Cornell at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 1, 1905, page 1

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  QUAKERS BEAT CORNELL. Brave Fight of Ithacans All but Re suits in Victory BY the close score of 6 to 5xhe University o. Pennsylvania defeated Cornell at foot ball in the annual game yesterday after noon on Franklin field Philadelphia. The mere kicking of a goal gave a victory to the Red and Blue which. judging from the work of the two teams was deserved lust as much by Cornell The eleven from the hills above Cayuga lake was the first to score after clearly outplaying the Quakers to this point in the game. After Wa!der had been pushed over the line far to the left of the goal post he kicked out to Halliday. The big fulIback made running catch and tried desperately to heel it just as he was toppIed over by Pennsylvania forward The referee decided that he had not made fair CATCH and consequently he was not allowed to try for a goal To say that the result of the game came as a surprise to even the most ardent Cor nell enthusiast is telling no untruth. In season which has been full of surprises from start to finish Cornell’s wonderful dis play of strength at the end came as the climax 1t was called a surprise when Penn sylvania defeated Harvard, but the Phiadelphia team went into that game with at least a good record behind it. Cornell, however, has been the despised among e!evens this season. The trouble III, when the Ithacans were almost defeated and ended when Columbia downed the Cor nell warriors two weeks ago. Glen Warner the Cornell coach, must have been doing some strenuous work In the last two weeks for yesterday the IthaCans played fast hard game that kept Pennsylvania guessing most of the time Neither team was able to score in the first half Cornell had the ball most of the time, and rushed 1t repeatedly into the enenvy territory. A strong wind figured largely throughout the game and proved a big advantage to the eleven that was de- Tending the west goal Pennsylvania was fortunate enough TO win the toss, and chose this goal With fairly a gale blowing a slight kick would send the ball flying far down the field, while il was next to impossible for Cornell to get any distance on a punt. Only once did Valdez try a kick, and then he did remarkably well under the cir cumstances. He sent a low kick flying down the field. which netted the Cornell eleven twenty-five yards. In the first part of the second half Cornell had the advantage OF this wind, and the cir Cumstance had much to do with the score 1t is notable fact that both teams scored while defending the west goal, and, except once. when Cornell carried the ball In the first half, the contest was carried on in the territory near the east goal The field was not in ideal condition for foot ball. The drizzling rain which had been falling for two days filed the ground with water and made It slippery. The wind partly dried II off yesterday morning, but II was still wet enough to make bad foot ing when the teams took the field Before the game ended Jack Frost took a hand in 1t, and turned the gridron into a hard wrlnkied surface. All the recent talk about foot ball reform could not keep rough play out OF the contest. Thompson the big Cornell guard was removed from the game for smuggling Ste venson In the middle of the first half This was the only roughness which the umpire recognized, but there were plenty of other rough plays. Stevenson was knocked out once for some time after an attempted quarterback run, but went back into the game after getting his wind. Time was taken out again and again while men of both sides were laid up for repairs. Cap tain Costello of Cornell was obliged to leave the game before 1t was over, were several other Cornell men.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, December 1, 1905, page 10

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  CORNELL BEATEN BY THE QUAKERS Game Won bv Narrow Margin of 6 to 5. CORNELL IN FINE FORM Not Until Team Had Been Weakened By Putting In Substitutes Was Pennsylvania Able to Cross the Goal Line. Philadelphia. November s0-Pennsyl- vania today defeated Cornell in their an nual football game by the score of to 5, the narrow margin of goal deciding the contest It was the most stubbornly con- tested game that has been seen on Frank lin field this season. It was only after Cornell had been weakened by the sub stitution of players that the Pennsyl- vanians were able to cross the 1thican’s s goal line. For one hour the local eleven had been held in check, and really out played by the visitors, and it began to look as though the Cornell boys were to be the victors. but after they had made their touchdown and the elevens had changed goals. Pennsylvania. in the last ten minutes of play, aided by the stiff wind gradually forced the ball down the field for a touchdown. In the first half Cornell outplayod Pennsylvania in all departments of the game, with the exception of kicking. The visitors gained 125 yards by rushing against seventy-two for Pennsylvania Twice they had the ball within strik- ing distance of the Quaker goal line, but each time Pennsylvania braced up and took the ball. Shows Relative Strength. The score shows the relative strength of the two elevens, for Pennsylvania s fumbling habit. which had been tenn porarly cured, suffered relapse, and pre- vented the local eleven from scoring at least two additional touchdowns. Twice they pushed the ball from midfield to within five yards of the Cornell goal but on both occasions there was fum- ble and the Ithica boys kicked the ball out of danger. Pennsylvania did not play with their usual dash and plainly showed the ef- fleets of the college game of last Satur- day. Cornell. on the other hand, was in superb condition, and played better than they had shown this season. Neither team was able to score fin the first half, but early in the second half Cornell aided by the wind forced the ball we’ll within Pennsylvania territory. After Cornell had carried the ball to Pennsylvania’s twenty-yard line, the Quakers held firmly and took it away from the lthicans. Sheble kicked. but got 1t on Pennsylvania’s fifty-yard line. From this point the visitors carried it over for touchdown without losing it. Their main ground gain was a revolving massed tackle which the Pennsylvania eleven seemed unable to stop. At Corner of Gridiron. The touchdown was made at the corner of the gridiron and the punt-out was not heeled by Halliday, who dropped to the ground. This failure cost the Cornell team the point which would have tied the score. The elevens then changed goals and Shelbe was able to outkicS Walder on an average of from ten to fiften years on each exchange of pnts. Pennsylvania soon got the ball on Cor nelrs 35-yard line. About this time Cap tain Costello and Half Backs Walder and Gibson, who had been the mainstay of the Cornell eleven were forced to quit the game because of the fierceness of the play. Pennsylvania taking advantage of this condition started in to play harder than ever, and soon carried the ball over for a touchdown. The touchdown was

