New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01
YALE BEATS COLUMBIA.
WINS IN LAST Half, 25 TOO
Blue and Wkite Goes to Pieces
Goal from Field.


fond hopes Of it's supporters to the highest pitch
the Columbia eleven. at the Polo Grounds YES
terday went to pieces In the second half ard
succumbed 70 the superior stamina OF The Yale
players. who first forced Columbia TO make a
safety. and then rolled up three touchdowns
goal from the field and score Of IS
with lightning rapidity The game closed
with an exciting ninety-hve yard run for 4
touchdown by Shevlin. surrounded by an i'm
presnable interference
II was the old story 81 the survival Of N,
fttest Superior training and condition told.
and, while not a Yale player was forced to seek
the side lines by reason Of injury man after
man from the line Of the Blue and White. bat
tered and Keeling. was forced to be half carried
from the field
Despite the size Of the score. Of unlocked for
proportions to those who counted on the form
displayed by Columbia week ago, when sns
took the Pennsylvania players into camp. tbs
game was replete with all that goes to make
football sport that makes the blood race No:
only was IL full OF grit and bulldog tsnacity BE-
reft OF funblinG TO any appreciable extent. ssvs
In one instance, when IL cost Yale a Touchdown
and moments that brought cheering undercIass.
men. alumni and general spectators to their feet.
but it also embodied practically all the styles o.
play. giving the spectators chance TO see open
az well as mass play. Punts were exchanged
frequently. and end runs alternated with mas,
plays and straight line bucking. Moreover &c
was clean game. and only in two instances aid
exhibitions OF temper call forth the Kisses OF
those who saw them In one case a Columbia.
man was the offended IN another Yale man: son
they split even that score
COLUMBIA MEN CENsURE SANFORD
Among Columbia men tonight George Foste-
Sanford. the old Yale centre ana former CO.
lum6ia coach. Is spoken OF with bitter feelings.
They say he was admitted TO Colurabia's secre.
practice early in the week on account Of his
standing as a former coach. and that he them
went to New-Haven and began coaching the
Isle team, which he accompanied 20 the Polr,
Grounds yesterday
Roster prospects than Colurabia's az the en-
of the first half apparently could nor be desired
De spite the weight OF the Yale line IL had not
been able to break CoIumbia's defence for gains
that would count. and time and time again the
Blue and White forced Bowman 20 kick.
Small wonder that the cheers OF the Blue
and White were tinged with prophecies
Of victory. for, save Smith none of her
men had been injured. and all appeared 20
be fresh and equal to a second effort as deter
mined the first The first half had been
largely kicking game, at which the honora
we're almost even Bowman having shade the
better OF IT. because his punts were higher and
gave the ends more time TO get down the field.
than did the low. twisting kicks Of Bishor.
Bishop had held his own well with shevlin. and
had shown almost n1ucn speed So the Yale
end in following punts
Yale played a different game n the second
half. however, and took the offensive more
than in the first half. as u she had been feel
ing out and had found the weak SPOT in the
Columbia line. Hammer and tongs. the Yale
backs and tackles went through between centre
and left guard. and centre and right guard each
Hogan in a tackles back formation thar Iasd
the Columbia line behind in furroved heaps
as the plough does the soft earth. After al
most every scrimmage a Columbia man was
laid out and had to be doctcred before Hmping
and groggy. he took his place again
YALE GAINS ON THE PUNTs.
In this half too Yale gained on almost ever~
exchange of kicks soper was at quarterback
for Yale instead of Rockwell and he showed
astute gensralship in running his team Smith.
until he became dazed that he was useless
and unfit to stay in the game. Metzenthin. the
quarterback. Bishop and J. Thorpe played
brilliantly for Columbia As for the Vale team
every man filed his position so we'll that IL
was hard 10 determine which outshone the
other Rafferty, and ShevIin were like the
wind In getting down the field under kicks
and tackled and interfered superbly Hogan
and Kinney. either at blocking. holding the
a slip. while Metcalf and Bowman and OwsIey
in the backield were a trio OF ground gamers
whether end or line was the point Of attack In
the second half.
Between twenty thousand and thirty thousand
people filed every available seat in the grand
stand and bIeachers. and on the viaduct over
looking the grounds and the crags Of rock firing
ing the Speedway. from which the field could be
SEEN stood hundreds more.
Automobiles. cabs. surface cars and elevated
roads disgorged throng after throng IN a seem
inSly endless flow. Yale blue and Columbia
blue and white waved aIoft in fags. and hoarss
voiced pedlers barked their wares-hags. souve-
mir programmes. in the shape OF football. and
tin horns-on the sidewalks and at the entrances
10 the grounds Hundreds Of women. Respondent
in autumn toilets showed their favor 70 Yale By
wearing great punches Of violets. while thoss
who hoped to see Columbia victorious were half
hidden by huge punches of white chrysanths-
NUNS. in whose centre was worked letter c.
of blue.
Two bodies Of Columbia students were rlsssed
at opposite sides Of the field one in the lower
srandstand the other on a bleacher. while the
Yale graduates were for the greater part in the
lower grandstand and the bleacher adjoining n
on the left The Columbia men had a cheering
man that called forth much applause The
cheering masters. keeping time with mega
phones alternately led their respective cohorts
In one part Of a cheer. From one side would
come a roaring &C" From the other swelling
o. From the first again IL" From the
second a u and on through the word
columbia" both joining at the end IN a series
~ .rshsr' One group Of the Columbia men had a
band. while the 69th Regiment Band was sta
TONED IN front Of the Yale seats.