New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-05
COLUHBIA PLAYS IN FINE FORM.
81 \ SCORE OF Is TO SHE DEFEATS THE
RUTGERS TEAM.
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Ne"-bTunswick. y J., oct columbia foot
bail team exceeded the expectations Of its most
@anguine admirers when in its opening game OF the
season II defeated the Rutgers College eleven on
NIELSEN Field this afternoon by a score Of g 70 o.
Iolun1bia's offence was superb. and il was not
the case Of weight crumpliug up a light team. for
Rutgers had fully as heavy line the visiting
Team. Weekes, Smith, Duell and Fisher were all
me IN hand line bucking. ana again and again
plunged through Rutgers for gains Of anywhere
from ten to forty yards. Smith played the game
u ms lie, being irresistible in his pIunges Weekes
"as IN excellent form. and constantly made long
runs around end. always going fully twenty yards
ana twice covering seventy-fve Yards in hts dashes
bueh and Fisher in interference and on shorter
gains ably backed up Smith and Weekes- Goodman
played all excellent game at quarterback. making
Ms passes sure ami interfering finely for Weekes.
The ends played fair game, but did not have
chance 10 show either their weakness or their
strength The tackles did all mat was expected Of
them Thorpe being especially good both N de-
fence and attack. A. expected. the guards were
weak
''iHmhia's faults were fumbug and onside play.
-Four times TIRE team lost the ball errors. and
three times they were penalized for the offences.
The game was rough. Rutgers men being laid out
AZ th" e1d ~ every hard srrimmaEc Columbia
was twice deprived OF the ball Tor roushness-
Columbia had the distinction % rolling a larger
score than any big Eastern college team has done
the methods OF William r. Morley. the sradu-
ate coach, as ibis afternoon the team made bet
ter showing for this season Of tho year than az
ans previous tire Rain fen during the greater
part % this afternoon contest. and marred the
game FOR the spectators.
When the game began Smith kicked on. and Rut-
gers returned the ball three yards. Columbia
az once got the pisskin on downs Thorpe ploushed
through for i've yards. and Smith on two tries
made twelve yards Thorpe fumblei ON Rutgers
EHHHHr M
-untei twenty yards. ana W,ckes Tan back half
the distance Wsokss ran seven yards around
end. Brown made a short gain and smith went
over tho line FOR Columbus h-st touchdown IN
just minutes and % seconds smith i'ued 20
Ef-. the goal and tho score stood 8" ia Column
bias favor EIitchuer kicked or for Rutgers. Wood
.,les tho catch. and It wac the local teams BAH
-. ~ol,,r,ai,.s si-yard liua. Moon had % punt Tor
hltkeis. 80 missed having a clear neld CO.
iSr,i5. mace It's third tumble but Wool re-gN,Iea
poor pass made eeAss IN il az rot touch a third
etI o" io1 ne eid from It's own s5y4rd lire on
T nn coy b Weeks. smith and DUEL In The play
Brinkerhon laid out ana on t1e s., ~, 8t,,
GERS syard Ire where Smith. IN an iTreSlstinie
plunge, crashed over "a. nm -ke5 The goal max
ing the score 10 in C"lqmol88,s las' an ne -
his brilliant end runs, T--SIb,,,r smith failed 10
thirty -nve YARDS i't a 1917 5v-,, TOOK Innute
s. seconds. ,,-.-,... dedicated his MAY and
-, 'ro,,-d n Morris again, and, aided by nne IL
..-s- - ~ smith and Goodman, went SesehtSSt
a. ,-r3z Tor Columbia fourth tCucI4""i1 y,
.etos 81 LIrk goal making the score III LOT
t-ri,--tfs The fourth touchdown requlIsu NlIlg
tt,.- - orae OF actual play Neekes again 60
s-,,.-r,c cards Rutgers goal me IILt II
"a ~ Tor offside play by Thorpe me ua.i
- y. - sy,av from Columbia for rOuEh plas -
49, the half closed with the ball II mloISeiu'
80 ,bs score columbia. q; Rutgers o. -,
am I'm tbe second half Columbia CONTINUED It's piung
g. +sr,tes The hacks. together with IhOIpe '
~ "a a. - fackIes back formation, carried the
~ m ...,Iiiv down the e-iOiTon on ten ana hItten
"a. an, .s,re mill In three minutes Ihorpc went
s,.T - line Tor the Blue and whites hIth touCn-
49,. smith kicked goal. Columbia was Penal-
80 80, Yards for ofTside play, ana tns pan Wa
10 yen - ,o- rough play. The Morulngside
i-rs t,7rnediaUely recovered II on Gowns s mn
- ,he "a --oTy again. Weekes ran ALty -nse
- We S-nitb followed with twenty more LhGTpe
49, SII For ana then Smith crashed over the line
Tor another TOUCHDOWN iAe i@''S1 - 49,
r, I'M, Trlef three minutes for Fisher who had
~ toos Mod 10 score another TOUCHDOWN
- lsictad goal Score: Columbia. ., ItutseIs,
NesAes ,,,-t yvfekes was three times downed ne
L Ao5s -, gst 10 his feet each time. and ran
.laLassu - Tor another touchdown Weekes
iS s.o,i although the ball hit the croSsoat
Score Columbia -; Rutgers o. Inc gam, a hi,
,j,b The baIi in Rutgerss possession on OoiuHoi's
forty-hve-yard line
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