New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
N. Y. U. BEATS RUTGERS
BOTH TE4MS FUMBLE.
Large Croscd Sees Jersey EIeUen
Outplayed at Ohio Field.

The New York University football team got re-
venge yesterday for the defeat year ago by beat
Heights, by of II TO 0. The visiting team
within forty yards of the New York
goal line and had absolutely no chance 10 score at
any time. II stronger in defence than in Of
fence and kert the score down well il did
mainly because the followed the ball better
and recovered II fumbles many times when a
New York man should have saved it.
The game played before a big crowd, which
overfowed the stands and lined up twenty deep on
the running track both sides of the gridron
Fully eight thousand persons saw the game, which
comes close TO being record for a New York foot
ball crowd when of the big teams is play
Rust kicked of for New York to Fisher at 3.15
o'clock and the Rutgers captain the bail back
A dozen yards. Line plays found the New Workers
ready, but quick dash around the end netted
thirty yards for the visitors. New York then held.
however, and Fisher had to punt MOwen caught
the bail and the New York captain ran the ball
back thirty yards to the Rutgers 4e-yard line New
York started down the field. Rust off
ten yards on quarterback run.
MOwen and Dougherty accounted for another
first down, and a couple Of line plunges put the
ball the l5-yard line. The undergraduates were
yelling for d touchdown and as if i'm response
Rust dashed around right end a quarterback
and crossed the line. He had gone five
yards before turning however and the score
not allowed ffteen-yard penalty added, and
as Rutgers held, Rust tried kick from placement.
which blocked.
Rutgers found the New York defence impregna-
bic. and Fisher pUntcd to Mowen the Rutgers
45-yard line The New York captain caught the
ball almost the side line. lodged a flying tackle
by end, and raced through the whole Rutgers
team for the first touchdown of the game. Rust
kicked the goal making tho score to o
Rutgers kicked of and the hall brought
back midfeld. New York tried a forward pass,
but the end who should have caught the pass
asleep, and "a Rutgers man fell on It. New York
held hard and Fisher punted again 10 Mowen. who
fumbled, Rust saving the ball forward pass
was good for a first down. but onside kick
suited in i tumble. and a Rutgers man was laid
out He had plenty of time to recover because
the half ended with the play the ball being in
Rutgers's possession in midfeld.
An exchange Of punts followed the kickoff for
the second half and the ball finally New York's
at its 40-yard line. Bernstein made twenty
yards a forward pass, and another good
for fifteen yards G. Young taking the ball. Straight
line plays carried the ball to the 20yard line and
there the Rutgers defence stfened. Rust's try
for a goal from placement spoiled by bad
pass. and the ball went 10 Rutgers.
New York got il back however. on the Rutgers
30-yard line a tumble. and four plays through
the tackles put Il the 2-yard line. whence
score being 10, which not changed, there
after
After this second touchdown the New York men
played wretched football whenever they had the
ball Tumble followed tumble. and the onside kick
badly bungled. The men had difficulty in
taking the ball away from Rutgers. and Rust
outpunting Fisher, yet the kicking game which
would have resulted in big gains for New York
was not tried at all. The Rutgers goal threat
ened three times during the rest of the game but
a tumble saved the Jerscymcn each time Tho
game ended with the ball in New York's possession
the Rutgers 40-yard line.
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