Lafayette at Navy

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  The Scranton tribune, Scranton, Pa., November 27, 1896, page 2

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  THANKSGIVING FOOT BALL GAME Pesnsyl vauiS Vanquishes Coraell BY q Score Of 81 to 10. THE ITHACA BOYS OUT.WElGhTED In Spite of Plucky and Stubborn Resistance They Go Down Before the Invincibles..Fine Work Of Beacham aud Gcibert..Lafayette’s Victory at AnnapOlis..Other Games Played Yesterday. Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Pennsylvania this afternoon defeated Cornell by q big score. but the plucky boys from Ithaca succeeded in twice crossing the Quakers goal line. Pennsylvania scored six touch downs for total OF so, and compelled Cornell to make a safety touchdown. making the totai score of the Pennsylvania 81 to Cor nelrs 10. Cornell furnished Pennsylvania with a surprise by the fast. hard’ plucky game she played. Cornelis nrs’ touch down was due to Beacham ) magnificent running. In two runs the Cornell captain carried the ball around Pennsylvania ends for total of near ly fifty yards. and landed 1t behind the Quaker goal line. This was In the first half, and in the second half Cornell got the ball to Pennsylvania 70 yard line and carried II directly III, to and over the goal line of the red and blue, where Hitchie scored the touch down on a plunge through the center. Beachams general all-round play and running with the ball was as fine an exhibition of half back work as has been seen here this year. and to his great playing Is mostly due the credit of Cornelrs scoring. While Cor nell played fast and pluckily, they were out-matched, over-weighted by their heavier and stronger adversaries, and could offer only a stubborn but unavailing resistance to Pennsylvania 8 advance. Pennsylvania style of play bears heavily upon the opposing team, and the Cornell players suffered severely. Cornell frequently had men hurt. and before the game was over had replaced three players by substitutes. While Pennsylvania had numbcr of men hurt none was compelled to leave the field. While Pennsylvania won rather easily today. as was expected. the Quakers play lacked the fierce dash and energy which it showed in the second half of the Harvard game The guards back interference was worked eifeclively against Cornells lire, and Gel bert frequently went around the Cor nell ends for good gains. a crowd of 10000 people was present when the two teams came upon the field. The followers of PENNSYLVANIA lost no time in testing the capacity of their lungs, but a small and valiant band Of Ithacans on the stand replied to the Quakers’ cheers, and throughout the afternoon this little contingent of Comedians made their presence known by their constant cries. THE GAME OPENED. Captain Beacham won the toss and took the ball. Fennell kicked off for Cornell to Pennsylvania 25-yard line. During the first ten minutes of play both teams played a kicking game, and neither side had much advantage. Cap tain Wharton, for the first time in his life, did the kicking at full back for Pennsylvania. and so: his kicks off quickly and without having one blocked throughout the afternoon. He also rather outpunted Ritchie, a few yards on each kick. The Cornell man did very pretty work In catching punts and got his kicks off cleanly and quickly from close up behind the line. Penn sylvania gradually worked the ball up to Cornell’s 5-yard line, where Uffenheimer broke through and blocked a kick of Ritchie’s. Ritchie fell upon the ball behind his goal line for safe ty touchdown. Pennsylvania got the ball on the kick off and bucked Cor nelps line for forty-five yards to the lO-yard line. On like pass Colbert went around the right end for touch down. The kick was a failure and no goal resulted. In the first scrimmage after this kick off Reed was badly hurt In tackling man and was carried 1ioi’l lpi idhlliS IliS DldCe. After several interchanges of kicks Cornell got the ball in the center of the field. Aided by fine interference Beacham went around Pennsylvania s right end for thirty yards. A couple of plunges into the line followed and then Beacham went around the left end and avoiding the Pennsylvania tacklers, scored n touchdown after a 20-yard run. The ball was directly in front of the goal posts, but Richie failed for the try at goal, the ball striking the cross bar and bounding back. Pennsylvania woke uo after this, and, gaining possession Of the ball shortly after the kick off. rushed it from the center of the field by hard line buck ing to Cornell’s 20-yard line Minds then went through the center for a touchdown and Woodruff kicked the goal. After the kick off Pennsylvania without losing the ball smashed through the center for another touch down, Woodruff again kicking the goal. The hall had been in play but a few moments when time for the first half was called. the score standing Penn sylvania, IS; Cornell. 4. SECOND HALF. After ten minutes intermission play was resumed. Pennsylvania tried to work trick on Cornell on the kick off. Instead of kicking the ball hard Woodruff booted it along the ground and following closely tried to fall upon 1t, after 1t had rolled twenty yards but a Cornell man was ahead of him After one down Richie punted to the center of the field. Morice could make no gain and on the second down the ball was passed to him again. Morice made gorgeous tumble and Beacham snatched up the ball and rushed to Pennsylvania goal with a clear field Beacham had covered twenty yards with Minds close at his heels before the Quaker full back caught him and threw him viciOusly on Penna’s thirty yard line. Cornell could not advance and Ritchie punted to Minds on Penna’s one-yard line. Taussig was on TOP of Minds almost as soon as he caught the ball and hurled him across the goa line. The Quaker full back. however before falling had called down” and SO saved safety. PENNSYLVANIA took the ball and bucked through Cornell’s line for thirty wards from their own 1-yard line. Cornell got the ball on a punt and Beacham made another fine run for thirty yards around Pennsyl. vania’s left end to Pennsylvania As. yard line. Cornell could not advance and punted to Pennsylvania’s 2O-yard line. Pennsylvania fumbled on the first down and Cornell got the bal on Pennsylvania’s 25-yard line. Ritchis and McKeever bucked the left side OF the line for fifteen yards. Beachan bucked the left side also for nine yards and was ONLY downed when one ward from Pennsylvania goal. On the mex, down Ritchie was pushed over for q touchdown. Richie easily kicked the goal, making Cornells score 10. THE FINAL STRUGGLE. An exchange Of kicks followed the kick off and then Pennsylvania got tn, ball in the middle Of the field, and, b, series Of hard, fierce rushes, carried up to CornelPs goal, where Woodruff

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Navy leads 8–⁠4 in 12 meetings, counting the nine since this game.