New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
R0bbS Dazzling Runs
Upset Nezv EngLamders
Blue and White Back Scores
Three Touchdowns-Zink
Shines for Visitors
By Charles A. Taylor


Not since the days of Weeks and
Morley has Columbia produced team
with as much power as the one THAI
triumphed over Amhurst yesterday az
ternoon on South Field by score of
Fl to Z.
II was the first college game of the
season for the Blue and White and q
host of old grads turned out to see
what sort of an aggregation Fred Daw-
son had COLLECTED from the soldiers
and sailors who are now cncamped on
Morningside Heights. Perhaps, too,
the old fellows were anxious to get =
glimpse OF the changes wrought in
Alma Mater by the military regime.
1t is fair to assume that the trip
the grads took was both profitable and
pleasant for they saw well-drilled
football team and they saw we'll
drilled bard of rooters. The contrast
between the then and the new as far
as the cheering and singing end was
concerned must have struck them most
forcibly. Columbia men in the past
have not made Il very .crcditable rec
ord in the way of giving encourage
snent to their athletic teams. Yester-
day must have been revelation TO the
alumni.
Thousands in March
The khaki-garbed students were
gathered in one end of the South stand
with their band, and from the opening
whistle until the end of the game
they made their presence heard Be-
tween halves Il thousand Of them gave
AN exhibition of marching which was
big improvement over the wild and
rabbly procession that was wont in the
olden days to take possession of the
field after the opposing teams had re-
tired to the dressing quarters to get
called down by the coaches.
The old grads must have spent an
enjoyable afternoon.
But the game is the thing, and the
story Of that centres about two men.
Kobb, of Columbia, and link, Of
Amherst. Robb made all three Of the
tcuchdowns for the Blue and White
and link gathered all the points for
the visitors. The Amherst quarter
back, in addition to making touch
down. put the finishing coat on by
kicking the goal This. of course,
does not mean that the other twenty
players on the field merely stood
around looking wise. while Robb and
link worked. but it SO happened that
when the big chances came these two
men were the ones who either we're
summoned to or butted into the
ancient limelight.
II the 1rst period Amherst wss liter
ally swept of its collective feet.
Stevens kicked Of TO link who carried
the ball back 10 yards. The very first
play called for by the visitors was T.
Forward pass. which hit the ground.
Two attempts az, the line failed. and
then Reilly punted TO Robb. who
lodged his way from the Columbia
rhirty-ysrd line TO the centre of the
field.
This was !. sample of what this same
player was going to deliver from time
to time Throughout. the contest. and
received due recognition from the mass
Of khaki in the stand
Houlahan Gets Four Yards
Honlahan 81 the next play to,e
through the line for four yards, but
was stopped suddenly OF another try
of the same sort. Hereupon Robb
bobbed up again with dash through
The centre for twenty yards. Houla-
han added four and Zychlinski three.
Eobb then tore along for another yard.
Amherst was offside and Shaw went
past tackle ior seven yards. Robb fo,.
once was stopped and Columbia was
later found ofside. With some fifteen
yards to go, Robb on q fake forward
pass, scooted around left end for a
TOUCHDOWN. Columbia had advanced
me bail eighty yards by its sustained
drive. Stevens kicked the goal.
In the second period each team tai
he'd, Columbia being the first to cross
the line. and again Robb did the work,
through the medium of two twenty
i've yard runs. Stevens kicked his
second goal. Amherst was now fight
ing madly and when Robb fumbied on
Columbia's ten-yard line, the New Eng
landers smashed their way over in
lour plays, link carrying the ball in
the final plunge. link also kicked the
goal loiiowlng punt out.
Amherst began the second half with
irst had Columbia very much on ths
nun. link and Reilly alternated in
'ssrrying the ball, and once Zink broke
.hrough for gain of ten yards. Final
y. with the ball on Columbia's
thlrty-fve yard lane, the Blue and Whit
allied to hold for downs and the ter
able Hobb again went to work. He
ifst banged his way through tacile
or paltry two yards as sort of
sa.ming-up measure and then tore
Iround end for twenty-five yards.
The irrepressible Robb then threw
forward pass to Shaw. who
aced another twenty-five yards to the
amherst five-yard line. Robb then
Completed the job by steering his way
'ast tackle for the touchdown. Ste.
ems for the third time kicked goal.
In the fourth period Amherst tried
onward after forward in a vain en-
leavor to overtake the rival eleven.
= one time it did look as though the
lsltors had added another touchdown.
,aly, who had replaced Houlahan for
Columbia, essayed to punt from his
wenty-hve-yard line. Rousswig. the
amherst guard, broke through and.
blocked the kick and then without
topping grabbed the ball to carry it
'ver the line.
To the chargin Of the visiting root
RS Amherst was pronounced offside
md the score, therefore, was not all
o"ed. few minutes later Amherst
gain rushed the ball into striking dis
ance Of the Columbia goal. and after
Ineffective rushing plays Reilly tried
drop kick from the thirty-hve-y yard
inc. The ball sailed to one side of
he posts and Amherst's last chance
"a op0re