The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14
N. Y. j. IS BEATEN
IN EXCITING GAME
Bates Comes Behind and Gains
Brilliant Victory in
Last Period.


down to defeat yesterday afternoon on
Ohio Field by the score OF 81 to IS, in
the most thrilling battle fought on the
Violet gridron in three seasons The
Bates College eleven was a much in
ferior team to that of Frank Gargan.
but through sheer persistence and alert
ness came from behind and, taking ad-
vantage of New Yorks misplays turned
an apparent defeat into brilliant vic
tory. Yesterdays victory for Bates
marks the first one of the season for: the
Maine colegians.
The last minutes of the game fur
nished the spectators with a thrilling
spectacle. With the score at IS TO "A
and New York leading, Bates received
possession of the ball on the New York
35-yard line. Kelley, the Bates fullpacn,
ran thirty yards through centre on
fake forward pass formation and placed
the ball on the New York 5-yard line.
The Violet eleven then put up a sterling
resistance and held Bates for downs on
her 1-yarG line Weinheimer then made
miserable punt from behind his goal
line and Bates had the ball on New
York's 10-yard line again. Here the
Bates open format ton came in for an
5 yard gain on a forward pass from
Kelley to Canter. On a fake centre rush
Niggln took the ball around left end for
the winning touchdown.
The bales and ->ew York teams
scored three touchdowns each during
The game, but while wig gin kicked all
three goals from touchdowns for Bates
the jinx that has been following the
Violet around this season had New
York's kickers miss all three goals.
! Bates was the first to score in the
first quarter. After New York had car
ried the ball from her own 50 yard line
| on five plays Weinheimer fumbled on
Rates yard lire and Finnegan recov-
ared for the Maine eleven New York
got ossession Of the ball three minutes
alter and began march down the fed
again, but was halted or Bates 20 YARD
Inc. We'nheimer essayed a KICK IRON
~lacerrert but the bill hardly rose OFF
the ground and Kelly picked IN the
nigeki,, and aced sixty yards for
touchdown with the aid Of heou7ful in
reference Wiggin kicked the goal.
New York scored its touchdown ~
the first quarter with the nd OF tlr~ee
forwar RI passes. The consecutive passes
from JP cks son to Nelson Melted twenty
Give yards. and another from Jackson I"
Wejrheimer gained ten moro. Cohen
rushed the ball over from The 3 ward
line and Weinhemer missed the goal
foom touchdown During the flrst haf
New York he'd made ten first downs to
ore for Bates. but trailcd their OF
moments nv the score % rs as tho result
Of poor iud"ment.
The Violet scored AGAIN IN the third
opar+er ard seemed n have things their
own wav. making six first downs on
strai~ht footboll and completing for-
ward masses 81 every turn. Wei~ heirne~
took the hall from his own 'E-v~"d lir"
AID ran for % wards around 'ef' end
| A forward pass. Jackson 70 View
beimer. Melted IS yarde. ard another 10
Nelson brought the bali to Rates N
~ r1 line u ckson carried the haN
over for New York's second TOUCHDOWN
nm three line drives. We missed the
second kick from touchdown. Score
12-7
New yor,, continued to advance the
haII down the neld with ease and acore6
| another Touchdown ~ mo s'H~f ~ ~"
! ,as+ ou7rter Bates had carried the bill
/ e-o,,, 49,. * va "a Nno - Now N0''''' -
yard mark nv the aid Of twenty
Ave VOID sain from WiCgin 70 Cante".
hut the violet lire hold and Gates lot
tho hall or downs Ne'~ou made eight
wards on TWO nlavs. and Weirh o'rnr~ - n
/ tbirtv-fve wards around end placing the
] bou on Bates As yard line Nfter
ucnaltv II five yards for oNride. Jack
/ son gained ton va~ds. and w i"7"ine'
] broke through again lpI 20 N"ANS GU"
! t~i-ped on the : ward line with a clear
! field ahead OF him forward pasf
Jackson 10 We'nheimer, gained eight
wards. and Cohen carried the ball over
| for a score Jackson missed goal again
The game was apparently safely
/ tucked away for Frank Gargan's
charges but with ten minutes to 60
I Bates drew the game out OF most GER
tain defeat with the aid Of the breaks Of
the game with the ball on Bates 40
yard lire Nelson fuTbed aft"~ gaining
five yards through tackle and tho alert
Kelly, fullback for Bates, picked up th.
ball and ran sixty yards for q touch
down. w gein kicked the goa ,rd the
score stood 1s--14. Three minutes from
the close Of the game Nelson punted ou-
of bounds on New York's 35 yard line.
and the poor kick reeu'ted in Bates win
ming a touchdown. Kelly brought the
ball to the New York yard line, vince
New York held. and Weinheimer made
] his poor punt to his own 10 yard lire
from where a forward pass brought the
ball TO the 2 yard line. Wigg.n carrying
! the bali over for the score. He a'sp
kicked the goal from touchdown and the
score stood at 21--1S. The lineup: