The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27
FOOTBALL IS ON IN EARNEST.
tOLJMRyA DEFEATS WESLEYAN
CLEJEN ny SCORE or 10 70 q.
Quarter BACK Play Tried with Coed NJ
su,ts-Harvard. Iale and Penns3'ssn'a
Roll In Touchdowns Against Oppe-
ueuts--NO SCORING ny Small Teams

su,ua-Hsryard. Iale and Penns3,ssnaa
uoI, I'm Touclriowns Against Oppe.
uents-No SCORING ny Small Teams
The football campaign is on in earnest
Most of the big teams began yesteroay.
not ono of the small teams scoring on them
and the big fellows gathering In numerous
touchdovps. Harvard beat Williams. Ia TO
.; ale vanonished Trinity. rs to o; Columbia
disnosed OF Wesylyan, 10 to o; pennsylvania
trounced Dickerson. - to D: Cornell subdued
Hobart, and Lafayette won from tial!auoe'
The new rules brought out little departure
from the convent ional style Of play, IL
ANYTHING in that line is coming II Is TOO early
70 disclose.
COLUMBIA, 10: WESLEYAN. o.
Football under the new rules had Its first
n,etropolitan test yesterday afternoon when
Columbia University eleven met and defeated
Wesleyan at the Polo GROUNDS E Dy m eU
srainst the Methodists. but in each instance
came failure to derive goal therelrom. lhrse
was less delay than usual between pim{s CON- nU.
q game at this season OF the year. anu con
steripe The warmth OF the day there was a
creditable amount Of snap TO the play Ds
nO, both ' esHsish hSi by coiambia could ds
nract;caliv nothing at rushing the ball ana
were on the defensive pretty much aIl I'M thS
TIM TnI1 make Ss{snSi BIAS toll SPSa
eh phs now No Quarter back run. provided for
nv th. new rules between the 25-yard lines.
C "a .r,Sa and and Welded It's distances each
time Once Quarter Back Jones nsnn " LOT
1n WHICH ssle1 sa y" White ito t ."ia asea
me 1s' game s that il was little trouble 20 Judge
Whether the quarter back travelled Inc p'.
duired five yards sideways ana tha. .,e INN
t ~ the ,''n ZANE. Columbia used her backs IN
tandem format,on both within and without
IL. 5yard lines m Mhs W moI az n dropped
~ ~" ,acLIes hack beyond the ?5-yard lines
ard ran them with the ball. ,,o.
4 couple of Columbia men we're ratn"I
s "a1,1 mali half win swollen and discoloIed
eve and Warner in the first hall ,nluIsd q
ligament. which may put him on the sheni .Sr
1 iessiv 1 rnrh work when big Columbia man:
.a said to ODE be I, Thorp. handed Garrison Of
Wesleyan hard opsnaaatpha s ,i, sTP haf baSE
The thing was done in plain view OF every.
body and was wholly, uncslled for. Garrison
being headed dsT9ls oes S little any
r ane NAV Sai' than has previously existed IT
hsd s9nady ~ o pei ToSm 1Sb ea and as wes
IhoIP Ksksa Ga in three
nIn,ed' II was fne punt. and Jones muifed
his only error on Coumb'ss s0 ~, Fv lsns;
He scrambled back for d t3 Mss oal ou had the
rrecious pieskin on Columbia's 2o,,yard line;
f'sino her tackles Wesleyan had the Dali
six yards from Columbia goa, neio'F From Sn
that critical period on Columbia PLAYED better
football poor punt gave the baIl 10 Mes a
leyan again, the latter essayed rI5nihS onue
Wh H cot ot through and felled Hnnlon for loss,
n was a few minutes after this that Jones
made his dassp hs s TSn aaannd for wss
leyan's right end the opposition apParsn'ly,
being in the dark as to the whereabou g. 81
the ball He had clean Rsta en 9eos sp OF nd
and sped down the, field. HIS interference
was on hand in good style. and he ran sixty
yards to Wesleyan,s ,o.ga andid tackIs ''I T.
took three plnnses to take the ball over the
goal line. Smith doing the trick. The touch.
down in one sno vbere
hecled the ball. T. Thorp missed the goal
Colnmbias attack braced materially in the
second half and after the k!G ht on t nsa
Tor steady gains. The ball was advanced
nifty Yards in Aye tries Play had been IN
piolghed through the centre Of the Wesleyan
line from the 5-yard line and registered the
second for the M orr fny ha msn
goal try was blocked by. WESLEYAN. This
the second BLOCKED kick ho n she on game
Forbes's punts Columbia also blocked a
drop kick for goal by Wesleyan. and Bishop
tried a field goal for Columbia. which carried
Wholesale changes in Colnmbia's lineuE
were made near the close OF the game. and
With the first string OF backs in retirement
Columbia's attack became less effective. The
only tumble Of the game. was by bla
on Wesleyan's lo-yard line. shortly ,aftel
which Columbia was penaiLed ten yards fol
offsida play. One other penalty. was in
fiicted-trn Yards against Wesleyan fo
being oifside. The best individual gan
made by Wesleyan was Just before the close
when Garrison, after Thorp had roughe'
him. cut through Columba's right flank 70