The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
SAILORS SMASH .
RUTGERS, 54-14
Sanford's Scarlet Scourge
Routed by Fighting Great d,
Lakes Eleven.
PADDY DRISCOLL STARS
His Runs of 81 and 60 Yards
Turn Tide Against New
Jersey Team.
PADDY DRIsCOLL STARS
by GEORGE y. UNDER WOOD.

Inc scarlet ScourSe at last Is stopped,
Foster Sanford's great Rutgers eleven.
which for two years has trampled and
trodden in the dust the football elite of
the East, finally has met its master
Not only has the dreaded scarlet shlrted
band that made the little Jersey college
driven in utter rout.
Before the Secretary OF the Navy. Jo-
sephus Daniels; Walter Camp. the dean
Of football. and a crowd of 10000 plain
gr!diron devotees at Ebbets Field yes
terday the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station overwhelmed Rutgers, "a to II,
and caused the greatest football upset OF
the decade.
The sturdy sons OF Uncle Sam from
the shores of Lake Michigan spotted
Rutgers II points and then calmly
lashed out and completely smothered
them. Two great broken field runs by
Paddy Driscoll, one for eighty-seven
yards and the other for sixty. both for a
touchdown, signalled the turning OF the
tide
DriscolIs first greyhound sweep
through the Scarlet front came Just at
the end OF the second period The sec
ond lodging. darting twisting, turning
dash OF the former Northwestern foot
ball and Chicago National baseball star
came soon after the kickoff in the third
period. After that Rutgers was swept
before the Great Lakes attack like chan
before the wind.
Rutgers Led in First Half.
In the opening period with the Scar
| let backs working in perfect unison and
the line cleaving through the Great
Lakes front like a huge, crimson drip
| ping. knife, Rutgers marched eighty
| yards in eleven rushes for a touchdown
Starting the second quarter Rutgers
quickly drove back the Tars for another
| touchdown. going sixty-three yards in
| fifteen PUSHES. At that stage ii looked
as il there would be no stopping the
! Scarlet attack A Great Lakes rout
| seemed imminent
The bright star OF the game was
| Paddy Driscoll. Like the white plume
of Henry OF Navarro Paddy's shining
haadgear ever was in the forefront OF
battle. Fleet as n greyhound. elusive az
| will o the w!sp. slippery as a creased
pig his two great broken field runs did
more than anything else to make Rut-
gers lose faith in Itself. Victory went
gimmering with the loss OF confidence.
Close to Rutgcrs's Goal Early.
4 brilliant forward pass Driscol to
Reichle, put Great Lakes within booting
range of the Rutgers's goal soon after
the start, but Driscoll failed on an at
tempted field goal from the 81 yard line.
Following It, Rutgers put the ball in play
on the 90 yard line and then proceeded
to march eighty yards straight down
the field.
Line bucks by Kelly, Gardner ana
| Summerhll. end skirts by the two fleet
| Rutgers hafbacks, two pretty forward
passes. one Kelly to Robson and the
| other Gardner TO Robsson, brought the
ball to within the shadow of the Great
Lakes goal posts, where Kelly was
| hurled over for the touchdown. Gardner
kicked the goal.
! The second period opened with Rutgers
! in possession OF the ball on her own 81
{ yard line. 1t took fifteen rushes, includ-
| ing long forward pass. Kelly to Robe
son, for the Scarlet TO travel the sixty
three yards. Summerhill scored tho
| touchdown and Gardner kicked goal.
Makes an 81 Yard Run.
Soon after the resumption Of play
| there was an exchange of punts, prs-
| coil got under one Of Summernlrs boots
| on Great Lakes - yard line. Paddy
shot like streak toward the side lineS.
and then doubling and twisting through
| the Scarlet tacklers zigzatged eighty
seven yards down the field for a touch
down. He followed by kicking goal
| Before the end OF the period Driscoll
added insult to injury by getting under
another Of Summerhills punts and tear
| Ing of another broken field run for forty
yards and another touchdown. His at
tempt at goal struck the post and re-
bounded TO the field.
Early In the third period the irrepres-
sible Driscoll went around right eLd from
the 81 yard line to Rutgerss 90 yard
limo ThTaa Dllngh9
Erickson for the touchdown that put
! Great Lakes on top. When Driscoll
kicked goal the score stood Great Lakes,
20; Rutgers. ~.
Once in front there was no stopping
Great Lakes. Quickly after the resump-
ton OF play Driscoll on the ~ yard line
shot forward pass TO Bernard on Rut-
gerss 20 yard line. II required only
three plays before Drlscoll went over the
top for another touchdown. He failed
at goal. Before the end of the period
Blackjack blocked a kick and Captured
the ball for Great Lakes on Rutgers's u
yard line. on tho third play Ellison was
ca pulled across and Driscoll kicked
goal.
Score at end of third period-Grcat
Lakes, So; Rutgers. IA.
Get Three in Last Period.
Three more Grea. Lakes touchdowns
followed in the final period. Rechle in
tercepted forward pass on Rutgers
35 yard line. Rushes by Erickson and
Ellison brought the ball to tho yard
line. Wllaman was injected into the
game and went over for touchdown No {.
Later. Blackjack captured Il Rutgers
tumble on the Scarlets IL yard line
Once moro Willaman went over for the
touchdown. Rutgers put the ball in play
on the 20 yard line The eternally vgi-
liant Rechle intercepted another forward
pass. Over went Reeves in three plays
for the Anal crossing of the Scarlet line
The lineup:
Great Lakes y, 7, s. $50 Rutgers 60
COLL ......... Left tackle ....-.,. Feitner
Keefc. ........ Left guard ,...Neuschafer
Conrad. .....,... Centre .,,..... II edmond
Jones Right guard ......, Rollins
Blackjack. Right tackle ........ Mount
HalAs. ......... Right end ....,- Breckley
Driscoll ...... Quarterback ........ Baker
! Abrahamson. Left halfbsck ........ Kelly
| Touchdowns-Drscoll 3, Wulaman :.
Erickson, Ellison, Reeves Kelly, Summer
hill. Goals from tOuchdo 8.
Blacklock =. Councilman, Gardner .. Great
Lake substitutious-Knight for Conrad.
Barnard for Halas. Hslas for barnard
1 ConEelmsn for DrIsco,I, Ellison for
! FOR Reeves Reeves for wllsman. Rutgers
| observation-disclosures for Redmond,
! Francke for Durham. Kull Tor RakerE
/ French for Kull Referre-Mr Farrier
| Dartmouth. Umpire-licut, Graves. penu-
! syiLania i.nesman Mr., Reed. Suliag