The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-16
ALAS. POOR COLUMBIA
Overwhelmed by Amherst Speed and
Strength. and Beaten. IL to o.

speed, and outclassed In playing ability and
weight. Columbia 3 football team was crushed
by Amherst yesterday at American League
Park. Two touchdowns and two goals.
total Of l2points. was the score OF the
visitors while Columbia did not seriously
threaten her opponents goal line. The AM
herst team not once was stopped by Columbia
and lost tho leather mainly on fumbles. To
Hubbard, her left half back. Amherst owed
her two touchdowns and her many long
and easy gains. Three times in the game
Hubbard broke through the entire Columbia
team, swept aside Metzenthin. and made
long runs for touchdowns. The longest OF
these. when Hubbard took the leather on
his own lo-yard line and dashed 100 yards for
touchdown. was not allowed Shannon had
been holding Post, around whose end Hub
bard had sprinted. and the play was called
back Nothing daunted, minute later Hub
bard again took the ball and this time ran
eighty yards for a touchdown. He 1t was. too.
who in the first half took the leather for
thirty yards and the first touchdown Of the
game.
after the game tears stood In the eyes Of
Thorp and Stangland. the mon who had
played the game for all II was worth Tor
Columbia.
They were not at fault, but the same could
not be said of the entire left wing OF the Column
bia defence. From Post TO Finnegan. the
line was weak. Post was easily boxed out
OF every play, and it was his end that HUB
bard circled at viii Brown at tackle was
good for a gain whenever Amherst 80 willed
IT, Ecbeverria m light as well have been on
the side lines for all the aid he rendered Column
bia Finnegan, hav ing to take up double
task, also was a mark for the Amherst attack
The other side was strong. Stangland.
Thorp and Muir played e1cellently. the last
named player especially. He was in every
play, downing runners that Post should never
have let 60 by him. pursuing Hubbard on
both his runs and ailing him, although In
both cases Q bit two late. The columbia
back field was ponderously slow.
Only once did the Morningside collegians
come what could, be called danserously near
the AmheIst goal That Tss II the oR Smbs
1mSsrst.s e"yard line. Three times Met
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Amherst rushed the. bali to her own to.yard
lns. before tumble gays the e. Leather cath n "a
To ths ,a Vsltor 81 on their soyard line Colun
the leather back to the ysitoIsi Hubbard .n ,a rd
thirty ysSdF eaSs t. .S 3ry ~
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The Amherst rooters went Wild and struck
UP their favorite tune:
Three cheers for Amherst.
The Columbia band did its beat 70 dr s,.I
but failed, IT, '''' ''' N
Muir wa. PLAYING right end a. for S., Columbia Ts
bard made his 100 yard run shortly after the
kck-oh. but the ball was brought back be.
cause Of shannons holding. Columbia got
the ball on a tumble on Amhersts e-yard
LINE The ball went back to the visitors
on downs. and after Hubbard had run fifteen
ran eighty yards for the last touchdown Of
the game Columbia took q new lease OF life
later and rushed the ball from midfeld to
Amherst's 2t-yard line, only 70 lose II there
getting hurt in every play. and many changes
were made.
The Columbia rooters stood and sang
Sans Souoi" after the game ended. and then
eheered for each OF the players The line-up
Amherst. Posntons. Columbia.
p S,ook Lef end ,.......''."'t Post
Professionalism guard ., %. .Echeverris
LEIGHTON. Centre. Finn eg an
nshoru--...s.. Right uuard. Sedg ewick
Hollns. Right tackle. ,Thorp
Shhnn on Rig ht end Buell.
Shsttuck.........o Quarter bsok .....-. Metrenthin
hubbard II half back. .......,.. Duell
Crook, ,,.,... Right half back -. o Tough
Full back. Stang and
.Touchdowns-Hubbard az. Goals from touch
soWns-Pierce On Rerferee-Vandcrpoel. Yale
Tmp,p-white Michigan. Linosman - Carver
Union. Time Of haives.as and 20 minutes, Sub
Hilutes-Connen for Osborn. Diehl for Connell
EsnotTs for Hubbard, Noble for CorreshAl