Cornell at Dartmouth

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  Evening star, November 19, 1939, page 24

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  HANOVER. N. H., Nov. 18.-Corneils Big Red team ran and passed for more than quarter mile as it protected its clean gridiron slate by overwhelming the hapless Dart mouth Indians 35–⁠6 today before an overflow crowd of 10000, the largest in Memorial Field history. The powerful Ithacans spread their scoring over every period and even with third-stringers in action kept their courageous rivals under control until the final quarter, when a too eager replacement interfered with a 33-yard pass that was ruled good for a first down on the 7-yard line. Only one of the other IL passes the desperate Indians attempted was completed and the first of the five that were intercepted started the Ithacans’ on their first touchdown march. Landsberg Big Ground Gamer. Early in the game Mort Landsberg, who accounted for much Of Cornell’s total of 1927 rushing yards, snagged a pass on Dartmouth’s 38 and went over from the 2-yard line after speedy Hal Mccullough averaged 5 yards on as many off-tackle slams and Kirk Hershey contributed six more on an end-around dash. Hershey set up the second touch down by completing an 18-yard pass from Mccullough and putting the ball in position for Nal Baker to score on a 15-yard reverse. Before the half ended Cornell cut loose with another furious drive that ended when Baker caught McCullough’s pass outside of the Dart mouth end zone. The Indians opened the last half with their second team in action, but the regulars were rushed back after Mike Ruddy, substitute quarterback, brought 50-yard march to a successful ending by ploughing over from the 2-yard line. Although rested, the Dartmouth regulars were unable to cope with the Ithacans when they got rolling from their own IL. Baker, Hershey, Landsberg and Mccullough each ran

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  The Daily Alaska empire, November 20, 1939, page 5

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  Cornell Beais Dartmouth 10 Keep SIaie Clean HANOVER, Nov. 20. - Cornell ran and passed for more than one quarter of a mile last Saturday afternoon as the squad protected a clean gridiron slate and over whelmed Dartmouth 35 to 6.

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  The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., November 21, 1939, page 12 (results column)

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  Two Tumble From Select NEW Y0RK-slx major undefeated football teams dominate the United States today with the season In It’s last two weeks. Here they are. ranked In the APP parent order Of their strength according To impartial reports col lected from coast to coast: I. Tennessee. upbcatcn, I’M tied and unsecured on. 2. Texas A. a NJ, unbeafen and united. 8. Southern California, un- beaten but tied by Oregon. Z. Tulane, unbeaten but tied by North Carolina. 5. Cornell, unbcaten and UNI tied. 9. UCLA. unbeaten but tied by Stanford and Santa Clara. There were two important casualties over the weekend. North Carolina, unbcaten until Saturday and apparently headed straight for a bowl game. met an inspired and lucky Duke team and went down to defeat. Is TO 8. Oklahoma. king pin Of the midwest, lost to Missouri,. z to 8. Georgetown. playing q schedule that hardly entities II to be ranked among the major teams. kept Its unde- feated record by running over New York University, IA TO o. Duquesne, also unbeaten, had an open date last Saturday. Nothing. II seems. Is going to stop Tennessee. There are two games remaining on the volunteers’ schedule. but they have an open date this Saturday and plenty OF time to get ready for Kentucky and Auburn. Texas A. & M. also seems on its way to a perfect season. The team rests this Saturday and then meets Texas on Nov. 80. CORNELL VS.. PENN Cornell. safely past the Dart mouth threat. goes against Penn slyvania this Saturday and should not have too much trouble. Tulane has Sewanee and Louisiana State still in its path. but those two giant lines that the Green Wave boasts ought to be able to do those jobs. The biggest threat to any Of the six leaders is faced by Southern California. for this Saturday they roll into South Bend. Ind, to take on Notre Dame In the football game Of the week. Even II the Trojans get by that one. they still have Washington and UCLA to handle and 1t Is possible that the USC-UCLA game on Dec. o will determine the western represent alive In the Rose bowl. Some OF the high lights: Upset of the day: Iowa States 100 victory over a highly favored Kansas State team. Player Of the day: Nile Kinnick Of Iowa, slickest pass er In the college ranks this season. Going Into the fourth period nine points behind powerful Minnesota team, kinnick threw two touchdown passes and hauled the game out Of the fire, Is 70 0. disappointment Of the day: Dartmouth. which collapsed COM pletely before cornell’s thrusts and took a 35–⁠6 licking. Surprise OF the day: How Chi cago ever scored rs points against Oberlin. Best games this Saturday: No tire Dame vs.. Southern California at South Bend and Michigan VS..

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  The Nome nugget, Alaska, November 20, 1939, page 1 (results column)

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  Football Scores Football Final November 18 Cornell 35-Dartmouth 6 Princeton 13-Yale 2 North Carolina 3-Duke 13 Carnegie Tech 0-Holycross 21 Nebraska 14-Pitt 13 Michigan 19-Penn IT St. Marys 0-Firdham IA Illinois 0-Ohio State 21 Tulane 25-Columbia 0 Northwestern 0-Norte Dame Oklahoma 6-Missouri ‘ Minnesota 9-IoWa 13 Georgia Tech 6-Alabama 0 Vanderbilt 0-Tennessee Is Texas Christian 19-Texas 25 Texas A and M 19-Rice 0 Oregon State 21-California 0 Washington State 7-Stanford Santa Clara 0-UcLA 0

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Dartmouth leads 54–⁠32–⁠1 in 87 meetings, counting the 64 since this game.