New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-27
VICTORY FOR FORDHAM
WINS CANE By 4 SAFETY.
TIIGn0Ca Puts Up Hard Fight, and
Result Is Close.

II a FOG that drftsd in at tines and completely
hid the field from view the Fordhan football team
defeated the VillanOva eleven in hard-fousns
contest at American League Park yesterday after
noon by a score % TO O. A bad pass By smith,
the yiuanova centre to Kelly. the fzlIoack vne7
villanova had the ball her own D-yard line.
went over KelIy's head and rolled behind the goal
line. Kelly recovered the ball but he IoVued
By a Fordharn and the play safety.
giving Fordhsnn the game. Il proved
Although the field was soggy and the haU sip
perry from the misty rain. the teams played splen-
features The score a true measure q the
relative merits % the sieveus. for the Forfhsm
players were faster although lighter. than their
opponents There a number 81 S7r~ard
passes used successfully for long gains On both
sides- and there several onside kicks. al q
which went 70 make TIE play open
Despite the unpleasant weather conditions thers
vas good turnout. Eoth teams having snail
armies OF rooters that kept the hilltop grounds
echoing 70 their cheers VIla1ovs rad the smaller
representation. but what was lacking IN NUMBERS
vas made I'd n noise zach time that the heavy
y-fr1anovs team hurled Itself through the Fordha-a
line there arose a shout that completely drowned
ont ANYTHING that the Bronx followers attempted
There were fair enthusiasts present galore - SO
the closing game IN New Torks al too BRIEF sea-
son
C,r,4vsfxnea nearly tn pounds to ths man tas
F-ordnsm team put ID fight that dessrved VIC
tory Ths vfUanovs team. which has gone rnrouz1
the season without winning game. STITCHED oes-
pera4aTv 70 overcome tnkir speedy opponents. and
tine ard again they crashed down the 1eld trough
the Fordhau1 line until II seemed tnst they n1sS
score but ar the crucial moment they always ozr
ne ball. either downs or fuuole Tires
times they We're within striking 1lsrance OF =
Touchdown and earh tine trey rzflsd 70 Satn tns
required ground On ire defsusfvs rear t1str oS1
zoz1 lire the Bronx team held ike stone wall.
although their defence not 80 god a ot1er
times
vfI1zuovz'z pIav vas CORD mixture % sE-s.shr
old-fashionsd line punging and OPEN pay. Viz
few forward passes Near ths end % the nrsc
rs1f Kelly and Nonahan worked forward pass
fcr thirty Yards and brought the ball 20 the Fo-c-
ham IG-ysrd line But the Fordham team REQ
for TWO downs vfllanova tried 20 kick a goal
hut II was miserable failure The Bronx BACK
4a14 r1avad Ike a machine On orsncs vork. Cor
fay and White advanced the ball On brilliant end
runs several times. and e White who plunged
through the whole vIIanOva team ard threw Kelly
for the safety which Won the gaus-
Kelly caught the ktck-1I Al TIE start FOR VIA
nova and ran the bali back fifteen yards before -
was dovned- Then he got five yards around rns
right end bur on the next three plays F'o-dhan1
held ard got the ball Gargan and scaulon tried
a forward PASS but tn. Lartsr nuGed Il. and the
ball went hack - vI1lanova- Then followed 4 lor
Of open PLAYING in which the bah seesz~ed ID
and down the fed Twice Corey went around ths
LEFT end for twenty yards, but nelrher tam was
Die To gain ConSsCurveLT- Dne o. ne KICKS Ve1-
70 White and Kelly buried him IN tn stomach
ana laid MIN out for few Minutes The 15-ysrd
penalty that vfIIanova had 70 psy brought ths
bali cut The middle OF the field
Just before the close The half Villsnovz worked
the pail down To Fordharn-s 12-vard line On beau
TRULY executed forward pass by Kelly and Mona
han which netJed thirty yards Here Moore tried
a field goal bur the ball fell short and GearJ ran
it hack thirty yards Wines run O thirty yards
ended the half
Kelly opened the second period by kicking rhs
bali behind the Fordhzn goal line Corey returned
r. from the z8-vard line. and bah went 70
Fo-dham on a tumble White able 70 ger ouiY
four Yards through centre and POOR fnterferencs
prevented further gains Caffey was forced 20 kick.
and again vfTlanovz fuubIed. this time the bail 60
ing 70 Gea-y on V1lanova 2o-yaTd line Ford
ham held downs. and the first play Kelly
carried the bali around right end Tor twenty yards
A particularly slippery bit q ground threatened
disaster 10 accurate work but Tfllanova managed
% get over It by a forward PASS from KslIy 20
Walsh fer twenty yards Another forward pass
went Wild. ard the bah dropped IN Fitzpat-fck's
hands The Fo-Cham tackle made q thirty
yards before he was thrown
Rough work in TICKLING brought the ball down 70
VfHanova-s 10-vard Iiae on penalties There VIA
nova heId and got the ball Smith made a ness OF
a pass 10 Kelly that would have been punt ouE
Of danger the bail went over Ksllys head and
when he recovered it behind ais own goal line hs
was dOVued by White The F0rdham crowd went
Wild fo- the Two points looked as big a
tain the way the game was going
Ceary made forty yards IN running back the kick
of. C0fey punted 20 Kelly. who was dGvnsd n his
tracks Both teams rut every bit OF play that vas
let in them tUr0 the game. and there was deal q
and his place vas taken 5y Walsh NstTheT SIDE
blew with the ball n F'ordHan1s possession IN MD