The New York herald., 1921-10-23
Fordham Powerless at start.

TOrdham Powerlcss at start.
Fordhara looked powerless to stem the
tide. But along in the third quarter Ell
lott crashed to earth hard after drive
al the line and hurt his ankle and he had
to retire to the side lines. Surprising It
was what a difference his going made.
Lafayette continuped to show clear su-
periority over Fordham in straight rush
ing, but the punch" was gone, or rather
il could not be sustained long enongh to
carry Lafayette to another touchdown.
The Lafayette first downs no longer
crowded on one anothers heels. They
were only occasional
Another element that checked Lafay-
cite in the second half was a stirring
run by Meyers, the Fordham fullback,
who interccptng forward pass. eluded
several would-be tacklers, broke clear
OF the field and raced seventy yards for
a touchdown. The incident not only
save the Fordham rooters their first
chance to cheer. but reused the Fordham
team to new dash and vim, refreshed
their confidence and fight and filled
them with determination to halt the
visitors forthwith. And check the Wis
itors they did, although when the last
whistle blew Lafayette was again find
ing it's power and was sweeping along
dangerously near another touchdown.
There was no questioning the marked
superiority of the Eastonians despite
their sudden loss OF power In the second
half. On defence and attack the Lafay
cite eleven was so much more thorough
In the first half that Fordham looked
cvermatched. At that stage Lafayette
seemed able to advance without half
trying. The attack was swift and con
certed. the defence impregnable and the
tackling sure. The backs always had
plenty of well drilled interference to help
them along and they made the most of
it, The double pass was used with sue
cess. the Fordham defence being out
guessed as to the direction OF the attack
time and again. First downs came
easily.
Adopts Aerial Attack.
Fordham on the other hand was
unable to make first down In the first
half and only three In the second. all
three being the result of forward
passes. Barring Meyerss sprint for
touchdown, the Maroon did not advance
closer than forty yards of a score on
rushes. Apparently satisfied early that
the Lafayette line was too strong to be
bowled over. Fordham adopted the
aerial attack, but with rather poor sue
Gers. Late in the game some of the
passes went through, but as a rrle
they were grounded or intercepted and
the gains failed TO be consistent enough
to be of any material benefit.
Ten thousand sat in the. Polo Ground
stands. Lafayette had sent its under
graduates In force. and with the aid OF
n forty-piece brass band and number
Of acrobatic cheer leaders who turned
somersauits at every cheer. the visiting
collegians made their presence felt
Fordham also had its band and its
undergra duates but not so many oppor-
tunlties to give vent TO its enthusiasm.
Besides the colleg ans. there were
thousands on hand who were attracted
.ty Lafayette's recent defeat of the
Pittsburgh Panthers and the promise of
witnessing one OF the strongest teams
Of the season In action. They were not
disappointed.
Lafayette showed It's mettle soon af-
ter the Kickoff. Fordham. failing TO
gain on two forward rasses and line
play, called on Meyers for a punt. Dren-
nan caught II on his o5 yard line being
dowrcd In his tracks. Then the march
for the first touchdown started. Elliott.
Brunner and Gazeila. carrying the ball
alternately. plunged through the line or
skirted the tackles for gain after gain.
and the advance did not stop until the
ball was carried over by Elliott after
five minutes OF play. There was no fur
ther scoring for the period. a fifteen
yard penalty for holding costing Lafay-
cite one opportunity. but the Eastonians
had the ball In their possession and
were on their way again when the sec
ond period was begun. This time there
was steady march OF 62 yards. with