New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Maroon Boys
Score aVictory
Over the Violet
Frisch Star Of Contest on
Gridiron Which Attracts
a Large Crowd
By Fred Hawthorne


Meeting for the first time on the
gridiron in fourteen years, the football
teams of Fordham University and New
York University FLASHED on Ohio Field
yesterday in hRrd-fought game that
was won by Fordhsm by score of
| to 0.
Captain Frank Frisch, leader of the
Maroon squad, did all the scoring OF
the day. Just before the end of the
first quarter Frisch caught a beautiful
forward pass from Quarterback Gil
martin, standing on the 5O-yard line,
and lodged his way through the whole
New York University team, thirty-fvc
yards, for touchdown. He then
kicked an easy goal
In the second quarter it was Frisch
again who grabbed a New York Uni
versity pass near the centre of the
field and raced across the line for what
looked like another touchdown. The
referee ruled, however, that the ball
had touched the ground just as Frisch
got his hands on it, and the score was
not allowed. The game ended with
the ball in New York University ter
ritory.
Slippery as an Eel
Fpsch was easily the star OF the
game. His running through a broken
field was brilliant in the extreme and
he was as slippery as an eel, keeping
his feet remarkably we'll Il always
resured two or three men to bring
him down, and he was also continually
on the lookout for fumbles.
Frisch earned the title of "human
centipede," so well did he maintain his
footing, even when foemen were grab
oing his legs in the effort to stop him.
The Fordham captain always had an
other leg to stand on. His puntina
was superior to either Bloomgarden's
or Adams's, who did the bootng for
the Violet team
1t was noticeable throughout the
game that both teams charged too
nigh In bucking the line and this was
responsible for much loss of ground.
New York University was more sue
cessful at rushing the ball, gaining
many more first downs than rordham
curing the game, but the University
heights eleven was also more prone to
tumble, particularly on forward passes.
and IT was this tendency that turned
the tide against it.
Ferguson, Adams and Friedlarder. OF
The N. Y. U. backfiold, were the most
consistent ground gamers next to
frlsch. and Captain Christopher also
goo away for several long runs around
the opposing ends, but as whole the
violet team was not as quick to take
fuil advantage of its opponents' mis-
takes
The resumption of football relations
between the two universities was in
strumental in bringing out couple OF
thousand spectators, among whom the
khaki-clad members Of both inst;.s,-
tons s. A. T. G. we're conspicuous.
me rival brass bands of both regiments
took large part in the noise MAXIM.
and headed parades around the field
between intermissions
Ranks Almost Broken
fordham's score came just as her
regiment marched through the gates
and along the side lines, and the rank
were almost broken when players from
! both teams came dashing off the grid
/ iron after fumbled ball.
The game began Will n. Y. u. kickin-
on and the playing was mostly in Ford
ham territory until the last few min
utes of the first quarter when the
the field by rushing to N. Y. US so
! - line. 1t was here that Gilmartin
hurled lightning pass over the heads
OF the struggling teams to Frisch, who
was waiting near the side line on the
yard mark.
The Eordham captain then started
down the field with half dozen riys
players making desperate efforts to
lead him off. When he reached the
fivc-yard line. Frisch made O. sudder
turn In his tracks, escaping & fyinr
! tackler, and then trotted around until
i he was squarely behind the goal bar,
making the kick at goal simple feat
Ferguson replaced Bloomgarden a.
! fuliback at the beginning of the second
+ half, and Fordham kicked off TO Fried
lander, VINO was nailed almost in his
! tracks. Frisch and Brown then carried
The ball down the field by runs of
| tackle and around the ends. and it
locked as though Fordham would make
another touchdown when Frisch wen.
placing the ball on y. Y. U.'s seven
J yard line But on the next play the
Maroons lost FIVE yards for offsjde rla.
and an incompleted forward pass gave
( New York the ball on her own 20-yard
/ lire.
! There was holding on the part Of
n. Y. U. on the next play and the Viole.
I team was pena,ized fifteen yards, but
Fordham promptly lost this advantage
when her own men were guilty of the \
same thing. Captain Christopher lost
! ten yards when he tried to get around
! left end and n. Y. L. kicked OUT Of
DANGER. The period ended with the bal!
on New York's 12-yard line A tumble
had given Fordham the ball just be
! fore the whistle blew
Ferguson and Friedlander carried
the ball thirtytive yards in three plays
In the last period and seemed headed
for score, but Fordham stopped TIE
advance and both teams engaged in
putting duels in the effort to advanco
the ball. The whistle blew ending tho
game before either side could get with
in striking distance of the goal line.
The lineup:
FORDHAM 90 Position XVI 10,
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~ - are lie .........-...- Suin.-
| Haiiigan. .......-..- C....... Een.,Sh<r,
| Van We. ..............R G. - f,ns,,e-rr
! ~ arucli- II Ms-rfrda;.
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SSiinaeth- q Is Christopher capt
49,. !. u r. Fried ancer
.s.i nsap-' n y b Adam
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