The sun., 1918-11-04
BAY SHORE AIRMEN
BEAT PELHAM TARS
Capt. Harris Kicks Field Goal
That Brings Filters 8 to
0 Victory.
ny FREDERICK q. LEE.

The Bay Shore Aviators sprung q big
surprise on the stocky football giadiators
OF Pelham Bay Naval Training Station
t Travers Island yesterday. the navy
birdmen winning a stubbornly fought
contest by a score Of 8 to o.
The right toe Of Captain Harris, a
former Washington and Jefferson star.
brought victory TO the Bay Shore fiiers
IN the final period. Harris sent q drop
kick hurting over the bar from Pei
hams twenty-five yard line for a field
goal and the lone score of the game.
In the first quarter Harris missed
kicking field goal from Pelham's IS
yard line by matter OF inches. He
made a beautiful kick, but the wind
carried the ball a trifie wide ana II
struck the right post few feet above
the cross bar.
The two teams were evenly matched
and both lacked team work. Neither
team had any offence TO speak Of. Pei
ham Bay failed to make first down by
rushing until the fourth quarter Besides
the sailors were guilty Of frequent
fumbllng.
Tumble IL CostIy.
In fact it was a tumble by Twinning
substitute fulIback for Pelham, that put
the Bay Shore Aviators In q position
to score in the fourth quarter. Twinning
fumbled the ball on his own 80 yard
line while trying smash through the
line. After the Aviators made one hrst
down on line plunges two more plays
put the ball sauarely In front Of the
posts From here Harris dropped back
20 the 20 yard line and kicked the goal.
Hanna. who started at fullback for
Pelham Bay, was the only consistent
ground gamer. He played a fine game
until he was knocked out 1t was a
fighting game and Hanna, who carried
the bail most os the time, was unable
10 buck the Bay Shore line without
showing he had been in q real melee.
Fitzpatrick. the former Fordham player,
also played we'll fer Pelham before he
bur. his shoulder and had to quit.
Pelham never threatened TO score al
any time during the game, and for that
matter seldom had the ball in Its oppo-
the sailors were followed by fumbles or
blocked kicks.
Bay shore PenaliEed.
In the first half both sides repeatedly
lost the ball on downs. Bay Shore was
penalized heavily throughout the game,
three straight penalties for holding be-
ing charged against the team In the
fourth quarter.
Harrington, the Bay Shore quarter.
back, played a rafting fine game and
shared the stellar honors with Harris.
His punting was good. He got on one
long kick for 60 yards. He also made
an end run OF 20 yards, the longest indi-
vidual run of the game. The lineup;
BIS Aviators (s). p. B. Sailors to).
Harris. end. ..... Fitzpatrick
Clausel. Left tackle ........ Weber
Stone. ,....... Left guard ...<. ..Sostron
Woertz.. Centre ......... Christie
Page......... Right guard $1,000. Bartar
Adney....... Right tackle .....McChalS
Carlson. ...,... Right end ,Rantrey
Harrington. Quarterback l...... White
-fy6yce. Right hGlfback .... Blaine
G.lderman. Left hahback. .Bernste ir
Bstz....... Fullback ......... Hanna
Field goal-Hsrrls substitutlons-BaS
Shore Aviators: Mathiason for Boyce
Houshey for Betz; Hurd for ciauseii Boyc,
for Houghey, Fulton for Boyce. Pelham
Bay Sailors: Duncan for Fitzpatrick
WINNING for Hanna, Lear for Berns in
Wakefield for White Macelena for Wake
field. Referee--T. Thorp, Columbia. Cm
pire-Mr. Andrews, Yale. Head !inesmar
Mr.. wefers, Georgetown. Time o.
periods-lO minutes,