New-York tribune., 1918-12-01

eleven on his back thousand times
nation 1T Isl Our gorge rises at il
The football season was brought to
close yesterday afternoon at the
Polo Grouns when the Syracuse team
of stalwarts, most ably coached by
Frank O'Neill, familiarly known as
"Buck," buried deep in Henry Fabian's
mud the Rutgers scarlet-clad huskies
and pupils of the, far~famed George
Foster Sanford, alias Sandy, The score
was 21 to 0, two blocked punts and a
tumble turning the trick.
The rout suffered by the Rutgers
team at the hands of the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station eleven two
weeks ago had been forgotten and
George Foster Sanford had been for
given for his lapse because he aske d
to be and because he promised that
never again would his charges conduct
themselves so shameleSsly.
Sandy particularly promised that
those who took the trouble to journey
TO the Polo Grounds yesterday would
see real team in action, a team that
would raise all sorts of havoc with
any eleven that could be produced in
SUN an his ndIHlSI rs tHS up
state Salt City.
A Sad Awakening
Some five thousand persons took
Sandy at his word and filed past the
gateway guarded by John B. Foster
of JOY and thrills Sandy was going
to furnish. 1t was a sad awakening,
There were no thrills, only chills, and
the chills waXed more and more pens-
trating when even the staid old Har~
lem turned the cold shoulder on Sandy
and shot additional icy blasts among
the shivering onlookers.
The first period correctly diagnosed
what fate was in store for Rutgers.
Herman kicked off for the up-staters
to little Baker, who was downed where
he stood on the 15-yard Nine, by
Schwarzer, the Syracuse right end.
Two smashes at the line netted the
Scarlet only two yards, but Gardner
shot off tackle for seven yards and
then made it first down. SO far it
looked fine for Sandy.
Kelly, Gardner and Summerill ham
mered at the Syracuse line In success
sion to no avail and Summerill was
forced to punt The ball sailed into
the hands of Erwig, who brought it
back five yards to the Syracuse S5-yard
mark. Erwig made a yard and then
Ackley kicked 20 the Rutgers 40-yard
line.
Kelly gathered three yards through
the line and Gardner tore through for
a first down. This same Gardner next
beat his way four yards further and
then broke loose around end for ff-
teen yards and another first down, It
looked finer than ever for Sandy,
Kelly advanced a yard and the irrc-
pressible Gardner chalked up still an
other first down. Kelly added four
yards and the ball was on the Syracuse
SO-yard mark. Here the Orange held
fast and Baker attempted quarter
back kick which changed the whole
. aspect of the game.
Alexander, the Syracuse left guard
shot through the Rutgers forwards
and blocked the kick. He then grabbed
% the ball from the aid and raced sew
enty-fivee yards, for touchdown
" get chilly.
- Fake Kick Fails
Herman again kicked off, this time tc
Gardner, who was downed on the
% Rutgers 35-yard line. Gardner failing
2 to gain a fake kick, was tried with
r the result that three Syracuse linemer
broke through spilling Kelly for loss
. of three yards. s ummerill then puntet
to Ackley, who, after one play, returned
the kick to the Rutgers 30-yard mark.
Summerill essayed to kick IN turn
banged into him and snatching the
& ball ran across the goal line for an
other touchdown. Ackley again kicked
e goal 1t was getting chillier and Sanyt
. quickened his mad pacing up and dowr
behind the Rutgers bench.
Early in the second period severa
forward passes were tied by Rutgers
ha pok k,.,
but none was completed, In one in
stance Robson tossed the ball from
midfeld clear over the Syracuse goa
line, but the pass was so slow tha
none of his mates had had time tt
reach the ball for catch,
Toward the end Of the quarter Syra
cuse also attempted to gain with th'
forward, but Neuschafer spoiled th'
best effort by interoepting on thu
close of the period Baker threw tos
to Gardner which netted eight yards
and first down, but subsequent at
tempts to advance the ball by thi
means failed and a punting duel wount
up the period.
Syracuse reaped another touchdown
in the third quarter and from tina
merely a question as to whether thu
Orange would add to their total O.
whether Rutgers by promiscuous for
ward passing might prevent shut-out
tumble Proves Costly
The score in the third period cam,
after an exchange of kicks, which lef
the ball in the possession Of Rutger:
on its own thirty yfve-yard line, Or
the very first play following Kelly
fumbled and the imnipresent Usher
picked the ball up to carry it ths
thirty-odd yards necessary, Ackley
for the third time, kicked goal anC
Sandy crawled under the Rutger,
bench tc get warm,
The final period was kick. kick kick
with q few forward passes sandwicheS
in by the Rutgers men, who we're vain
~ trying to get at least one touch
down. The game ended with the bal
at midfeld in the hands of Syracuse
1t was the defensive play Of the up
staters that really won. that and thei
ability 10 take advantage of the mis-
takes of their opponents. The Rutger
line had frequent spasms Of weakness
and The big forwards from the Sal
lily had little difficulty at such time
in pouring through on the scarle
backs to break up Sandy's pet plays.
Rutgers was the stronger on the Of
tcnSe as evidenced by their eight frs
downs by rushing in the first half an,
fur in the second, compared with tw
fest downs by Syracuse in the frs
I .naf and one IN the second. But thi
acuOp tif the Gcaript did II OF carrv RI