New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
IN. Y. U. DEFEATED
AFTER GOOD Start
Unable to Withstand III.
Speed and Plunges Of
Wesleyan Eleven.
METHODISTS PROFIT
BY 50-YARD PASS
Fierce Efforts Of Local plav.,,
Upset by Clever Work Of
Captain Kenan.

in game hercely contested ana :.
plete with forward passes W,,l..
defeated the football team % Nsv ",
University yesterday afternoon on o.
Field by a score Of % 20 H. A..
four thousand persons saw the ..,n.s'.
Wesleyan being represented by
Of four hundred students. who .sN N
a special train from Middletown
The cheering Of the little b,,d =,
Nethodists during the game anS -.
song service conducted by the 49,
graduates Of both institution, bs,~sn,-
the halves did lot 20 take H. 80
out of the cold breezes that blew ,,,... ,..'.
the gridiron. ''''"
The Violet eleven started N. o,
with an attack that moved DOM s'... .Is
Wesleyan forwards, who seemed ~ .1'e ny.
unable 10 prevent the opposing b..t
from streaming through IN, In 80
around the tackles. The result va, tss,
\. Y. L. made the first touehdoTn :,
the contest within three minutes of ~.
opening Of the first period
I appeared that the Viols, ,..-
m. It upset all predictions and pps ,,
D,s score against a team that rulsS
strong favorlte before the game ~,
the hopes Of the Heights cohort. VA.
rudely shattered This first touehSo-,
reused the fighting spirit Of tns visit.
ors, who lost no time in turning a.
tide of battle in their direction.
The first score was largely On, "a
mar rrrf hrF
tain, which gave the ball 20 n. Y. L. =,
the Wesleyan 30-yard line. Hun,l,v
made two yards at centre, McN,1v
added another in the same placs ,ra
then Huntley went through guard tor
first down. The Wesleyan line held a.
the next two plays, but Huntley thrsx
forward pass, which McNally caught
over the goal line. Weiner kicked n
easy goal.
Wesleyan then got busy, and, follow.
ing an interchange Of punts, began
march down the field from its own 30.
yard line TO touchdown. Plunge,
through the line BY Kenan and dasSs.
around the end by Slocum and johnson
quickly brought the ball to n. Y. u
5-yard line, from where Kenan tore
through for a touchdown. Eustis failed
70 kick the goal, and y. Y. L. was still
in the lead by one point.
In the second period, which opened
with Wesleyan having the ball on n.
Y. US l5-yard line, the visiting eleven.
after vain attempts to rush the ball
over for touchdown, added three
I points 10 their score by means Of 8
drop kick from the 20-yerd line By
Eustis. An exchange Of punts gave
| Wesleyan another chance TO tally
toward the end Of the period, bu, the
Violet put up a stone wall defence Oh
its 2-yard line and held for downs.
Wesleyan took big lead in the third
period, making two touchdowns The
first was the result OF q forward pass
Of fifty yards from Slocum to Bovsr,,
who crossed the goal line. Eus;is this
time had no trouble in kicking the
goal.
The second score was the resul. Of a
tumble by u. Y. L., which gave the ball
20 Wesleyan on the Violet 20-yard lire.
The heavy backfeld Of the visitors then
ploUghed through the line for con-
sistent gains until johnson shO.
through a tackle for q touchdown.
Wesleyan made a poor kick-out and
there was no goal. The play for the
rest of the quarter was chiefly near
the centre Of the field, both teams fun
bling frequently.
The ball az the start Of the fnsl
period was in the centre Of the fed
in Wesleyan's possession. An end plsy
failed, and then a forward pass struck
the ground. Wesleyan punted over n.
Y. US goal line. Huntley essayed 70
drive the ball out OF danger, but the
kick was blocked and the ever watehtgl
Bovart gathered 10 up in his arms ard
unded over for q touchdown. Eusii'
kicked the goal.
The tide of battle switched again
and the Violet team. after SokoloWe'
had intercepted a forward pass, mace
q frenzied attack that brought the oos'
20 Wesleyan's l5-yard line. One iof'
ward pass was incomplete, but Hunt
ley tossed another Immediately aisi'
ward, which was caught by Welnef'
who fell on the ball FOR a touehdowI'
Weiner failed TO kick the goal, o..
though the ball was directly IN tiOn'
of the goal posts. "a.
Only five minutes remained. and tt
game resolved itself into puntis
duel, varied at times By desperste "
tempts on the part Of n: 7. !. y
score again by means Of the forward
pass.
The star Of the game was kshsn'
the Wesleyan captain. Sloeum' .ns
visitors quarterback, also was ise'
tor in gaining the victory for his team
For n. Y. L. Cusack, Rasehosum sna sns
Weiner shone or the defensive, ThnSS
Huntley, 0lswang and NeNally pay"
brilliantly on the offence. :,
The final game Of the \: !. I. go,
son will be played on ThsnksglM.s
Day against the strong Rutgers e's''"'
The lineup follows: rcn