New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
Violet Team Lacks Punch
To Win VIII Victory Near
Hartford Eleven Holds New
Workers Scoreless When
Line Is Threatened
By Charles a. Taylor

Violet is not a popular color this
year In football. II isn't the fault Of
the gridiron warriors who represent
New York University They battle
hard and play a sterling game in spots,
but somehow or other what would be
termed breaks" in baseball invariably
go against them. n. Y. u. had the
ball on its opponents 4-yard line yes
terday afternoon at Ohio Field, but the
final punch was lacking and the con-
test with Trinity College resulted in a
scoreless tie.
The men from Hartford had their
chance also to make the game one with
decisive result, but they, too, fall
tered when they reached the 5-yard
line of the Violet. A magnificent run
by Lynch, the Trinity quarterback, in
the third period brought the ball within
the shadow of the n. Y. U. goal, but
Ramsay, right halfback, chose this crit
ical time to tumble, and the scoreless
seesaw continued to the end.
In the final period n. Y. U. threat
ened the opposing goal on three differ
ent occasions. but to no avail, for some
thing happened each time TO shatter
the hopes of the Violet rooters.
Trinity Wins Toss
Trinity won the 1toss. and the first
period was entirely in the visitors
favor. The fine punting of Hyland
kept the ball in N. Y u. territory most
of the time, and during this session
Trinity manipulated a forward pass,
from Hyland TO Sheppard, which Melted
a 10-yard gain. This was the first adj
vance of merit in the battle. The pc
riod ended with the ball in Trinity's
possession on the home teams 40-yard
line.
The n. Y. L. line came into its own
in the second period, and the result
was that punt after punt was ex-
changed between Egan, for the Violet,
and Hylan, for the visitors. Neither
side could make substantial gains, and
the half ended with the ball resting
at midfeld.
The third period displayed more &C
ton, and for the most part Trinity
was the aggressor, thanks TO the brill
liant work of Lynch, the diminutive
quarterback. Nordstrom kicked oil
for Trinity to n. Y. US 35-yard line.
Two attempts of the Violet to gain
were repulsed, and Egan punted to
Lynch, who dropped the ball. but
grabbed it up in time and raced from
his 40-yard line to the centre OF the
field. A forward pass from Shepard
TO this same irrepressible Lynch netted
twenty yards, but Lynch kept on going
until he was dropped by Brinn on the
n. Y. U. 5-yard line.
Ramsay was here called upon TO
plunge off tackle for the touchdown,
but the ball slipped from his hands
to be recovered, however, by hlnlger;
A play through the line failed and
then Nordstrom made 4 feeble efort
to drop-kick goal.
Fight Hard in Fourth
The fourth period found N. Y. U.
fighting hard for a score. With the
ball on the Trinity 15-yard line, Chris
topher shot through centre for three
yards, but another try at the TRINITY
line was checked, and the ball went 10
the visitors on downs.
Sheppard then punted for Trinity,
his kick being blocked by Sekoio"tr'
and the ball sent spinning to the SIDE,
lines. The oval was brought out and
placed on the Trinity 7-yard line, while
the n. Y. u. cohorts waxed merry IN
the stands.
Egan lost a yard at end, but de-
layed pass, with Ebenfeld carrying the
ball, netted a gain Of five yards. hgan
failed to pierce the centre, and then
threw a forward which grounded over
the goal line. II was Trinity's ball,
and the last chance for score by
either team went a-glimmering.
n. Y. L. undoubtedly deserved to
win. but touchdowns cannot be made
twenty Yards or even five yards from
the goal. The ball must be carried
over Furthermore. It would seem that
with the ball in front Of the oppos-
ing posts and only twenty yards away
a try for a drop-kick goal might not
be amiss. especially when il appeared
evident that the big tally could not
10 contaminated. 10 does seem az
though there was a sad lack Of gen
eralship on the part Of N. Y. Y. IN
that fourth period.
The game was well worth witnessing,
for two teams more evenly mstcheu
would be hard 10 find. Egan for \.
Y. II. and Lynch and Hyiand Tor Inn
Nv gtood out above their mates only
because they had more oportunity 20
roach the lirnelight, but all the player
an both elevens were doing their olI'
and what is more to the point were
niavjno a clean game Of football.
The game was the first between the
,,yo institutions since 1914, when Inn
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