The sun., 1916-12-01
MAROON OVERCOMES
YILLANOVA HOOD00
Fordham, with Dempsey Star.
ring, Defeats Visitors,
a. to Z.
LAST VICTORY IN 1909

The Fordham gridiron vas turned into
n Thanksgiving day cranberry bog yes.
terday by tho weather man, and on M,
swampy field the Maroon eleven bea,
Nillanova for the first time since Iao,
winning II 10 :. Tho victory In 1908
was by u . to o score. The score 10 no,
representative OF Fordham's superiority
over the losers. rs the Fordham player,
fell repeatedly in a clear field and wers
unable to cover ground to receive passSs
owing to a sea Of mud.
Nillanova did not rely Upon the open
style Of play. The visitors used only sx
passes, three OF which were completed
for a gain OF forty yards. Fordham's
! rush line was battered and rammed b.
tho heavy visiting backs, hut not until
the last part Of the final period could the
visitors make more han ono first down.
They were on the defensive with the bal,
In their territory most OF tho time.
Nillanova chose the kickor ana Me-
Guckin punted to Calnan on the rs yard
Dempsey went around an end for seven
yards. but Fordham found itself In
muddy ground and Dempsey puntsd sew.
cnty yards to the visitors goal line Tn.
able to gain, Villanova punted and Ford.
ham returned the kick. With the ball al
midfcld McGuckin. the visiting quarter.
back, made an attempt ut q f-ld goal
that fell short by a yard. Erw.g took
the pigsk,n on the Maroon goal line and
raced fifteen yards before he wa
tackled. He was thrown. but gliding
past diving tacklers ran e~ighty.nvs
yards for a touchdown.
villanova then received the k.ckoff hu,
could not gain. and booted the r'esk'n
out of danger. Andy Dempsey kicked
on the firs. down and Fordham smashed
up n series of N%illanova deceptive passes
that were used when the Maroon rush
line was FOUND impregnable. IN the las,
down Villanova tried a long pass, Nc.
Geehan TO Brennan. who had a clear
field. Cantwell. who was on the alef'.
snatched the ball and raced along 'hs
side line for Fordham's 40 yard line for
the second and las. touchdown.
Fordham' opened the second period
with an attack that o~utmanpuvred ard
o~utrushed tho visitors. Two snrs
( chances to score were lost FOR the Nj.
roo In this period. Andy DEMPSEY
hurled n perfect pass to Corcorau on
the visitors % ward line, Iorco'a'
got the bail hut fell after running n Few
yards. Later Erwig had the bal Al
midfeld. and with only one Nilitnoys
tackler to down him and two Fordham
warriors IA a defence he fell I'm a mud
puddle t~blrty-nve yards from the goa
line.
Nillanova lost n likely scor" 500"
after when McGucl;in recovered Ioru'
hams tumble on the Maroon's IL yard
limo. and viii no person near him raced
Tor the goal line. but stepped on: IT
bounds.
The Second half found VillanoNa o.
fcring n much better variety Of football
The last period was fraught Wit
thrills and desperate playing 10y IN
v%isitors. TIE tackling was rough hu
deadly. and Nil.auova scored dur .
the first few mute Of play. Aud'
Dempsey kicked from Fordham's fist
yard line across the field to tho a. yar'
line. whore MrGuckin tool tho ppG'
and separated from the Maroon ultyo
by "A stretch of mud he raced tl'nI
tho same path hat Cantwell fp.loVc
earlier and scored the visitors onI'
touchdown. McGuckin kicked the goa
and made all the losers points 1l'
lineup: