New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
Crippled Blue Team
Puts Up a Stub
born Defence
By FRANK O'NEILL


Swarthmore's indicated football
eleven beat back the blue-clad team OF
Columbia on the gridron at South Field
Yesterday afternoon, and won by
score Of IS to o. The Quakers won the
game, but little glory was theirs In
winning.
Their play at times was crude, and
the wonder of all was how they ever
defeated Pennsylvania. Time and again
they swept on down the held with sn
attack that ripped holes in the hrss
line Of Columbia's defence, only TO iose
the ball when within easy striking as
lance by fumbling or having their
passes intercepted.
Columbia could not save her goai
line, but made fight that stirred the
crowd to tho depths. There were re"
men In the blue line who were In con-
dition to play full game, but they
tore into the fray with a courage thar
knew no fusing point, and fought 70 the
last gasp.
In the first period Swarthmore twice
had the ball down 10 within ten yards
Of a touchdown, but Goldberg, who
later broke his right leg at the ankle
twenty yards before he was turned
over. Just a few seconds later Ken,
nedy smashed through and recovered
a loose ball, and stopped an assault
on the line. Perhaps half Dozen
other times the Quakers had their
chances, but a stalwart defence and
alert following of the ball stopped
them.
Goldberg Suffered Broken Leg
Reduced by injuries before the
game, Columbia finds herself In
sorry plight to-day. Goldberg, the
alternate centre and tackle. smasned
his right leg at the start OF the tnird
period. He suffered his injury trying
to stop Cornag. who caught the Kick
of and ran sixty-fve yards through
the whole Columbia team until he
was turned over on the 3O-yard line.
Bud WILDER, the tackle, Sterling Van
De Water and Hank Monroe were
forced out of action, and II is DOUBT
full IL they will be able TO play IN
the games with Wesleyan and New
York University. ,
However sturdy the resistance OF
Columbia, however plucky the men
the power Of Swarthmore was TOO
great to be overcome. The ATTACK
of the garnet team was spasmodic ana
jerky, lacking in smoothness, and
poorly executed, but 1t was enough. II
served Three touchdowns were
scored one in each Of the first three
periods, and all three Of the goals
were missed. The first score was
made by Cornag, the fullback, who
caught one of Dunn's punts, and raced
forty yards through the Columbia
team. Michael scored the second
touchdown, plunging through the mid
die of the line six yards. poor
pass that rolled to the eight-yara
fine. where Smith recovered 1t, led up
10 this touchdown. The final score
came as result Of forward pass
from Johnson to Smith.
Columbia's Attack Weak
Columbia failed to develop real
punch in her attack, and not one hrs'
down was made by the blue backs on
straight rushing or otherwise. Oniy
once did a chance to score present ~
self TO Columbia. That was in the sec
ond period, when a Swarthmore man
fumbied the kickoff after the SECOND
touchdown. Goldberg tore down the
Geld and recovered the ball on the
twentv-two-yard line, and the Columb a
cheering section demanded touch
down. McCabe called for an assault
on the line, but Swarthmore piled up
the rushes, and a forward pass on In@
fourth down was grounded, and Swartn-
more took the ball. Endicott puhted
but his kick was short, and Dunn came
back to the thirty-yard line, A tumble
gave Swarthmore the ball, and not
again did Columbia threaten.
Jimmy Cleveland was one OF the Out,
standing stars of the game. he Mayed
right tackle most OF the game anu