The sun., 1903-10-18
COLUMBIA,S GOOD VICTORY.
Two T0uchdOwns Az ainst Amherst. the
First Right at the Start.

at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
by q score of IL to o. Bill Morley, Columbia 8
coach. was about the happiest man in Morning
side Heights last night. for it has always
been his ambition to produce an eleven that
should defeat Harvard. That has been
impossible since he became COACH as Columbia
and Harvard have not met, but in beating
Amherst he came near TO it. as Amherst only
week ago was victorious over Harvard.
II was a game of specta cuar interest,
especially as regards the first touchdown.
which came in less than fifteen seconds Of
play. Amherst muffed the kickoff and the
ball rolled over its goal line, Apparently
the Amh erst men We're Ignorant OF the rules.
for they paid little attention to the pigskin.
and 30 gave Stangland. who was sprintng e
down the field an opportunity to fall on the
ball, feat which he accomplished to good
effect for a touchdown. Jones kicked the
goal. The score was made 40 quickly that
Amherst scarce knew it had occurred. That
score marked the Purple and White s down
fall. 1t gave Columbia confidence in its own
ability. and to certain extent took the heart
out OF the visiting players.
After that first tally Amherst never accom-
plished anything that seriously menaced
Columbia's goal Only once in the first half
did she gain her distance. and only three
times in the second period, The ball WAS
ty-fve yards The Blue and White. to the
vast delight of her followers showed her
real calibre and played football that out
clt.ssed her opponent in every department
of play with the possible exception of punting
Columbia yesterday had a team in the
fullest sense OF the word. There were no
brilliant stars of individual merit OH whom
to depend. II was Il case Of dependence
on every man for victory, and every man
did his duty. The interference formed with
precision. and never, as in past games, left
the runner to fight out his battle alone The
line men presented an almost invulnerable
front, and nearly every time closed in on the
opposing runner and held him for no gain.
or at most a slight one Bishop was strong
at end, never yielding for an advance around
him. Duell at the other end proved less
able He was often boxed, and had IL not
been for Smiths splendid defensive work
more gains would have been made around
the local teams right end.
Columbia fumbled three times and Amherst
twice in line plays. Both teams funibed
often In catching punl7 but this was very ex-
cusa BILE In view of the wet ball and slippery
field Amherst tried to work trick plays but
Smith, Fisher and Jones nailed them for loss.
Colu mbia and Amherst were each penaized
eighty yards for holding. Columbia lost twenty
yards by ofsid play and Amherst ten. Each
team failed at a goal from the field. Columbia
did all her scoring in the first half. playing
absolutely defensive game IN the second
period and puutns at every opportunity,
Amherst and Columbia we're repre-
sented by good contngens of students and
there was plenty Of cheering and singing by
both crowds About $500 saw the game,
among whom was President Butler of Co.
lumbia. Cheer after cheer greeted the
Tat, nd thnn rhnrl
appeared on the field Both teams ran
through signals and quickly lined up for the
kickoff
Bruce booted the leather to Amherst
21-yard mark, where Shay mufed it The
hall bounded down the field behind the goal
line, where StanGland fell on it for n touch.
down. Jones kicked the goal. giving Coum-
bis 9 points In 10 seconds Bruce kicked OF
to Amherst's l5-yard line. and Lewis ran
back thirty-fve yards dash at centre
yielded nothing. Amherst was forced to
punt and kicked to Columbia's 30 yard line,
where on frs. down Columbia punted 10 Am
herst s5-yard mark Thorpe threw the AM
herst man for loss
Columbia received twenty yards for AM
herst's holding putting th", pail on the l5-
leather thirty yards, and Columbia on a
quarter back run BY Jones earned twenty-one
yards. Brown crashed through centre for
five more, and Duel and smith PM the leather
gave the Blue and White four yards. and the
ball went to tn. visitors on downs, Al once
Amherst punted to her lB-yard mark. The
Morningside eleven, with Jones carrying the
ball, got five yards. then five more We're added
The plgskin was SIX yards from score.
Fisher put il two yards further, Smith went
over the line. but the ball was brought out
fifteen yards for olislde play
Jones, dropped back Tor goal from the
feld The pass Was poor and Jones was
forced 10 drop on the "atucr Columbia
had .irst down, however, having lost twenty
splunge by Thorpe. took the bail TO the Massl-
chusetts mems l5-yard Inc, Oillmba again
bad difficulty in gaining. and Duell kicked
from MS position as half back Amherst
obtained the oval on the l2yard line An
Attempted end run around Bishop gave no
advance and Amherst punted to her 37-yard
line, Jones fpmbled, but Duel! recovered.
Thorp" made i've yards 40 did Duell and
White, q yard marx Thorpe was irreslstlDIe
for another ten; Amherst WHs psnalized nye
yards for onslde work, and Columbia had
so travel only ten yards ior another score
Fisher halNed the distance Duel got three
yards and then two for touchdown Jones'
kicked pretty goal, making the score u
Bruce kicked OF to the 2s-yard line. Shay,
thrown for loss. Amherst was PEN
allied twenty yards for holding, and then
punted 10 her own t0-yard mark, Jones was
SeTTeiy injured, but renewed play, limping
made her first fuIlble Of the game. and then
AmheIs, got twenty y"ids Tor holding Bruce
ihres Shay fpr fye ards loss, and Amherst
Tec, we'd usuHItH Of iWrnty yards for
holding 4 false ,parlcr baGk kick lost
tS" ssro '2T5r 'GH a.IrT' oan'"d 70 t. 40
snd tnen aPrln lost tWeDty'ylrds for holding
Bruce tried t2 punt and fumbled Three