The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-02
ON THE GRIDIRON
Stevens Institute Beaten
Badly By Columbia
Gossip Of the Teams.

Gossip Of the Teams.
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Stevens Institute eleven were very badly
beaten yesterday by the ColumDia Uni
versity eleven. 1t was called the Univer-
sity eleven, bu the regular team was in
the game for only a short time in the
first half. After that almost all the sub
stitutes were tried out and at that the
~collegians, who scored their first victory
over Yale last Saturday. won from the
Institute aggregation by a score of $50.
The Hoboken boys put up a front like
paper II the giants from across the
Hudson tore terrible holes and made gains
of any length desired. Two t~ouchdowns
were made on the kickoff. Wolff in oIie
instance and Morley in the other took the
ball after Stevens kicked it and ran the
entire length of the field right throuh the
Stevens team. Wolff did his trick behind
beautiful interference, while Morley was
almost alone n was compelled to shake
three tacklers during his journey toward
the Stevens goal. His run was one of the
most beautiful ever seen on the St George
Cricket grounds and was enthusiastically
applauded
Columbia scored at pleasure and gained
the necessary distance every time, while
Stevens made the requisite distance only
once. This was on a play by Botchford
and was a. surprise in a way. He smashed
into Columbia,s line and succeeded IN
getting through for fifteen YARDS, MS
feat was the sign for a general outparst
Of enthusiasm. Norman scored the nrst
touchdown eight minutes after play De
gan and Bruce kicked the goal Ihree
minutes later Putnam reached the goal
line and went over after sinking the lett
end. Bruce kicked that goai aiso.
In the first scrimmage after BruceS
score. Norman tore of thirty YARDS
through the center, but was nalledIon ths
three yard line by Meyer. stevens trleq
hard to Brace, but it was useless ana
owen went over. Bruce kicked the goal
Then came the play on which the fourth
touchdown was scored by Wotn IN SEN ng
~sational style. GaIRT{a aI re Msye[d tS he
ball. The Columbia team formed excel
lent interference in the quickest time pos
sible and Wolff went the entire lehgtn
of the field, the Stevens boys peihg
brushed aside as easily as possible. BRUCE
kicked his fourth goal easily. rms q
ed the first half with the score ~.
The second half was ten minutes, Inc
rain was falling heavily and the field was
too wet for accurate play. AFTER one
more touchdown by Owen, Columbia,s
VARSITY was substituted Tor the Scrup.
on the first lineup Morley ran earoa agh
Weekes followed with his characteristic
end run for twenty more ana a t9uch-
down. Morley kicked the goal; Long
abled clarendon to make another touch
down. Morley then caught the KICKOFF
on a dead run and never stopped until ne
had crossed the opponents line he KICK
ed a goal. The line up
Columbia. Stevens.
Gilchrisr Gibson
Left End. u.as
o~sH' Left Tackle.
wright, owen .................- Clark
Left Guard.
Erving, Wright
Right Guard.
Bruce Right Tackle.
McKaskel, Slocovitch .;-.-.......Rapneii
Right End.
Wolff, Wilson ,,arter Ract e'ok
Putnam Weight RisSt Half Back.
Berrien, Stuart, Larendon ....-.-..-Ailen
Left Half Back.
Norman Jones. Weeks. Meyers Capt.
Full Back.
Princeton Varsity was out on Osborn
Field Yesterday in spite OF a drenching
rain and showed that mud has PIT III
on hand and as determined and ambl-
| lions as ever. but the big fellows soon
| gof in working trim and scored two
| fouchdowns in the hardest and best prac-
tice that has been seen at Princeton since
| a Fortnight before the Cornell defeat- Inc
| Varsity eleven was cheered to the echo
by the large body of undergraduates ina
| gathered to see the practice. Ine
| coaches kept hard at work and several
| times the effect of their instruction was
| apparent. The game was twenty min
The TIGERS got into it quickly and work
ed with great speed and eHectiveneSs.
Hard. desperate work Melted them the
first touchdown in forty SECONDS after
NAV began. H~illebrand caught Hender-
gsanSs kick off and the interference form
ed rapidly. illebran reached the CEN
tire of the field and then LETT the lnterIer-
| ence and went over for the touchdown
| Eilebrand made the second score later
m a fifteen yard run around Kelley
The coachers' work was seen particu-
| larly in the line. Here there, was a de,
cided brace and the backs also showed
an Improvement. Holt is responsible for
The Enforcement in the line It was in
feresting to see Wright and Peli at II
| at tackle. The latter played III the var
sity and proved success1ui against Ms
rival.
The Jersey city Football Club has taken
a hig contract for Sunday and the out
come will be looked forward TO with much
interest. THE eleven has booked the Muir
INV piii team Of New York and the game
is to be played on the Johnston avenue
Grounds. A very large crowd IS eSpecte5c
As the contest is sure to be very good
These teams are about equally matched
in weight and a hard battle IS most IKE
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