Amherst at Columbia

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 16, 1902, page 1

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  COLUMBIA WOFULLY WEAK, AMHERST HAS NO TROUBLE IN DEFEAT ING THE LOCAL ELEVEN % TO o. ING THE LOCAL ELEVEN % TO o. In weather better fitted for baseball the Amherst football team won the easiest Of victories from the Columbia University eleven at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon II a delightful innovaton for the football enthusiasts TO be able to sit in comfort in the stands discarding heavy wraps but it was hard upon the football players on the gridiron who do their best in football toys when the winds howl and the mercury in the weather gauge sinks of sight in its owly bulb Still II did not require the weather nor the game yesterday for that matter. to demonstrate the fact that the Columbia team this year does not amount to much. This fact was forciby demonstrated in the game against Brown only week ago. and yesterdays battle practically repetition OF the game of the previous Saturday. The Amherst warrior. played rather gingerly in the first half. being seemingly undecided just where to centre their point OF attack. The result was that the visiting players scored only once In that period. In the second half Columbia grew weaker. and The Amherst men rolled up the score until at the end OF the battle Amherst had Tailed 20 points. while Columbia had spent another week in fruit less attempts TO cross her opponents goal line Rough play there was some, but not much. In the second half Raftery and Lippe had an exchange Of fstc argument In the open, and the Amherst man seemed to be the aggressor he was sent TO the side lines for slugging and Delabarre took his place the end OF the Amherst line. Griswold was called upon relieve Priddy IN the second half. and these the only changes in the Am herst line during the game. Columbia showed some dash and pluck In the first half and her many friends the bleacheries began to hope that the team would show valiant front To its opponents. This hope. however, was dispeled soon the second half had been started The Amherst players during the inter mission had a good opportunity discuss the weak points OF their rivals. and when they appeared the field for the second time they were determined to make good a showing as Brown had done the previous Saturday. They banged the Columbia line and skirted the ends and scored touchdowns until the Columbia spirit almost crushed. Alsberg called I’m to take Stangland = place and soon after LAppe was sent in 10 relieve Cohn. Toward the end of the game Captain Weekes found that his men could make head way against superior force and science and he retired from the battle in disgust. Townsend taking his place at left halfback. only did Columbia have good chance to score. but when near the Amherst line tho local team lost the ball downs. Even in the exchange OF punts. little Lewis out kicked both Weekes and Goodman HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED. weekes kicked Of for Columbia and Quill rushed the ball back hfteen yards Columbia lost ave yards for offside play. Quill tried the line. and failing. he punted. Weckes captured the ball and Il back twenty-five yards before he became the centre Of the human pyramid. The battle was waged In this way for ten minutes the ball being generally in Columbia territory. Then the Amherst men secured the leather and banged 1t down the line Quill skirted the end and deposited the ball the line inches inside tho foul line. The kCkout missed. and Amherst had lead Of to o. Little Roadway was made during the remaindcr OF the half. and when the relief stage arrived for bellows mending’‘ Columbia had the ball the Amherst B-yard line. Then II was announced through megaphoneS that Yale had a lead of u 10 ) in the battle with the Tigers at Princeton ~ which the Yale team was cheered most heartily. Indicating that the New-ttaven players were decided favorites with the POLO Grounds spectators Lewis kicked off In the second half and Fran bach carried the ball back ten yards. After an attempt at the line Weekes fell back for kick: The ball went out Of bounds. Washburn skirted the right end for twenty yards. but Columbia Sc cured the ball a tumble on her 35-yard line. In exchange of punts Amherst had the best or 1t, “A usual. Columbia braced up. and for several minutes showed disposition 10 night the issue. The ball carried to the Amherst lo-yard line on hne pIunges by Weekes. Smith and Frambach. The Amherst cohorts yelling frantically, Hold! Hold!’ Columbia lost the ball downs and her only chance to score was gone. Amherst then began to batter down the Columbia defence and carried the ball i’ll short plunges 100 yards. Washburn was sent over for touchdown and Lewis kicked the goal. With the score IL 10 against them the Column bia players began to wilt. and they kept on wilt ing to the end. Shortly after the lineup Wash burn made a pretty for seventy -hve yards for another touchdown for Amherst. and Lewis kicked the goal the score was; Amherst, IL; Column bia. O. Lewis made the next touchdown and also kicked tho goal with only three minutes of time left for play. With even this limited future the Amherst men made good use OF their time. In less than two minutes time Quill had made an other touchdown and Lewis kicked his fourth goal When the whistle blew Columbia had the ball on Amherst’s 40-yard line. but II did not look If the local players would be able to do much with be played The Columbia players rushed from the gridiron and were driven away Immediately. presumably none of them caring to answer pertinent questions. The lineup:

