New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
GET CRIMSON SCALP
COLUMBTd MEN WIN.
Holders of Soccer Trophy Play
Strongly.

COlumhia's soccer players finally broke
IRE Gee yestcnday. 50 far AZ the annual
MATCHES with Harvard were concerned an.
by a wei earned victory over the cri'nsoT
az South Field paved tlse way for sue
cossful dcfOnoc ~ thc Mines tTo9hy. rOw m
possession ~ the New York colegians
Heretofore Harvard had wun twice ~ 20
Q, and las; sear the encounter resulted In
Q tie. Yesterday Columbia was suncossfCl
Cor the nTsi time. winning, by the score %
goals 20 O. tho second successive match
IN this years intercollegiate series.
with the Harvard team. snd playing
centre halfhRCk. where ne was a host by
himself. vas W. Houston, right end on tie
regular varsity team last fan. Tie found
the soccer game most trying % the wind.
and. as Columbia rushed from start 20
nnish ne was on the So al the time. Next
% Captain Leland. Houston was the most
useful man on the Harvard team. lie con-
stssed % feeling more AT home in the
American game, not having mastered an q
the finer points of soccer. The latter he
thought well adapted 10 imp-oging the wind.
Columbia kicked on against the wind and
made things lively from the start. ].
OBrien. outside right. figured IN a sensa-
tiOnal run. but his pass 20 smith was not
negotiated. The first "cOrner' was al
iowed the Blue and White a. A. zOiler,
from the eNtTelns left. centred twice toward
sOal. but each sime tho Columbia forwards
were Orside.
A. n. Dale Of tho New YORK State E'oof-
hall Association. made an ideal though stern
referee. and his decisions were not once
questioned Dr. A. Semple, COlumbia's cen
tIe half. accomplished some good checking.
hut once Harvard got right into the home
goal and the save was by the naTrOwest Of
maugins The DNver brothers. with A. a.
Smith. worked well together IN front. and
sheiF combination play az times was very
clever
Twenty minutes after the start, C. T.
DWyer worked through the centre and
drove one ~ the Harvard goal Left back
raul intervened. but Dwyer. following un
met the rebound and the han landed in the
net as clean as a whistle.
Fouls were given against Harvard for q
had thrOw-in by Captain Leland and hand
nng By r. ~. Ho. q Chinaman. playing on
the Crimson team. The latter. who ac-
QuiHed his knowledge OF soccer IN school
~ home, played q spirited game. but most
81 the play was on the right wing. be-
cause OF which he had little chance 90
shine. Another corner was given 20 Colum-
bia but the half ended with the score I
90 o against Harvard
The second half opened with Harvard
pressing in turn. and the first corner placed
Columbia's goal in danger. The danger
past, the Blue and white again took the
initiative. and in i've minutes Captain Geof-
frey DWveF had placed the second goal 10
the cuedh OF his side.
For q while the play was comparatively
hstless, Columbia seemingly content 20 re-
main on the defensive. Each side obtained
a couple OF corners an turn. The game
wound up with hit Of exciting play near
Columhia's goal, when a penalty was given
against the home team {. B. Spencer who
had kept goal finely throughout, made q
naaeninoent stop and Harvard's chance 20
score Was spoiled
l. @. kistler was ar aggressive halfhack
for Columbia. and G. p. Faustock. OF Har-
ward, WAS q steady man in goal
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