Cornell at Pennsylvania

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 28, 1924, page 13

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  20 TO Q VICTORY PUTS PENN TEAM IN CHAMP GLASS First Undefeated Season In 16 Years Closes With Triumph Over Cornell FRANKLIN FIELD, PHILADEL- PHIA Pa., Nov. H.-Pennsylvania Thursday completed her first undefeat. ed football season in sixteen years by winning over the hard-fighting Cornell team 20 to O. It was Penns first vic tory over her Ithaca rivals in three years. The defeat of Gil Dobie’s eleven gives the University of Pennsylvania an un- disputed corner in the triangular claim to the mythical eastern championship, placing it alongside of Yale and Dart mouth in the seaboard race. Forward passing was responsible for the first two touchdowns and the final count was put over by Jesse Douglas, who has occupied seat on the bench most of the season, when he intercepted a Cornell pass and ran sixty yards through broken field for touch- down. This brilliant play was the bright spot of an otherwise rather rou- tine game. M0linet Is Jonah Molinet, the flashy Cornell backfield man, was a Jonah to Dobie in Thurs days game. He was guilty of nearly all of the Reds fumbles, which &C., counted for Pennsylvania first two scores. He also ruined Cornell’s only chance to score when in the second period, with the ball on Penn’s 17-yard line, he muffed the pigskin. Pennsylvania’s victory closes one of the greatest seasons that the Philadel- phians have experienced in many years. The Red and Blue failed to eel ebrate victory on only one Saturday this season when the team was tied by the fast Penn State eleven on sloppy field. Mckinley Gets Credit Although Cornell made more first downs than the Red and Blue, the Penn sylvania line held when the ball was in Cornells possession inside their 25-yard line. To big Eds Mckinley, Penn’s left tackle and candidate for all-Amer- ican honors, goes most of the credit for the eleven coached by Lou Young, graduate of the institution. McGin- ley was down the field like a rabbit on punts y Kruez, Penn’s fullback. Others who starred in the Penn vic tory, were Captain Ray McGraw of Buffalo and Jesse Douglass of Se- attle, Wash, whose open field running scored the most first downs for Penn sylvania. Dobie’s backs could not pene- trate the Pennsylvania line after the first period and resorted to the bunting game. Captain Henderson, and Moli- net-despite his numerous fumbles, were the high lights of the defeated team from New York state. The lineup and summary: Penn (20) Cornell (0) Craig .............. Henderson co Left End Mckinley ..’... Evans Left Tackle Coleman .............. MOTHS Left Guard Robinson ................ heeu Center PapWortn ............. ..’..’.. Carey Right Guard Wilson .................. hearney Right Tackle FaIrchild ‘‘‘.n;:;,..;1;;s;;‘‘‘‘‘‘ n,. N; Aneen Laird .................. wooster Quarter Back Douglass ................. Patterson Left Half McGraw co ............... Mollnet Right Half kruez WhetStoHe Full Back Score by periods: Pennsylvania ..... 14 6 0–⁠20 Cornell .... 0 o co Pennsylvania scoring, touchdowns, Douglass 2, Thayer; points from try after touchdown, Kruez ? (dropkicks). Pennsylvania substitutions: Thayer for Craig, Singer for. Fairchild, Fair child for Singer, Leth for Laird, Thomas for Leth, Flues for Thomas, Fields for Douglass, Butler for Cole man. Marcus for Butler, Dewhurst for McGinter. Cornel substitutions :: Munns for Evans, Isaly for Webster. Officials: Referee, Tom Thorp, Co., lumbia; umpire, Victor Schwartz, Brown; field judge, A. w. Palmer. Col by; headlinesman, c. J. Eckles, Wash ington and Jefferson; time of periods 15 minutes each.

