Cornell at Columbia

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 13, 1904, page 1

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  WINS A BIG GAME AT LAST. COLUMBIA, Ie; CORNELL, 6. Scoring Done in Last Half-Thorpe Blue and White Star. one team led and then the other the Blue and White by q tally of 12-s. Soon after the start OF the second period Metzonthin was forced TO punt Rice. at Cornens thirty Eve yard line. dropped the ball. and Thorpe despite his 90 pounds. raced after IL like sprinter. Ar irving at just the right moment he kicked the ball. and without slacAening speed chased the leather which was bounding along the turf Neither Thorpe nc- the ball stopped until he had dropped IL behind Correlrs goal and scored touchdown No sosi was kicked. Thereafter Cornell twice got Coumbia’S goal, once at the one yard line and again at the fifteen yard mark. but both times Columbia took the ball downs. The third time Cornelrs attack was successful and Halliday was damned over for e. touchdown, from which he also kicked goal. giving Cornell lead by 6–⁠5. Then Metzenthn’s kick bounced from the five yard line behind the Cornell goal. Rice picked II up, but almost he stood Thorpe tackled him, and as he was downed behind the goal line safety scored for the local eleven, which put Columbia in the lead by “a A few minutes after Columbia got another touchdown, but it the safety that really won the game Thorpe shone forth as magnificent football man. powerful in the attack and unyieIding or the defence. In all probability he will be elected captain Of the Columbia eleven for 1907 The game was rough, and almost every man on both teams bears many marks OF II. Furman. OF Cornell. was ruled out for unfair play Abou, 1900 persons saw the game “DETAILS OF THE GAME. Columhia’s men appeared on the gridiron first They We’re minus Captain stangland. who was. as expected, unable to play and watched the game from the side lines. CornelIs players soon followed They won the toss and chose the south goal, with the wind. When Metzenthin kicked off the ball went to Gibson. at CornelPs 1o-yard line Gibson ran back ten yards, and then added five yards more. and Halliday punted out of bounds to Colunbia’s 5o-yard mark. The local eleven made II first down in two tries. Columbia made three yards more, and then Metzenthin on a fake kick play. gained only yard. giving the leather TO Cornell on downs at her 52-yard mark Lyman fumblee. and was thrown for Ave yards loss by Thorpe. Halliday punted TO Columbia’s 7-yard mark, to Metzenthin, who sped back twenty-three yards. Carter dashed through centre for five yards Thorpe added some more but for offside work the ball was brought back TO the 3l-yard line Metzenthin made wretched punt TO the Columbia 40 yard mark. Columbia then got the ball on downs and made yard Thorpe rushed the leather to rnidheld. Columbia showing q smashing tack, that gained good distance on each effort After getting the ball to the Ithacans 5yard mark Columbia was penalzed five yards. COLUMBIA HALF YARD FROM 4 SCORE. Columbia punted 70 the visitors 25-yard mark Cornell found difficulty in gaining and the ball went TO the Morningside their opponents 8-yard mark. Fisher made it first down for the local eleven. Carter, in two dashes, went five yards. and Fisher, delayed pass. ran nineteen yards to Cornell’s s-yard mark. DueIl failed 10 gain, but Thorpe and DUEL between them managed 10 make ii first down by a scant margin. The ball four yards from score. Thorpe. DuelI and Fisher. among them took the ball three and one-haf yards. where Cornell made a firm stand, and got the ball on downs, when 1t was only half E yard from a score. Halliday punted out of bounds to the Ithacans’ 95-yard mark There Thorpe made four yards and Fisher three. Carter was thrown back for loss, and A.etzenthin determined to try a place kick from Tire 27-yard mark The attempt failed, and Rice got the ball at Cornelrs 7-yard mark Rice, by lodging. back to CorneIIs AZ yard mark, where he slipped and fell, and an avalanche of Columbia zen Piled him. The wearers OF the red sd- Tanced the ball slowly TO their 55-yard mark, where they got FIVE yards for offside play. Cornell had to punt, and the ball went to Metzenthtn at Columbia S % yard line. Carter with four yards. Thorpe with FIVE and Metzenthin with twenty-four yards Quarterback run. took the ball 10 Columoias 63-yayd mark. A succession OF rushes took she bail 20 Cornelrs 40-yard line Co. lunlbia having advanced the ball without pause fifty yards straight down the field. Then, using ell her backs, together with Thorpe and Thorne, Columbia pushed TO the 24-yard line. Browne car ried the bail six yards and Metzenthin took It 20 the l3-yard line TUMBLE LOSES TOUCHDOWN. There Metzenthin dropped the leather, and Cornell recovered It. Cornell, failing to gain, punted to Colunba’s 50-yard mark Carter made fifteen yards, and few plunges took IL TO Cor neITs z-yard line. Thorpe gained seven yards Then Metzenthin tried goal from the field from a place kick. with Fisher holding the ball. The attempt failed by few feet. Halliday punted 10 Metzenthin at midfeld. where time was over for the first half with the score o 70 O. ALL SCORING IN SECOND HALF. Cornell kicked OF to Columbia’s 25-yard mark Netzenrhin punted to Cornells S5-yard mark Bird ffrnf and he Thorpe then made the touchdown already referred The punt for try goal was blocked by Cook so there try at goal. Score-Coumbia 8; Cornell, o. Halliday kicked off to Metzenthn. who ran back TO the 21-yard line. Columbia rushed ball thiryards. where Metzenthin punted out of bounds al the s5-yard mark ellison was thrown for five yards loss. but this was more than made up by Cooks gain OF six yards Bird, on a fake kick. around Post TO the local eleven’s 30 yard mark. This was the nearest Cornell got to a score, and the Cornell cohorts began 10 cheer mady. Four downs put the ball on the 25-yard mark. Halliday ran twenty yards end play TO Coumbias 5-yard mark. There four downs found the ball one yard from Columbia, lacking q sure punter. hammered the line and advanced the ball TO her 25-yard mark. There Columbia held. and the bal! went TO the Ithacans on downs. Columbia seemed TO be firing. and the Cor nell smashed through for seven yards. Then Columbia again showed a strong defence, and covered the bail on downs. CORNELL MAKES HER TOUCHDOWN. COLUMBIA was twice hurled back for lines Netzenthln’s attempts at quarterback runs and he punteo Rice back the 35-yard line. Gibson lost foar yards. Birc a fake kick ran 10 the Blue and Whites 22-ysrd mark. Smith put the went i’ve yards more Halliday and Smith each made FIVE yards Then Smith went four yards and

