New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-17
Lands Soccer Title as Result OF
ScoreIess Game.
YALE FURNISHES SURPRISE
Holds Champions Level by Wig
orous Checking-Game Proves
Full of Thrills.

Columbia won the fnterCONeSldte assvcl-
alton football championship for the second
time in succession yesterday by playing
Yale 10 a standstin in no scoring game
on South Field. The showing OF the New
Haven players was a surprise, inssmuch
as they had lost a game 70 Harvard BY
, to 0. whereas Columbia had scored against
the Crimson by 2 10 0. In order 20 tie
Columbia il was necessary for the visiting
collegians to win yesterday and take the
Cornell game az we'll Failing in this. the
Iaurels for 1910 fell to the Blue and White.
who retain possession OF the Mines trophy.
the gift Of the captain OF the Pilgrims. Of
England.
Though lighter than their Yale opponents,
the New York lads appeared TO the initi-
ated as the better side. In team work
Yale had to take second place. but the
backs and halfbacks made up for this In
vigorous and timely checking. In this
respect c.. IT. MahIstedt, the right back,
and z. Ingra ham attracted much attention,
and ". c. HolbroOk, in goal, was a tower
Of strength. The speediest player in Yale's
forward line was a. Gay. who was danger
Gus repeatedly.
Captain Jennings. Of Yale, won the toss,
and Columbia. facing the sun. kicked of.
and the ball remained largely in Yale ter
ritory. Occasional dashes. however. showed
the visitors to be foemen not 70 be trifed
with, and placed COlumbia's stOcky de-
tenders upon their mettle. Halfback Foster
dropped "a beauty Just on Columbia's cross
bar. SempIe. by kicking behind. gave Yale
the first corner, but danger was success
fully averted Yale's halfbacks did valiant
service. and they were kept very busy.
J. O'Brien. outside right for Columbia,
was the first TO be keeled over. He Iimped
for while. but quickly got back into the
fray.
Two Columbia PUSHES headed by the
Dwyer brothers. with ZOller aiding had no
results, as Smiths shots for goal went
past. Columbia then got a corner. but c.
Dryers kick from the left fell behind.
Next a bit Of fast work by ZOller and
beautiful centre failed OF results, as no one
met the ball as 1t whizzed past a foot in
front Of goal. This was Yales uarrOwest
escape. A long run by Gay on the right
raised YaIe's hopes and a corner resulted,
but no more. ZolIer then undertook 70
keep the ball from both Mahlstedt, YaIes
and Ingraham and got away
with IL. the former being sprawled out on
the field. The same player figured in an
other fast combination play with the Dwy
ers. which yielded a corner. HOlworth
touching the ball as it sailed over the net.
r. Spencer shot behind. as the attack
was reversed, and a corner went to Yale.
but nothing came of it. Two fouls were
given against Yale in rapid succession. I
From the second SempIe esayed d long
shot for goal, which landed in the ready
hands of HOlbrOOk- The Yale goalkeeper I
was then called upon TO withstand the
dercest onslaught Of the game. and, with
good support, he acquitted himself finely.
Cav and KistIar cOlIided heavily soon
after and the Yale man went 20 earth. For
the next ten minutes the visitors succeeded I
in keeping the ball in Columbia territory.
but the home defence throughout was firm
as rock.
The second half opened with a corner for /
Columbia After ten minutes of UneveEt- /
full play, a foul was given against Ingra- [
ham. of Yale, twenty yards out from goal /
by Captain Jennings. The ball bounded
a gainst ZOller's arm and Columbia was
charged with a foul Although the Blue
and White had possession most frequently, /
the play 10 tho close of the game was very
even. J. y. Grimes, COlumbias left back :
did capital work throughout the second
half. On the whole, the New Workers.
cess in the intercollegiate series was well
merited. A total OF . points was scored
in the five matches, Of which yesterdays
was the last. while HaVerfOrd alone scored
one goal against them
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