New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08
WESLEYAN TIES COLUMBIA
Ns:tber Team Able to Score IN Game
nt american League PARK.


,~s... -vbo vent 10 the American League FaTk
yesterday expecting TO see Columbia oeleae I" %
isran at football were soreiy dissppolh'eo' .oI
-. sauoe ended with the score 10 u, ues e.'
-. 5es,A-ate efforts OF the Blue and Wnile
l.e - ,,,,st, through the strong Wesleyan
I,,s and reach the goal. All attempts TO en-
.;-o,e .,e ends were equally unsuccessful
7ha game however. despite the fact that there
was no scoring, was by far the best exhibition
~ xoo+hau seen In New-York this year Even
The Weather Bureau seemed TO realize that IL
was time for football, and instead OF the neat OA
q week ago, q cool northwest breeze made the
spectators turn Up coat collars. and sent those
who had left overcoats at home stamping ABOUT
with chattering teeth.
The ideal October afternoon brought goodly
number of enthusiasts to the park to watch the
game and cheer the teams. No special arrange
nent had been made for the transportation OF
the crowd, and when they all tried 70 90 home at
once the facilities were overtaxed The subway
station at 157th-st. and Broadway was Blocked
for half an hour by the crowd that tried to
board the trains.
The rooters for Columbia took up position
in the west stand, where they made the usual
amount of noise. On the other side Of the field
dfty followers OF Wesleyan tried 10 make up
for lack OF numbers by strength OF voice. Scat
teIed here and there were the pretty girls that
mark the advent Of the football season, some
wearing the Red and Black OF Wesleyan and
others radiant IN the Blue and White Of the
New-York institution.
The game was marred by only one unpieas-
ant incident. Near the close Of the second half
Armstrong broke through the Wesleyan line
and made a run of forty yards before ne was
stopped by the Wesleyan end. After Armstrong
was clearly down. Bailey. OF Wesleyan. came
running I'D and kicked Armstrong in the ston-
sch The latter was taken from the field un-
conscious and revived after ten minutes The
referee at once ordered Bailey from the field.
As he left some Of the Columbia players struck
him Coach Morley interfered, but not before
the Wesleyan player had received severe
drubbing. The police finally brought the war
ring factions to order. Bailey escorted from
,.le grounds. while the people in the grandstand
Missed.
The game was marked by straight line plunges
by the Columbia backs, who at times had no
difficulty in piercing the Wesleyan line Yves
!eysn on the other hand made little progress
through the Columbia forwards, but scored
some good gains by end runs. Near the close Of
The first half il looked though the Red and
Black would score. The bali in the centre
Of the field when Hampson went around right
end, and, before Donovan stopped him. had
placed the ball on Columbia's 15-yard line. The
next play Melted two yards ana another made II
nrst down. But here Columbia held for downs.
shd the ball was punted out of danger
Al least once during the game fumbling cost
columbia Just after the game began
ire Blue and White obtained the ball on wes-
leTans 4o-yard line. Armstrong and Hodgkins
carried 1t through the line by straight plunges
until they were within fifteen yards of the Yves
Ieyan goal Then Donovan missed the ball.
which went 70 Wesleyan. The Columbia backs
seemed TO play IN streaks At times they would
20 through for continuous gains of three TO five
yards in this way they would carry the ball
twenty or twenty-five yards when couple of
slow starts would give Wesleyan the chance to
hold them for downs
one OF the features OF the game was the way
IN which Van Surdaur ran back punts for Yves
cyan When the ball came his way he ran with
hgntni7g speed sometimes lodging several
Coinmnia players. Those who have said that
donovan is not q nervy quarterback changed
this opinion near the close of the second half
He caught the bail on a punt and threw him
selt completely over the head of the Wesleyan
end he landed on his back and before he could
recover himself was downed. On the part Mo-,
he carried the ball ten yards on q ouart.rbacl
run. ~ 0i "e0A
Wesleyan was the first team tn AMMAN ~, .hA
field. The line looked heavy but the becl,s 49,
light and showed up fast in regular practice
The halves were twenty and fifteen r,gr,,saa
each The Blue and White seemed n - 81
better condition than WESLEYAN for Will e.
team from Middletovn needed much Tine c,,t
there were few occasions when Columbia nes6s5
time. The lineup follows: