Colgate at Syracuse

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 16, 1913, page 1

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  Colgate Football Team Ends Season with Victory. THREE GOALS BY BROOKS Seymour, Castle and Travis the Formidable Trio in the Scoring for Syracuse. Syracuse, Nov. 15.-colgate University ball season when IL scored q 81 to Is VIC tory over Syracuse here this afternoon. Only for an instant did Syracuse have even so much az a hope Of victory. and this one faint CLEAN was destroyed when Ellery Huntington, playing a most remarkable game at quarterback for Col gate. went through the entire field for a touchdown from the kickoff. His run OF eighty five yards will go down into his tory as one of the greatest features OF the 1918 season. Colgate was the first TO score. taking the ball on the Syracuse 3i-yard line when 1t was fumbled by an Orange back. BY steady ploughing through the centre Colgate smashed her way across the goal line Huntington added one point to the goal. When the Maroon forced its way down into Syracuse territory for the second time Huntington called upon Brooks to try his first goal from placement. Inc ball was snapped back from the l2-yard line. and the big tackle scored the hrst of three goals from the field. 4 double pass preceding a forward pass gave the ball TO Seymour, OF the orange : and the diminutive quarter reeled OF forty yards, aided by the excellent interference of Travis, for the first Syracuse touchdown Castle kicked the goal, and bones ran high few minutes later Castle took the ball on a wide end run. and after a sprint of fifty yards put th9 total for Syracuse at H. HIS attempt at goal failed. Twelve of the fifteen thousand people In the stands were now yelling Tor an Orange victory. The team was hshtihs gamely and seemed to outplay the Ma room. but it was only for an instant, as Huntington made his memorable dash tbrough the field for the next score. From that time forth Syracuse was decidedly minus quantity Colgate gained almost at will Roth Colgate and Syracuse made good gains by the forward pass Syracuse scored one touchdown as direct result or this play. while the Maroon and White was twice in a position to score. Numerous penalties were inflicted. col gate suffered setback of seventy-five wards while Syracuse was put back forty five wards. Thirty-fve yards came when Syracuse player was disqualified and the hall advanced half the distance to the goal line. Tho line-un follows:

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Syracuse leads 32–⁠25–⁠4 in 61 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.