New-York tribune., 1917-10-21
Violet Beaten
In Stiff Fight
With Wesleyan
blocked Punt Responsible for
Unexpected Upset
Final Score 7 to E
By Charles A. Taylor


The Palisades were indeed grim and
cray for the New York University
foo.baU team at sundown yesterday.
The eleven from Wesleyan caused the
grimness and grayness by snatchinG
victory from defeat in the third period
of hard-fought battle on the grid
iron. The final score was TO in
favor Of the visitors.
blocked punt led TO the diseomft-
prs OF the Violet players. The n. y.
T. boys we're leading by score of 9
- 0 when the catastrophe occurred
With the ball in the possession OF the
Violet. Egan. the aggressive quarter
hack. made three vain attempts TO gain
through the heavy Wesleyan line, and
then was forced to punt from his own
15-yard mark.
= Dixon. left tackle on the Con-
necticut team, broke through as Egan
,eeeived the ball from Brinn and
Knocked the oval from Egan's hands
Austin. who had been substituted fol
Woollev. the Wesleyan captain. at LETT
end was on the ball in jity and
carried it across the goal line about a
foot from the post. Sutter, the BIG
ieft guard. broke the tie when he
kicked a beautiful goal.
Early Advantage for y. Y. L.
The touchdown made by n. Y. T.,
which gave promise Of winning the
came. came in the second period as
3 result OF n forward pass perfectly
executed by EFan and Ebenfeld after
the Violet had forced its opponents
from mid-feld down 20 the lO-yard
linz The pass was made on the third
down. the ball being hurled directly
over the line BY Egan into the wait
jnr arms of Ebenfeld, who stood just
across the Wesleyan goal.
The kick for the extra point was
,omnaratively easy one, but Egan, who
sssaved IL. barely lifted the pigskln
rom the ground. and the try was
Boeked bv the Wesleyan players. TINS
miseue. as il turned out, lost the con-
tes, for the University Heights attn
etes.
The home team outplayed Wesleyan
during the entire game, save Tor q
slort period in the last quarter, and
hid several opportunities TO tally
whereas the visitors had only one,
which they took advantage Of and
which turned the tide Of battle IN their
fsvor
II appeared that New York University
was sadly lacking in generalshlp IN the
last period. when, after Wesleyan had
taken the lead, line plays were called
ior time and again, with no advance,
despite the fact that Egan and Gard
per had shown unusual skill with the
forward pass. This pair advanced the
ball for distances Of fifteen, twenty and
twenty-five yards by this means after
WESLEYAN had secured its touchdown,
The visitors seemed wholly unable
10 frustrate the play. but just as
,eore for y. Y. L. loomed up as GER
taintv the Violet would shift It's tactic:
and attempt vainly 70 pierce the oppos'
ing line.
Little Brinn a Corker
Aside from Egan and Gardner, the
an round work of Archie Brinn stood
ost for y. Y. L. The little centre
uobablv the hghtest centre on any OF
he college teams. was all over the held
His magnificent defensive work hurled
The Wesleyan attack back for losses on
10 less than ten occasions during the
first three periods Of play. Brlnn
somehow or other was ever in the
ihickest of the fray. following the ball
in most uncanny fashion.
Keller. the Wesleyan quarterback,
shone in running back kicks and IN
punung. The visitors produced an
ether sterling kicker in the fourth
period in the Icrson of BOote. With
hat name he should be able to kick,
and he did. Il was the advent of
Boote. who uses southpaw toe, that
paved the way for the triumph Of Wes-
leyan. Boote invariably punted the
bali 10 the spot where there was nobody
around. making substantial gains on
every exchange CT spirals.
NY. u. should have won by com
Portable margin, but it didn't. The
only satisfaction the Violet has is tina;
the score against It was not so lop-
sided as last year, if that be any sat-
lsfsction.