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  Waterbury evening Democrat, December 1, 1905, page 9

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  CORNELL A HARD NUT Quakers Got a Surprise In Ithacans’ Offensive Tactics. REDS LOST CHANCE TO TIE SCORE Philadelphia Finally Won After Rushing Ball Forty Yards With Old Time Speed and Dash. Play Was Rough. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l. - In a strenuous football game here Pennsyl- vania found Cornell a hard nut to crack, but finally won out by the nar- row margin of point. Cornell lost her opportunity to make the score tie because Pollock failed to heel a kickout after the touchdown. The red team surprised everybody by the stiff offensive and defensive game she played. The game was fitting climax to a season of startling upsets and forms. Cornell played better football than the Quakers in the first half, making more ground and scoring the only touchdown of that period by the straight and fast attack of her backs, but the effort told heavily on several players. and in the second half substi- tutes had to take the place of regulars at halfback positions and at several places in the line. Even Captain Cos tello,a who was tower of strength all afternoon, was forced to leave. The red and blue did not play any, where near up to her form of the past month. Stevenson fumbled constantly, and the ordinarily steady Lamson let the ball slip from his grasp on Cornells three yard line as he was beng forced over for touchdown. The Quakers finally scored after rushing the ball with their old time speed and dash for forty yards. It was this steady grinding attack which wore down the Ithacans and forced them to yield yard after yard until they were thrown back over their own goal lines. In the first period of play Cornell by her splendid offensive and defensive work was distinct surprise. She made more grand and straight attacks than Pennsylvania did. Time and time again her heavy backs, Wal der. Gibson and Halliday, were hurled through the line, and on three occasions Stevenson alone stood between them and touchdown. The fiery little Penn sylvania quarterback was always ready, however, and brought them down. Halliday found it very easy to hurdle Captain Torrey at center, and the other backs forced the Quaker tao kles to yield to their charges. Cornell worked new wrinkle in the tackling game, which saved them the ball on the third down twice. l yQ1parterhaek Pollock kicked the ball straight at the Pennsylvania man who charged, placing his team offside and giving them the opportunity for recov- cry to seize the ball, which they did with apparent ease. The play was very rough, and Thompson, Cornelps left guard, was ruled off for slugging. Score-Pennsylvania, 6; Cornell, 5.

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., December 1, 1905, page 1

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  CHICAGO ONOW CHAMPION Of WIDE WEST Michigan Defeated byNarPoW Margin Of 2 to 0. FINE WORK OF CATLIN RESULTS IN SAFETY IN SECOND HALF In Most Stubborn Game Ever Seen on Franklin Field Pennsylvania WorSts Cornell 6 to 5. Chicago. Nov. so. - Chicago, 2; Michigan. 0. The undisputed honor of the vest ern football championship was earned by Chicago by the close score of two points on a safety touchdown in the second half by the splendid work Of Captain Catlin, of Chicago, but also by the poor judgment of Clark, of Michigan, in trying to run back a punt of Eckersal’s, which barely reached the Michigan goal line. He was thrown across the line by Catlin after he had thrown off two Chicago tacklers and two points, a safety touchdown, were recorded for Chicago, the only scoring done In the game. The game was devoid Of spectacular features. brilliant open field play by Chicago and hard grinding, man killing line work by Michigan was expected by the $4,000 spectators that surrounded the gridiron on Marshall Field But the contrary was the case. Trick plays almost invariably were unsuccessful. Eckersall. whose remarkable powers were expected at least to score for Chicago, had only one chance at drop kick, and this was unsuccessful. Michigans concerted offense, when hurled against the Chicago line, failed to produce the expected results. Throughout the game the ball was in Michigan territory most of the time and not once was the Chicago goal line threatened. In the first half Chicago made so yards on downs to Michlgan’s 81. In the second half Michigan made Ga yards TO Chicago’s 80. This shows the amount OF punting that was done, and also the splendid defense put up by both teams.

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Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 97 since this game.