Cornell at Columbia

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., November 8, 1899, page 3

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  CORNELL GETS Cash and GLORY. Defeats Columbia, Although Latter Was Favorite. RED AND WHITE WON 29-toO Loss Of Wright, the Big Center Was Felt by. the Gothamites First Half Was Close But in the Second the Ithacans Scored At Will. yard run around Neidlinger. CORNELL was given 10 yards for off-side play. CORNELL’S FIRST SCORE. Morrison got through Knapp for a ! run of q yards, landing the ball on Columbia’s eight-yard line. Short gains by Walbridge and Starbuck ! brought the. ball to within six inches of Columbia’s line. Walbridge got the touchdown on plunge through Knapp. Young kicked the goal. Score, Cornell / 8, Columbia o. Morley kicked off to starbuck, who made 10 yards on the catch Star buck punted. Morley fumbled and Taussig got the ball for Cornell. Star buck punted again to Morley, who again fumbled, and again Taussig got the ball. this time on Columbia’s 25-yard line | Cornell fumbled and Columbia got the ! ball. Weeks and clarendon made the distance, and on the next down. Nor ley made a run of % yards around | Taussig and landed the ball in the CEN ! ire Of the field. Weeks, Smyth and Morley made short gains, and then La rendon fumbled and Davall got the ball | for CorneS. ssg- Starbuck ptt4fted out of bounds. COL ! lumbia failed to gain, and the ball again went to Cornell. Smyth and Miller broke through. and spoiled the | two next plays. Starbuck punted 80 yards to Weeks, who made ten 1 yards on the catch. Morley and Weeks made four yards on end runs. Then / clarendon fumbled and Davall got the ! Dali for Cornell. Starbuck punted i’m mediately to Wolff, who was down in i his tracks. The half ended before the | ball could be put in play again – Score at end of first half: Cornell 6, | | Columbia 0. / SECOND HALF BEGINS. | Morley kicked off when the men lined up for the second half Morrison caught the ball and ran hack fifteen yards. Starbuck Immediately punted / out of bounds. Moreley made five yards, and clarendon fumbled and Taussig got the ball. Starbuck punted to Weeks who was dropped in his tracks H by Taussig. Morley failed to gain, and on the next line UP punted to CofnelPs 2O-yard line, where Starbuck fell on the ball Starbuck punted to Weeks. Z who was downed by Taussig without gain Morley and Knapp failed to make the five yards and Morley punt ed. Starbuck muffed the ball and / Nefdlinger fell on it on Cornell’s 20 yard line, Weeks and clarendon adj Vanced the ball to CornelPs 2O-yard line. where Morley fumbled, Cornell ! getting the ball Starbuck punted ont ! of danger Immediately. Wolff failed to | catch the ball, and Taussig fell on it 4 for Cornell. Starbuck punted fifty / yards to Wolff, who was downed in hts 4 tracks. Morley punted to Starbuck. \ who carried the ball back to the centre | OF the field. Cornell failed to gain on | the next play, and on the next lineup Smyth broke through and threw the | runner for a nd = Morley carried the ball back fifteen yards. Columbia failed to gain, and Morley was forced to punt. FoRTY-YARD Run. | Walbridge took the ball on the next play and circied Columbia’s left end for 1 a 4O-yard run and a touchdown. Young 1 kicked the goal. Score: Cornell -, Columbia O. On the next kickoff, starbuck car ried the ball back 20 yards. On the next lineup, Starbuck punted to Jones, | | who caught the ball and returned the | punt. The latter player had been sub stituted for clarendon. Starbuck failed | ! to catch, and the ball rolled over Cor | nell’s goal line for a touchback STAR | buck kicked out from the 25-yards line | ! to Weeks. Jones attempted to punt, | / but Folger broke through and blocked | it, Alexander falling on the ball Cor | nell was given five yards for off side | play. This placed the ball on Cornelps | ,fVe-yard line. 7*4 WITHIN TWO FEET rs Walbridge and. Starbuck carried the | ball to within two feet of Columbia | | goal line, but were unable to put it | ! over, the ball going to Columbia on / downs Jones punted to Starbuck who | made free catch. Slocovitch inter | 4 fered, and the ball was given to Cor nell for a free kick from the 20-yard ! 4 line Young made an easy place kick. | Score, Cornell II, Columbia 0. Jones kicked off to Starbuck, who car / ried the ball back 20 yards before he / was stopped by Longacre. Cornell | punted at once Wolff fumbled and ! Cornell got the ball. Starbuck punted / to Wolff, who was downed without a. ! gain. Jones punted 80 yards to Wal | | bridge, who caught on Columhia’s- So ! yard line, and with fine interference, / ran the ball in for a touchdown, Young | kicked goal. Score; Cornell %, Colum bia 0. Jones kicked off to Young, who car ried the BAH back 25 yards. He was to Wolff, who made free catch. Jones punted. Smyth was replaced by 4 Owens, and Norman took Jones place. / Gilchrist was substituted for Morley, and Stewart for Weeks. Starbuck punt ed, but the ball was brought back and given to Columbia for off-side play Stewart, Gflchrist and Norman made Gilchrist down, placing the ball on Cornell’s 30+yard line. DROP KICK FAILED. Columbia failed to gain. Gilchrist tried drop kick, which failed. Star buck Kicked to Wolff. Columbia failed to gain on end runs, and tried another drop kick. which also was unsuccessfull Starbuck kicked out to Wolff, who made no gain. Norman punted to Young, who was tackled by Long acre. Starbuck punted. McCaskell was substituted for Neidlinger at this point. Norman punted to Young, who was downed by McCaskell. .Starbuck punted to Wolff, who fumbled. On al fake play. Walbridge got around Nc Casken and after 25-yard run, touched the bali down. Young kicked goal. Score, Cornell 20, Columbia o. ! Slocovitch kicked off. Young caught

