New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
new YORK TEAM
WINS BY CANN'S
THRILLING RUN
Stevens Institute Presents
Powerful Eleven for
Annual Clash.
NO SCORE UNTIL
FINAL PERIOD
Defence of Engineers Holds
Violet Off for Three Hard
Fought Sessions.

The New York University football
team defeated the eleven OF Stevens
Institute yesterday afternoon on Ohio
Field BY score of 10 o. after one OF
tho closest and most exciting games
ever played between the two .nstitu
tions Until the last Ave minutes of
play it appeared impossible for either
team 20 break through the stubborn de-
fence afforded b. both eleyens.
Plunges through the line were OF no
avail, dashes around the ends were
smeared before they could take on the
semblance Of real dashes. and forward
passes from all conceivable formations
were turned into mere jokes in so far
as advancing the ball was concerned.
Three periods had been completed
and scoreless tie appeared to be in
evitable when the unexpected happened.
Howard Cam, the giant halfback of the
y. y. |. eleven. was the man who
stepped into the breach as the seconds
which would mean a deadlock were tick
ing away in the watches of the timers.
The ball was in n. Y. Us possession
on the Niolet's forty-fve-yard line
Cam dropped far back as Manley
flashed the signal and took the ball on
a direct pass from centre. IL was
fake kick, and Cam was off like a flash
for right end, with Bernstein and Egan
shielding him from the Stevens tack
lers Far toward the side line sped the
y. Y. L. halfback, while his teammates
were clearing path for the turn down
the field. One Stevens man after an
other Owed at Cam, who was rapidly
adding to his speed, only to be showed
aside by Bernstein or Egan or fall
headlong as Cam squirmed from his
grasp.
The y. 7. L. stand was bedlam as
Cam eluded tn. last OF the first line
of defensive players and shifted his
! course toward the Stevens goal. Only
! two men now stood in the way of a
/ touchdown and victory. They were
Webb. the star fullback Of the en-
gineers, and Musk, the quarterback.
| Bernstein took care of Musk and Cam
! dashed past him. Webb alone now
/ blocked the runners course The
/ Stevens man made a headlong plunge
and grabbed Cam by the leg The lat
4 ter, however. wriggled free and carried
the ball over the line. Cam added an
other point by kicking an easy goal.
There was little OF the spectacular
about the contest aside from Cams
run which brought victory. At the out
set it was clearly apparent that the two
teams were evenly matched. Erwig
kicked off to Grymes to start the game
and Egan tackled him after only five
yard advance. Marshall tried to force
his way through centre, but wa:
stopped, for no gain. Webb was thrown
for a loss in an attempt at right end
He then punted to Marley. who brought
the ball back ten yards.
Erwig made two yards off tackle, and
then Cam tore off thirteen yards
around right end, the longest run OF
the game, save for that which scored a
touchdown. The next two plays failed
and Cam punted over the goal line
Cotter punted for Stevens after vain
try at end, and Cam returned the kick
to Cotter, who fumbled, House getting
the ball for y. Y. L. The Violet was
unable to gain, and Cam tried the first
: Of three drop kicks. only to miss by a
wide margin.
During the remainder of the first pc
riod the ball spent most of the time in
the air, neither side being able to pierce
the defence offered. The second period
was repetition of the first, except
that, IA a result of holding on the part
of n. Y. U. and forward pass from
Cotter 10 Musk for fifteen yards, Ste
vens was put in position to score. The
engineers had advanced the ball as far
as the n. Y. u. 15-yard line when the
whistle ending the half blew.
In the second half the same desper-
ate defence was maintained until Cam
shook himself free for his thrilling
run.
Webb was the star of the Stevens
team, and on several occasions ripped
through the n. Y. Il. line for good
gains. He was unable, however, TO make
much Roadway when the N. Y. L. goal
was threatened. GepneTt, the Stevens
left tackle, who is a brother of Red
Gennert. the Princeton lineman, also
was in the limelight.
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