New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
COLUMBIA BARELY WINS
Soccer Champions Have Close
Call Against Haverford.
| MARGIN IS A SINGLE GOAL
Blue and White Players Hardly In
Best Form in First Game Of
Intercollegiate Series.

Although not exactly up 70 championship
form in the opening game Of the annual
intercollegiate soccer series yesterday. CO.
lumbia nevertheless defeated Haverford
College By a score Of % q az South Field.
The Blue and White. twice winners Of the
Mines Cup. had had no practice since they
played Princeton In q snowstorm In De-
cembor whereas Haverford had been play
ing right along and week ago had beaten
Pennsylvania in their championship fixture.
The home collegians showed their lack Of
form IN the combination play. but made
amends by the extra vigor infused into
their attacks upon tho Haverford net.
After n hard fought period Of forty-hve
minutes the goal was not negotiated until
the middle Of the second half when 3.
Riggs from a sharp return By /. c. Kist-
Ter. succeeded in getting by the HaveTford
custodian
The play was not without its accidents,
several of the players being laid low or
doubled up AZ various stages but the in
iuries in each case proved to be Of a
trfing nature Haverford started we'll and
fully shared possession Of the ball in the
first half
After about ten minutes OF play. and with
and Riggs worked the ball up to the goal
mouth. bat there it stopped. The attack
was quickly turned and Tsai. the China
man, did the needful for Columbia in the
nick of time Spencer, however. felt con-
strained TO kick behind for safety. This
yielded Hayerford the first corner Of the
game. but Spencer's play was not attended
by evil consequences.
H9varford ggf or1v cpa mora corner IN
thesecond half whereas six were credited
to the New Workers. O'Brien and Gordon
quickly took the ball back TO Haverford's
Entertainments and forced a corner. from
which there was no result A rush by
Hayerford was finely blocked by Spencer.
This was followed by Columbias Sc ccnd
corner and an Indifferent kick-oIt. De-
tending, in turn. Tsai overran the bail.
and It was up 70 Z. \. Murphy. goal
keeper. TO save he situation. which ne
did by the ma -rOWest Of margins. THIS
was COlumbias closest call.
With Haverford playing well up, @. 4.
Gordon got away rom the pack Tor 90
Iumba and had the field 10 himself, With
the Eoal keeper alone Intervening Nnen
within ten feet Of goal Gordon let ny out
kicked straight ntO Murrays hands. 90,
umbia got another corner on the left ara
then long straight shot from Hayertord
was we'll taken by Murphy ,
The second nau was begun On r4Itas
terms but, whereas Haverford had shared
the hon lrs up Till then. the play was most
ly Columbia after that
o. BriAn went hurting down the lett,
centring bea Itif.illy 10 Dryer, who maze
good try. only 70 be foiled by Murray.
Heagav despoiled smith OF the bal cleV-
erly but shortly after received the sphere
full in the face from a lot return. II drew
blood in plenty Tsai ..eroically opposed
himself to a neadlong rush and suffered
amidst hips but cid not delay the game
O'Briel went down the right AGAIN,
centring 10 DIVER. After a miN-uls n
which Riggs missed a try for goal. Nl-t-
10, mada a magnificent return. and tnls
time Riggs sent the ball hurting pas
MURRAY into Have~ford's net for the WIN
ming goll Of the game ,-....
/ BENTLEY made couple OF persistent
efforts 70 retaliate and Columbia got W
more corners and held the game SAFE
Haverford. too. scored conner out
was Of no avail.