New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
QUAKERS In DEFEAT
FORDHAM TEAM WJyS
S1carthmOre Scores ON Victor,.
an Hard Fought Game.

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In game replete with forward ~.
and everything else that goes to m.s-
football wide open Fordharn 49,.
Swarthmore at American Lear.a p,
yesterday IN the nrst hons game % :.
season by the score Of q to 3 For tso..
who admire the new style OF footba, =,
game was indeed a treat, for scarcs1,
than dozen straight line plays were ,-'.,
throughout the entire contest. anA -
and well executed forward passes -
relied upon by both teams 10 advance -
ball @
Although beaten. the Swarthuora -.
was by no means outclassed by the stro--
eleven that The Bronx college has nm,
the field The Pennsylvania line beld 80
bit as well as that OF the local team .,s
they played the open game and vo-l.s
forward passes with just as much sprv,e,,
as did the New Workers. They were a.
ing. however. In a pair OF ends Ike ~,
Caffrey and Mccarthy. who could ~.
into the backnsld and down their man \.
fore he got started, and could follow -.
ball so closely on pUnts that the man vso
made the catch would be d6wned IN ID,
tracks.
Swarthmore was little harder 70 hand.
than the FOrdhamites expected. and onl, :.
couple Of unfortunate fumb!ss lost ~
visitors chances to score which had be.,
well earned. Their game was fast ana
their plays went through with cloc]~wo-<
precision for the most part In the ars-
half after they had brought the ball from,
their own s-yard line 10 the Fordhan
2-yard line, one hundred yards, on elght
rapid and perfectly executed plavs
BroughtOn, the right haIfoack, was pushed
over the line, only TO lose the ball when he
was tackled by McCafrey. A Fosdban
man dropped on the leather for a touch.
back before BrOughLon could recover IL
So bad an ending 10 such a splendid plecs
of playing disheartened the Pennsylvanians
and. although they played with plenty or
dash and spirit. and made their only scors
a goal from the 15-yard line By Perkins
after that, they never got enough conf
dence in themselves to duplicate their ear
Her feat. Boughton and TarbeH. in par-
ticular, played splendidly for the visiting
team.
Fordham began to tear into the Swarth-
more defence at the start OF the game in
such spirited style that It looked as II
Swarthmore was going to be completely
outclassed. BY series Of end runs by
Geary and good forward passes 70 MeCaf-
frey by Gargan, the bail was rushed down
tho field almost to the line. A penalty for
an incompleted forward pass put the bail
back on Swarthmore's 1S-yard line, but il
was only a moment later that Gargan
kicked a goal from the field
On Gearys kickoff TO Wickham SEarth-
more began that sensational squirt that al
most scored a touchdown. Wickham ran
the ball back to his 2S-yard line. There he
executed a forward pass TO Perkins thar
netted forty yards Another forward pass
In which Tarbeu. Wickham and johnson
took part. was good for twenty-five yards.
putting the ball on FOrdham's 17-yard lus.
The same play again, this time from Wick
ham TO Tarbell TO Miller, gained eight
yards Boughton was able TO gain only
three yards on the next play Two more
plays and he was pushed across. but lost
the ball The ball was taken out to the
25-yard line, but Fordham lost 1t on fun
bic. and Perkins, after four plays. kicked
a goal from the 15-yard line, tieiug the
score.
the BALI on Swarthmore's 45-yard line.
run by Glanz around left end for ten yards
and two forward passes by Gargan to Nc
Carthy put the ball over for Fordhams
first touchdown.
The second half was much the same as
the first, with any number Of forward passes
and cnside kicks. None Of the latter, how
ever, netted gains. When White replaced
Geary, the Fordham team took On
new strength, and by some good play g1t
the ball within striking distance OF the
Swarthmore goal, only 10 lose it on fun
BILE This resulted in an interchange Of
punts again, TarbeH finally making a far
catch on his own 25-yard line Tarbell then
attempted a pass to Wickhan. but the bah
fell on the ground and was grabbed Up by
Mccarthy, who dashed across the line for
a touchdown. also kicking the goal Nc
Carthy got the next touchdown a few PLAYS
later, when Fordham had taken the ball
down TO Swarthmore's 4-yard line. Gargan
was thrown for a loss, but on the next play
he sent a beautiful forward pass to McCar-
thy, who made the touchdown on an S-yaId
run.
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