New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
COLUMBIA BEATS UNION.
Blue and White EIeUen Score Easy
Yictory IN First Game.

A large crowd, composed mostly Of baseball
fans. saw the Columbia football eleven defeat
Union at American League Park yesterday by
a score of % to 0. 1t Sc happened that TWO
baseball games ana a football game had been
scheduled, and long before the end of the second
half a crowd Of fans filled the bleachers' ana
bv cries Of play ball!" showed that it is hard
n interest a devotee of baseball in the gridiron
game
Followers Of Columbia were surprised that
when the team lined up neither captain Ailolp ~
right tackle. nor Duncan Carter fuiloach' wa"
in the nIav. Poth failed to qualify under the
eligibility rule, and the graduate commute o--
athletics ruled that neither could play Ihey
will still have an opportunity to qualify out
those in close touch with Columbia athletics say
that it is strongly probable that Thorp VIII not
represent Columbia this year
Perhaps the weather accounted for tne Aao'
that It was sluggish game Even from '"o
point Of view of the spectators II was un'o
Portable The players left tran OF PeISp''"
ton behind them and came from the close u
the short second half almost exhausted. Some Oh
them lost seven or eight pounds during the
game. After it was over the mildese epi'h0'
used to characterize it was Awful!
Coach Morley tried out nearly all OF the men
during the course of the game. Even with the
weakest
no progress Only once did Union get nrst
down. and that was near the end of the second
half. when the Columbia team was composed
almost entirely Of substitutes. Not only was
Union outweighed in every position. but clearly
outplayed The Union backs were slow IN gel
ting started. while they showed a constant ten
dency to tumble.
Columbia also fumbled, especially on the
punts Both of the teams preferred puntlng 10
bucking the line, and so the ball was kicked
back and forth across the field continually
Neither team was strong at punting. Columbia
tried four different men as kicHers, while all or
Unions punting was done by Moore
The features of the game were two long runs
by Columbia men for touchdowns. In the nrSI
half Union punted to her 50-yard line. where
Heinrich caught the ball Following his inter
ference closely, he through the whoIe
Union team. and made Columbias second
touchdown after about twelve minutes OF play
Armstrong did even better in the second nan nan
With the ball in the centre of the field, he TOOK
IT for a run around right end, and Wnen ne
stopped it was behind Unions goal posts
Besides these plays, all of Columbia's gains
were made by straight line plunges. In the first
half Fisher continually went through the hne
for good gains. In the second half ArInstrohg
and Mckee duplicated the trick Armstrong
particularly played a strong game, and made
good gains every time he took the bail. Dono-
van tried the quarterback run several times but
both teams showed a tendency to offsde
play. Columbia suffered more severely because
Of this Especially when Columbia's new men
were put in did they wax overanxious and get
into the game before the ball was passed.
The halves played were fifteen minutes each.
Fisher for Columbia kicked off to Wright, who
ran it back about five yards. Union punted
and the ball was recovered by Donovan after
starbuck had fumbIed Columbia punted and
Union fumbled. but recovered the ball. On
punt Starbuck fumbled again. More punts fol-
lowed until Columbia got the ball on Unions
Coward line, when by line plunges by
Heinrich and Fisher Columbia showed the ball
ahead until Fisher was pushed over for a touch
down after eight minutes play. Fisher missed
the goal.
After the kickoff the ball was punted back
and forth until Heinrich obtained it and made
his long run Fisher again missed the goal. A
little later in the same half, when the ball was
on Unions 2O-yard line the latter tried to
punt The centre tossed il over Moore's head
behind the goal. Moore dashed for it and at
tempted to run it back, but was downed behind
the goal posts giving Columbia safety This
made the score 12-0 when the half closed
In the second half Moore kicked off for Union
to the Coward line. where Donovan caught the
ball and ran it back twenty yards. Columbia
hunted Union fumbled, and Fisherman fell
on the ball for Columbia. Fisher was soon sent
through for another touchdown The rest of
the half was little more than series of punts.
except when Armstrong made his long run.
After this touchdown Escheverria, kicked the
only goal The game ended with the ball
Unions 30-yard line. The line up follows: