The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-08
In THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
COLUMBIA IN IMPROVED FORM
AND DEFEATS HAMILTON.

Rough Game Ends 10 to ORIG Scores by
tho Leading Teams-TiEers Smother
Gettysburg, 6S 10 O-Quakers Revel
in TOuchdOwns-Yale. -: Wesleyan, o.
Big scores were made all along the line
yesterday by the leading college football
teams. Princeton had the top score. burying
Gettysburg So points to 0. while Pennsylvania
gave Haverford SO to beating Wes-
leyan. whom Columbia beat 10 to o, met
Yale yesterday and was defeated, IS to 0,
by the Ellis, Columbias opponent yesterday
was Hamilton. who lost by tho score Of 20 to 0,
and Harvard took Bates into camp. % to 0.
COLUMBIA. 20: HAMILTON. o.
The Columbia University football team de-
feated Hamilton, 20 to 0, at the Polo Grounds
yesterday. showing form that was an i'm
provement over anything that has gone
before this season. Columbias offence was
hard and consistently sustained the men
working together on the attack better than
heretofore. In fact. it was the best form the
Light Blue has shown this season. The Ham
lton team was much lighter than Columbia,
but its defence. while not able to hold Column
bin, was very aggressive. At no time was the
Hamilton attack a menace to Colum ba's
goal line. The fumbling weakness was still
very noticeable on the Columbia side, but
yesterday this was aggravated by wet
field and wet ball. The ball was slippery
and hard to hold. and 1t was difficult for the
men to keep their feet
prominent feature Of the game was its
roughness. There were several mix-ups
between individual players. ill-feeling cropped
out frequently, verbal wrangllng punctuated
the sorimmages and tho officials warned Of
tenders more than once. Both sides offended,
but the visitors were more at fault In the
roughing
The Hamilton men made their stifIest resist
ance when they were most hard pressed.
Had they contested Coumbia's advance
with as much vIgor in midneld as they did
when the ball was within Ave yards Of their
goal they would have kept the score to
smaller total. Also they did not kick often
enough when kicking was their only trust
worthy means Of advancement. At falling
on the ball after one Of the numerous FUN
bles both sides were wanting In spryness,
but OF the two the Columbia men were the
quicker to act.
There was dispute regarding the officials
which delayed the start Of the game. Then
Columbia made up FOR lost time. the first
ins;al Ia OF points coming in minutes ties
was ofY-side and had to kick oil again. this
time from the 50-yard mark. Jones caught
and was downed in an instant as the hapil-
pail. after slipping. on Hamiton,,s 25-yard
line. ha am rushing proved valueiess
Columbia ripped through the Hamilton line
with series Of vicious rushes. Only the
simplest formations were used. now as at
all other times. but tn 9 steam and Concen-
tration In the snashes made them very
effective Once. Hamilton threw Columbia
back when the latter had only 9 foot to go.
and crossed the goal line. propelled by half
dozen OF his burly mates. Jones kicked
Columbia kicked OF about ten yards and
nipped the ball. Ground was lost on tumble,
but Bishop made up for j. by turning Haml-
tons right end for twenty pards. fumblins
twice en- route. Jones went around theother
end for ten yards. following which came
tumble, the ball being saved for Columbia
and hard looks between belligerent opposites
a 4-ysrd plunge BY Smith earned Columbia's
second touchdown. Jones again booting the
oval between nt the !, up5is hss.n
toms advance after the ensuing KICKOFF. The
Columbia got the ball on downs on Hamilton's
kara IN oTep TSe sar
ing was fierce. Referee Snow was close to
the ball all the time and his face was narrowly
in the downs. but being an old football PLAYER
himself he did not mind Smith hurdIed the
centre for the third touchdown and Jones
There was more puntinG in the second half
in which Columbia added two touchdowns.
Bramley tried quarter back kick soonE, after
play began. tumble gave the ball 70 Hamil.
ton on the latter's 45-yard line. Mann hit
Coumbias right for four yards and for a
few moments the Hamilton attack worried
field and Columbia took the leather on downs.
Fumbling delayed Columbia n while. but
finally. Lippe cracked the opposition for
touchdown. A punt-out was tried but the
ball was not heeled on the catch. and the
score was % to o. A muff gave Columbia the
ball on the kickoff. Metzenth,ein ran twenty
yards and was over the goal line not long
one Of Bishops punts was blocked by Hamil-
ton Just before the finish. which was Hamil-
toms best effort at breaking through the
Blue and White regulars had withdrawn
from the game.