New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
C0lumbia's Fighting
Spirit Beats Vermont

rIoughed his way along 10 the IZ-yar&
line before he was inally stopped.
On the next play Cochran drove into
the line for q four-yard gain, and the
south stands demanded a touchdown.
But Vermont barred the way. The
Columbia attack beat against q rock
ribbed defence. and Vermont took the
ball on downs.
Columbia won, and, Of course, victory
is always acceptable. yet there was
pslpable lack OF power and smoothness
20 tn. team. The loss OF Howard Mil
Ter at quarterback is felt, and until he
returns the Columbia is more liable 70
rumple and bump along than TO purr
and run easily. The line is fairly
strong, and is reasonably we'll ground
ed In fundamentals. In Captain JEFF
Realey, the tackle, and Kennedy, the
end, the Blue and White has two capa-
bic players. Between them they
smeared up many a play, Kennedy, in
deed, won the eye of the crowd. He
is endowed with real football sense. IS
a clever disgnostician and can tackle
like 9 fiend. His end was seldom
turned.
The backfeld is By no means up 70
the standard of the line. The men are
uncertain in their movements. The IN
.crferance forms too slowly, gets OF
too slowly and seems 70 lack the nee
ersary drive 20 clear out the defence.
There is little cohesion and less re-
sourcefulness. With line before
them that actually outplayed Vermont.
Columbia's backs failed 70 make sin
gle Arst down by rushing, while YER
mont made four. Columbia excelled
at the open game, however, and worked
four out OF fTe forward passes sue
cessfully, while their defence. keenly
alert at all times, broke up the over
head game of the New Englsnder..
Vermont Has Faults.
Still. tn. faults were not all on the
Columbia side. Vermont hirted with
disaster time and again, for Captain
Burke insisted several times on trying
70 advance the ball four yards OF ne
last down. Three times ne was guilty
of this fragrant violation OF football
tactics, and lad there been an ounce
of power in the Columbia oackneld the
score would have been much Target A
tendency TO hold was one OF the oeset-
tirr sins OF the Vermont team. Three
times they were penallzed for iilegai
use of their hands when in possession
oil the Dali. anu ~ toSS eANt.- ASA - :"
wards. Columbia lost only fifteen yards
in all the game.
Deception played little part in the
attack of the teams. For the most
mart the play started for the exact po.
sition that every one believed 1t would
,tart Columbia made the use OF the
old split play several times and u
worked reasonably well. Vermont fooled
everybody with one play.
Calls for End Swing.
CAPTAIN Burke called his end 20
swing around the other side Of the
line. and purposeIy delayed the ball
and the end came back. Captain
Burke's psychology is well founded;
The next time he called the same end
around. and this time the ball moved.
hut Bowman shot through the place,
ms. vacated by the end. while united
Columbia looked for forward pass
Bowman clipped down fifteen yards IN
his journey. Another play down the
gids lines, with Gillio carrying the pail
nettei Vermont twenty yards.
Bowman and Cochran mad a merry
puntiny duel and honors were some
That n favor OF the Columbia back.
His kicks we're higher and OF greater
distances. and gave the ends world
Of time TO cover them.
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