The New York herald., 1921-11-25
WEbSTER'S DASHES
DEFEAT COLUMBIA
Makes Three Long Runs for
Touchdowns-CQlgatc
Wins, 21 to IL.
55 YARDS IN STAR EFFORT
Also Scouts As Yards; Gains
45 More and q Score
on a Pass.
SIS YARDS IN STAR EFFORT
BY DANIEL.


ball campaign. Caked generously with
layers of the morass which was South
F'ield-throwing up sticky clods with
every Misunderstanding like SO
many thoroughbreds after a cup race
while the chill downpour struck their
energetic bodies at battle heat--they
struggled yaliantly for triumph
which would assuage the pangs Of a
disappointing season. And at. the
close the pangs still were Columbia's
the victory was to Colgate--with
the score 81 to IA.
Standing salient, commanding, all
powerful, in the Colgate success was
Bob Webster OF White Plains, one OF
the greatest backs in the East. This
Titan in maroon was playing his last
game for Colgate--the climax of four
years of scintillating effort. And wha:
q climax!
Now he gathered in forward pass 70
sin over Coumbia's goal lire for a
gain of forty-five yards and q touch
down-and a tie. Soon afterward he
caught q punt and went careening,
smashing. reversing, eluding for fifty
five yards and second journey over the
Blue and Whites last chalk mark. And
then Colgate's dazzling luminary caught
another punt and scooted forty-five
yards for third touchdown--and VIC
tory. Three ouchdowns-three efforts
for total Of LAG yards!
Last survivor of the Greats.
Last survivor of the Golden Age of
Colgate football--that era which pro-
duced West. Anderson and Clio among
others-Webster brought his college ca
reer to close with the greatest exni-
bition of individual prowess seen in the
l1f st this ser son. What ho would have
done on a fast field may be only con-
Jectured. AS il was-bud and ooze and
slippery footing-Webster WIS an un-
seizable. unholdable. unstopable phan-
tom. ''F'
Toward the close Ellery Huntington.
Jr., the Colgate COACH asked Webster to
come in out Of the wet and call il a
career, but the White Plains youth de-
INJURED. Eventually he gnve way to a
substitute and went off the field amid
salvos, brilliant in his suit of mud ar
mor-one man who had been gigantic
enough in football stature to win over
eleven.
For Columbia there was no small
measure of balm even in defeat. 1t had
the satisfaction of outrushing Colgate
OF outplaying the Maroon. ten men for
ten. But that eleventh Colgate player
baffled tho pupils Of Buck O'Neill and
drove them to desperation. Columbia
fought with q new mental attitude-a
winning one. 1t kept everIastingly and
gamely at It's task. threatened trench
antly to the very end. But 1t simply
could not stop Webster of White Plains
and there you have the story in nut
shell.
Koppfsch and Galloway star.
Columbia had its heroes too-a white
streak by the name of Koppisch and n
black bulwark by the name of Galloway
Koppisch was fast and powerful, usually
effective in running the fianks, strong
In striking off tackle. The ebony tackle
Of the losers went smashing through on
alta ack--came in to smear Colgate when
the bal! was head ID toward the Column
bia goal line. De Stefano, who, like
koppisch. scored touchdown. did well
too. and so did Moszczcnski. But Co
lumbia's tackling lacked precision, its
interference was wretched. its alertncss
when Webster went on tile rampage be-
came paralyzed.
Considering the miserable weather and
the fact that both elevens had gone
through lacklustre season the turnout
was fattering indeed. There were about
5000 on the scene-every seat occupied
and Colgate on hand with a delegation
which matched Columbia's. There was
plenty Of noisemaking in the wet and
the murk, plenty of color in spite of
umbrellas and rajncoats and freezing
toes. II the proceedings threatened to
become draggy Webster Immediately
saw to it that the situation got dash
OF pepper.
Columbia went TO the front with Kop-
pisch's touchdown after a twenty-five
yard march In the first there minutes Of
playa score behind which there was
poor Colgate punt. In the fore Co
lumbia put up whale OF a game. Col
gate could not develop a semblance of
continuity of attack In the heavy going.
In fact, II never did develop that The
continuity al came with Webstcr's unin-
terrupted trips.
Three Touchdowns Now.
webster's forty-ive yard dash from
that forward pass gave a tie to Colgate
in the second period, but II was not long
before Columbia took the lead once
'lorc--that after a Colgate tumble on
its own 33 yard mark. BIT Webster of
White Plains turned In his ffty-flve yai a
snrint Immediately afterward, 80 the
frat half ended with the score a tie ut
II to 14--and three touchdowns In that
second quarter.
IL was in the third period that Web
ster webbed his way through the CO.
lumbia vohorts for his forty-five yard
touchdown from a punt. Then Column
b!a became desperate. II hurled itself
at the Maroon with all its force, all it's
strategy. all its determination. II
opened up it's game. then closed Il
swiftly TO catch the enemy off guard.
Time and again it succeedcd--it even
dragged out the lateral pass for a
twenty yard gain and a formidable
threat as the first half ended.
But Columbia did not have the punch
TO put over tie. Ard Colgate did not
have the punch 10 do anything unless
the entry from White Plains provided
the punch. Colgate had couple of
strong men in Leonard and Welch. but
its line was only n ghost of the lines
of the West and Abel teams--its inter-
ference nothing to brag about. When