Colgate at Cornell

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 7, 1948, page 45

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  Cornell Beats COLGATE 14–⁠6, in Battle Fought In Ank|e:Deep Mud ITHACA, N. Y, Nov. 6.-Cornell University’s high-powered football team slithered to a 14–⁠6 triumph over Colgate today in ankle-deep mud. A crowd OF 1900, protected some what from a steady downpour by raincoats and umbrellas, saw the Big Red capture the upstate New York big Three” championship in decisive style in the second half. The Cornell attack was spanked by Fullback jeff Fleischmanr, who averaged nearly five yards a try in “a attempts. He also scored Cornell’s first touchdown. Another big factor in the Cornell victory was the play of Bob Dean, also a fullback. who scored the second touchdown and booted both extra points Colgate scored in the second Pc riod when Substitute Quarterback Carroll Mclaughlin heaved mighty pass from his own Al. Halfback Alan Egler caught the ball on the Cornell 20 and scooted the rest of the way for the score Sob Cochran’s placement try for the extra point was blocked. Deans boot from placement put Cornell ahead in the third period after Fleischmann scored on a nine yard plunge. skidoing over the goal line on his face, Dean ran IA yards around his own left end without a hand being laid on him for the Big Reds final tally. Deans kicking, as usual, was superb. His best effort came in the first period when he booted the ball from his own end zone into the Colgate end zone. Officially, the boot was good for SO yards, being measured from the Cornell II to the Colgate 20 where the Red Raiders automatically put the ball in play. Cornell, which captured the mythical upstate New York big Three” title by having previously beaten Syracuse, now has a season record of six wins against a lone defeat at the hands of Army

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Cornell leads 48–⁠39–⁠3 in 90 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.