New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
YALE BLUE TRIUMPHANT.
BEATS COLUMBIA 81 TO o.
Ne5c-HaUen Attaclt Gains Steadily
-Metzenthin'S Good Cams.

Twelve thousand persons went to American
League Park yesterday afternoon to see Yale give
Columbia the soundeSt football trouncing the New
York team has received this year. the NeW-1aVen
players rolling UP the big total OF six touchdoWns
and winning by the ample margin Of "a to 0. II
the most crushing defeat that the Blue mas
ever inflicted Columbia, and. though victory was
not hoped for by the local collegians. the manner
In which their team was smothered by Yale was
painful surprise.
Yale played as though determined to retrieve her
defeat of one week before at the hands of West
Point. and though Columbia struggled gamely and
pluckiIy to the last 1t plain from the start
that she was outmatched this season more than
ever before in her annual struggle with the eleven
from New-Haven. Yale scored her remarkable
string of touchdowns not by any spectacular plays
or long runs, but simply by sheer weight and as-
gressveness of attack. She simply pushed Co
lumbia down the field not at will exactly, out
with a consistent steadiness extremely discouras-
ing to the partisans of the Blue and White
Physical condition had quite as much TO do with
Columbia's overwhelming defeat as physical
strength. The Yale players appeared to be In the
finest Of fettle while the men from Morningslde
Heights were constantly being hurt and obliged to
give way substitutes. OF the eleven players that
faced Yale at the first shrek Of the referees whis-
tie only two. Metzenthir and Thorpe remained to
the bitter end. Yale the contrary, seldom had
man hurt and what substitutions made in her
lineup were made merely TO give the substitutes
valuable practice in a match
YALE's ATTACK IRRESISTIBLE.
Altogether the article of football exhibited by the
New-York team was calculated to depress their ad-
mirers. Yae's attack proved practically irresistible
and crumpled up the Columbia line with irritating
regularity Only three times the Yale
quarterback obliged to signal for a punt to avoid
losing the ball downs. The Blues defence was
less powerful. but. though Duen and Thorpe occa-
sionaIy found holes in 1t. Columbia could make no
consistent progress against Yales beef, and was
frequently forced to fall back upon punting
There three bright spots. however.
in the clouds that overhung Columbia The bright
est of all centred about Metzenthin. the plucky
little quarterback, who easily the star of the
match Columbia's side There reports to
the effect that Coach Morley intended to relegate
Metzenthn to the side lines and substitute Dono-
team general. But he didn't. and is now.
without doubt. exceedingly glad OF it, for Metzen-
thin tower of strength for the New-Yorkers.
time than Metzenthin caught the ball and aided
by a good interference and some fast and skilful
Yale back brought him to earth, Several times
run. while, when it came to puntng, Columbia
looked @ to him in vain On the defensive 6 he
good gains in running them i., back; -, b,a ,u
plunging, and once got away from the Yale tacklers
for run of thirty yards. concluding his sprint
touchdown had not the runner fallen heavily
Fisher at fulback, did some creditable work on
offensive rushes but OF the rest OF the team It Is
man.
COLUMBIA CHEERS TEAM GANIELY.
Cheer leaders were stationed on each side of the
field and Columbias battle cries answered each
other across gridironed turf quite heartily
and constantly if the Blue and White win
ming glorious victory, instead of gOinG down in
somewhat ignominious defeat.
Both teams got stentorian receptions when they
trotted on the field. led by Captain Stangland and
| Captain Hogan II was remarked at once that the
Yale players considerably outweighed their oppo-
nentS, as well they might, seeing that they have
one of the heavies: rush lines that ever played the
game averaging less than POI pounds despite
the presence of 10 pound man.
When the referee spun the coin COlumbia's can
tain guessed right and chose to defend the south
goal Amid the customary breathIess silence Rora-
back the big Yale centre, stood the pigskin on
it's uncertain end at the of the arena, and
then lifted it off its first flight. 1t fell into
Metzenthins The little quarterback was off
like a flash. and his comrades formed flying in
reference, behind which he lodged and twisted up
the field cleverly that he had covered eighty
yards and the ball was only thirty yards away
from a touchdown when YaIe's pursuing rushers
finally brought him down. Columbia's thousands
on the benches wild with delight as well they
might.
Their JOY was shortlived, though. for the Yale
stone wall held so hard that. after two vain at
tempts pierce IT. Metzenthin tried quarterback
The Columbia failed 10 hold the leather
failed TO give any sign of power she was later
10 develop and. after two downs. IIoyt punted. 1t
was poor EFFORT. and went of bounds at the
40-yard line. Columbia went that stone wall
again Brown pierced 1t for three yards. but
Duen could not gain. and Metzen;hin tried the
fTst quarterback kick of the h and the leather
was fa'e's again on her Si-Eard line
sTANGLAND OUT or THE GAME
few hard rushes brought the struggle TO the
middle OF the field. where Hoyt tried 10 circle the
end and downed by DueIl for a loss. Rock
well tried his hand. rather, his foot. the
Quarterback kick. and StauE'and got the hall al
Columba's @-yard mark Columbia could not gain
though she tried twice aud punt the middle OF
the held put the ball into Yale's hands once more
From this point the Yale rushers hammered their
way down the held yard by ward. without once
losing the ball. and finally Captain Hogan himself
the business ~ ~
ftoyt, Morse and Mccoy were the chief ground
talheIs' WIN the redoubtable Hogan IT, fall back
,uI.ou IN case o. precarouS thi5d down one al
9NhlSe from the umpire because Of ColUmbiRS or
slue pl1y helped. iudeed. the New Workers We're
nave insl az least nifty yards for il the course
was To " ' 49,
II had taken Yale about nfteen minutes to make
heI Mst, taliy, and Columbia paFtfsaus
ytl coHN,,nGed that The better team was from New
raven, wherefore when the be fellows changed
sizes ana lined up for the klck-oH the cheers
TrvOr UPva Pnrat rloted over the led with renewed
ahack Kicked out of bounds and when
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