The New York herald., 1921-10-30
COLGATE AND N. Y. U.
BATTLE TO m TIE
Game Marked by Hard Line
Play With Few Long
Runs.

JOHNSON CITY, N. Y, Oct 2y.-- Hard,
close line play with few long runs or
open plays was the order of the day
when Colgate met N. Y. u. to-day at
Johnson Field, Johnson City, before a
gallery of 10000. The final TT score
IS adequate proof of the closely matched
strength of the teams. Colgate had the
upper hand during the first half. but
in the second N. Y. us superiority
showed a gradual increase until the
final whistle.
In the Colgate bacl<fleld Connolly
showed remarkable power against the
line through holes Off tackle while Web
ster, the phenomenal broken field run
ner and captain of the Maroon, romped
around the ends. For the Violet Capt.
Weinheimer displayed his usual versa
tility, ably supported by Sehres. The
n. Y. u. line, at first sieve-like. stiffened
as the play continued. The first quarter
is typical of the whole game.
First Period.
N. Y. u. won the toss and chose to
receive the ball defending the south
goal Bourginon received the ball from
Leonard on the thirty yard lins and ran
il back three yards. Two line plunges
netted no gain and Friedlanders kick
went out of bounds on the forty yard
line Connolly made three yards off
tackle and Pfaff followed with another
yard through right guard. Connolly
made two yards off tackle. A sixty
yard punt by Sanford placed N. Y. u
ball on her thirty-five yard line, and
Friedlander made four yards through
left guard.
A cross kick with weinheimer carry
ing resulted in no gain. Friedlandsr's $
punt left the bali on Colgate's fifteen
yard line. Pfaff went through for two
yards. followed by Townsend, off tackle
for three yards. On the next play
Townsend made first down through
right guard. N. Y. u. failed to make
headway with the ball and Weinheimer,
punted to Colgate's forty-five yard line.
On the third down Connolly went
through right tackle for a first down.
A pass, Sanford to Townsend. failed at
this stage, as did an attempted kick
from placement by Sanford on the thir-
ty-five yard line. For the remainder Of
the quarter the ball seesawed back and
forth with line kicks predominating.
Second Period.
Leonard's kick went to Friedlander
on the Is yard line. but N. Y. u. was
unable to advance the ball farther.
Sanford's punt. following failure to
gain, was sixty yards over the N. Y. u.
goal line. Colgate's march to a touch
down started when Weinheimer fun-
bled and Connolly recovered. Success
sive line plunges carried the ball to the
Is yard line and Burke went around
left end for q first down.
N. Y. u. received / yard penalty.
Morgan hit right tackle for touch
down and Welsh kicked the goal The
half ended in midfield
Third Period.
During the early movements OF this
period neither team made any material
headway. N. Y. IT, first displayed
power about the middle of the quarter,
when Weinheimer received Sanford 8
kick and carried 1t Is yards to mid
field. Sehres took the ball through
centre for first down and from then
ON 1t was continuous hard fought
plunge to the yard line. Weinheimer
then went through right guard for four
yards and Friedlander made the touch
down through right tackle.
Fourth Period.
N. Y. us superiority during this quar-
ter was evidenced by ability to piece the
Colgate line for many gains. The most
phenomenal run of the day occurred
when Webster made a 40 yard run from
kickoff to midfield.
Colgate and n. Y. u. both came within
striking distance of their goal lines, but
failed in the final attempt.
The aine1rp.