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  New Britain herald, November 28, 1924, page 18

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  LOOKING FOR NEW YEARS Hopes to Defeat UniV. Of California By Tho Associated Press. Philadelphia, Nov, cS.--Pennsyl- vania, boosting her first undefeated eleven since 1908 as result of closing her eastern campaign yes terday by conquering Cornell. 20 to 0. for the first time in four years, now looks forward to hopes of in- tersectional glory in a battle slated with tho unbeaten University Of California team at Berkeley on New Years Day. Andy smith. gridiron star of Pennsylvania twenty years ago. and now coach of the famous California Golden Bears. was in the record crowd of 56,000 that saw the Quak- CTS, with q spectacular aerial offen- sive, down Cornell with the most brilliant performance they have shown all season. Four plays, in all of which for ward passes figured, were enough to 1 produce three touchdowns for ! Pennsylvania, which otherwise was played to a standstill by the power full Cornell line. The Quakers won by taking swift advantage Of the Ithacans’ outstanding weakness lack of aerial defense--but 1t is doubtful whether any forward pass ing attack this season has produced such startlingly effective results as that engineered by Req McGraH. the Red and Blue captain. McGraw and Jess Douglas, an- McGraw and Jess Douglass, an other Quaker backfield ace, each figured in three of the victorious plays. In the second quarter. Me Graw tossed two passes, the first to Douglass and the second to George Thayer, brilliant end, who scored the first touchdown to complete a 4o-yard aerial advance. Shortly afterward. another pass to Douglass was converted into a second touch down when the fleet receiver dashed 40 yards to Cornell’s goal line. The fourth decisive play came in the third quarter when Douglass picked a Cornell hcave out Of the air and sprinted sixty yards for Pennsyl- vana’s final touchdown Cornell ourushed the Quakers consistently but tossed away two scoring chances by fumbling and lost third opportunity when PennsyIvania’s defense frightened. ! It was a somewhat costly victory, however, for Pennsylvania, for Clark Craig, star end, was taken to a hospital with slight brain con- cussion, sustained in making a fly ing tackle early in the game. Craig. playing his last season, may be unable to take part in the Cali fornia game. The result fulfilled the gloomy pre-game prediction of Gil Dobie, Cornell coach, that Pennsylvania was a “l0 10 1 shot 10 win” and marked the fourth defeat the 1thacans have sustained this season after three unbeaten campaigns. Incidentally, it probably was the most disastrous year any Dobie- coached eleven has experienced in the span in which the famous grid iron tutor has had the helm at Washington, Naval Academy and Cornell.

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  The Bismarck tribune, November 28, 1924, page 6

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  PENN. BEATS { CORNELL TEAM Great Quaker Team Wins By 20 to o Score ; PhiIadeIph Nov. %. A dazzling >,erial attack gave Pennsylvania a ’2–⁠2 triumph Thursday over her lncicnt foe, Cornell Fifty-siX thou Rand spectators saw the Quakers conquer the Ithacans for the first ‘ime in four years, finish their first season without defeat in Is years md strengthen their claim to the mythical football championship Of he east. Outrushcd by the powerful big red team, which registered seven first IownS at straight football to one :or the Quakers, in final fight to .etrieve lost prestige, Pennsylvania achieved her victory solely through IN overhead drive which was sup 1lemented by all around alertness md brilliant generalship. Pass Game Effective Launching their aerial drive with lightning swiftness in the second quarter, the Quakers scored two ouchdownS in quick Succession on ,hree long forward passes, all en- ,ineered by Captain Rea McGraw. The first came, on a 40 yard heave Hhich George Thayer, end, plucked rom a circle of would be tacklers on he Cornell goal line. The second score came Il few minutes later when Jesse Douglass, speedy ha!fback, .ook short pass over the line from McGraw and lodged 40 yards through he big red defense to reach the ‘inal chalk mark The Quaker added third touch lown in the third quarter when Douglass picked up a Cornell pass out Of the air on his own 40 yard ,ine and raced 60 yards crossing the goal line.

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Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 79 since this game.