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 8, 1899, page 8

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  CORNELL TIE VICTOR. COLUMBIA BEATEN IN \ ONE SIDED CONTEST lack OF JUDGMENT SHOWN BY THE Ne” YORK CITY TEAM-FINE lNTFRt Elk r.cr nr 1THAcAN pLAYERs. l.Ai YORK CITY TEAM-FINE INTEf’f Elk rXcE OF ITHAcAN PLAYERS. cor,ou % Columbia. o. There is the story Of the game AT Manhattan Fiell yesterday. mere ,,.are ~ excuses – DO offered for the defeat OF tho Ncw-York CITY team and no praise TOO great 70 bo given 90 Tie victors. Il any VinH’ca- ,,on were needed for placing Cornell In the ranks ~ the leading football universities Of the cou” try II could amply have been found yesterday In defence. in attack in handling KICKS ana id general accuracy ~ play. Cornell proved herseN N he apparently The equal Of any institution IN America. Columbia’s game was plucNy. but showed ‘a’N ~ headwork For the first ten minutes OF play the city players held their own. but the INJURY q” Wilson the quarterback. and the substitution of Uolff seemed To- bring forth anything save bad results. Cornells policy was TO save her men: Colrrnhia’s TO hammer them 10 pieces against an Irresistible line Time after time the backs were sent at guard. tackle and centre only 70 hear the referees whistle blow for the fourth down. and 10 wait for Starbuck, CorneWs >ulback. 10 kick the ball still further into Column bias territory CoumDia’s men were practically used ND in the first half and though IL cannot be said that smaller score would have resulted from a more open and kicking game. IL can. nevertheless. he stated that the men Of New York City would have had more strength 10 withstand the fierce onslaught Of the Ithaca players in the second half II bad tactics had not prevailed. COLUMBIAS GREATEST WEAKNESS. The weakest point Of Coumbia’s defence was apparent in the work Of the backs They hit the line hard but ran high and. except in 4ha ,7c aci ~ q though little Taussig was responsible for cutting of several apparent touchdowns This weak ness was especially shown. however. in the handling of kicks. Not once. but often. the Columbia men would wait for the bail 10 bounce instead Of making use Of ample opportunity 70 take II the run; play which often resuited in tumble and gave an opportunity 10 the Cornell ends and tackles to fall on the ball. On the other hand. Starbuck Walbrdge and Young were always whore they We’re most needed They took the ball on kicks clearly. interference formed Ike clockwork, and follow ing their comrades with good Judgment the ball was almost invariably carried back for good gains. Wabridge was the planet Of Cornells team. with Starbuck as a brilliant satellite The former was responsible for many good gains through centre and tackle. and two sensational runs. one between end and tackle and one around the end for forty-hve and forty yards respectively. brought the crowd 20 its feet ITHACA TEAM WELL TRAINED The men from Ithaca appeared to be in excellent condition. Not one OF them was seriously hurt. and no changes We’re made until toward the end % the game while on the other nand the Columbia players seemed 70 SOW the effect Of the fierce struggle AT the outset. 1t head work. not strength. that won the game. No such crowd has been seen on Manhattan Field since the days when Yale and Princeton held their THANKSGIVING Day struggle on thst ground Between twenty and twenty-five thou sand people witnessed Yesterdays contest but only one-half Of that number went through the formality Of paving for the privilege While there were ton thousand within the field there was equally that number If not more on ! the Viaduct the Speedway and Coogans Blur who saw the battle II Is unfortunate for Coz iumbia and for the other teams playing in this city that some provision cannot be made b, share Of the receipts I’m proportion 10 the mum Der of people who witness he contests SAMPLE OF FREEDMAN RULE The MANAGEMENT Of the crowd dld credit &c the Intellectual capacity Of ANDY” Freedman end the policemen in charge seemed 20 know their business as well as he di1 Whom The game began fully two-thris Of the spectator on the side lines had no business 90 zoe there. an, their presence and refusal 20 SIT down I’m orde TO allow those inside tho fence 90 see the gam drew a we’ll deserved chorus = Misses. IT, th last fifteen minutes Of The game the police 70 whom We’re intrusteG The guardianship ~ th north stand CONSIDERABLY went t. Sleep. and th majority % the spectators IN that fairly wei filed section jumped the fence and overran The field That called 2 halt in the game. for Pau Dashieu the umpire who had been repeatedly urging those on the side lines 10 stand back. re fused TO allow the game 70 20 on until every spectator inside the fences had retired 10 proper distance. This was n hardship on those

