Cornell at Dartmouth

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 19, 1940, page 1

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  ITHACANS VICTORY STRING IS BROKEN Snavely, Lyman Wire Concession Of 80 Triumph For Dartmouth; Dispute Ended NEW YORk. NOV. 1o.-WT Through it’s own gracious refusal to accept a victory tainted by Of fetal error, Cornell today removed itself from the shrinking list of the nations undefeated football teams, conceding that the game with Dart mouth last Saturday rightfully was won by Dartmouth. 3 to 0. AS undeniable proof rolled in, backed by a statement from Ref cree W. H. F~riesell, Jr., that he was convinced he was in error, the ‘.fifth-down” episode was end ed, and with it ended a Cornell string of 10 games without defeat. Promptly Athletic Director James Lyman and Coach Carl snavely of Cornell wired congratulations to Athletic Director William H. McCarter and Coach Earl Blaik of Dartmouth. McCarter as promptly accepted the victory, tel egraphing the Cornell authorities: THANK you for your wire. Dart mouth accepts the victory a n d your congratulations, and salutes the Cornell team. the honorable and honored opponent of her long est unbroken football rivalry” Motion pictures, charts of foot ball writers and F%riesell’s admission all blended into a picture which showed that Cornell h a d scored a supposedly winning touch down when the ball should have been in Dartmouth’s possession on its 2O-yard line with less than six seconds to play. In explaining his error to Asa S. Bushnell, commissioner of the Eastern intercollegiate Football association, Friesell reported: “Since the conclusion of Saturdays Cornell-D Dartmouth football game at Hanover l have made careful and thorough study Of all evidence having to do with the fl nal series of plays which led to Cornell’s touchdown and Z to 3 vic tory just as time expired in the fourth quarter. “On the basis of numerous charts kept by the press and moton pictures taken by both of the competing colleges I nov am con- WINGED beyond shadow of doubt that II was in error in allowing Cornell possession of the ball for the play on which it scored. I find that, after a Cornell first down on the six-yard-line, there followed three line plays which gained five yards, then an extra time : out penalty which cost Cornell five yards, and then a forward pass into the end zone knocked down by Dartmouth. cat this point Dartmouth was entitled to take the ball on its 20 yard line, first down with about six seconds of play remaining. I’m fortunately, however, thinking that it was Cornells ball, fourth down, on the six-yard line, I awarded it tc them for what actually was an illegal fifth-down play which produced the winning score. This mistake was entirely mine as the games referee, and not shared in or contributed to by any of the three other officials. I real ize, of course, that my jurisdiction ceased at the close of the game and that the football rules give me no authority to change even an in correct decision such as the one described, but I do want to acknowledge my mistake to you, an if you Sc e fit, to the football public as we’ll” Bushnell quoted reports that there was a play in the final Sc quence in which both teams were offside with a statement from head linesman Joseph Mckinney that he made no such ruling. Cornell’s last defeat prior to the Saturday game was inflicted by Syracuse in 1888 by a 1917 score. There followed three victories before a %scoreless tie with Penn, Cornell’s opponent next Saturday, and then a parade of IA straight triumphs.

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  Imperial Valley press, November 19, 1940, page 4

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  OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 10. CUP This is a long, long way from Hanover, New Hampshire. but even out here folks are beginning to wonder what Dartmouth plans in honor of the cameraman whose pictures gave the Big Green foot ball team a belated. but nonetheless tremendous, 3 to 0 victory over supposedly invincible Cornell last Saturday. 1t has been suggested that Dart mouth athletic officials retire the Jersey number of the cameraman whose shots revealed that Cornell had five downs in scoring its touchdown, but as Oranges 7 was put away in a case and just as Tommy Harmons SO will be placed in mothballs, lace and old lavender by Michigan at the end of this season. This would be entirely fitting if only cameramen wore Jerseys and numbers. But as they don’t, ! would like to suggest TO Coach Red Blalk and Athletic Director Jim Lynch that they retire the COM plete outfit the cameraman was wearing last Saturday. Put his top coat in one case, his pants, vest and coat in another, his shirt, tie and collar in another, and his studs, shoes, socks and derby in another. After this was done, they could by the cameraman another outfit and formally announce that no cameraman wearing an outfit similar to the one retired would be allowed in the Dartmouth stands The more you think of what an upset Dartmouths victory was, and of what an important part the pictures played in bringing about reversal of the first verdict, the more you feel that Dartmouth

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  The Key West citizen, Florida, November 19, 1940, page 3

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  VICTORY GIVEN DARTMOUTH CORNELL REFUSES TO Ac- CEPT FIFTH DOWN TRIUMPH NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Cornen has forSaken the ranks of unbeaten- elevens by announcing yesterday it refused to accept the So called fifth down” victory scored over Dartmouth Saturday, 7–⁠3. Motion pictures, football writ ers’ charts and admission by ref cree W. H. Friesell, Jr., that he made mistake proved Cornell had scored a touchdown on a fifth down when the ball should have been in Dartmouth’s pos session on its own 20-yard line with less than six seconds to play. Thus, rightfully, Dartmouth won the battle, 80. The redecision ended CornelPs 18-game victory string.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, November 18, 1940, page 5

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  CORNELL BEATS DARTMOUTH BUT IN CLOSE GAME HONOVER, Nov 18.-With only play, Walt Scholl from the six yard line, tossed a touchdown pass to Bill Murphy to give Cornell a ‘ to 3 win last Saturday over the fighting Dartmouth team before a startled crowd of 10000 spectators. The Indians outbattled the over whelmingly favorite Reds in all but the last three minutes when Cornell uncorked the game with a winning drive of 57 yards by Nick Drahos and the game ended with the place kicking of Cornells sev- enth point.

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Dartmouth leads 54–⁠32–⁠1 in 87 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.