New-York tribune., 1919-10-27
Columbia Men
Greatly Pleased
With Victory
Credit Given to Tom Thorp
for Improvement of Line;
Dissension i'm Backfeld

The Columbia victory over Amherst
is big feather in the hats of Coach
Fred Dawson and his first aid, Tom
Thorp. To Thorp in particular much
credit must be given. for his was the
task of developing line out of the
somewhat shaky bunch Of forwards
who lined up against Williams. The
work of this particular department Of
the team in the Amherst game was
brilliant, to say the least. Thorp by
his driving methods whipped together
line that the Amherst backs found
impenetrable. The men charged low,
tackled hard, and were down under
every punt.
But just as the line problem seems
settled and everything looks smooth
for clear sail, there arises another
obstacle to the success of the team.
Time and again during Saturdays
game, after signals had been called. the
backs were called aside for a consulta-
back apparently was being questioned.
Finally the referee became impatient
at the repeated delays and penalized
Columbia five yards for delaying the
game.
1t was noted and commented upon
on the side lines during the game
that after the Blue and White were
started on drive there would come
consultation, during which the op
ponents Of the Blue of White were
given a chance to recover themselves
and the impetus was lost.
Although Columbia completely out
rushed the Amherst men, keeping the
ball almost entirely in Amherst terri
tory, the home eleven barely won out
by two points. With the line open
ing holes repeatedly and the backfeld
containing individuals who could take
advantage of these opportunities. it be-
came obvious that there was dissen-
sion among the backs.
Quigley is quarterback who has
had probably more football experience
than any man on the team. He played
at Holy Cross in 1915. The following
fall he played with Newport, and was
with that service team in 1918. While
playing there he made a name for
himself as clever. heady player. In
his capacity of quarterback on the
team he should be the sole judge of
the choice Of plays, except possibly
when within reach of the goal, con-
sultaton might be called, if his choice
seemed nexpedient.
The showing of the team outside Of
TINS weakness was most satisfactory.
Mechanically it is much superior
team to that which was defeated by
Williams. The tackling has improved
remarkably. The men were down under
the punts, on top of the receiver be-
fore he could move. The line opened
up big holes for the backs, and gave
them chance to get started.
The interference has improved. al
though this department must still be
strengthened. The coaches have finally
made an imposing looking outfit out of
the green eleven that started the sea-
SON If these few faults are corrected
the team should 90 through the rest
of the season without defeat and pro-
vide q brilliant battle Thanksgiving
Day with Brown
The men showed their good cond-
tion by coming out of Saturdays game
unscathed, with the exception of
Charlie Shaw, who, it is thought, re-
ceived broken nose. The men will be
given a rather light workout to day
and talk on Saturdays game by the
coaches. Union is on the schedule for
TINS Saturday, and comparative
easy contest is anticipated.