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 16, 1902, page 1

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  AMHERST DEFEATS COLUMBIA. LOCAL TEAM WEAkENS AND vISI. TORS WIN BY SCORE or 20 To O. 6tirring Game I’m First Hair ~ the Polo Grounds--Lewis Dives Across the Line for Amherst’s First chdOwn-Many Substitutes In blue and white Line. Good football was furnished in the first half Of yesterday’s football game between CO. lumhia and Amherst at the Polo Grounds, the score being 8 TO In Amherst’s favor but IN the second half the local team weakened greatly and the visitors made four touch downs with comparative case. making the Anal score % too. In the hrst hye minutes Of play weekes made a s0-yard run and Columbia held Amherst for downs and victory was looked for by the Morningside contingent. When Amherst, a moment later. carried the ball down the field for hitv Yards by straight me pluriees and Columbia held for downs on her s-yard line and then kicked well, = threatened danger seemed to be avcrted. but thereafter. with on- exception. Coun bia vas never in the game. Amherst began a series Of sma shes AZ the centre OF the field and Washburn got around Columbias left end for twenty yards Lewis look the bail on double half and covered she remaining twelve yards for the FIRST touchdown, literally diving for the goal line and barely sliding across in the remote corner OF the gridiron Week.s was hurt In the play but soon recovered, Columbia then began a series of substibuttons, taking one man ont after another unit. twenty players adj been used in an ineffective ATTEMPT to stop H.” Progress OF the Am,.ers, backs. ON tie lineup olumbia made a number of small GAINS. hut could not come viii IN sroriny distance before time vas call, q for the halt. Siy new men wtTo ia the Columbia line ia the sccond half QuiN OF Amherst started PROCEEDINGS carly by Going twenty yards through Stangiand Narnum was hurt and ,iine was taken out Tor Kim to recover. Alter 10. exchange OF prn’s Columbia got ~” hall on her a5-yard line. NJ this point til” local Team played we’ll together Tor time. Weekes made tv. yards and Smith followed with twelve and eight through IA” centre of the line. Goodman shoulder Mas hurt and &c retired in iaNor Of Erb IN” bnl was rapidly taken down tn” hcd 10 Amh”rst’s :-yard line. whore AZ was lost on downs bv rw incI”- only. Ndshturn them broke ‘hrough the ent,r. tolnmhl lin” for q forty ‘ut Weekes brought him down by an accurHt” ‘ying tackle from the rear. The touchdown Was only DEL ysd hove, az quiz wa IT,” crossed TIC line a few minutes later. Lewis Kicked a d Tcult gopl il good styi” Hardly had ~. ,eanls lined NJ when Wash; burn got around brennan again for a ‘a-yard run and the third touchdown lis inter ierence vas beautiful and Lrb, tran,bach and %sSke- mad” ,n n.m9,- ,S orin 1 almost continually and generally enIued Owing to recent INJURIES to WON. Sladkn., eft and all OF them were piIt in the play. but without success. Bran and Wtekas were hurt. the latter leaving ia” field in favor of Townsend n, play from this tim” TO the end OF the game va, for blood Both sides were often pcpalized for oi1side play and RAFFERTY, of Amherst was put out OF the game for smuggling Coach Gould of Amherst Off tie lrld Tor coach tIghis m.n and the Amherst substitutes were instructions for tn” players Quill scored che final touchdown for tie visitors after a number OF material line gains The game ended with the ball in Amhersts possession III. ldilp of fh,. ‘pld

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Columbia leads 4–⁠3–⁠3 in 10 meetings, counting the seven since this game.