Union (NY) at Columbia

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  The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], September 25, 1904, page 10

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  COLUMBIA BARELY BEAT UNION MEN Scored Only Ten Points ard Expected More-One Goal Made From Field. NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The local col lege football season opened here today with the game between the Columbia University and UniC1 College teaEIs. The game was played at the American League Basebs n Park, and while the weather was triie warm for a foot ball contest, there was good sized at tendance Coach Morley, of Columbia, believed that his men would do better than last year when they defeated Union by a score Of 90 TO 0, but they did not live up TO expectations, as the final score was Columbia 10, Union 0. In the first half the score was TO 0 in favor Of Columbia on goal from Held by Metzenthin. At the end Of the half the ball was on Unions thirty-five-yard line. Stangend kicked of for Columbia in the second half and Union, instead Of returning the punt. tried 70 go through the center and lost the ball OF downs. In a series of plunges Columbia had the bail on Unions wo-yard-line, where the upstate men made “A strong defense and while they played pluckily they were unable TO avoid a touchdown. which Deul made. scoring six points more for Columbia During the remain der Of the game neither SIDE scored

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  New-York tribune, New York, September 25, 1904, page 12

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  RESULTS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL At American League Parh-Columbia. 10; Union. 0. Al Phila Enthusiastically % Pennsylvania, 6; Penn sytyania State O. Al Wilhamstown-Willams. 0; Williams Alumni. o. At Easton Penn.-Iafaystte. SO; Wyoming Seminary O. At BethIehem-Lehigh. 81: Albright. At Carlise-pcktnson, 10; Western Maryland College o At Lewiston. Ms.-Bates. 6; New-ITaupshirs State O. At Brunswick. Me.-Bowdoin. p; Fort Preble o. At Orono be.-Urversity Of Maine. 23: Maine Central Institute. o. Al acknowledgements. %: Maryland Asrioultursl. o. Charlottesville va-vrsiuia. 1s; Randolph Macon Al Raleigh. n. c.-Agricutural and Mechanical 80: Gut ford a

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], September 25, 1904, page 1 (results column)

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  IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD. COLUMBIA AND PENNSYLVANIA MAKE SMALL SCORES. Morningside Men show UP Poorly and Beat Union Only 10 to O-Quakers Make q Single Touchdown Against State Col. leye-Lafayette Plays strong Game. Two OF the big colleges that opened their football season yesterday made lower scores than were looked for and showed form that was not impressive. These two were Column bia and Pennsylvania, each OF which was able to SCORE only one touchdown against Union and State colleges. the respective opponents. Lafayette and Lehigh came to the front In good style. winning by one sided scores. The scores of the winners yesterday ran large as rule. indicating plenty Of vigor in the attack. notable feature Of the days battles was the scarcity OF scoring In the part Of the beaten teams. The principal results were. Columbia, 10; Union. o. Pennsylvania, @; State College, O. Lafayette, S.; wyoming Seminary, o. LehiEh, 81; Albright, o. Syracuse, ~; Cortland Normal School, o. williams, o; Alumni. o. Georsetow n, AZ; Maryland Agricultural, o. Rochester. 40: Niagara University. o. Bucknell. II; Lebanon Valley, o. Dickinson, 10; western Maryland, o. COLUMBIA. 10; UNION. 0. Columbia found a more worthy opponent on the gridiron yesterday than she expected when the best her eleven could do was to defeat the team from Union College by the slim score OF 10 to O. This record even represented Columbia’s crossing Unions goal line but once. The other points came from a neat goal from the field by Metzentbin in the first half. This goal from the field was really the only meritorious ACHE vement OF the local eleven. In almost every respect the team was decidedly ragged in it’s play. and showed the need Of much hard and severe practice before IL meets any Of its important opponents. 1t was with the line men. however, that Coach Morley found the greatest cause for complaint. The line was slow and seemed unable to give the man with the ball the slightest help in providing, interference. In eonseauenGe. the backs. deE,endinC almost defence was better. but not, because Of the primary defence. II, was the men behind is evidenced by the fact that only three times did Union gain it’s five yard distance on downs. was shown By isabilty VI to score a the sl s.s5t from UNIONS goal, the local eleven lost 1t on downs. When Columbia did tally a, touch the Morpingsdee men again had narrowly Mstzenthin played By far the best game led he eaeEed we @ dec well and the team with fine judgment. Muir showed promise. for a novice. At end and made one 1e. .S fs gee than a sTe e s Fiat made the Blue and White win. The line up

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 26, 1904, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOT BALL SEASON ON. Couple Surprises in the Opening Games Saturday. Two of the big colleges that opened their foot ball season Saturday made lower scores than were looked for and showed form that was not impressive. These two were Columbia and Pennsylvania, each of which was able to score only one touch down against Union and State colleges the respective opponents. Lafayette and Lehigh came to the front in good style, win ming by one-sided scores. The scores of the winners ran large as a rule, indicating plenty Of vigor In the attack A notable feature Of the days battles was the scarcity OF scoring On the part of the beat en- teams. The principal results were: Georgetown, y; Maryland Agricultural, O. Columbia, 10; Union, 0. Pennsylvania. 6; State College. o. Lafayette. 35; Wyoming Seminary, 0. Lehigh, 81; Albright, 0. Syracuse, q; Cortland Normal School, o. Williams, o; Alumni, 0. Rochester, %; Niagara University, 0. Bucknell, p; Lebanon Valley. o. Dickinson. 10; Western Maryland. o.

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Columbia leads 11–⁠0 in 11 meetings, counting the eight since this game.