The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-16
AMHERST DEFEATS COLUMBIA.
LOCAL TEAM WEAkENS AND vISI.
TORS WIN BY SCORE or 20 To O.
6tirring Game I'm First Hair ~ the Polo
Grounds--Lewis Dives Across the Line
for Amherst's First chdOwn-Many
Substitutes In blue and white Line.

Good football was furnished in the first half
Of yesterday's football game between CO.
lumhia and Amherst at the Polo Grounds,
the score being 8 TO In Amherst's favor but
IN the second half the local team weakened
greatly and the visitors made four touch
downs with comparative case. making the
Anal score % too.
In the hrst hye minutes Of play weekes
made a s0-yard run and Columbia held
Amherst for downs and victory was looked
for by the Morningside contingent. When
Amherst, a moment later. carried the ball
down the field for hitv Yards by straight
me pluriees and Columbia held for downs
on her s-yard line and then kicked well,
= threatened danger seemed to be avcrted.
but thereafter. with on- exception. Coun bia
vas never in the game.
Amherst began a series Of sma shes AZ the
centre OF the field and Washburn got around
Columbias left end for twenty yards Lewis
look the bail on double half and covered
she remaining twelve yards for the FIRST
touchdown, literally diving for the goal
line and barely sliding across in the remote
corner OF the gridiron Week.s was hurt
In the play but soon recovered,
Columbia then began a series of substi-
buttons, taking one man ont after another
unit. twenty players adj been used in an
ineffective ATTEMPT to stop H." Progress OF
the Am,.ers, backs. ON tie lineup olumbia
made a number of small GAINS. hut could not
come viii IN sroriny distance before time
vas call, q for the halt.
Siy new men wtTo ia the Columbia line ia
the sccond half QuiN OF Amherst started
PROCEEDINGS carly by Going twenty yards
through Stangiand Narnum was hurt and
,iine was taken out Tor Kim to recover. Alter
10. exchange OF prn's Columbia got ~" hall
on her a5-yard line. NJ this point til" local
Team played we'll together Tor time.
Weekes made tv. yards and Smith followed
with twelve and eight through IA" centre of
the line. Goodman shoulder Mas hurt and
&c retired in iaNor Of Erb IN" bnl was
rapidly taken down tn" hcd 10 Amh"rst's
:-yard line. whore AZ was lost on downs bv
rw incI"- only. Ndshturn them broke
'hrough the ent,r. tolnmhl lin" for q forty
'ut Weekes brought him down by an accurHt"
'ying tackle from the rear. The touchdown
Was only DEL ysd hove, az quiz wa IT,"
crossed TIC line a few minutes later. Lewis
Kicked a d Tcult gopl il good styi"
Hardly had ~. ,eanls lined NJ when Wash;
burn got around brennan again for a 'a-yard
run and the third touchdown lis inter
ierence vas beautiful and Lrb, tran,bach
and %sSke- mad" ,n n.m9,- ,S orin 1
almost continually and generally enIued
Owing to recent INJURIES to WON. Sladkn.,
eft and all OF them were piIt in the play.
but without success. Bran and Wtekas
were hurt. the latter leaving ia" field in
favor of Townsend
n, play from this tim" TO the end OF the
game va, for blood Both sides were often
pcpalized for oi1side play and RAFFERTY, of
Amherst was put out OF the game for smuggling
Coach Gould of Amherst Off tie lrld Tor coach
tIghis m.n and the Amherst substitutes were
instructions for tn" players Quill scored
che final touchdown for tie visitors after a
number OF material line gains The game
ended with the ball in Amhersts possession
III. ldilp of fh,. 'pld