New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Sol Metzger Sees Game and Is
Surprised at GIaring Weak
ness Displayed by Big
Varsity Eleven.
TALBOT A GREAT PLAYER
Critic Believes That Team Has
Been Badly Overworked and
That with Good Rest 1t
May Surprise Har-
ward and Princeton.
BY Sol Metzger.
[Ry telegraph to The Tribune. |

winning by a score OF 10 10 D, ana tne
score scarcely represents the strength Il
the winners, or, rather. the glsring weak
ness of the Yale players
Colgate had decidedly the upper hand.
with the exception of short period in
the second quarter. following its first
touchdown, when the Blue eleven rallied
and by desperate playing drove the ball
from midfeld in seven plays over Col
gates line, temporarily tieing the score
This effort which was the only part Of
the game that Yale men can remember
with pleasure, exhausted the Blue play
ere and from that time until the end the
Eli team was at bay. and the defence
was nothing to be proud Of.
Colgate showed its strength from tne
first kickoff and curing the entlre hl7'
quarter had Yale on the defence In us
own territory The three efforts OF lhe
visiting eleven were each stopped now
ever, on Yale's 30-yard line.
At the opening Of the second QUARTZ
Colgate, with the ball on fales oO-ydiu
line. advanced it ten yards, where fale
defence stiffened, and as the pail way
well to one side of the field, 50 thal
drop kick was out Of the question: quar-
terback Huntington used very good gen
eralship in hurting a forward pass GUY
Of bounds at Yale's i5-yard line.
Vale then called upon Talbot 10 carry
the ball. When he swung arounu No'-
gates left end il looked like good gam
for Yale but the secondary defence
tackled him and he fumbled the ball. An
orrosirg nIaver carried II TO Iale's ID
ward line. and Colgate sent its masnin-
cent backfield men at the right MANN VI
yale's line for first down. ana on 'he
NEXT NAV Swartout scored touchdo"h
through Ketcham. No goal was kicked
Ysle Makes Lone Score.
vale then came back with WILL anu
when Colgate was forced to punt al.ei
-ooo,,ing the kickoff Yale obtained the
hall AT midAeld. Quarterback CORNISH
So,, knowles arounl Colgate's right emu
an tho first play to Colgate's 26-yard l'i'e
ond Wilson followed through BROOKS "
- o,-va,d line. Colgate was onslde Oh
ovt nlay. which put the ball on lts
ls-yard line. ,.a 3. In two success
.;,o nIavs around Colgate's LETT emo "
~ ,.ord line Wilson added four
Yards through centre and Oh the
NAV Yale's backfield carried hno"N re-
around right end for Yale's ohiy so0'e'
Cantain Ketcham missed the goal
In the third quarter, on an eNchdhee
Of hunts. Thompson, VINO hau
Corniob at quarterback. fumbled the pan
a. Colgate on Yale's 20-yard line ColSa'e
mads eight yards, attacking iaies lie"'
eank out a tumble by Robinson gave '"o
hall TO the Yale eleven.
Know,es was imediately sent BACK as
though TO punt. but Yale sent mn,
run toward Colgate's right emo, o"iol
tunately. he fumbled the pass from ee"
ire and when he tried to pick IL up Oe
,ra Push Peterson, of Colgate oo"'.
bin, over causing him to tumble the Dali,
,bicb Riley the Colgate right ehd' zen
on for Colgate's second touchao"h'
In the last quarter Yale was decideuiy
snen, snd in consequence colgate twi'0
,breatened the Yale goal line. Inc due
managed 10 check each advance so tha'
p-ooLs Colgate's big left guard WAS
called back for try at goal from place
ment. Brooks missed the hrst al'e,'p.
, from the 3S-yard line, but IN ms iaS'
trial. which Colgate made possible oS
twenty-fve-yard gain on forward pas.
RroIxs sent the ball over the goai Poe'
from, Yale's 2l-yard line.
The result to-day proved most surpris-
ing TO me, both because OF the WEAKNESS
~ Yale and the exceptional strength VI
tho Colgate team. The latter proved
wel,. balanced and powerful lighting ma
chine, and its line plunging a''aoA
the best 1 have seen since Har'a'u W.
feated Yale here year ago
Blue Team Played Out Early
swartout Robinson, Onley, Ramsey ana
Huntington did not seem 10 ''o "' ~
time during the contest thousn 'ne'
were kept hammering at Yales DIG hhe
from whistle TO whistle. Their iunse'
were of such force that they sraoua"'
- down the Yale forwards so that
,ou,ord the end of the game II was almost
80, % see the Bulldog so completely
4
outclassed. .,,
,rbe vac eleven Impressed me for ie"
moments at the start Of the game as one
,not had considerable dash and nsht 10
- and 7 held this impression during the
second quarter when Yale came pacN ~
yrandlv following Colgate's first score.
The attack OF the Blue at this time was
rnaqniflcent one. especially in Its drives
oround end and off tackle. in which COL
oate,s defence was literally wiped out OF
| existence.
Following the score by Yale. however
| there was a marked change In the play
of the team. especially In the work OF the
forwards. 1t seemed to me that their INST
less work must be the result OF too much
football during the week. The Yale team
was thoroughly tired out and SICK or FOOT
ball during that disastrous second haif'
one stanch boy, Talbot. playing iett
| for Yale, II ade a desperate fight against
the driving Colgate team-One Y inc
finest things that one ever sees IN loot
ball. From the start OF the game untii
it's end. ne was the mainstay on the Yale
| line. He was aggressive, true nSnter
and one whom Yale men may well honor.
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