The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-27
Columbia Starts Football
BY Beating Camp Merritt
Eighty Yard Advance, in Which Lieut.. Robb and
Shaw Feature, Gives Collegians Touchdown and
Victory, z to Officers Make Last Minute Rally
BY GEORGE d. UNDERWOOD.


second quarter and 70 yards TO AZ in
the third period. Camp Merritt had
little success until its aerial attack In
the final quarter 90 completely turned
the tide as to enable the Jerseymen to
gain SO yards against Columbia's rs In
the last period. With victory In It's
grasp Columbia put ali efforts on de-
fence In the final period and the SO
yards gain attests TO the ferceness with
Merritt attempted to snatch a belated
triumph.
Robb Star of Game.
Lieut. Robb was the games bright
and shining star. The former Penn state
man was everywhere. He gained 60
per cent of Columbia's ground. On the
defence his quick sensing of the Mer-
rift plays and his sure and deadly tack
ling time and again threw opposing run
ners for losses. Shaw shared the honors
with Robb. While not as consistent
a ground gamer. Charley showed him
self to be hard man to stop. Early in
the opening period he electrified the spec
tators with the longest run Of the game.
skirting Merritt's right flank for a thirty
yard gain.
Lieut.. Robb took McGhay's opening
kickoff on the 80 yaa-, :-~s and ran the
bail back Ave yards. Six rushes netted
twenty eight yards before Shaw fumbled
and Stevens recovered the ball for a
seven yard loss. Then followed Shaw's
brilliant thirty yard run around Mer-
ritt's right end. Robo tried the line
without avail and then attempted a
forward pass. which was intercepted by
Watts on Merritt's yard line.
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and again the Blue and White started
pushing down Into Merritt territory.
zychlinsk fumbled Lieut., Robbs for
ward pass and Merritt gained possess
sion of the ball on her 80 yard line.
After falling to make much impression
on the Columbia front McGhay was
forced to punt The period ended with
Columbia IN possession OF the ball on
her 80 yard line.
Columbia made three FIRST downs in
the second period before an intercepted
forward pass put Camp Merritt in pos
session OF the bail. The Jerseymen soon
had to punt. McGhay's boot forced Co
lumbia to start another advance from
well down in her territory. II was pro-
crossing smoothly when a tumble by
The half ended with Columbia in pos
session Of the ball at midhe!d.
Midway of the third quarter Merritt
sprans It's first forward pass. Waite to
sullivan. for a twenty yard gain. 1t
put the ball on Columb!a's IS yard line
From the 80 yard line McGhay failed in
an attempt to boot a field goal.
Launch Big Drive.
Columbia put the ball into play on the
20 yard line and launched the big
smash With Robb and Shaw alteruat-
Ing in carrying the ball the Blue and
White drove Camp Merritt down the
field Seven successive smashes brought
the ball ffty-fve yards to Camp Mer-
ritt's 25 yard line when the whistle
sounded.
When play was resumed in the fnai
period Columbia in four smashes on
Merritts right side OF the line brought
the ball 20 the yard line Then Shaw
knived through between left tackle and
guard for the touchdown and Stevens
kicked goal
a brilliant series OF Merritt forward
passes had the result In doubt in the
closing minutes OF play. The first,
Watts to Sullivan. Melted twenty FIVE
yards. The second McGhay to Sullivan.
gained thirty yards more. McGhay tried
the line FOR loss. and then a forward
pass, McGhay TO Wilcox, netted seven
yards. McGhay made three Yards
through the line. Here DAILY Intercepted
McGhay's attempted forward pass and
Columbia got the bail. Columbia punted
TO It's 40 yard line. A forward pass
McGhay TO Sullivan. melted twenty
yards. Another one was tried and inter
cepted by Shaw Just before the final
whistle. The lineup: