New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Blue and White
Displays Great
Team Strength
Visitors Fail to Make Single
First Down; Crowd of
5000 Witnesses the Game

:. The Columbia football team opened
It's season with rush yesterday after
noon when they defeated Trinity by
xne score of 21 to 0. The Blue and
Wnite team showed great power, both
extensively and extensively, Their
power tSs. rc on defense is shown by the fact
snat Trinity did not register first
down. The score hardly indicates Co.
iumoia's offensive strength.
Ane oNeill coached machine made
continuous marches down the field
when the ball was in its possession.
rumDies at critical moments caused
the loss to Columbia of at least two
more touchdowns. Even in the fourth
period, when O'Neill put practically
second string lineup on the field, Co.
iumbia still held the upper hand.
The Columbia backfeld showed great
driving power. Harris. the new GUAR
terback, guided the team skillfully. be-
SIDES playing a wonderful running
game Canapary, who acted as captain
In the absence of Jack Kienninper.
showed his oldtime elusiveness on a
number of occasions; while Mozsczien-
SKI and Thornton tore off several SUBJ
stantial gains.
The game was late in starting, as
tne TRINITY aggregation missed train
connections 1t was 1925 D. m. when
the referee blew his whistle and Trim
lty Kicked off. The stands were nearly
nlled, the crowd being estimated at
5000.
Walder caught the kickoff and ran
1t back short distance. Harris hit
the line twice. On the third down
Columbia fumbled. Trinity recovered
the ball but failed to gain on two
downs and punted. Columbia at
tempted two end runs Then on
straight line bucks Columbia made five
successive first downs.
TRINITY held in the shadow of its
goal posts for downs and punted to
mldheld On the first play here
Columbia was penalized fifteen yards
for holding Columbia made an in
complete forward pass. Another for
ward pass was attempted, but Trinity
intercepted it and then punted. The
quarter ended with the ball in Column
bias possession.
Burtt replaced Thornton in the back
field at the beginning of the second
quarter: After the ball changed hands
twice Columbia took it and on strong
Ilne plunges scored the first touchdown
Canapary kicked the goal. Trinity
kicked off, and the home players made
hrst down on two line plunges and
forward pass Another pass was
tried but was grounded. Canapary
ESu 'i'eeh yaruS on straight
line buck, but Columbia was again
penalized for holding. Canapary punt
ed out of danger, and Johnson, Colum-
ola's center, made a beautiful tackle
when Trinity tried an end run on the
next play. This ended the first half.
The second half opened with Thorn
ton in place of Mosczienski in the
backheld. Thornton made the catch on
Irinlty's kickoff. Harris skirted left
end for tiya L
line for eight yards and Thornton
gained four. On the next play through
enter Harris was injured and re-
p. aced by lIccles. Canapary went
thl ough again for nine yards. The ball
was now on T,1nity's five-yard line bit
Colu V1bia lost tit on the fourth down.
The | all was worked down to Trinty's
eigh3 yard line before the third period
ended.
WI en- the fourth quarter started
Harris resumed his place at tie quar-
tefSacl position and Hosczenski re-
placed Thornton. Columbia made a first
down q I two line plunges. Then an
other pA " through the line resulted in
Columbia S second touchdown Cana
parry &fe1 ed goal.
Colusmh a kicked off, and Trinity ran
the bail back to midfeld. Trinity
fumbled tn ball, but recovered, and on
Here they y ere penalized for being off
side Tajmi. then punted to Harris,
who ran the ball back twenty yards
Myers Yepla ced Modarelh at left
tackle farr $ then threw a forward
pass to Cana ?ary, which resulted in
the third touo 'down.
The lineup It and summary:
Columbia (21). Position. Trinity (o)
pulleyn. l.. e. -....... .Nordlund
Modareln. ......-, L. T. johnson
Walder ...........L L. G. .s........ -Sennott
johnson ........ G'enter ........... Brill
Hinch. C. Wright
Scov1l -...........--R J, Kelly
FORSYTH. ......-..fS y. 'E'-'. .Tonsili
Mozsczenski Il ~. Il B..,..- Boles
Canapary. N. ri. b.. .Arrahexen
Thornton. .........FN b. .......% .Bleecker
Score by periods Total.
Columbia ..-......: 14-2l
Trinity ............... O. 0
ouchdowns-Canapary go. Mo.:sc.enski.
Goal from MISUNDERSTANDING Referee
Schwartz. Brown. UnIpire-McD Donald,
Brown. Time of periods-fIS rninui es.