Western Reserve at Cornell

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  The morning times, October 11, 1896, page 6

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  I .l,ipit, Princeton. CORNELL SCORED 4s. Western Reserve Team Failed to Tally Against the Ii hacaus Ithaca NY, ,Oet.l0.-The Western Reserve UDiversity’s football team received a crushing defeat at the hands of Cornell today, the score being Cornell, “a; Western Reserve, o. The game was decidedly one sided all the way through, the Westerners very seldom being. allowed the bali and Being clearly outclassed, Cornell being unch heavier than her opponents. Capt. Beaciam played a star game and retired at tn conclusion of the first half, Deer ta king his place. Cornell was much at fault in goal kick ing. six goals being missed. Willett tried three unes and failed. Fennell kicked four times out of seven. The only players on the Western Reserve team WHO put up good game were Gay lord and Ammon. These two didOeone fine tackling. Following is the line up:

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 11, 1896, page 1

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  CORNELL DEFEATS WESTERN RESERVE. Ithaca oct. 10 (SpeciaD. Cornell defeated west ern Reserve I’m football to-day by score OF IS to In the first half Corn. made i’ve touchdowns. but failed at four OF the goals Score. - In the sec ond half Dcrr took Beachams place at l.tt hair and Kiplcy replaced Mckceycr IN this haH )crI mad. three touchdowns. Fenncl one. and VIII one two kicks at goal failed. The feature OF the game was IIcacham’s sixty yard run. The score Touch downs-Beacham. :. Mckceyer, 2, Derr. 3; Fennell /; VIII /. Goals failed-Wil. 4; Fennell, = kickcd-Fennell T.

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Cornell leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the four since this game.