The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-20
N. Y. j. EXTENDED BY
COLUMBIA'S ELEVEN
First Outside Opponent in Ten
Years Finds Blue and White
Team Far From Weak.
ONLY TWO TOICHDOWNS

Columbia met It's first football OPP
ponent In ten years on South Field yes
terday when the New York University
eleven came down to play a practice
game, and for a football team In the
primitive stage the BLU and White
played IN a manner that Immensely
pleased the STAFF OF coaches and 1000
followers in the stands. The Violet team
made two touchdowns. one by Howard
Cam and another by Williams. h negro
tackle. who ran eighty yards after inter-
cepting a forward pass.
Coach Reilly OF New York University
praised the Columbia aggregation after
the practice period. lie said the back
field was most promising. while spots
IN the line were up to the standard OF
most teams. Williams" he said.
managed to break through for big gains
on a tackle around play. but the New
York University backfeld found strong
opposition. We tried W passes
and they really made the touchdown
Of Cams possible. Yes. Columbia on
appearances ought TO win Its opening
game from st. Lawrence Saturday"
Slower. who supplanted Toward Miller
at quarterback. dislocated his shoulder
near the end OF the session and In the
opinion OF Dr. Elliott he will not be able
to play IN the opening game. Capt
Frank S,monds did not get into the
fray. He has a badly infected right
foot. which will have TO improve with
despatch II he is to lead his team 10
victory Saturday. $3.50,
New York University decided 70 KICK
off To Columbia as the teams lined up
Donoho made a short return. and after
a few short rushes Mansba"h kicked
10 Manley. forty yards away. iieaIy
downed the Violet qudrterotck before
he could move a foot. Williams fippcu
through for thirty yards aud Er"ls
made ten more on a pass from 'auh'
~Fortunately for Columbia, Feeder IN
terceptad the bail in the course ot "a
play. ponoho made Il splendid for"aru
pass to Buermeyer for twenty yarus
Another one intended for Calder zen
into the hands of Manley on y Y. Us
80 yard line.
New York University started n series
Of forward passes with unusual sue
t'SSs anu ~ ann
three Of them TO Erwig, one for twenty
five yards. Cam found n hole In the
Columbia lire and o through FOR a
touchdown. C~olumhia's orwar passes
went IA rly well until Williams snatched
one thrown by Wadelton and raced
eighty yards through n clear Held Tor
the second touchdown OF his team. The
remainder Of the scrimmase found Co
lumbia holding y. y. L. 40 well mat
Charley Ham said II must have been
suffering from a stage fright IN the
early part of the contest.
The field was oycrrun with coaches
who were shouting Instructions The
only one who seemed decorous ut all
IN his speech WAS Head Coach Me,ca!f
He kept back Of the Columbia team
and Just placed the men where he
thought they ought To he. Theodore
Wilmington. the Old Harvard player.
kent after the line with Thomas Thorp
Thorp lined the freshmen against the
New York University scrubs after the
varsity contest. They showed up better
thar their older brethren. The Violet
seconds didn't score. while A. +. Raj
mando tail ed one touchdown for the
Elne and White cubs. The lineup: