Cornell at Pennsylvania

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  The record-union, California, November 27, 1896, page 1

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  Pennsylvania Scores an Easy Victory Over the Cornell Eleven, The Former Making Thirty-TWo Points tc the Latters Ten. Michigan, the score dl lhS ~AoSS Standing Seven to Six Twenty Thousand People Witness the Game PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-Penusylyania this afternoon defeated Cor nell by big score, but the plucky boys from Ithaca succeeded in twice cross ing the Quakers’ goal line. Pennsylyania scored six touch downs for totai of 30 and compelled Cornell to make safety touch down, making the total score: Pennsylvania 81, Cornell 10. Cornell furnished a surprise by the first hard. plucky game she has played. Cornelrs first touch down was due to Beacham’s mighty running. In two runs the Cornell Captain carried the ball around Pennsylvania ends for total of nearly fifty yards, and landed it behind the Quaker goal line. This was in the first half, and in the second half Cornell got the ball on Pennsylvania’s twenty-yard line, and carried it directly up to and over the goal line of the red and blue, where Ritchie scored the touch down on plunge through the center. Beacham’S general all-round play ana 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 the Cor nells played fast, they were unluckily overmatched, overweighted by their heavier and stronger adversaries, and could offer only stubborn but unavailing resistance to Pennsylvania 5 advancing Pennsylvania style of playing 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 sub stitutes While Pennsylvania had number of men hurt, none We’re COM PEELED to leave the field. While Pennsylvania won rather easily to-day, 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 warke against Cornells line, and Gilbert frequently went around the Cornell ends for great gains. After close, foggy morning the weather cleared, and by noon the sun was shining brightly. The air was soft, and the heat of the sun made heavy wraps for the spectators too weighty, and the players suffered considerably in the warmth. A crowd Of 1900 people was present when the two teams came upon the field. The fnlIpyyarc of PpnnSN1Vanja lost fnn in testing the capacity of their lungs, but small and valiant crowd Of Ithacans answered the Quakers’ cheers. and during the afternoon this little contingent of Comedians made their presence known. Captain Beacham won the toss, and took the ball. Fennell kicked off for Cornell to Pennsylvania twenty-yard line. During the first ten minutes of play both teams played kicking game, and neither side had much advantage. Captain Wharton for the first time in his life, did the kicking at full back for Pennsylvania, and got his kicks off quickly and without having one blocked throughout the afternoon. He also rather outpunted Rftchie few yards on each kick. The Cornell man did very pretty work in catching punts, and got his kicks off cleanly and quick ly from close up behind the line. Pennsylvania gradually worked the ball up to Cornelfs five-yard-line, where Uffenheimer broke through and blocked a kick OF Ritchies. Ritchie fell upon the bali behind his goal line for a safety touch down. Pennsylvania got the ball on the kick of, and bucked Cornells line for forty five yards to the ten-yard line. On fake pass Gilbert went around the right end for a touch down. The kick out was a failure and no goal resulted. In the first scrimmage after his kick Reed Was badly hurt in tackling a man, and was carried from the field Taylor taking his place. After several interchanges of kicks Cornell got the ball in the center of the field. Aided by fine interference. Beach am went around Pennsylvania right end for thirty yards. couple of plunges into the line followed. and Beacham went around the left end. and, avoiding all the Pennsylvania tacklers, scored a touch down after twenty yard run. The ball was directly in front OF the goal posts. but Ritchie failed for the try at goal, the ball striking the cross bar and bounding back. Pennsylvania woke up after this, and gaining possession of the ball shortly after the kick Off rushed ii to the center of the field by hard line bucking to Cor nelIs two-yard line. Minds then went through the center for a touch down, and Woodward kicked the goal. After the kick off Pennsylvania smashed through Cornelis line for sixty yards. and Uffenheimer went through center for a touch down, Woodward again kicking goal. Score-Pennsylvania II, Cornell s. After ten minutes intermission game was again called Pennsylvania tried to kick over Cornell, but Woodward kicked the ball along the ground. and going closely. tried to fall upon it after it had rolled twenty yards, but Cor nell man was ahead of him. After one down Ritchie 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’s goal with clear field. Beacham had covered

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], November 27, 1896, page 6

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  CORNELL GETS TWO ToucunowNs. Ithaca Lads Cross the Pennsylvania Goal Line Twice, PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-Pennsylvania 81; Cornell, 10. And the agony is over for this season The Pennsylvania foot ball eleven wound up the season of 90 this afternoon by play ing pretty much the same kind of a game she has done all along; at times brilliant at other times it would have put to shame a lot Of school boys. Cornell played a really brilliant game throughout. With the exception of BassfOrd, their play was almost perfect and had it not been for the ! fact the team was so much lighter than the red and blue. there would not have ! been thrty-two points scored against them. There were very few attempts at tricks by ! either team. The interference of the Cor nell team was always up to the standard | which partially accounts for the brilliant dashes by Beacham and McKeever. 1t was due almost entirely to the great playing of | Cornells backficld that both of their touch downs were made. By steady plunges into the line and an occasional run around the ends, McKeCver. Richie and BeaCham got the ball over the red and blue goal line twice. These players seemed to be all over the field at the same time, and the playing Of Lee and Taussig on the ends was also brilliant. They got down under kicks remarkably fast, and tackled like flends. On account of the light line their defensive play did not shine out brilliantly as did their Interference, but there were very few long gains around the ends by the men in Pennsylvania back field Except when the red and blue eleven were overtaken with that tired feeling, they played the game they are capable Of That terrible battegng ram was worked occasionally during the entire game and Wood ruff, Minds, Farrar, UHenheimer and Wharton all went into the line headforemost, never failing to gain from one to ten yards. This sort of play was interspersed with an occasional revolving wedge, in which Ufenheimer was almost always used, and by some good end runs in which Gel bert, Boyle, Dickinson, Morrice and Minds were the bright particular stars There was very little fumbling by either team, but some bad passing by the quarterbacks caused both to suffer considerably. The red and blue were penalized twice for OFF side play and once for holding, while the Cornell boys were set back five yards on two different occasions for offside playing STORY OF THE GAME When Referee Mills of Yale blew his whistle for play, it was estimated that there were 1900 persons within the big field The sight was a beautiful one. The sun shone out with all its brilliance and the beautiful red and blue and red and white colors everywhere in the huge stands made a grand one to look at it. The first scoring occurred when Richie fell on a blocked kick for a safety. Colbert scored the first touchdown on a trick pass, but no gaol was kicked. Score: Pennsylvania, 6; Cornell, 0. Cornell made some long gains, in which Beacham was a particular star. He made one run of twenty-five yards, and again when the ball was on Pennsylvania twenty -fve-yard line he skirted the red and blues left end for touchdown. Goal missed. Score: Pennsylvania, 6; Cornell, A.. Quick, hard rushing carried the ball rap idly down the field. Minds scoring and 4 goal kicked. Score: Pennsylvania, II; Cornell. 4. Again the Philadelphians rapidly advanced, and when near Cornells line Uffenheimer scored touchdown by the revolving wedge. Score: Pennsylvania Is; Cornell, 4. The first half ended with this score. After the beginning of the second half Cornell was the first to score. On tumble kick Cornell got the ball on Pennsylvania twenty-hveyard line, and Beacham adj vanced it close to the line. Richie scoring the touchdown and kicking goal Score Pennsylvania, IS; Cornell, 10. Pennsylvania scored rapidly after this, touch1owns being made by Woodruff, Boyle and cffenhemer. Only one of the three goals was kicked The play of Colbert in the last half was a great feature. The teams lined w as follows: Pennsylvania-32 Positions. Cornell-1O. Boyle. .............;.left end Tracey dec uneaheimer left tackle. ..........W White Woodruff. .........left guard............. Reed Overticld. .......... center .............F enel Wharton. guard. Clark Farrar. tackle.,.... Sweetland Dickson. end ...........T aussig Weeks........... quarterback .......Bassford Colbert ...........left halfback. McKeeVor MorriCe.........right halfback. Beacham TouchdownS Colbert Minds. Uhenheimer, ,; Woodruff, Boyle, Beacham, Richie. Goals: Woodruff, 8; Richie. /. Safety: Richie. Referee: Mills, Yale Umpire: Paul DnshiCl, Lehigh Lincsman Congdon, Dartsmouth. Time: Thirty minute halves.

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  The Anaconda standard, Anaconda, Mont., November 27, 1896, page 1

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  Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Pennsylvania. 32; Cornell. 10: and the agony is over for this season. The Pennsylvania football eleven wound up the s. sason of ‘s6 this afternoon by playing pretty much the same kind of game as she had played all along; at times brilliant. at other times it would have put to shame a lot of school boys. Cornell played really brilliant game through cut. With the exception of Basf0rd. The play was almost perfect and had IL not been for the fact that the team was 50 much lighter than the red and blue there would not have been 80 points scored against them. There were very few attempts at tricks by either team. The interference OF the teams was always up to the standard. which partially accounts FOR the brilliant dashes by the play cts. Ii was due almost entirely to the great playing of Cornelrs back field that both their touchdowns were made. BY steady plunges into the line and an occasional run around the ends, Mck,eever, Ititchie and Beach got the bah over the red and blue goal line twice. These players seemed TO look all over the field at the same time and the play of Lee and Taussig was also brilliant. They got down under kicks remarkably fast and tackled like fiends. On account of light line their defensive play did not shine out so brilliantly as did their Interference, but there were very few long gains around the ends by the men in Pennsylvanla’s back field. Except when the red and blue eleven were overtaken with that tired feeling. they played the game they are capable of. That horrible batterlng ram was worked occasionally during the entire game and Woodruff. Minds, Farsar and Wharton all went into the lire head foremost, never failing to gain from one to ten yards. This sort of play was interspersed with an occasional revolving wedge, in which uffenheimer was almost always used and by some good end runs in which Gelbert. Boyle, Dickson. Morlce and Minds were the bright particular stars. There was very little fumbling by either team. but some bad passing by the quarterbacks caused both to suffer considerably. The red and blue were penalized two for offside playing. The Cornell boys were set back five yards on two different occasions for Uffside playing. When Referee Mills OF hie bleW ms Wn’sue l”I play IL was stated that thefe We’re lhooo persons WITHIN the DIG Iitid’ Inc sisht was a Deautiiui one Inc sur, shohe OUT WIN al us prllilaney ana tne ptautiiul req ana hlue ana r’i ana Wnite eolors everywhere III the Auge stahds nlaue the Sight grlhh one 10 l’9k at Ihe hrss scoring occurred wnen fltchie tell on blocked KICK Tor a safety. Geioert scored the hrst TOUCHDOWN on KICK pass but no soal was kIeNed’ scofe; FennsylNania, o. CORNELL y.

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Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 106 since this game.