New-York tribune., 1921-10-30
FOrdhan1 Holds
Boston College
To No-Score Tie
Bronx Boys Outplay Rivals
From the Hub, but Miss
Several Chances to Tally
By R. ]. Kelly

The football elevens of Fordham Uni.
versity and Boston College struggled
through poorly played and uninter-
esting game at Ebbets Field yesterday
afternoon without reaching decision
The local collegians decisively out
played their opponents from the Hub
but the contest terminated in a score
less deadlock About 1000 fans made
the journey across the bridge to the
home of the Dodgers to witness the
annual clash between the ancient
rivals.
The play, for the most part, took
place in Boston's territory, and the
visitors were continually on the de.
fensive. Neither team was able to
make any appreciate gains through
the line and both Swere frequently
forced to resort to the open game.
Fordham attempted numerous forward
passes, and many of these were sue
cessful.
The team from the Bronx had two
great chances to score, once in the sec
ond period and again in the fourth. On
the first occasion Tommy Meyers, the
Fordham right halfback, fumbled the
ball in taking it across the line from
the 1-yard mark, and McManus re-
covered it fur Boston. Shortly after
the start of the final quarter Liston,
the Boston left halfback, intercepted
forward pass on his own 5-yard line
and deprived Fordham of its last op-
portunity to gain the decision.
Gain on Forward Passes
Meyers and w Woodbridge formed Ford
hams most effective forward pass COM
bination and this pair gained many
yards for the local eleven on aerial
plays. Woodbridge made circus catch
of heave in the third quarter and
brought the ball from midfield to Bos-
toms 30yard line, but tumble by
Thornton shortly afterward gave the
visitors the chance to punt out of
danger.
Meyers and Commit were the moss
consistent ground gamers for the Ma
room, while the splendid defensive play
of Bill Kelliher featured the play of
the visitors. The Boston fullback made
many fine tackles, recovered several
fumbles and intercepted more than one
forward pass.
Shortly after the kickoff Meyers
fumbled Patterns punt and Comerford
recovered the ball for Boston on Ford
hams thirty-yard line. After Boston
had been penalized fifteen yards for
holding, Commit intercepted a forward
pass on his own twenty-yard line.
Two penalties against Boston for off
side play and smash through right
tackle by Meyers gave the local col
legians the ball on the thirty yard
mark. Kelliher brought down Commit
after the latter had made eight wards
around left end. An exchange of
punts and a splendid forward pass
Meyers to Woodward. brought the pig
skin to Boston's twenty-yard line short
ly before the end OF the first quarter.
Long Run by Fordhamite
In the second period Healy, the
Fordham left end, grabbed forward
pass and raced forty-ive yards to Bos-
toms ffteen-yard mark. Meyers faxed
another heave and then made ten yards
through left tackle. Seitz brought the
bail to the one-yard line on a plunge
through left tackle. On the next play
Meyers dropped the ball in going over
the line and McManus fell on it for a
touchback. Fordham later completed
three successive forward passes, but
they netted only twenty yards and the
quarter ended with the ball on Boston s
twenty y-five-yard line.
Early in the third period Woodward S
great catch of another forward pass
gave the Maroon the ball on its oppo-
nents' 30yard line. Thornton made SIX
yards through left tackle, but this gain
was nullified when the Fordham left
halfback fumbled on the following play.
Woodward recovered the ball for Ford
ham on Boston's 20-yard line. and Mey-
ers failed in attem pting to kick a field
goal a moment later
Iq,c hofn bo
signalized his entry into the game as
the Fordham quarterback by tearing off
great twenty fve-yard run through
left tackle to Boston's 10-yard line.
On the opening play of the final
quarter the same Downey made three
yards through left tackle. and on the
following play Liston intercepted for
ward pass for Boston. For the re-
mainder of the game Fordham was un-
able to get within striking distance of
tho ~>e' 'ine.