Amherst at Columbia

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  The sun, October 18, 1903, page 12

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  COLUMBIA,S GOOD VICTORY. Two T0uchdOwns Az ainst Amherst. the First Right at the Start. at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon by q score of IL to o. Bill Morley, Columbia 8 coach. was about the happiest man in Morning side Heights last night. for it has always been his ambition to produce an eleven that should defeat Harvard. That has been impossible since he became COACH as Columbia and Harvard have not met, but in beating Amherst he came near TO it. as Amherst only week ago was victorious over Harvard. II was a game of specta cuar interest, especially as regards the first touchdown. which came in less than fifteen seconds Of play. Amherst muffed the kickoff and the ball rolled over its goal line, Apparently the Amh erst men We’re Ignorant OF the rules. for they paid little attention to the pigskin. and 30 gave Stangland. who was sprintng e down the field an opportunity to fall on the ball, feat which he accomplished to good effect for a touchdown. Jones kicked the goal. The score was made 40 quickly that Amherst scarce knew it had occurred. That score marked the Purple and White s down fall. 1t gave Columbia confidence in its own ability. and to certain extent took the heart out OF the visiting players. After that first tally Amherst never accomplished anything that seriously menaced Columbia’s goal Only once in the first half did she gain her distance. and only three times in the second period, The ball WAS ty-fve yards The Blue and White. to the vast delight of her followers showed her real calibre and played football that out clt.ssed her opponent in every department of play with the possible exception of punting Columbia yesterday had a team in the fullest sense OF the word. There were no brilliant stars of individual merit OH whom to depend. II was Il case Of dependence on every man for victory, and every man did his duty. The interference formed with precision. and never, as in past games, left the runner to fight out his battle alone The line men presented an almost invulnerable front, and nearly every time closed in on the opposing runner and held him for no gain. or at most a slight one Bishop was strong at end, never yielding for an advance around him. Duell at the other end proved less able He was often boxed, and had IL not been for Smiths splendid defensive work more gains would have been made around the local teams right end. Columbia fumbled three times and Amherst twice in line plays. Both teams funibed often In catching punl7 but this was very excusa BILE In view of the wet ball and slippery field Amherst tried to work trick plays but Smith, Fisher and Jones nailed them for loss. Colu mbia and Amherst were each penaized eighty yards for holding. Columbia lost twenty yards by ofsid play and Amherst ten. Each team failed at a goal from the field. Columbia did all her scoring in the first half. playing absolutely defensive game IN the second period and puutns at every opportunity, Amherst and Columbia we’re represented by good contngens of students and there was plenty Of cheering and singing by both crowds About $500 saw the game, among whom was President Butler of Co. lumbia. Cheer after cheer greeted the Tat, nd thnn rhnrl appeared on the field Both teams ran through signals and quickly lined up for the kickoff Bruce booted the leather to Amherst 21-yard mark, where Shay mufed it The hall bounded down the field behind the goal line, where StanGland fell on it for n touch. down. Jones kicked the goal. giving Coumbis 9 points In 10 seconds Bruce kicked OF to Amherst’s l5-yard line. and Lewis ran back thirty-fve yards dash at centre yielded nothing. Amherst was forced to punt and kicked to Columbia’s 30 yard line, where on frs. down Columbia punted 10 Am herst s5-yard mark Thorpe threw the AM herst man for loss Columbia received twenty yards for AM herst’s holding putting th”, pail on the l5leather thirty yards, and Columbia on a quarter back run BY Jones earned twenty-one yards. Brown crashed through centre for five more, and Duel and smith PM the leather gave the Blue and White four yards. and the ball went to tn. visitors on downs, Al once Amherst punted to her lB-yard mark. The Morningside eleven, with Jones carrying the ball, got five yards. then five more We’re added The plgskin was SIX yards from score. Fisher put il two yards further, Smith went over the line. but the ball was brought out fifteen yards for olislde play Jones, dropped back Tor goal from the feld The pass Was poor and Jones was forced 10 drop on the “atucr Columbia had .irst down, however, having lost twenty splunge by Thorpe. took the bail TO the Masslchusetts mems l5-yard Inc, Oillmba again bad difficulty in gaining. and Duell kicked from MS position as half back Amherst obtained the oval on the l2yard line An Attempted end run around Bishop gave no advance and Amherst punted to her 37-yard line, Jones fpmbled, but Duel! recovered. Thorp” made i’ve yards 40 did Duell and White, q yard marx Thorpe was irreslstlDIe for another ten; Amherst WHs psnalized nye yards for onslde work, and Columbia had so travel only ten yards ior another score Fisher halNed the distance Duel got three yards and then two for touchdown Jones’ kicked pretty goal, making the score u Bruce kicked OF to the 2s-yard line. Shay, thrown for loss. Amherst was PEN allied twenty yards for holding, and then punted 10 her own t0-yard mark, Jones was SeTTeiy injured, but renewed play, limping made her first fuIlble Of the game. and then AmheIs, got twenty y”ids Tor holding Bruce ihres Shay fpr fye ards loss, and Amherst Tec, we’d usuHItH Of iWrnty yards for holding 4 false ,parlcr baGk kick lost tS” ssro ’2T5r ‘GH a.IrT’ oan’”d 70 t. 40 snd tnen aPrln lost tWeDty’ylrds for holding Bruce tried t2 punt and fumbled Three

