The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
STEVENS SHUTS OUT
RENSSELAER, IA TO 0
Red and Gray Team Shows
Marked Advance in Play
ing Form.

Stevens shut out the Rensselaer, aggre-
cation in n game on the Castle Point
Field by the score of IA to 0. The
Stevens outfit staged a sharp reversal
of their form last Saturday and out
played the visiting team in nearly every
department OF tine game except forward
passing.
With Bruno at quarterback the Rcd
ard Gray machine showed a decided Inn
provement over the offensive game with
which they tackled Middlebury last
week. The backfield carried them
through on the offensive. The lin:
proved to De weak at times and missed
johnson, the rowing centre, who Is the
backbone of the forwards.
Rensselaer's main fault was fumbling.
Time and again the ball proved to be
two slippery for them. and this practi-
cally prevented them from scoring in the
first quarter. The visiting line was I'M
able to hold the intensive onrushes that
the local engineers launched at times.
Bray played "a brilliant game for the
"Stute' outfit He made some spectacu-
lar broken field runs Goodale gave
good support on plugging the line. while
Bajusz picked the holes with precision.
sclaer team. II any one made a long
run 1t was Eller. a forward pass It was
Eller. punt 1t was Eller. But he could
not win single handed.
Stevens opened the game with for
ward pass and tried to surprise the
visitors. Rensselaer, however. staged a
comeback and doubly surprised the home
eleven when Armstrong intercepted the
pass and took it for gain Of twenty
yards.
At first II looked as IL the up-Staters
would be the first to score. but fun
BILE gave the ball to Stevens on their
own yard line. after Filler and Wright
had made twenty-five more yards on a
forward.
Egger punted. and on the next play
Rensselaer, fumbled again. This time
the big 100 pound Busch grabbed the
ball and started for the line. But he
was more heavy than swift, and Arm
strong nabbed him on the yard MARI.
Stevens tried to rush the ball and Bajusz
fumbled on the line, but Emerson was
RICH there to recover the ball and push
1t over. Goodale kicked the goal Good
ale attempted placement kick from the
35 yard line but the wind held the ball
back and it fell into Eller's arms.
In the secondquarter Eller made
desperate attempt TO drop kick felt
goal from the 40 yard line but 1t swervcd
too far to the side.
At the beginning Of the third period
Rensselaer, opened with n line attack
that pushed the defenders about fifty
yards nearer their own goal line. a
| tumble cost them the ball on downs. bu.
Il was recovered by their own man for a
large loss. They were then penalized
half the distance TO the goal for slug
ging Eiler. their star. was then re-
placed by Reimers. and the hopes OF the
visitors for victory sank out OF sight
The first play in the fourth quarter
resulted in the second touchdown FOR
the victors Goodale had the ball. foua1
hole through right tackle. ducked
through and then raced through a clear
field for thirty-flve yards to the line
/ He kicked the goal
! Near the end the visitors made dcs-
perate attempt to get near the goal ny
means Of forward passing attack. bull
the three consecutive attempts were un-
completed. The score 49,