Lehigh at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 6, 1904, page 10

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  LEHIGH SCORES ONCE ON CORNELL. Ithacans Sweep Bethlehem Team OFF Their Feet-Score, so to 5. Ithaca, N. Y. Nov Son slippery and muddy gridiron and in a continuous drizZle OF sleet Cor nell defeated Lehigh so to 5 to-day. The feature OF the game the magnificent playing Of Gibson and Bird, OF Cornell. Three of the scores in the first half were made by Gibson. who with excel lent interference by Bird. seventy-eght. sixty I’ve and ifty-sIx yards for touchdowns. In additon to running the well and making excel lent interference Bird made of forty yards for touchdown and another OF forty yards IN carrying back a punt. I,ehigh’s score made a 1uke at the close Of the game after the ball was and slippery E,trd fumbled Lehighs punt, and the ball went to the visitors Cornells l0-yard line. Lehtsh made five yards, but Cornell held like a rock on the 4-yard line. and Steiner attempted drop kick for goal The ball went low, and Bird again f,rnbled it behind the goal line Colt falling on II for a touchdown for Lehigh. The lineup and

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 6, 1904, page 1

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  CORNELL BEAT LEHIGR IN WALK-OYER STYLE After Nearly an Hour OF Play, and After Cornell Had Fifty Points Lehigh Scored. ITHACA, n Y, Nov. 5.-After Cornell had scored 80 points against Lehigh iu two Commute halves. and just before time was 10 be called, the visitors Sc cured “a touchdown against the Ithacaus. During the first half. ana half OF the second Cornell advanced the bail at VIII and held L-ehigh for downs a score OF times bat after the regulars were displaced Dy substitutes Lehigh forced The ball 10 CuueUs l5-yard line, and from there tried for q goal from field. The bail went wild, but Bird attempt cd 90 catch -t and carry IL out He tumbled the oval and Colt, Of Lehigh. Iell on the BAH for “a score, Except for this tumble. Lchigh had no chance against Cornell The defensive work OF the Ithacaus was lEe best put zap Dy them this season. LeHiEl made her first down lust once during the first half and failed 20 hold Cornell Ou any occasion.

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  The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo., November 6, 1904, page 1

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  LEHIGH SCORES BY FLUKE. Cornell Smothcrs Opponents by Score nf SA tn ithaca, II. Y, Nov. 6.-After Cornell had practically scored atty-five points against Lehigh this afternoon. the visitors made a touchdown In the last few minutes OF play. making the final score 80 to D. The game was played in a drizzlins rain In a muddy field. Cornell outplayed Lehigh in the first half at every point. the latter only once making d first down and only three tires forcing Cornell to punt. Gibson and BIRD each made long runs for the downs. Gibson’s runs were for sev~enty-eight and fifty-six yards, and Birds forty and siXty-five yards Downs and Hackstaff made long runs by falling on the bail behind the goal Inc; In me last half Lehigh gained the ball on Corneirs twenty-yard line, when Bird fumbled a punted ball. Bird was unable TO hold the slippery bali and Colt dropped on it behind the lines. Rice w~rerched his knee and was retired early in the game.

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Cornell leads 16–⁠4–⁠2 in 22 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.