New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18
Stevens Eleven Leads in
Score Until Final
Period of Game.
LAST TOUCHDOWN
FOLLOWS A TUMBLE
Schenectady Teams Fine Attack
Matched by Unusually
Shifty Defence.

Union defeated Stevens Institute in
a last minute fnish on Castle Point
gridiron at Hoboken yesterday by scor-
ing a touchdown in the last minute
Of play after meeting resistance of the
most stubborn kind from the engineers.
Il took all the best football at the COM
mand of the Schenectady eleven to
beat Stevens by a score of IL to =
and had il not been for fumbles it IS
doubtful il Union would have been
in position TO pull! the game from
the fire at the eleventh hour.
Fred Dawson's team presented a d.
versifed attack which would have
earned many yards mad it not been
for the alertness Of the Stevens line.
The engineers secondary defence was
nothing TO boast Of, hut union iound
it wellnigh impossible to Launch It's
plavs against the open line. Twice
Howell pulled down forward passes
that looked like big ground gamers for
| Union. and il was not until well on III
the third period that Unions attack be-
/ gan 10 work with any kind of execu-
ton. 49,.
/ The Union team was perhaps bit
over confident at the beginning OF the
contest. having in mind the 40 TO
triumph over the SAM team last year
Stevens Yesterday, however, played
hard football and fought every men OF
the wav through the first two periods
Dawson's star forward pass combna
ton. Beaver and Starbuck, had diff
GUILTY in eluding the vigilance OF the
Stevens ends, and 1t was not unit
Unions interference rad been bolstereC
that they were able to work the play
with success.
Stevens was more adept at following
loose ball. but their backs made sew
eral execrable fumbles, one of which
in the closing minutes OF the game
paved the way for Unions final touch
down. The line play OF the Unior
eleven was not up 70 standard IN the
opening half, and found itself alto
gether outgeneralled if not outplayeC
by the lighter and shiftier Stevens
forwards. The secondary defence OF
the engineers. however. was IN no way
comparable to the all around excellence
Of the Union back field.
For the greater part of the last pc
Rod the outlook was gloomy one tol
Dawson. Although Union scored frs
by ramming touchdown Over
tho line in the third quarter
stevens came back hard and by
spectacular march down the fielC
scored n touchdown and added goal.
formality which Union neglected. This
NM Union one point behind, disad
vantage which was not overcome unit
/ Girling scored the last touchdown Jus
before the whistle blew.
Gi~ling and Todd had . fire puntins
duel through the 6rst half, after Ste
vens had intercepted one Of Beaver
forward passes and prevented an early
onslaught on their goal line. Late ::
tho opening period Union brought th'
hall down 20 Stevens 30-yard line
where McNabb tried for a field goal
The kick was wide and the ATTEMPT
failed.
When the second half began It ap
neared as if the game would continue
70 be q kicking contest, but Beaver
6nsllv uncorked a beautiful forward
mass on a fake end-run formation. qnC
Starbuck carried the ball over FOR me
-irst touchdown. Ii was play thai
netted twenty-five yards and was vel
executed in detail. Starbuck failed g
kick the goal
stevens braced UNNECESSARILY after
tho kickoff and took the ball on
downs on its own 4O-yard line. Todd
sbo+ forward pass to Howell which
netted twenty. yards, and moment
later Hoinkus pulled down another
mass for ten yards This brought che
hall 10 Unions 5-yard line, and Poole
plunged through for a touchdown, Todd
kicking the goal.
Union tried desperately to smash the