Cornell at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 28, 1902, page 1

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  PENN WINS~- COLUMBIA TIES CORNELL LOSES By ONE POLNT-SYRACUSE AND Local. TEAM SCORE TOUCHDOWN EACH HOME GAME A CLOSE FIGHT 40 SCORES IN FIRST HALF-A LUCKY ROLL SAVES SYRACUSE. Scarcely 4 Columbia player occupied the positon assigned 10 him the official programme while Captain Weekes was on the side lines until tie last few minutes of play in the second half Neither side scored in the first half. and each made touchdown and kicked goal in the second half When the sun sank behind Coogans bluff the i’ll assorted warriors were struggling on the water soaked field about as EVENLY matched as two teams were in any foot ball struggle this season. The Syracuse players expected TO duplicate their victory Of last year, but the line from UP the State was not heavy enough TO batter down the Columbia defence. Syracuse worked heroicay against the heavier line of her opponent for several minutes, and. finding that she could make no Roadway by sending her backs into the Columbia stone wall, she adopted sensible tao tics for lighter team and sent her backs to skrtins the ends In the second half when all the scoring was done Syracuse made only two attempts 10 get through the Columbia line One WAS a failure and the other crash was good for only five yards. Columhias tactics We’re entirely different al though they amounted to little in the opening period of the battle. Columbia resorted to line bucking. directing her attack against wykoff Tucker and Schade for the most part. In the second half Columbia was successful in her battering tactics against the tackles. Schade and L. P. Morris. In punting the two teams we’re about even. and With a heavier rush line Of the right sort Syracuse could not have lost. At that the local players did much better work than they have displayed in other games this season. when more of the regular players We’re on the field. Captain Weekes was in uniform the side lines with instructions from the team physician not to bulge from the position assigned him. Il was thought that a lame ankle and painful abscess would do the rest. IN the second half when Syracuse tied the score. the Columbia leader could stand it no longer. and, throwing of his blanket, rushed on the field in face OF vigorous protests from Coach Morley. Fran bach retired to make room for Weekes, but the latter was so lame that his presence back OF the line did not help Columbia to any appreciabic extent. Some thought the change detrimental rather than beneficial Weekes, how ever. received royal reception from the friends of the local university. THE FIRST HALF. In the first half Syracuse managed to rush the bali down the field to within five yards of the Columbia goal line, only to lose the oval on downs Columbia carried the ball back up the field in gallant style, but a tumble gave the precious pigskin TO the athletes from the up per part of the State. Twice after that SYRIA cuse carried the ball down dangerously near the Columbia goal, once within eight yards of a touchdown, but lost the ball on downs. All through the half Columbias line was invulnerabic. while Syracuse devoted most of her aggressiveness TO brilliant end runs Syracuse kicked off in the second half ana the four thousand spectators were cheering their respective favortes. the majority beiieving that touchdown would win the game. NJ. Morris kicked to the 20-yard line, and Smith promptly carried the ball back fifteen yards before he was downed Columbia continued to yell, and the uniformed band from Syracuse ground out music Of the most doleful sort. Warriors on the field of battle in olden times could hardly have done deeds of great valor encouraged ny such musical strains. Columbia then tried Syracuse’s centre for no gain, and Immediately kicked. Syracuse soon lost the ball on downs, and Columbia began TO send Smith, Dueu and Frambach through for gains Of from three to five yards with each plunge. CoLUMBIAs TOUCHDOWN In this manner the ball was carried TO SYRIA cuse’s 40-yard line, where Columbia tried the tackle back formation and failed. Then big Snythe was called 10 help the Columbia hacks. and he did his work well, frequently carrying the backs for several yards after they had been tackled. Columbia gained with every attempt and the ball was carried TO Syracuses 10-yard line, where Fisher fumbed a pass, but luckily fell on the ball. Duell and Frambach each made gains. and Duell carried the ball over for a touchdown and then kicked goal, making the local university points in the lead Columbia had carried the ball without losing it from her 25-yard line, something that has not been accomplished often this season. Syracuse kicked off and Smith made pretty back for twenty yards. He fumbled the ball, however, and Syracuse had her chance to score, and proceeded to advance the ball on end rushes. Park went around the Columbia left end for fifteen yards. and Henderson slirted the right for two more. The Columbia line held finely twelve yards from her line, and took the ball on downs. much to the disgust of the Syracuse sympathizers Columbia punted at once to her : 4o-yard line. and on the lineup lost five yards for offside play Park went around the left end Tor eight yards, but he injured in the scrmmage and was forced to retire, II. Weeks taking his place. Columbia again lost hve yards ior offside play. and little Henderson followed his advantage with fine rush around the right enc for twenty yards Syracuse stock looked brighter. H Weeks seemed 10 have an excel isnt Chance to carry the ball over the Column nla line, and he would have done so had not Smith made clever tackle and downed him about Three yards from the danger line. II. Weeks was more successful in the next attempt, and when the human pyramid dissolved little Weeks had me ball in his arms a few inches over the line. ~. Morris then kicked probably the luckiest goal Of the year. SYRACUSES LUCKY ROLL The ball was nicely poised by little Henderson. and NJ Morris calmly took a birds-eye view Of the distance Then he kicked with so Atte force that the Syracuse followers held their breath for an instant The bail seemed 10 hover IN The air for fraction of an instant, and then It began to descend. The kick vas straight, but weak, and il looked as If the ball would drop On the wrong side of the posts. The sphere turning forward. nestled on the crossbar OF the hen rolled

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 28, 1902, page 9

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  lie lineup of the teams was as follows: PENN DOWNS CORNELL. 20, 900 People See the Quakers Triumph Over the New Workers., The University of Pennsylvania foot ball eleven yesterday. at Philadelphia defeated the Cornell team by the score of IL to IL. The Ithacans kicked goal from placement and scored touchdown. from which goal resulted in the first half. while Pennsylva- MIA scored two touchdowns and kicked two goals In the second half Never has more intensely exciting and uncertain contest been witnessed on Frank lin Field. Until the final blast Of the ref eree’s whistle announced the cessation of hostilities there was a painful uncertainty in the hearts of the Pennsylvania support ers. Cornell had thrice carried the ball dangerously near PENIS goal and once car ried it over. Another touchdown or an opportunity for a second goal from placement would probably mean defeat for the local eleven. But as the time drew near the close OF the contest Pennsylvania play became more and more fierce. while that of Cornell grew correspondingly weaker and the game ended with the ball in CornelTs possession on her 25-yard line

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Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 100 since this game.