New York University at Columbia

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 25, 1922, page 6

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  n. Y. U--COLUMBIA RESULT CHANGED BY GRID REFEREE Reverses Decision, Giving Thorp’s IL Safety In stead of Touchdown. NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-AlI the wild jubilance of the students of New York University. the wild rage OF the Columbia students and their sanguinary fist-fghts around the Columbia goal posts at South Field, after last Saturdays supposed VIC tory Of New York University over Columbia. were unjustified and the result Of a mistake. william N. Morice, of Philadelphia, who referred the game. informed both universities today that he erred In allowing a touchdown by Nsw York University. which gave that team the victory, to 6. The news started Columbia men on another jamboree of Joy and sent many of them scurrying to find students of New York University who had by .his time spent the wagers they won through the erroneous decision. Morice made a statement, saying he allowed New York u. a touch down which should have been a safety against Columbia. Columbia, with the ball in her possession and close to her own goal, made a kick which was blocked A New York U. player downed the ball behind Columbia’s goal. Morice consulted with Walter Camp and other author tiles during the weekend. and finally decided that he must reverse his decision. This left Columbia winner of the game. 6 to 2. Tom Thorp, a veteran of Column bia in the days when Columbia used to beat Yale. Is the coach of N. Y. U. He was coaching his boys when news of the reversal reached him. His only remark was that his team played lis game between whistles. not afterwards. Police reserves were required to drag apart groups of students of the two schools as they battIed around Columbia’s goal posts after the game.

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 25, 1922, page 1

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  COLUMBIA WINS AFTER REFEREE CHANGES RUL ING Anti-CIimax Comes to Wild Gotham Football Game and NJ. Y. U. Is Loser. By United Netrs NEW YORK. oct. 25.--All the wild jubllauon Of the students OF New York university, the wild rage OF the Columbia students and their sangui nary dst-hights around the Columbia goaI-posts at South Field, after last Saturdays supposed victory Of n. Y. L. over Columbia were unjustitled and the result OF a mistake William n. Morice, OF Philadelphia. who refereed the game informed both uni versitics Tuesday that he erred in allowing a touch-d down by y. Y. L.. which gave the team the victory. 10 6. The news started Columbia men on another jamboree OF Joy and sent many OF them scurrying to find students Of New York L. who had by this time spent the wagers they won through the erroneous decision. Morice made a statement saying ne allowed New York a touchdown which should have been q safety against C. lumbia Columbia, with the ball In her possession and close TO her Owu goal made a kick which was blocked A New York u. player downed tn, ball behind Columbias goal Morice consulted with Walter Camp and other authorities during the weekend and finally decided that he must re. verse his decision. The rule under which Referee Nor ice changed his decision is found In the intercollegiate football rules under the captain OF Approved Ground Rules” and reads: “A blocked kick, which after being blocked. crosses the kicker’s goal line and into the stand or among the spec tators. shall count as a safety” This left Columbia winner Of the game, 6 to 2.

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, October 25, 1922, page 3

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  REFEREE. REvERsEs JUDGMENT IN N. “. U..COLUMBIA GAME New York, Oct. 24-The play in the Columbia New York university football game last Saturday upon which N Morice, the referee, reversed judgment today occurred in the first period. Columbia was in possession of the ball on her own 10 yard line and be- ing held, was forced to punt Roder- ick kicked from his own goal line ana the punt was blocked by Berkowitz, of New York university. The ball, bounding off the latter’s chest, rcll- ed back over the goal line and into the spectators gathered behind the goal posts. There was scramble for the spheroid and when the scrimmage was cleared the ball was found in pos session of Toorock and was declared a touchdown by Referee Morice, fol- lowing which a goal was kicked. In the final period Columbia scored a touchdown but her try for goal was blocked, leaving the score New York University 2; Columbia 6. The rule under which Referee Mo rice changed his decision, is found in the intercollegiate football rules un- der the caption of Approved Ground Rules, and reads: “A blocked kick, which after be- ing blocked, crosses the kicker’s goal line and into the stand or among the spectators, shall count as a safety The football authorities of Colum- bia and New York, university refused to comment upon the reversed rul- ing this afternoon.

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  The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., October 25, 1922, page 6

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  REFEREE CHANGES RULING AND GIVES GAME TO COLUMBIA Discovered Wrong Ruling Sew eraI Hours After Game, Says Morice in Signed Statement. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24.-william y. Morice, referee of the Columbia New York University football contest in New York last Saturday, today announced that he had changed his ruling on play which gave the game to New York Uni versity by score of z to 6, and that the score should be to 2 in favor of Co. lumbia. Some hours after the finish Of the New York University Columbia game on Saturday. October 21,’ said signed statement given out by Mr.. Morice, Il discovered that L had made a wrong ruling in. connection with the touchdown allowed New York University on a Columbia kick which was blocked and which went into the grandstand back of the Columbia line. Under the approved ground rules IN the back of the rule book under 1B this should have been declared a safety. This would have made the final score 6 to 2 in favor of Columbia instead of to 6 in favor Of New York University”

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Columbia leads 5–⁠0–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.