The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-27
FORDHAM LET'S ITS
CHANCES SLIP AWAY.
Two TOuchdOwns Are Wasted
by Fumbles and KickOut AZ
ter Another Goes Wrong.
VILLANOVA WINS, Z TO 6

After ou,playing vilanova on Ford
ham Field yesterday tho Maroon sur-
fered defeat. I to 6. The defeat was
hard for Fordham. az three apparently
sure scores were sacrificed. When Nor
cauldi failed to receive Dunns kick out
after the touchdown the Maroon lost an
opportunity TO tie the score. When Yule
fumbled two yards behind Nillanovas
goal line a touchdown was thrown away.
and when poor judgment sent Morcauldi.
the shortest player on the varsity. to
race behind the line to receive Dunn's
perfect pass for the third touchdown the
last hope of a Maroon victory vanished
Prendergast. who was tho entire hgthing
machine for the visitors. used his six
feet OF bulk to outreach the Fordham
quarter aud barely Voided the pass.
All these opportunities occurred in the
opening quarter, and IL was not until
the final period that the visitors mas
sive line could penetrate as far as the
Maroons % yard line. Corridor and
Capt. Wymard being carried from the
field, odd Fordham generllship shot in
Il quartet OF substitutes and NillanoNa
scored. Prendergast made forty yards
on successive plunges and his bulllike
rushes, which were stillcd for the three
other periods. could not be checked
After Forst smashed over for twenty
yards Prcndersast kioge1 the goal
The best the visitors could do after
this was TO reach the 40 yard mark. from
where j. Reap tried a kick from place
ment which Cel short by Ave yards. In
the final quarter Dave Dunn made sixty
Yards or three successive end shifts but
the Maroon line could not open up telling
holes quickly enough thereafter and the
game ended with tbs Maroon on Villa
ro,a's 80 yard mark.
Ia. ,ftt,ts n KiCkOH EOffl.
ham received the ball on a punt at midheld
and scored the only touchdown against
Nillnnova since 1907. 4 series of triple
| lateral passes. from Dunn TO Regain TO
| Kane TO Corridor, placed the ball on the
~ ward mark. Nillanova suffered a
| fifteen yard penalty for Illegal interfer-
| .nce with Regain while receiving "A pass.
Dunn added a few yards and Iulc plunged
| off tackle for the touchdown, MorNau.ul
| avoiding the kickput by taking more than
! two steps after receiving 1t.
Receiving the ball on an exchange or
| punts Foulham rushed from the - yard
mark 20 the visitors 30 yard line. ON
! tn final down the Maroon could not gain
I and Dave Dunn exhibited clever piece or
/ strategy by hurting a forward pass TO one
! OF tho, visitors on his ! yard marx.
/ where play began FOR Nilanova. Forcing
the visitors TO punt the Maroon received
I the bali on its 40 yard line. pretty play
IN which the Fordham mon were
strat, he'd the width Of the field netied
forty yards on two sucress.v" tEi's. wlth
passes from Dunn 20 Corrden 10 Regain.
| Yule then smashed over for the second
! Maroon touchdown. but Pr"ndergaSi
tackled him 50 hard he tumbled the hall
] Again when Fordham had reached the
visitors II yard mark a pre'ect pas ny
Dunn 10 MOrcauld. was void behind th'
goal lin. when PrrWi"rgasts daunG ave
Ju,reachrd the ,hort Maroon quarterback
In the last par OF the final quarter an
exchange OF runts gave NIllanoNa th'
pigskin OF its - yard mark. Heavy
charging Of the Nis;ors had weakened
Foidhlm con~.d. gahly. a. the Maroon
plav was a striking contrast IN IT. oper
formation. Every gain except three was
made. for NillaNoya by Prendergast and
For,t. The visiting fliibacs gave won
d.r,n exhibition and could not he
stopped. N. visitors rea'Ains the Ford
ham 90 yard line. 'orSt then scored
brilliant series ~ end runs ny pave
Dunn was In progress when time Wa
call,i The lineup.