Colgate at Cornell

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 4, 1942, page 38

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  Colgate Scores Over Cornell, IS 10 6, and Ends Long Reign ITHACA. N. Y, Oct. 3.-Colgate mixed Fullback Mike Micka’s pow erful plunging with vital forward passes by Al Hanover. Freshman Walter McQuade, and Ed Phinney to fashion three touchdowns and defeat Cornell today, 18 to 6. Denied victory over Cornell in nine games since 1919, the Red Raiders made certain of this one by driving so yards after the OPEN ing kickoff. Colgate added two more touchdowns before the half ended. None of the extra points was converted. Cornell threatened twice in the first half and finally scored early in the third period, covering II yards. Micka, Colgates workhorse. picked up ITO yards in Is attempts from scrimmage and generally wrecked Cornells line. Walter Kretz, CornellS sophomore halfback who scored two touchdowns against Lafayette last week, suffered leg injury on the fourth DlaV of the game

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Cornell leads 48–⁠39–⁠3 in 90 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.