The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-03
N. Y. U. TIES WITH
BUCKNELL AT 3-3
Home Team Is Within Yard
Of Goal Line When Grid
iron Battle Ends.
HOME HALFRACK INJURED

TIL. New York University and Buck
nell football teams fought a closely con-
tested drawn game yesterday afternoon
on Ohio Field. The score was > to 3,
neither eleven being able 80 cross the
line for a touchdown. The visitors had
only one opportunity to come within
striking distance Of the home goal line.
hut several good chances for scoring
were lost by tho inability OF the y. z. L.
backs 70 pierce BucknelIS line when "a
couple of yards would have resulted In
n first dow and possibly a touchdown.
The last chance was throw, away when
New York had the ball on the ono yard
line and ono rush probably would have
carried II over, but because Of slow
lining ur tImn was called before the
play was nut In operation.
Erwig, the Violet h~alfback. was In
jured soon after the opening kick. and
although lie was started again in the
second half was unable to continue for
more than a minute. This loss caused
a change in the method OF attack. Few
open work or pass plays were tried. and
AS these failed the old fashioned style
OF line plunging was used almost en-
tirely. Bucknell tried several passes,
which we're broken up by the secondary
defence. The y. Y. L. line as a whole
showed n marked Improvement. Capt,
Sonnera and Williams broke through re-
peatedly in time to throw the runner for
a. i,uo and yraldp,on and T-U1n at and
kept the Pennsylvania backs from max
ing any large gains on the wide forma'
tons.
Erwig kicked Of To the 20 yard line
The kick was returned. but II went out
of bounds ten yards from the point
Of play. Erwtg skirted around end fol
a gain of seven yards and Bernstein
plunged through. making It first down
Cam was called back to kick. but Tho
strong wind carried the ball far to one
side OF the posts. The ball was given &c
Bucknell on the "a yard mark. i
was advanced fifteen yards and lost oil
"A tumble. Seven yards by Bernstein
five by Somers, six by Cann and five
moro by Somers brought the ball nea'
Bucknell's 10 yard line. where CAM
again failed 10 put over IA drop, Buck
nell punted TO the centre OF the field
A series OF PUSHES by Manley. Bern
! stein, SDdnerS ain NlllldiiS S'NsthNO'
the scrimmage to the 20 yard line, wher'
I3gan booted the ball high above tn
cross bar.
During the second quarter the pla.
remained mostly In Bucknells territory
New York came within twelve yards o
the goal, but by a series OF fumbles an
losses forfeited the ball on downs. Tn
score at the end OF the first half wa
3 to 0 IN favor Of the Violet team.
Bucknells only score vas made II
the third quarter. After the ball ha'
changed hands several times by kick
and holding for downs the visitor
punted to tho - yard line and New for
was penalized fifteen yards for holding
Bucknell recovered IA tumble and Her
dror put over il pretty drop, making tn
sroye 3 TO 3.
Iu the last period Cam caught a pun
in th" middle of tho field and ran 1t bac
eight wards. ON the next play he brok
through for q first down, Fogan's dro
Kick Wos blocked and rolled back nearl
to She goal line. but Bernstein picked u
the ball and rogained most OF tho los
ground, Egan made fifteen yards an
cam went around cnd for eighteen, Tn
next play brought tho ball TO tho or
yard mark. Time was called before In
team had time 10 line up Tor anothe