Fordham at West Virginia

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 6, 1929, page 29

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  FORDHAM DEBATES AND VICTORY FADES HuddIes Too Long With Foot to Go and West Virginia Game Is SCoreIeSs. n TEW YORK. November 6.-Whle Jimmy Walker was getting VI himself reelected mayor of 4 this city yesterday Fordhap and West Virginia were bat Ting each other to a scoreleSS tie at the Polo Grounds. Each eleven had a fine defense, but neither appeared . to have touchdown in its system. The game ended with the ball in Fordham’s possession just foot away from West Virginia’s goal line. 1t looked to innocent bystanders as If Fordham huddled itself right out of a victory. BY the time the quarterback and the rest of his players could agree on what play to use it was too late to use any. The closing seconds OF foot ball game are not the best time for a team debate. Most of the ground gained by either team in the first half was around mid field and no touchdown has ever yet been scored in that territory. West Virginia did get the ball on a tumble inside the Fordham 15-yard line, but couldn’t carry it the remainder OF the distance. In the second half Fordham had several chances to score, but didn’t. Time and again receivers were as I’M covered as Adam in the garden, but either they failed to catch passes or the passer simply heaved the ball INTO the great outdoors. When a man did catch a pass he either fell down OF was knocked down by tackler. Still, if Fordham didn’t win, 1t didn’t lose, SO its record remains clean. Inefe were more breaks in this game than Humpty Dumpty ever suffered, but neither contestant had enough attack ing power to take advantage OF them.

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Fordham leads 8–⁠3–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.