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 18, 1903, page 7

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  VICTORY FOR COLUMBIA To~chdo7cn at Kickof-Amherst Loses, I2 to %. Two seconds of play served to win Co1urnbia,s victory by u to over Amhersts eleven at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon In that time CO. lUmba scored its first touchdown gained conf dence in itself and took some of the enthusiasm from the visiting players. Bruce kicked off 10 Shay, who muffed the ball. and Stangland fell on the ball across the line for Columbia. Jones kicked the goal The betting had been 2Is to I on Amherst just before the game Columbia played football of a good caIbre. with strong interference and excellent team work Four times only in the forty-fve minutes of play did Amherst gain her distance, and never was the ball In Amhersts possession within twenty-five yards of COlumbias goal Running with the ball. there only three fumbles by the Blue and White her mems catching of punts was as bad as ever however. Tomhnson’s passes to Bruce for punts wretched. Columbia, TOO. was penalized eighty yards for holding and twenty yards for Off side play. Columbia held twice downs Amherst not at all. Columbia was forced punt twice; Amherst ten tines. Smith. COlumbias captain. played a strong game, and Jones, Of Columbia running the team with discretion. made good gains in the quarter back He carried back Amherst punt al most seventy yards through a broken field in the second half Bishop was impregnable at end. CO. lJmbia’s victory was an the more pleasing 10 her cheering supporters because Amherst defeated Harvard ) TO 0 week ago and triumphed over Co. lUmbla by % TO Q last season. After Columbia’s touchdown the start of the game there was an eXchange of punts. Then for with I’VE. and DUEL and Smith, in good advances. TOOK the leather TO AnneTStS U-Nard line, where Amherst held for downs. Shay punted poorly 10 his l6-yard mark. Jones got five yards. Smith damned through for five yards Fisher squeezed along for two more, and then Smith went over the line. but Columbia was ofside and the touchdown lost. Jones failed at goal from the field, but Columbia retained the leather, having lost twenty yards After axe-yard advance DUEL kicked to the Purple and Whites l2,yard line, when it was soon Amherst’s turn to kick. Thorpe, DUEL and Smith gained fifteen yards leaving only ten yards 20 be gained for a score. Fisher lifted through by Smith made five yards DUEL got three and was then forced across for the hnal score of the game sawed for the rest of the half. with the ball in dangerous proximity TO either goal Amherst made a fororn attempt TO kick goal from the field from the 50-yard line Amherst made her distance three times at the start of the second period, but after Column bia paved an entirely defensive game, punting in yariablv on first down. All in all. throughout the contest Columbia punted twelve times and Am herst fourteen times. The lineup and

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, October 18, 1903, page 1 (results column)

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  OTHER GAM ES. Cincinnati, O., Oct. 17.-Miamf 15; University of Cincinnati O. Terre Haute Ind, Oct. 11.-Rose Polytechnic 3: Eastern Illinois Normal O.. Boulder. Colo, Oct. 17.-Colorado Il; Kansas 12. Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 17.-Ohio State University 59: Kenyon o. Galesburg, Ill.,. Oct. 17.-KnoX College 20; Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons 0. Lexington, Ky. Oct. 17-Kentucky State college IS: Kentucky Military h. stitute 0. Lafayette, Ind, Oct. 17-Illinois 2s; Purdue 0. Austin, Tex. Oct. 17.-University of Oklahoma 6; University of Texas 6. It was a tie. Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 17.-Creighton Uni versity 10: University of South Dakota Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct 17.-Atich’ gan 1; Indiana o. Philadelphia. Pa, Oct. 17.--In a game features mainly of which were fum- bles, the University of Pennsylvania football eleven defeated Brown Uni versity, 30 to Q. NIiddletCwn. Conn.,. Oct 17-Wesley- m 2S; Rernsalaer Polytechnic Institute south Bend. Ind, Oct. 1’.-Notre Dame 5s: Depau 0. Columbia, Mo-, Oct. 11.-Drake College 12; University of Missouri 0. New York, Oct. 17.-Amherst was defeated by Columbia today at the Polo grounds 12 to 0.

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