New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
N. Y. U. BATTLES
TO TIE WITH TEAM
FROM BUCKNEIL
Field Goal Apiece Limits
the Days Scoring on
Ohio Field.
Nv JEROME BEATTY.

Llfe SAND through screen the agile
New York University backs sifted
through the Brcknell line st Ohio
Ficid yesterday. carrying the bail lSb
wards on rushes. while the visiting foe
was taking it ffty-thrce. but the Vic
let couldn't score a touchdown.
The Bucknel defcrce was weak in
midfeld. but back behind their lO-yard
line they were as stalwart IS an oak
stockade, and although generally out
played they hold New York University
to q to tie score.
The Violet's only score was a thirty
ward dfop kick for a field goal that
7ecmed w.Go Of tho mark by several
4eet il looked that way even 20 Tom
Pciily. y. Y. 4. coach but tho referee,
trcd Murphy. aoid Eran's shot had
found ifs mark
Had the game hal thirty seconds
more 20 GO Tu,tne'i's goal limo might
have been crossed. The Violet. reused
20 supreme effort as the end Of tho
struggle grew near. carried ,he pig-
skin forty yards on fOur plays. and
was only three yards away from a
touchdown when the whistle ended
play.
Captain Somers, Of New York Univer-
sity, undorsstimated the time that 70
NAMED. He wanted a touchdown and
drove his men az the thick Bucknell
mass. which was bracing in is fna.
stand under its gos. posts. Twice
Buckrei! held Somers probably planned
another line plunge: then u that fail cd.
drop kick. Victory seemed only a
few seconds away Maniey called his
signals. but before the ball could be
passed the tiuckeeper's shrill whistle
ended all. The Bucknel players ran
oil the field, cheering as II they had
won.
Only once was Bucknell near the New
York goal. in the third period Man
I. cans forty-vard punt and f'teer-yard
penalty for holding, pushed the Violet
back 20 their ten-yard marx. SPOTS
gained TWO yards, and on The next
play New York University flmbed.
The bail rolled away from ne pack and
Eendrcn for BucSnell foil upon il eight
yards from the line. Bucknell tried
once and failed TO gain, then Hendron
went back and dropped the ball between
the posts from he fifteen, ard line.
uAPii .at = me IA! tl@t 4i-H y en-
New York University three points in
the first period.
The Violet made twelve FIRST downs
by rushing to two for BuckneIl. One
q he5e was on an eighteen-yard run
by Mangan near The end Of the third
period, and the other was on Buck
ncl's only successful forward pass,
Nangar 20 Atkin~. which gained twelve
yards. The Violet completed only two
passes out OF seven trials. One gained
nothing and the other was good for
eleven yards. The visitors attempted
only five forward passes, two OF which
went inro the arms Of enemy backs.
Francis McDermott, Bucknel! quar-
teroeck, was carried of the field early
in the first quarter, suffering from
strained lgamen, in his right leg. Man
gan, a substitute, took his place. end
was Buckneil's star. After he went in
he did al Of the purtirg for his team
and had length and height 20 his kicks.
His work compared fsvorably with that
of Cam, whose pUnting for New York
Cnive. sity was excellent.
The Violets' wrecking crew vas effec-
tive In clearing TIE way for spriuts
around the ends. but it found difficulty
in opening up holes near the centre
OF Bucknelrs line. where Captain
Schafner at centre. fankel by other
strong men, generated most of the
power that propelled Bucknelps defen-
sive machine.
Bernstein. Cam, Egan and Somers
were the New York University men
who ratified off the long gains that car
ried the ball time and agaT up within
few steps from the line that never
was crossed. SPOTS, Mangan and Hen
dron were the only men who could PEN
citrate the Violet defence.
The Bucknell team took the game
with New York University on twenty
four hours notice. filling in the gap
left open when New York University
cancelled the game scheduled with
Trinity because Of the professionalism
of George Brickley.
The Violet opened the game with
rush that made victory seem certain
10 the y. Y. L. rooters. After Buck
nell took the kick off and failed to
gain. Cockill made a short punt out
side ard it was y. Y. US ball, with
twenty-seven yards TO go. Bernstein
and Erwig each made six yards, and
Bucknell braced. A forward pass failed
and Cam tried a drop kick that was
fielded by Atkins. who carried the ball
back twenty-five yards before he was
thrown. Bucknell couldn't gain, and
after taking the ball on downs, y. Y. L.
tramped down the field 70 the 5-yart
line. Again Bucknell held and Cams
drop kick went wide.
Bucknell couldn't gain from the 70
ward line. and punted to midfeld. Man.
lev Somers. Bernstein, Williams and
Nagel advanced the pigskin 20 the ~
ward line. No longer could the Violet
gain, and Egan made drop Kick Tor
Y. Y. US only score. -
In the second quarter the y. y. U.
again threatened the Bucknei goai llhe'
but lost their 'angs when the visitors
held them for downs on the 5-yard line.
After Bucknell, taking advantage OF
n tumble. tied the score I'D the thll4
period. the Pennsylvanians took a sud
den brace. and Msngan got away Tor
run that gave Bucknell its initial hrst
down by rushing. The visitors were
showing sixns of attacking strength for
the first time. They made two spurts'
bu, both were stopped when Sokoio"er
and later Bernstein intercepted Tor
ward passes from MCngan.
Near the end Of the game Egan's at
+ern, AZ drop kick was blocked ana
recovered by Bernstein after u had
bounded back twenty-five yards. berh-
stein returned II almost TO the PoIhi
from which Egan kicked II. Egan anu
60, win long sprints, helped carry
;be pigskin 20 the 5-yard me ana
Y W. was forming for iinai try. for
a touchdown when the game ended.
The lineup follows:
,t.-fi "a, Position. y. Y. Z. 81.
r.nt ............L Z. ..... y. aidi,ah
ssEsr ..............l- 7. ........o. " Ii.lirs