New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22
Union College Eleven
Takes Game from
Morningside Team
by 3 to 0 Score

Columbia University's football team,
minus the services of Captain Howard
Miller, its brightest star. was defeated
on South Field yesterday by the stocky,
lighting eleven from Union College. a
goal from the field during the frst FIVE
minutes of play giving Union the vic
tory by a score OF 80.
With only few minutes to play be-
fore the whistle blew. ending the game,
Columbia missed an easy chance 20
score a touchdown. She mad worked
tho ball down to Unions 12-yard line,
directly in front of the goal. Raj
monde, the Blue and White quarter
back. called for a forward pass, and
Cochran, the fullback, received the ball
and made a perfect pass TO Dunn. who
was waiting with outstretched arms
back OF the goal line.
The men from upstate were down on
Dunn with a rush. however, and the
latter, after catching the ball, fumbled
il and Columbia had failed 20 turn de-
feat into victory. For the rest of the
game Union kept the ball beyond the
Danger zone, and the men we're bat
Ting near the centre of the field when
time was called.
In winning Union made use princi-
pally Of straight football. ripping holes
In the Columbia line at will in the
first half. with now and then an end
run. Columbia's only chance to gain
ground seemed TO be in the forward
pass, for the Union line generally held
like a rock. In the second half the
local eleven nerved itself for a con-
certed attack, and then il was the
Union line that crumpled and fell back
before the Columbia onslaught Yet
whenever there was real danger of a
score the boys from upstate steeled
themselves for the shock and prevent
ed their goal line from being crossed.
Rosenkranz Boots Ball
II was Rosenkranz, playing left half
back for Union, who booted the ball
over the bar for the winning score. and
it was this same sturdy youth who
stood out above every other man on
/ the field from whistle TO whistle. Time
and again Rosenkranz ripped and tore
/ his way through the Columbia line fol
/ gains OF from FIVE to twenty yards, anc
| il usually required the efforts OF two
or three men to bear him to earth.
Wittner, the Union quarterback, was
second only to Rcsenkranz in effective
ness AMI ran his team with fine ludg-
ment. More than once he prevented
disaster by falling on the ball after
a tumble, and he was quick 70 pick his
] 80
! Rairnondo did the best work for Co
lumbis, getting all he could out OF MS
/ team and making several brilliant
runs through broken fields. Cochran
| the Columbia fullback, proved a good
ground gamer in rushing the bal
! through the line, but at kicking he was
/ far outclassed by Rosenkranz, who
booted the leather for the visitors.
The day was warm for football, but
perfect for the spectators, and there
was the usual outpouring of girls IN
furs and bright ribbons, 1916 model
bonnets and other up-to-date trim
mings, Probably three thousand per
sons sat in the stands and cheered the
rival warriors on.
Union won the toss and elected u
defend the west goal, with the sun
shining brightly in the eyes Of the Co
lumbia men. Play began shortly after
3 o'clock.
Columbia kicked off TO Unions 20
ward line, Captain Rosenkranz running
the ball back for fifteen yards. and
then the Union backs commenced q
steady battering at the Columbia line
finding the right side Of the line un-
able to resist the hammering. Rosen-
kranz plunged ahead in short, nerce
PUSHES, running low and hard, and
largely through his efforts Union soon
had the ball resting on Columbia's 90
yard line.
Those in the stands thought Union
was about to try fake kick formation
when big Rosenkranz ran back and
waited with outstretched arms for the
hall. But Wittner barked out the sig
nal calling for a try at field goal, the
leather was passed back hawlessly ana
the Rosenkranz right toe met the naii
squarely. ~
over the heads Of the charging Co
lumbia forwards the sphere flew, tax
ing Just the right angle to place IL
fairly over the centre OF the goaI
posts. It was a brilliant piece OF work
and the Union rooters went INTO
frenzied burst of cheering even peiore
the ball touched the ground.
After the kickoff the two elevenss
fought up and down in the centre OF