The sun., 1919-11-02
COLUMBIA UNABLE
| TO SCORE ON UNION
blue and White Battles Metz
gers Eleven to Bloodless
Draw on Muddy Field.
sHAw's RUNS FEATURE
Morningside Team Has Two
Chances to Win Game, but
Fails-Wittner Is Star.

Columbia and Union splashed and slid
over South Field for the full time Of a
regulation football game on South Field
Yesterday afternoon. and at the end OF
the contest had done little more than
cover themselves with thick layer OF
mud. Except for occasional flashes of
brilliant running, in which Charlie Shaw,
the Blue and White star, attracted prac-
tically all the attention, the contest was
devoid of special interest.
Over 5000 gridiron enthusiasts
brayed the elements to witness the
struggle and scarcely one of them
went home dry or happy. Rain began
10 fall fifteen minutes before the start
of the game, and continued intermit-
tently throughout the entire battle. The
field resembled q Quagmire rather than
a gridiron, and even early In the DAY
the grounds. were in a very bad shape
due to the recent rains and bad weather.
Sand had been sprinkled plentifully over
the field, but even this did little to al
leyiate the treacherous footing.
Neither team seemed able to get going
and little consistent playing was shown
by either side Columbia showed very
little of the brand of football she dis
except for occasional flashes of ground
gaining and did no better than Union
in carrying the ball The soft condition
of the turf doubtless accounted for the
poor playing and lack of speed. which
was so plainly noticeable on both sides.
Dawson decided to start Shaw at
halfback despite the condition OF
CHARLES nose. Eccles at quarter gave
Shaw little opportunity to carry the ball.
hoping TO save him from long end runs.
This kept the ground gaining OF the Blue
and White down. Canapary did not get
INTO the game until the third quarter
when Columbia had hopes of a field
goal. During his short stay, however.
he made his presence wei known 10 Soi
Metzger's charges.
shaw's running was the one redeem
ing feature of the Blue and White
nlays. Three times the former inter-
collegiate half mile champion broke
loose and sped down the field for large
gains only to be stopped by Wittner
when a score seemed imminent.
Shaw's first dash came near the open
ing of the second half. Columbia held
the ball on its own % yard line and
seemed unable to advance. Suddenly
Shaw darted around loft end out Of a
mass of struggling players and started
unaided down the field. Twice eager
Union tacklers almost got hold of him
and one made him .falter, but Charlie
recovered and could not be stopped until
wittner downed him on Unions so yard
mark.
The Blue and White stands cheered
and shouted for a touchdown, but Daw-
son decided to risk all on field goal.
Captain Canapary was sent in for
Thornton, and instead of kicking sur
prsed the Schenectady boys by wrig-
Cling and squirming through the line for
fifteen yards.
Here the Union line held and Cana
parry fell back for drop kick. KEN
ninger's pass was true, but the Blue
and White leader could not handle the
slippery ball. His attempted boot sliced
over to the left of the goal where Union
recovered on her 4 yard line.
Wittner, the upstate warriors half
back, did most of the playing for Union
Time and again he broke up Columbis
plays in the bud, and 1t was he who
get Shaw on each Of his spectacular
dashes wittner did all the kicking fol
the visitors and was the chief factor
IN offence. Goff Metzger's fullback
shared premier honors with wittner and
played well both on defence and offence
came at the close of the game and was
the direct result of brilliant work by
Shaw and Canapary. Twice Charlie go'
loose for long ground gaining sprintt
and twice Wittner nailed him when he
seemed free. Shaw's last run brought
the ball we'll into Union territory, and
two first downs following placed the
Blue and White In scoring position fol
the second time.
Rushing had put the ball directly IL
front Of the enemy goal posts and with
two downs to go Canapary dropped bacl
for field goal Poor generalship wa.
evident here, for the ball should hav,
been given to Shaw on the third down
leaving the drop kick for last hope.
Canapary dropped back to the 3s yart
line and tried to find a dry spot from
which to kick. Union rooters held theil
breath, Just as Columbia men had don,
last Saturday when link OF Amherst at
tempted a field goal in the last minut,
Of play But history repeated itsel
here. Canapary got the boot OF wei
enough, but the ball went wide of IL
mark to the left of the uprights. Co
lumbia's last hope for victory had faded
The whistle ending the contest cam,
soon after the ball had been returned Il
play
Columbia played well enough to win
out seemed to lose all its power whel
the enemy goal posts doomed near Oh
straight line rushing the Blue and Whit
eleven outplayed the Union team /.
every period and gained 156 yards
against 81 for Union. Columbia ais,
made seven first downs by rushing
against two for the visitors. Columbi;
registered one first down by the use o
the forward pass. Columbia. however
has not yet got over its habit of offsid
play and received eight penalties 70
this offence, losing forty yards, t
twenty for Union.
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