New-York tribune., 1909-11-03
NEW YORK A VICTOR
WESLEYAN BE1TEN IN
CLOSE GAME.
Pluchy Uphill Fight by Home
Team Re7carded by One
Point Victory.


score of 10 to IL yesterday at Ohio Field
in a game that sent the six thousand spec
tators into the widest demonstrations of
excitement seen at a gridiron contest here
about In a long time New York came from
behind. the score soon after the beginning
having stood al 12 to 2 in favor of Wes-
leyan. and. fighting with never diminishing
pluck and grit. upset the adverse score and
pulled out a victory that had seemed hope
less when the New Englanders scored a
second touchdown within five minutes IF
the kickoff
The distinct oddity of every possible form
of scoring points being seized upon by one
team In compiling its total struck the ex
perts who saw the game. and they We're busy
trying to remember some time when one
team, in a single game. had scored on safe
ties touchdown. goal from touchdown
and goal from the field. That was what
New York did a beautiful goal from place
ment by Yule in the second half supplying
the winning points after a game fight had
brought the first period of play TO end
with the tally only IL to 10 in favor of
Wesleyan.
1t was a game that those who saw will
not soon forget. There abundant good
football in 1t. although the wretched work
of the New York backs III handling kicks
in the first half helped the visitors to their
two touchdowns. New York exceled in the
meeting of conditions arising from the new
football, and three perfectly executed for
ward passes helped the home men 10 their
victory. They used short onside kick
with deadly effect. too. although Wesleyan
helped by the poor work of Gorsch. recov-
cred some longer kicks at critical moments
pass successful too. and the first
touchdown was scored on that play.
New York played a good deal more foot
ball, take it all in all, than Wesleyan and
the visiting team was lucky to make the
score as close as it was. Luck Is the
wrong word, perhaps, for the luck consisted
largely in taking advantage of New York
misplays, but the fact remains that New
York, as team, had all the better of the
engagement This is shown by the fact
that Wesleyan was never able TO threaten
the New York goal line after the second
touchdown had been scored, while New
York kept up a constant assault. and
swept down the field against all opposition
to the touchdown that ended the scoring
in the first half for distance of nearly
fifty yards.
Yue was the particular star of the game.
lie New 1OEh IulIDdck SnOWeQ nlrllSeI 10
be terrific line smasher going into the line
like battering ram. and holding his feet
like veteran. His punting was superb.
long, deceptive kicks getting down the field
for an average distance of more than fifty
yards. while a lodging runner through
a broken field he reminded as good judge
of football as Carl Flanders of Coy. 1t
was almost impossible for the first tackle
to stop his rush when he had his start.
and he never failed to gain when he re-
ceived the ball.
The New York team showed the work of
Hermann Olcott. the old Yale centre. in it's
every move. There little critisism for
any man on it. save Gorsch, who. by lying
far too close on the kicks. gave the fast
Wesleyan eI ds some excellent opportunities
to recover Pazattfs low and difficult punts.
In the second half. when he had new
orders, Gorsch handled kicks well. did
Nixon. and the chief strength of the Wes-
leyan team was nullified.
Nixon played good game at quarter
back. He chose his plays with judgment
ran the team fast. and generally showed
himself capable field general His execu-
ton of a short onsde kick that placed the
ball beyond the reach of every Wesleyan
man was like that of Harlan at Princeton
two years ago, and made the play better
one, in midfied, than the forward pass.
New YOrk's forward pass was usually made
by Yule. who took a short toss from
Nixon, and then, with time to place his
field. shot the ball quickly to Crawford or
Wheeler. the ends. Crawford played a
brilliant game at right end for New York
lie covered punts in splendid fashion, as,
for that matter. did Captain Wheeler, at
the other wing, and was exceedingly hard
to fool on plays aimed at his wing.
New York received the ball on the kick
off, and had to call Yule to punt after
making one first down. Pazatti slipped
back almost to midield on the kick and
then went around his left end on a fake
kick for twenty yards. White broke
through the centre of the line for ten
yards, and then, after the New York de-
fence stiffened. Burnhart took a long for
ward pass and shot over the line for the
first touchdown that has been made against
New York this year. Pazatti kicked the
goal. and the New York crowd was
stunned.
On the kickoff, by Yule, to Pazatti, of
Wesleyan. New York scored ii safety. The
kick was high and long one. striking the
ground almost in front of the goal posts
Fazatti reached for the ball. just touched
il. and had to chase 1t across the goal line.
where he was borne down by both the New
York ends. This made the score to . and
the New Workers felt better
There was more trouble to come. how
ever Wesleyan put the ball in play from
a scrimmaSe. and, on fake kick. with
two men back to receive the pass, Rice
busted around the end for thirty yards
New York held, and Pazatti sent a boom
ing kick down the field. Gorsch lost the
hall and Boyd fell on it for Wesleyan on
New Hork's 5-yard line. The ball was an
inch over the line on the third attempt
and Pazatti again kicked goal, the score
standing 12 to >
Wesleyan kicked off this time and New
York carried the ball to midfeId before
wesleyan forced kick Yule's punt was
beauty out of hounds on the 5-yard line,