The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17
ARMY RIPPED
WIDE OPEN BY
COLGATE, 1870
Cadets Outrushcd and Out
run. Being ON Defensive
90,
Most of Time.
GOOD UNITING GAINS -,
LITTLE FOR LOSERS

WEST POINT, Oct. 1G.-The Army font
played this afternoon. also defeated. az.
to 0. 1t was the Colgate team which
treated the West Pointers in this man-
ner. f
"A ripping game" a spectator re-
marked when 1t was over. 1t was. Col.
gate did most OF the ripping. The latter
galaxy OF gridiron excellence gained ZOE
and some odd yards during the afternoon
to forty and some odd for the Army.
These figures give "A good idea OF hoW
much the soldiers were %outplayed.
The Colgate men ran from stalwart 10
slight in build. but with considerable
Drawn by and large. and they were
faster Individually and as a team than
the Army. The Army's potential
strength cannot be judged by what 1t did
or didn't to-day, for the cadets weren't
prepared. were not along far enough in
their development for the shifty. well
executed tactics OF their opponents.
They hadn't had enough football under
their belts. That was "A factor OF mo-
ment in their defeat. though lack OF
football intuition in grasping their OPP
ponents' plays counted 4 good deal.
The Army was on the defensive so
much and forced forward on the offence
50 little ttat the ratio Of first downs was
something like fifteen to one in Colgate's
favor. In all of the variations OF the
running a game which were used and In
forward passing the winners were much
more proficient and tneir use Of them
much more profitable.
Army shines Ia Putting.
punt!ng was the only detail Of play
IN which the Army got more distance,
but the pun,ing on both sides was %erratic.
with the punter poorly protected several
times.
4 blocked kick set the wheels in me-
ton for the first Colgate touchd jwn.
It gave the bal, to colgate Ia Army
territory. and the colgate folks kept it
until they had StOrIned orwar for a
score.
\ fumbled kick was the other Array
error which led To- a score. The pigskLl
was recovered hy Colgate, and the next
touchdown topped on the ensuing series
of plays.
The ARM forwards were outplayed
D.. city mucI The length OF their line
Their ends WEI" reduced To a state OF
frequently recurring nut.litS. and tt,e
Army linemcG were bent back ia scrinr-
mag. after scrimmage both ways from
the centre. Through the gaps some ship
pery persun with the ball dIved through,
preceded nv a quick baCkiicld manpuyre
which fooled the West Pointers as to'the
point OF attack. provided interference
and permitted an effective conveyance
of men.
Lively steppers OF the Colgate side
at carrying the ua,l were all OF the
backs. and they could punch the line
as well. with Clio doing the heavy line
work. Nelson. tennessee. Goode. .Abelt
and Stewart were handy in various way
in the line. II was u versatile game that
COLGATE pla ed. and with n team drilled
especially seemingly for this game. Me
Evan, the Army star centre, played
, admirably and rendered a lot of serve.
IN checking the Colgate offence
NJ Score In FIRST iiaif.
The first half was played thioush
without a score. The Army had the
kickoff. and the warfare was shifted I"
their side of the field in 10 time. GIN,
was the reason. He ran the KICKOFF haci;
iifty-hve yards. \ penalty checked Cot
1 gate and Abell tried a place kick from
the 81 yard line. II was partly blocked
and Mitchell nipp-d tn" han for thu
Army. Coffin puptra to the other SIDE
| Of the oblorg and tolgat" tore m aud
rushed back into Army territory.
Among the si2able running f"tts 10
this half We're "a fitting of twenty yards
by Spencer and a qllltrrhank dash II
fifteen yards hy And, son coffin drove
a Gtt.s a. Of. ..4.s g. F'. t'.l.E.FA