Western Reserve at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 25, 1903, page 12

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  CORNELL BEATS WESTERN RESERVE lay TELEGRAPH TO the rRIRUNE.l Ithaca “ y, Oct 4-COrnell played d slow and un!nteresting game against Western Reserve today winning by a score OF IL to 0. Captain Hunt was not in the game, and the other varsity men were taken after a few minutes OF play. FoTgy did well at right end and HBckstah, the other side. was Improvement over Lawrence. Noris made the first n tumble Reserve y aO-yard line and ii second touchdown followed soon after on a straight buck by Coffin. Shortly after the kickoff Brewster punted behind Reserves goal. the ball covering fifty yards. Reserve punted out and Cornell went down the field in short order FOR another touchdown, this time BY Snyder Rice made the fourth score on @-yard run around right end Substitutes then sent In for nearly every position and the scoring was slow, although Reserve offered only half-hearted resistance. The lineup and score

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 25, 1903, page 12

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  JUST PRACTICE FOR CORNELL. western Reserve University Team Beaten. Al to O. ITHACA. N. 2. Oct. 24.-Cornell defeated Western Reserve University at football to-day by a score Of q to o. The visitors were too light and inexperienced to Withstand the quick playing OF the Cornell team. Two touchdowns were made. one on tumble and the other on straight playing. in the first two minutes OF the game. The coaches then look out half Of the varsity men and put in substitutes. Often Cornell punted when not forced to do so. 10 order to get practice on the defensive. Coffin at full back played brill liant game. Lyman ran the team after the first two minutes OF play and proved himself a competent substitute for Brewster. Capt. Hunt was out OF the game entirely on account OF his injured leg. Az no time was the Cornell team held for downs.

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Cornell leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.