The New York herald., 1922-10-22
COLUMBIA DEFEAT
RATED REAL UPSET
Thorp Springs Surprise by
Leading Violet to Win
Over Alma Mater.
BLOCKED KICKS DECIDE
Berkowitz Stops Punt for
Touchdown-Balks Blues
Try at Goal.
BLOCKED KICKS DECIDE
ny JOHN J. HALL.

Eighteen years ago a barrel chested
athlete dragged his wearied bulk to a
consoling shower. His face was a
muddied smear and the bulging
muscles of his broad back ached. But
he smiled--he smiled because lColum-
bia had won and he had had a heavy
hand in the winning. The same stall
wart smiled again yesterday as he left
Columbia's field of play He wasn't
smiling in the joy of Columbia vic
tory. Columbia had lost
Paradoxical? Maybe. Still he smiled
and he didn't drag himself off. In
stead he was virtually dragged off be-
cause the Violet of New York Univer-
sity had just triumphed over the Light
Blue and White of Columbia Z to in
the outstanding upset Of the Eastern
football season, and all University
Heights want the astigmatized uni
verse to know that the splendid coach
ing of Tom Thorp, Columbia 'o5, had
not gone unappreciated.
1t was the seventh meeting between
these local universities since football
was revived at Columbia In 1915. Since
then there have been defeats and VIC
tories for both, yet none that carried
stunned with amaze,nent as their tired
and beaten athletes tyeiSke,l from South
Field yesterday afternoon, no such un-
expected result as sent sN. Y. y. men
plugging head over heels into a whirl-
wind OF excitement. Columbia had made
no preparations for this game. What
work the men of Buck O'Nell had done
curing the last week was all in point
ing for the bigger games, ahead---Cor-
nell, for instance. two weeks away. So
generally accepted as a sure winner was
Columbia that even a few hours. before
game time such fabulous odds as 20 to.1
we're ignored by followers of the ,Nio'et,
and Buck O'Neill himself went tramping
off to Ithaca to see Cornell play instead
Of sending out a scout.
Columbia was all wrong. Columbia
had visualized another Hamlet without
EIamlet--a team coached by Tom Thorp
without that team absorbing some OF
the fighting spirit of one of the best
football players and one OF the gamest
warriors Columbia had reproduced.
No Thorp eleven is ever whipped rntil
the final whistle has piped. Conse-
quently--odds and prevailing opinion
notwithstandng-New York University
was not whipped going to the post yes
terday, nor was it to be whipped. simply
because Thorp had told his men that
trey could win II they fought and
they believed him and fought to the
finish.
Games Thriller I'm Spots.
AS game it was thriller in spots.
II was thriller when n. Y. U. blocked
a kick In the first quarter and scored
its touchdown. II was thriller when
the Violet was twice more. within strik-
ing distance Of Columbia's goal. II
thrilled when Roderick and koppisch
went completely wild in the final quar-
ter to score Columbia's touchdown. II
vas moro than a thriller when big
Berkowitz plunged through to block
the kick from touchdown which would
have given the Morningsiders at least
an even break for the afternoon. II
indeed there could have been any equal
share of honor for Columbia in a drawn
contest yesterday
Almost from the start OF the game
the Violet was knocking at Coiimbis,s
door demanding her score. Weather
don. kicking off. had booted clear to
Columbia's goal. where Koppisch had
caught the ball and cantered out thirty
yards before he was downed. Right
there II looked as IL the expected Column
bia parade I'D started. but \. Y. u.
held, and presently the opposition team
was forced to kick. Then remark
able thing happened. Somehow or other
University Heights weakling go,
through and blocked the kick. Opinion
tabled IL mistake. 1t wasn't. On
the contrary 1t was just one of three
that Berkowitz, ". Y. u. tackle, was
to block during the afternoon.
y. Y. ". recovered the ball well in
side Columbia's 20 yard line only 10
lose II via a tumble Of the very first
rush. Nov surely Columbia was ready
TO get going Columbia did move, not
forward. thNugh, hut backward under
the sting of a penalty which carried
them half way to the goal they. were
defending when Lou Gehrg engage
T., a prankish bit of joustling with some
n. Y. T.. man and was disqualified.
Columbia was now only eleven yards
out from the goal. Moreover. N. Y. u,
wah holding. so II was time to kick
and Roderick fell pack 10 punt.
=. Y. U. scoYes Touchdown.
Straight the ball shot from center Ia
the waiting Ben. and without loss of time
he took his swing and booted. Mean
while big Berkowitz had been coming at
him like runaway steam engine, and
no blocked the ball with his chest almost
a. II left Rederick's foot. Back went
the ball behind the goal clear into I q
crowd. II seemed; then there was a
scramble, and upcame Toorock W the
leather.
II was ruled touchdown, and Wealth
ordon added IN additional point with a
boot from placement.
Columbia chose to receive Weather
don kicked off. Again Koppisch took Il
ard again he brought 1 back o respecta-
bic distance before beir.g downcd.A = irec
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