New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-26
Forward Passes Effective.

Wesleyan's superior ability IN rush
/ ing the ball in the first half was Offset
1 by Columbia's gains on forward passes
/ and in running back kicks. Wesleyan
/ made five first downs by rushing in
/ this half to none for Columbia, and
I gained 107 yards, against Columbia
| AZ. On forward passes, however, Co
lumbia got 75 yards, as against Yves
leyan's II, and Miller's superiority in
running back kicks gave Columbia an
advantage of twenty-seven yards in
this, too, the respective figures being
II and so.
I'm the second half, Columbia's de-
fence frightened like n drum-head and
Wesleyan gained only thlrty-nlne
yards and two first downs, while the
Blue and White backs made III yards
and four first downs. Wesleyan did
not gain an inch by rushing the ball
in the whole final quarter. and every
Wesleyan forward pass in the last Lalf
failed, while Columbia gained sixty
three yards on three successful passes
Columbia ran back Wesleyan kicks 80
wards, as against 30. In all, Columbia
advanced the ball by rushing, forward
passing and running back kicks, 457
yards. as against Wesleyans 17S yards.
As a football battle, the game was
cleaner and harder played than has
been the case with any of the other
contests on Morningside Heights this
fall. Both teams had indomtable
courage. but Wesleyan seemed to spend
all its energy in the first half, while
Columbia fought with the ever-in-
creasing strength of the victor in the
closing period. The tackling was
clean, the interference of high order,
and the play as whole was of strict
ly high class.
Wesleyan, with an eleven that is
reputed the best it has had in years,
and with the aggressiveness and sang
froid under FIRE that come only after
long experience, was confdent-per-
haps overconfdent-that it would have
little difficulty in checking the vic
torious march of the Columbia eleven,
despite the fact that Deetjen, the
elusive and highly spectacular half
back, was not able TO play.
But it was a Columbia team that was
playing at the top of its game which
faced the Wesleyan eleven. Columbia
fought with the kind of spirit that never
knows an end. and Wesleyan, after
having its hand forced in the first two
periods, was rolled back in the final
half. hopelessly beaten.
Miller's keen generalship in gaining
over the Wesleyan line when he found
that he could not gain through it was
one outstanding feature of the early
minutes of the contest; and the other
was the lightly developed defensive
play of the Columbia line Although
il yielded ground grudgingly in Wes-
leyan's end of the field. il would not
bulge an inch when the battle was
being waged down toward the Column
bia goal.
In the first half. when Wesleyan
ripped off first down after first down
in a seemingly amending series. the
Blue and White line found itself and
held like adamant, taking the ball on
its own 30-yard mark. That was the
high tide. Of the Wesleyan advance in
the first half. In the second half pen
alties and five-yard run by Stookey
brought Wesleyan down to Columbia's
23-yard line, but Miller intercepted
/ forward pass and saved the day.
The Columbia forward charged in
and cleaned up their ground in wonder
full style, and as the game progressed
( Wesleyan found an ever increasing diff
/ tculty to gain through the Blue and
/ White line. Brown covered himself with
glory by his play at centre and Ken
nedy, his left guard, and Cleveland on
/ his right gave him able support. Ken
/ nedy smeared play after play single
handed, while Healey played his usual
stirring game.
Il. Littauer Shows Power.