The New York herald., 1922-11-08
First Meeting Between Local
Rivals Since 1901 Is Hard
Fought Contest.
CATHOLIC BACKS FAST
Show Best Form of Season.
Aided and Allotted by Strong
Forwards.
BY SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.


Flashing its best football Of the sea
son, F'ordham varsity defeated New
York University, Ia to 6, on Ohio Field
yesterday and Immediately laid claim
to the metropolitan championship. Af-
ter the first period the Maroon out
rushed, outpunted and outspeeded the
Violet with plenty to spare, and
~. Y. u, under the circumstances
really was fortunate TO keep the score
as close as il did. 1t was the first
meeting between the rival Bronx foot
ball teams since 1904
Conditions were far from ideal for
fast football. The sridiron was soft
and it drizzled from start TO finish. yet
F'ordhams backs showed surprising
speed In darting through openings or
in circling the ends.s and they kept
their feet on the muddy, slippery sur
face as though they had been trained
all season on a Shiny play lot. The
speed of Capt. Tom Myers was rather
expected, but his confreres in the
backfield. Manning and Woerner, ran
him a close second all the way. 1t
looked almost as though Fordham had
nursed it's strength all season with this
game in view and had launched its
mightiest and swiftest attack against
the Violet.
Just how decisively n. Y. L. was out
played may be understood from the fact
that the Violet earned only four first
downs on rushing to Fordhams thirteen,
that, barring the first period. play
centered in the territory of the home
team, and that n tumble at critical
moment was all that prevented Fordham
from crossing the n. y. L. goal line
third time.
N. Y. U. Line Is Outplayed.
Al strong. we'll drilled line that com
pletely outplayed the Violet forwards IN
the matter OF concerted offensive de-
served as much credit as the swift Ford
ham backfeld trio for the victory. Find
ing itself after a mediocre first period,
the Fordham rush line began opening
the holes through which the backs
plunged for substantial gains and as
the game wore on met increasing sue
cess in that direction. Tom Thorp. nnd-
ing his line outplayed, rushed substitute
subs Jared no better than their predeces-
sors and Fordham coninued to show the
way.
An intercepted forward pass paved the
way for N. Y. us only score in the
opening period. Myers heaved long
aerial that was intended for one OF the
ends, but Sehres got i'm the way OF the
ball and clung to it as he was downed
on N. Y. us 35 yard yard line.
After Toorocl< and Jablouca had car
ried the ball for one first down. n. Y. u.
was forced to punt. Toorock kicked to
Fordham's IS yard line. where the ball
hoped up and down several times with-
out advancing another foot so soft was
the turf at the particular spot. Myers
and Manning, the Fordham backs, made
no attempt to pick up the ball, but
Myers slipped accidentally and the oval
struck his leg glancingly. Taylor. the
violet's captain, in an instant fell on
the ball and il belonged to N. Y.fU. only
eighteen yards from Fordhams goal
violet scores Touchdown.
Two tries at the Fordham line failed
to gain more than a few yards and then
~. Y. u. went through the motions Of
attempting a goal for placement. In
stead Sehres heaved a long pass 20
Howley far to one corner of the field
and the Violet left end raced over the
goal line with the ball for the first touch
down. Toorock failed to kick the goal,
but ~. Y. U. was wildly confident that 1t
was to be Violet day.
NJ Y. us Joy was rather short lived,
however, for early in the next period
Tom Myers intercepted a forward pass on
his own 35 yard line and was off like
a streak for N. Y. u. goal. For mo-
ment IL looked as though ono OF two
Violet tacklers would stop the fleet Ford
ham captain. but only for a moment.
Dashing off at n tangent. Myers soon
broke clear and then had no trouble out
footing his purSuers. His siXty-fVe yard
sprint to a touchdown set tho Fordham
section into a frenzy OF delight and
when Myers a minute later drop kicked
n goal for the extra point, putting Ford
ham into the lead, 7--6, the Joy of the
Maroon was complete.
Right after the kickoff in the third
period Fordham marched f'fty-five
yard on straight plunges at center and
off tackle Then the ~. Y. u. lisc stiff
fened. and Myers tried a drop kick from
the 90 yard line. The ball sailed wide.
but ". Y. r.. was offside on the play
and the ball was brought back. the
Violet being penalized five yards. On
the next play Manning went scooting
around lett cnd the remaining distance
10 a touchdown. the N. V. L. defense
tcipg completely outguessed on ?. crisss
cross play. Myers kicked goal again.
trop kick fashion. and the score went
to ia--6 There tho score stayed, but
y. V. u. had many anxious moments
after that
Myers fumbcd once on the y. v L.
10 yard line after Fordham had sus-
tained an attack for 50 yards. a few
minutes later Myers fumbled the slip
pcry ball again on the ". " u. 35 yard
line. The Violet maintained the kicking
game In the hope that a tumble would
supply an opening for long run and a
touchdown. but the Fordham men
guarded too carefully and the oppor-
tunity never came.
The lineup:
Nyu Fcrdhsrn.
rio,vIey. .... Lcft end ............ .Healy
Maggie. ....... lsett Jackie ....'.... ..Hsho
p'Toole. ........ Left guard ...... Walbridge
TAYLOR. ..........4 Center .s..s.s.. Brennan
Myers. s....... luEnt guaru .sssssss ,lfe-ho
isertwit 49,. Right tackle .........Fallon
'rhroop Il ..... Right end ..... Fitzgerald
schte~........ Quarterback ...... Manning
Jnhionra . Left halfbact ........ Myers
'rooroek...4. Right halfback ..... Wocrnrr
Ivpatierdou. .... Fullback ....-....4 Clarity
score by periods.
n. v. ......................G q q q
iordham ......,............... . Ola