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  The Washington times, November 13, 1904, page 11

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  COLUMBIA ENDS SEASON BY DRUBBING CORNELL Game Was Badly Played and Lacked Spectacular Runs-Neither Scored in the First Half. NEW YORK. Nov l2.-Columbia wouro up Eer football season today with a victory. over Cornell. at American League Park. the score being J. to against the visiting players. During the first half houf neither side cortd. and the play of both teams was poor, particularly IN the kicking line. At all times Columbia outplayed the up state team. but there were several slips made which ought not 70 have occurred columbia was strong IT. straigh; fushes, while Cornell was surprisingly weak. The game. altogethe’ was detoid ci features and nOu-spectacular Ia tie second half Thorp scored the Afst point by securing a touchdown on tumble By Bird. bus Metzenthin failed 70 KICK goal By clever rusnes through Jackie Falilday made “a touchdown fer cornell. few minutes later ana kick ed goal This gave the visitor headyav. Dut only for brief period. as, by foolish play Oh Bice’s par;. Colufnoia scored TWO } oInts on “a safety. Later on. bUel YVES pushed over r,r a touchdown, ana Metzenthln again an oa 10 kick goal This LETT tbr scrra y 10 81 C”!umbiu’s favor. and Ibc seaand half tuoed with the bah ON l,o,.. urlls -J-}uIu line. ‘

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  The Montgomery advertiser, November 13, 1904, page 19

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  COLUMBIA DEFEATS CORNELL. Hard, Aggressive Game Against Their Enemies from Ithaca. New York, Nov. 12.-Columbia brought its football season to a happy finish today by defeating Cornell in the annual game 12 to 6. Columbia dis played wonderful improvement in form and its entire play was characterized by snap and dash. At the opening of the game Colum- bia went at Cornell on the jump and forced the ball to Cornells one-yard line where-it was lost on downs. Reit- ter or columbia showed superb defense by taking the ball from Cornell when 1t was close to Columbia’s goal. There was no scoring in the. first half, but in the second Columbia early one and the score was to 5 again st Columbia. A safety for Cornell put Columbia once more in the lead, the score being to 6. Columbia never reiaxed ana made one more touchdown by hard, aggressive play.

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Cornell leads 52–⁠36–⁠3 in 91 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.