Bucknell at New York University

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 3, 1915, page 1

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  N. Y. U. TIES WITH BUCKNELL AT 3–⁠3 Home Team Is Within Yard Of Goal Line When Grid iron Battle Ends. HOME HALFRACK INJURED TIL. New York University and Buck nell football teams fought a closely contested drawn game yesterday afternoon on Ohio Field. The score was > to 3, neither eleven being able 80 cross the line for a touchdown. The visitors had only one opportunity to come within striking distance Of the home goal line. hut several good chances for scoring were lost by tho inability OF the y. z. L. backs 70 pierce BucknelIS line when “a couple of yards would have resulted In n first dow and possibly a touchdown. The last chance was throw, away when New York had the ball on the ono yard line and ono rush probably would have carried II over, but because Of slow lining ur tImn was called before the play was nut In operation. Erwig, the Violet h~alfback. was In jured soon after the opening kick. and although lie was started again in the second half was unable to continue for more than a minute. This loss caused a change in the method OF attack. Few open work or pass plays were tried. and AS these failed the old fashioned style OF line plunging was used almost entirely. Bucknell tried several passes, which we’re broken up by the secondary defence. The y. Y. L. line as a whole showed n marked Improvement. Capt, Sonnera and Williams broke through repeatedly in time to throw the runner for a. i,uo and yraldp,on and T-U1n at and kept the Pennsylvania backs from max ing any large gains on the wide forma’ tons. Erwig kicked Of To the 20 yard line The kick was returned. but II went out of bounds ten yards from the point Of play. Erwtg skirted around end fol a gain of seven yards and Bernstein plunged through. making It first down Cam was called back to kick. but Tho strong wind carried the ball far to one side OF the posts. The ball was given &c Bucknell on the “a yard mark. i was advanced fifteen yards and lost oil “A tumble. Seven yards by Bernstein five by Somers, six by Cann and five moro by Somers brought the ball nea’ Bucknell’s 10 yard line. where CAM again failed 10 put over IA drop, Buck nell punted TO the centre OF the field A series OF PUSHES by Manley. Bern ! stein, SDdnerS ain NlllldiiS S’NsthNO’ the scrimmage to the 20 yard line, wher’ I3gan booted the ball high above tn cross bar. During the second quarter the pla. remained mostly In Bucknells territory New York came within twelve yards o the goal, but by a series OF fumbles an losses forfeited the ball on downs. Tn score at the end OF the first half wa 3 to 0 IN favor Of the Violet team. Bucknells only score vas made II the third quarter. After the ball ha’ changed hands several times by kick and holding for downs the visitor punted to tho – yard line and New for was penalized fifteen yards for holding Bucknell recovered IA tumble and Her dror put over il pretty drop, making tn sroye 3 TO 3. Iu the last period Cam caught a pun in th” middle of tho field and ran 1t bac eight wards. ON the next play he brok through for q first down, Fogan’s dro Kick Wos blocked and rolled back nearl to She goal line. but Bernstein picked u the ball and rogained most OF tho los ground, Egan made fifteen yards an cam went around cnd for eighteen, Tn next play brought tho ball TO tho or yard mark. Time was called before In team had time 10 line up Tor anothe

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 3, 1915, page 1

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  NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND BUCKNELL TIE New York, Nov New York University and Bucknell fought to SO tie score in their football game this after noon on Ohio Field. The Penna. team was Unexpectedly called in to fill the date vacated by New Yorks cancellation Of the game scheduled with Trinity. Conn and Egan starred for the violet. ESan got away with a long 40-yard run which was the feature of the game and scored New York’s three points on drop kick IN the first half. In the third quarter. Atkins drop-kick ed the score that tied. In the second quarter McDermott. Bucknelrs fast quarterback, suffered a broken leg in scrimmage. Later HOTTER, who replaced him, was knocked unconscious.

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  New Britain herald, Connecticut, November 3, 1915, page 16

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  PLAY TO A TIE. New York, Nov. 3.-Football teams representing New York University and Bucknell battled for more than two hours yesterday on Ohio Field and failed to reach a decision Scoring during the time the rival teams were on the playing field was limited on two field goals, each team securing one, making the final score 3–⁠3. In the minds of more than half the 5000 spectators the Violet goal was a ques- tionable one, but there appeared to be no doubt about the shot Hendron booted between the N. Y. U. uprights in the third period of the game.

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Tied 3–⁠3–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the six since this game.