New-York tribune., 1920-10-17
Blue and White
Players Down
Amherst Team
Eccles's Spectacular Dash of
65 Yards for Touch.
down Startles the Crowa
By r. ]. Kelly

Field Yesterday afternoon By a scora :.
20 to 7. 1t was also the third strs;,h.
triumph for the Blue and White nh
ers over the New Enrlande-s r
many years. More than seven tbous.rs
fans were on hand for me bats
among whom were manv Amherst snn'
porters.
The local players DISPLAYED =.
brand of football in tho frst half -.
the contest, and all of their NON.
were scored in the first owo per;oss
Although two Of its three touchdown,
came as direct results Of fumbles hy
the visitors, Columbia exh ;bited DOW.
erful and consistent drive which SVEN.
Amherst off its feet and threatened tor
a time TO turn the game into rou-
But this was not to be.
The visitors came back strong in -.
second half. and became rather men.
acing. to say the leaS- They pone.
trated the Blue and Wh'e line and
skirted the ends with careless abandon
The home team weakened badly during
the last two quarters, and Coac5
O'Neill was forced TO send in several
substitutes 70 relieve his fatigued regu.
lars and 70 stem the onrush Of the op-
posing team.
Eccless Great Dash
Eccles, the Columbia Quarterback.
played a great game le not only
directed his team in faultiess ssgle, bu.
he also made the longest run OF the
contest, a spectacular o7-yard dash fer
a touchdown in the second quarter
Moszczenski, the Columbia fuilback,
was responsible for many NJ his teams
J, Il he IL
tors line with telling effect and his
opponents found great difficulty in
stopping n rushes through the line
Thornton, J. local left hslfback. go-
off some fine kicks and he easily bested
link, the Amherst quarterback, IN ex.
changes of punts.
Columbia started with a rush ard
scored a touchdown few minutes be-
fore the end Of the first period. Clark
kicked off, 70 open the game, 10 Cana
parry, the Blue and White right half
back. who was downed on his own %
yard line The Columbia backs failed to
gain and Thornton punted 10 Amherst's
35-yard line link returned the pun.
to Eccles, Who carried the bali back
ten yards to his own 30-yard line.
Noszczenski gave Columbia first down
by going through left tacA-e Tor eleven
yards.
Thornton was forced TO punt again
when Columbia was penaized five
yards for of-side play The ball rolled
out OF bounds on his opponents %
yard line. Zink ard Brisk made i, first
down for Amherst. and after Al ex-
change Of punts the ball was on the
visitors 25-yard line. Johnstone was
sent in at this point to replace Thorn
ton and the newcomer immei ately dis
tinguished himself by tearing Of
twelve yards. Johnstone then went
around the other wing for I've met.
yards, and on the following play,
Moszczenski broke through right tackle
for the first touchdown OF the game.
Canapary kicked the goal.
Burt received Clark's kickoff on
Columbia's 5-yard line and ran IL back
twenty yards. After Moszczenski sue
ceeded in ginning only five yards in
three attempts to penetrate the line
Canapary puntcd TO Zink just as the
first period ended.
More Fast Work by Eccles
On the first play in the second quar-
ter Zink went around his own right
end for fifteen yards ard was stopped
tried a forward pass but the ball was
grounded, although the Amherst quar-
terback slammed his way through Co.
lumbia's right tackle for gain Of
twelve yards. Znk attempted a drop
kick, but the ball went VIDE of It's
mark and Columbia was given the ball
or her own 20-yard line.
Thornton got off great punt, which
carried forty-tive yards. far into the
visitors territory. link fumbled the
bail, and ScovN pounced or It like a
hawk and raced across the line for Co
lumbia's second touchdown. Canapary
again booted the ball between the up
rights. 1t was his seventh gaol from
touchdown in as many tries TINS sea
SON
Clark again kicked of to Thornton
who brought the ball out fifteen yards
to Amherst's 30-yard line. On the fol-
lowing play Eccles dashed around ms
opponents right end. and wiki the aid
Of fine interference sprinted six'y-'Ve
yards for another touchdown. Canapary
failed in attempting to kick the goal
After Galloway had kicked of Tor
Columbia. link and Brisk tore of sew
eral substantial gains, but these went
for naught when Palmer the Amherst
center, passed the ball over links mead
and the latter was thrown for twen-
ty-yard loss. An exchange Of punts
followed just as the first half ended.
Comeback by Visitors
The visitors came back with a ven
geance in the second half and swept
the Columbia players back with tae
strength and fury Of their attack. z:nk
was guilty Of a costly tumble az the
outset, but Wing recovered the oai
for Amherst and Card then made u
first down on d smash through rgn1
tackle. Columbia was again penaized
for being oifside, and link and Cara
then worked successful forward pass
which netted thirty yards Amherst
also was penallzed al this point iof
the same offense. and after Johns'one
and Ecces broke up two forward
passes Columbia was given the bail Oh
downs on her own 25-ydrd line
The Blue and White players were
penalized fifteen yards Tor holding
and Thornton nunted 70 m.daeid.
series Of plays through the nnr ov
link, Card and Brisk brought the oa':
within the shadows of Coium bias goal
posts. On a kick formation Brisk BROKE
through right tackle for d touchdown
and link kicked the goal.
The visitors also outp.ayed their oo-
ponents in the final quarter, but iAil'
bles again cost them seyeral opport1-
mites 10 carry the ball across
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