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 8, 1899, page 6

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  SPORTS CORNELL DEFEATS COLUMBIA RED AND WHITE DOWNS NEW WORKERS EASILY. Score 90 Points Against the Team That Defeated Yale-Big Crowd Was Present. New York, Nov. 7.--Cornell and Column bia Were well represented at Manhattan field this afternoon when the football teams from Ithaca and the local university met on the gridiron. Columbia was a pronounced favorite, odds of 3 10 being laid on the blue and white, but the We ~ ers of the red and white had plenty of backing and the Ithacan rioters got all the cash as we’ll as the glory. as Cornell won. shutting out the Columbia team by a score of % to o. The weather conditions were pei feet for a good game. Fully 5000 persons wit messed the contest. OF these, 1900 passed through the several entrances and crowd ed the stands and bleachers. The remain der were packed like sardines on the big viaduct and along the new road upon the heights TO the westward. ‘Coogan’s bluff and the surrounding points of vantage overlooking the enclOsure afforded accommodation To thousands of deadheads. who Joined in the cheering and college yells which We’re continuous ly echoed and re-echoed from the field below. The red and white of Cornell was more plentifully distributed than the Co lu,nbia colors, but the crowds seemed TO be equally divided in their allegiance TO the rival teams. When Cornell scored the first touch down and kicked a goal, the Ithacan SYM pathizers broke loose and the waving extended over some forty acres of north ern Gotham. Columbia was very much crippled Sk T. ly after the opening of the game by losing the services of Wright at right guard. who was disqualified for smuggling. A few minutes later Captain Wilson was forced to retire. and soon afterward Cornell scored Walbridge running and lodging for forty yards through Columbias players. and planting the ball behind the line. Young kicked the goal and Cornell counted six points. The remainder of the first half was not productive of any further scores The second half was full of good plays and hard work, in which Columbia was at times unfortunate. Cornell was always the stronger. and, with two more touch downs and subsequent goals in addition TO a place kick by Young, twenty-three points were added to Cornells score. At he end of the game Columbia had failed to tally a point. and the contest ended in Cornelrs favor, with total of % TO 0.

• The San Francisco call, California, November 8, 1899

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  COLUMBIA 5 BEATEN BY CORNELL Shut Out at Football by a Score of Twenty-Five to Nothing. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Cornell and Co lumbia were well represented at Mammal tan field this afternoon when the 1ootball teams from Ithaca and the local UNI versity met on the gridiron. Coiutnola was a pronounced favorite, odds Of o TO being laid on the blue and white, Dut tne wearers of the red and white hao plenty of backing. The Ithacan rooters got al the cash, as well as the glory, as Corhel4 won, shutting out the Columbia team ny a score of 29 to O. The weather conditions were perfect for a good game Fully 50 900 persons wit, messed the contest. OF these 12,OU0 passed through the several entrances and crowd ed the stands and bleacherS Inc Remainder were packed like sardines on tne big viaduct and along the new road upon the heights to the westward CoosAu tage overlooking the enclosure aforded accommodation to thousands or dead heads, who joined in the cheers and col lege yells which were continuously ech0ed and re-echoed from the field below. The red and white of Cornell was more plentitfully- distributed than the Columbia Colors, but the crowds seemed to be equal. ly divided in its allegiance to the rival teams. When Cornell scored the first touch down and kicked the goal the 1thacan sympathizers broke loose and the waving mass of red and white flags and ribbons extended over some forty acres OF North ern Gotham. Columbia was very much crippled shortly after the opening Of the game by losing the services of Wright at right guard, who was disqualified for slugging. few minutes later Captain Wilson was forced to retire and soon afterward Cor nell scored, Walbridge running and dodg- Ing for forty yards through Columbia’s players and planting the ball behind the counted six points. The remainder Of the first half was not productive of any score. The second was full Of good plays and times unfortunate. Cornell was always the stronger and with two more touch to pIace kick bY Young % points We’re added to CornelPs score. At the end of the game Columbia had failed to tally point and the contest ended in CornelPs favor with a total of 29 to 0. The lineup was as follows:

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Cornell leads 52–⁠36–⁠3 in 91 meetings, counting the 88 since this game.