The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07
COLUMBIA Is
SURPRISED BY
GARNET TEAM
Alert SwarthmOre Backs
Score Three TouchdoWns
in First Half.
YARNALLtS s. YARD RUN
Blue and White Rallies in Sec
ond Half, but Too Late
Score Is Fl to Z
BY SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.

BY SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.
1t took the Columbia eleven all OF the
first half 10 find itself at South Field
yesterday, and by that time the Garnet
run into a lead that proved insurmount-
able. Aroused by the unexpected turn
of affairs. the Blue and White came
back, determined hard fighting band,
in the second half, but It was too late
to turn impending defeat into victory.
The best the Columbia men could do
was TO score the only touchdown OF the
half and to give the Garnet supporters
few anxious moments At the end,
however. Swarthmore still had COM
Portable margin of Fl to 7.
The defeat fairly stunned the Column
bia undergraduates. They had looked
forward confidently TO a triumph over
the Pennsylvanians, who. barring
touchdown against Princeton in an early
game. had done little this season to eX-
cite any attention. Columbia had eX-
pected a hard game. but not losing
one. Swarthmore was to furnish step
ping stone TO greater football glory and
TO a position tEat would make Columbia
respected in the coming games with Cor
nell and Penn. But the Garnet was not
in the mood to act as anybody's stepping
stone. Instead Of that, the visitors did
a lot of stepping and trampling over the
Columbia eleven that for a while looked
as though It never would be stopped.
AS they played yesterday. the better
team unquestionably won. Swarthmore
was more alert, more resourceful.
showed better judgment in choice OF
plays, outpunted Columbia by many
yards and displayed as we'll drilled an
interference as has been seen on South
Field this season. They followed the
ball keenly and gave the man with the
ball ample protection. taking off tackler
after tackler in open field plays. In at
lacking the line the Swarthmore backs
did not plunge blindly. They appeared
TO have. been schooled 10 watch their
openings before darting in. and the first
half before the Columbia line stiffened
the Swarthmore backs by timing their
plunges got clear OF the forward line
time and again. and only the secondary
defence Of the Blue and White stopped
them.
Rally Comes Too Late.
Both in attlck and on defence the CO.
lunbia men improved so much In the
second half that the team did not look
like the same combination that had been
completely outplayed in the first. Power
full, sustained line plunges swept Swarth-
more back across its goal early in the
third period, and later. after advancing
the ball for fifty-eight yards, Columbia
failed to make a first down by a matter
Of inches and thereby lost n splendid
opportunity for another score. The
Garnet was on the defensive throughout
the greater part Of the second half. but
It was a different story In the first half
far different
The game scarcely had gone three
minutes when Swarthmore registered it's
first touchdown. There had been an OK
change OF punts. in which Asplundh. the
Garnet fu!lback. had had all the better
Of II. and Columbia had made one first
down on rushes only 70 be checked In
midfield. Bunk Harris the Blue and
White. was forced 10 punt 1t was a
poor effort. the ball travelling high and
carrying only fifteen yards. With the
bail on its S5-yard line tho Garnet tried
forward pass that was grounded Then
farnall. who proved TO be the star OF
the visiting team. was sent around left
end. Behind good Interference the
Swarthmore back broke clear OF the
struggling mass and began to sprint for
the Columbia goal. Harris had played
TOO close 20 the line and was in no posi-
uon 10 get the runner. but Pulleyn gave
chase. He appeared 10 be gaining on
the Garnet back and on the f0-yard line
he flung himself forward for a TACKLE
that missed and Yarnall raced across for
the score. Ho had covered slxty-five
yards In his sprint There were only n
handtul OF Garnet rooters on hand com
pared 70 the last throng OF Columbin
supporters, but they gave vent 10 a
demonstration that was surprisingly viz
orous and noisy
FOR the rest OF the half the Columbia
men played as though they were try
ing TO figure out how that first touch
down had happened. instead OF con-
centrating on attack and defence. Re
Tore the period had ended YaruaIl had
contributed another thirty yard run
breaking away from the Columbia
tacklers after plunge Off right tackle
ana almost getting clear of the field
again. But for the fact that he
stumbled. Yarnall might have gone on
then and there 20 another touchdown
Garnet forward pass failed. but for
unnecessary roughness on the part OF
Columbia man Swnrthmore was given
tho ball az the point where the pass
grounded twelve yards from the CO.
lumbia goal. a fifteen yard penalty Tor
holding checked Swarthmore at that
point, and then long forward pass
that travelled over tho goal line was
not completed II was Coiurnbla's hail
on IT'S own % yard line
tumble Prove. Costly.
on the second play following Column
hia fumblcd and Nicholls right guard
recovered FOR Swarthmore on TIE Blue
and whites 2s yard line. Three rushes
made u first down for the Garnet OF
Columbi0's 10 yard line. Yarnall carry
Ing tho oval for the most effective
gains. Two more plunges brought Il 20
The yard line when tn quarter ended
Pressing their advantage as soon as
the teams lined UP again, the visitors
made u first down again on the yard
line. Columbia fought desperately and
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