New-York tribune., 1922-11-05


up and down the spines of some ~
damp concrete stands to watch the
And II the famous battle-ground has
in the past proved the setting for
copious draughts OF the wormwood OF
disappointing defeat, 80 this day, long
| to be remembered in this vicinity, wit
| nessed pronounced balancing Of the
ledger. IL was en exulting, hilarious
throng that filed through the passage
ways at the close Of this conflict.
Syracuse was anxious to win this
| game; anxious for more reasons than
few. In the first place the victory
goes long way toward wiping out the
4 sting of the spectacular defeat admin
istered by Pittsburgh a few weeks
since. Also, this is the first of two
home home games arranged be-
tween the Orange and the Nebraska
Cardinal. But over and above all of
these, the visitors came heralded as
one Of the greatest teams ever devel-
oped anywhere, and there is supreme
satisfaction In mauling the mighty.
Some critic had ventured the asser-
tion that the Nebraskas could lick
practically any three of the best teams
In the East in as many successive days
Nobody took the prophecy very So
riousIy, and least Of all, Fred Dawson,
the Nebraska coach. But for all of
that, when friends keep telling fell
low he's a world beater, It's human
nature to absorb at least small seq
ment of such chatter.
This process of absorption has It's
reactions Of very pronounced nature,
and those reactions didn't help the
chances Of the Western visitors Shis
afternoon.
Not TO Be Triaed With
For Syracuse to-day was distinctly
not team to be trifed with. What
ever 1t had been In previous exhibi-
tions thus far this season, this scribe
Is not In q position to say. But there
on Archbold Stadium this afternoon
they were q pack of savage rampant
wolves on mischief bent. Maybe the
wise ones would have urged on them
the discouraging information that they
were not exactly going anywhere, but
they never apeared to know 1t. They
were just in there as busy as squad
of cranberry merchants on the day be-
fore Christmas, hustling for all they
knew with a will to make the best Of
things as they came.
And it was this phase Of the battling
that sent them from the scene OF the
conflict with smiles on their begrimed
faces. For aptitude at seiZing oppor-
tunity led to both of their scores,
field goal by Mcbride following fair
catch on Nebraska's 35-yard line early
in the quarter, and touchdown reg
Anderson late in the last period. A
Nebraska tumble put the Orange
within scoring range on occasion
and another tumble turned the trick
again.
Hardly had the contest got under
way before quarterback Preston made
a sally on Syracuse's left flank with
the ball far down in Nebraska terri
tory. He fumbIed and an Orange jer-
sey covered the ball. In short order
toss of twelve yards from Mcbride to
braska's ten-yard line. Bat Nebraska
sat down and held for downs to save
a touchdown. The visitors promptly
punted from behind the goal line and
Frugone made fair catch on the
opposition's 35-yard line. Mcbride
shot q goal on free kick.
z Encouraged by this early success the
Orange forces drove in again following
the kickoff with added vehemence.
But they were met by defense that
was not to be seriously shaken. Once
knitted through the tackles for fair
gains, but always that powerful red
ierseyed host beat back the rush before
it began to even assume threatening
proportions, and at no time during the
rest of the first half did sither team
make any headway to encourage its
supporters. Shortly before the close
Of the second period coach Meehan
dispatched the speedy Bowman to re-
place Mcbride, but Nebraska knew Of
his lightness Of foot and he was
smeared, as rule, before he even got
sty rted.
Savagely Waged
Resun,ing after the intermissions the
contest continued to wage with as
founding savagery. For time IL re-
sembled sanguinary grapple between
a pair of enraged bulldogs. Each was
mastering every possible ounce that
is carried for the attack, but regardless
Of who held the ball. the opposition
appeared TO have thrown up rampant
not to be scaled by human strength,
agility and strategy. Once, Lewellen,
one of Nebraska's powerful backs, tore
past Syracuse's right flank for thirty
five yards, but the play was called back
and the visitors were penalized for
illegal use of hands.
At this stage of the game the three
points accruing from McBride's Place
ment kick began to loom exceedingly
large. Thus far neither team had
shown an attack that was powerful
enough and consistent enough to war
rant any hope that either was going to
overcome the somewhat slippery condi-
tion of the turf and the stubborn re-
sistance of the opposition to push over
another counter. Once Nebraska fun
bled, and the ball rolled wide of the
pack, with no fewer than four Orange
athletes in mad pursuit. If either had
been able to scoop it up he had an easy
gallop to touchdown. But it mattered
little that one eventually fell on the
play, The play was called back.
Then, just as the crowd began to
settle back and eye with increasing In
terest the that adorned the score
board opposite Syracuse's name, came
one of the sensations that make foot
ball the great spectacular sport that it |
is. With the ball in Syracuse's posses
sion on Nebraskas 40-yard line, Fru-
gone attempted double pass ito Zin-
norman. II went amiss, and terrible