h.
.nuhleI over tho goal line with several feet T.
pare from an impartial standpoint no rul
L,u n""l lrokrn. 80 II SeOmed. and Morle
was entitled 10 ono Of the sluarest touchdown
ever seen Gpon football field, But for Som
rH.oh when IN the excitement Of the mome on
t'eir" Eovhird could not give. that oficia
view MS whistle as the play was under way
Atc.laIng 70 The rules the ball 10 dead the in
s.hbt A. "ilrlai's whistle ts blown. and for tina
reason the referea said that no tou 'hdoWn ha
zen mace. Int that the ball was down on
'ont nom the line.
lnumnla mon were Indignant over this de
r''pG: They said that Boviard was trying I
ave Al" from defeat, ana they called atton
You 70 tie Z ct that in 1894 at Springfield dur
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