Columbia at Cornell

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  The sun, November 15, 1903, page 14

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  CORNELL BRACES roo LATE. Columbia Gets . Big Lead and Wins Game by Score OF IL TO IL. Columbia Gets Big Lead and Wins Game by Score OF IL TO IL. ITHACA. n. Y. Nov. 4.-Columba won to-day’s football battle on Percy Field from Cornell by a score oil II to l2. The second half OF the struggle can hardly fail to 20 down In football history as one of the most magnificent and thrilling ever enacted on u Gridron. In the first half Columbia scored twice and kicked one goal thus making the score II to In favor OF the New Workers. In the second half. after Columbia had made one more touchdown and kicked goal. the lthacans took brace and carried all before them. making twslvc poi t.. 1t was In the second half that Cornell really settled down TO work With great odds against them. they set out to win, and never was more plucky fight waged Football enthusiasts who have followed the game for years declared that seldom has greater amount OF grit and determination been exhiblted than was the case with the Red and White warriors 1t was good luck on the part Of Columbia and exceedingly poor luck on the part of Cornell. that was the deter mining factor. So creditable was Cornells work in the second half and so sensational were the runs that the 1000 Cornell supporters seemed to forget the great odds with which the Cornell men had TO contend and they cheered the so that the game is regarded in Ithaca alluost like victory. The heavy, wet field, the big. heavy line Of Columbia and the style of attack seemed to confuse the lthacHns in the frst half but before II was over there we’re evidences apparent that the Cornell players were gradually com ing back to their own. There were signs, which the work in the second half more than justified. that Columbia was, yet to rec, i’ve iigit for her irC. for iatr In the Grst period Of play Capt, Hunts m n the opponents goal. only to lose it on fumblc. and time was up before another opportunity But the second half was Cerrell’s from the kicl:.ofi And yet il is true thnt Golumhia SCORED third time before tonrei ,,sssnn ssGursn eaS 1s aer nck Sh ch sht mis- @ We’ll hSvs dis couraged the stout”st hearts, II came i’m med:ately after ,,orne!! had given a. n. e”hi6i- With the ball on torncll’s two-yarI line. the Cornell forwards bravely wlthstoo three asfnets asne ;Sa S fhG b” on doMns ana But the cnruug punt by, Brewster. proved to be a fatal play for Cornell C2rm. Csnn,. : at Corn,ll’s 5,;yard line, SO that the ball w,nt ,saneS aftE Even the cap HUE” who G LAD LAD at Brewster’s failure to send ths ball out Of up, courage. the cautious and cool Jones Of tackie, ior The, third touchdown, and Jones The circumstances bv which Columbia plsnaton with the osi h cornc faY,rd pOT rivals goal line, brewster called for, II fake kick, Gornell,s quarter back sped ayAyy the line Of scrinlmage he dropped the water soaked picskin, and Bruce. the pig Columbia centre. picked 1t up Quick as a flash. and ran yard lire before h. was forced out of bounds. 1t was this sensational run on the BE for Coumbiu’s third touchdown, which virtually Won, the game was most hns syee ‘s h ps ena After Cornell kicked of, Columbia was ut erIy unable to psnstrate nscth the thIGa defence eye and the ball rolled put of bounds There were dozen CoTns m paHerhs II and eafe6 on ph the safbr EsSy ne1t and pfs hs pEs% S f%ns % shs s Cornell seemed fresher than at the beginning Of the, contest. and aeain and again SGTne go, the BAH ana G sTdfr md on Golnmbia’s Io7yard line when Rice toe; so9k a G touchdown. although there were half . dozen opponents OH his back as h. crossed vi” WffSean, en-, Cof’n kicked Oft for the last time the Cornell line held Immediately, and Franz and Cornell got 1t on Columbi1 3 20-yqrd line, Rice and CONN made substantial gains, but Brewster tried to run the plays too fast in the. dusk, Il, tumble resulted, and Columbia got the ball. All this happened bia was now driven to desperation and slowly but surely advanced the leather. Jones executing the plays with the greatest of care an | accuracy. The game ended with the ball in Columbfas possession on her own 4j-yard line. :, In the first half Columbia had the ball practi icaly all OF the time and earned two touchdowns by hard plunGes through the line. Cornells plays were badly spilled in

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 15, 1903, page 1

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  Carlisle BRACE CAME TOO LATE, Columbia Secured Lend I’m First Half and Defeated Cornell. ITHACA, N. Y, Nov. H.-After a hard battle between the football teams Of CO. lumbia and Cornell this afternoon, the for mer won by a score of II to IL. In the first half the Cornell men were completely out played. They had not gained more than forty yards, and had not once held their op- Donents for downs. Their line had been SO weak that Columbia’s backs gained in every attack made upon it, and the defense Of her ends had been so ineffective that gains of the visiting backs ranged from five to forty yards. In the middle of the second half Cornell took a marvellous brace. and with the score II to o against them made two touchdowns in four minutes and swept forty yards down the field for a third score. only to lose the ball on a tumble when less han ten yards from the blue and white goal. Summary-Columbia, II; Cornell. -. Touchdowns-Duell, Fisher and Frambach. Of Columbia: Coffin and Rice, of Cornell. Goals from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CD, Coffin CO.. Time OF halves-Thirty-five minutes.

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Cornell leads 52–⁠36–⁠3 in 91 meetings, counting the 86 since this game.