Cornell at Columbia

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  The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], November 6, 1925, page 26

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  Despite his close connections with, the countless college professors who sendeavor to drill into the under graduates mind that he never SHOULD accept TACT without first irqniring the reason why, Mr.. Dobie’s pessinlism was accepted beyoid question. But the secret is out. No longer must a few ponder whether Gill is gloomy because of the heart or pocketboox. The Cornell coach uncovered the mystery Saturday eve ming after his new edition OF a Cornell machine scored a 17–⁠14 VIC tory over, Columbia University in the Ithaca teams first big test Of the season. just read why Dobie refuses to become enthused over any football team he ever has coached and as result now takes his stand along side Of none other than George washington. 81 have no desire to be pessimis- TIC” began Mr.. DObie. Truth, however. cOnlpeIs me to be so. Nothing would please me better than to tell yOu we have q fine, fast, wonderful team, for that’s the kind Of q team I’d like to have. But i have TO be poSSlm1s- tic, for / can’t tell you we have p fine. fast. wonderful team, much as I’d like to. Dobie, probably because he feels he must always tell the truth, says Cornell hasn’t a ghost of chance to win it’s remaining bit Of games. from Dartmouth and Pennsylvan We’re just an ordinary football team, continued Dobie, and have not a chance to defeat either Dart mouth or Pennsylvania. They were good last year end even better this season. .CorneII doesn’t get any prep school stars. We must take stu dents and make football players out of them Only two who started against Columbia played in the same game last year. That’s how green the team is. It must be considered, however, that no matter how wonderful a team Dobie has had at Washington, Annapolis and Cornell, never once has he been known to say his team VIII win. Perhaps that’s why he must be truthful this year and continue to be pessimist.

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Cornell leads 52–⁠36–⁠3 in 91 meetings, counting the 78 since this game.