Cornell at Pennsylvania

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 30, 1906, page 1

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  EASTERN TEAMS ] Z. +. PLAY TIE GAME Cornell and Pennsylvania Elevens Put Up a Fierce Thanks giving Battle. -, > Philadelphia, Nov. 3O.--A football feast that sizzled with excitement and brought forth praise from the most ex! acting taste, was served hot an old time wintry Thanksgiving when Penn sylvania met Cornell on the gridiron. Princes. and princesses of fashion at tended en- masse, as if grazing a feast knights combat in a scoreless game. Cornell, the supposedly all powerful, was unable to attain, her end against the eleven quaker warriors who time edge Of hope and then fought away from the pit of defeat. The brilliancy of it all dulled the memory Of the football friends who have followed all the big games since a struggle that magnetized attention from the start not to loosen the grip until it was over. Only within the last two minutes of play was there an advantage. and that resulted in one of the greatest exhibitions of determinaton and pluck ever seen on a chalked field. Then Cornell secured the ball within Pennsylvania s 5-yard line, thru a for ward pass, such as Princeton tried to, csss ayniI IN f Fn and IN pGEed WIS., the leather once in her possession with in striking distance of victory, Cornell lined up and crashed against the Penn svlvania line. Once, twice and three times the heavy .Ithacans lunged, but were smothered IN their tracks and pandemonium reigned as PENNSYLVANIA secured the ball on downs. Captain Green tried to punt out of danger, bat .thesswind carried the ball out of bounds on Pennsylvania S IS yard line. The Cornell, supporters all but shouted their heads off. Little Jameson signaled for another toss Of the balL%and it landed on ,Pennsylva-t Mas one:yard line with three Cornell PLAYERS clutching it. while pinioned down by the whole Pennsylvania team. With their first chance gone and an other their s, the Cornell men were ggoaded into desperation by their leader. They waited the word and then threw their whole weight and ire at Penn. sylvania, but not one inch did thew gain: Then sadly the exhausted play ers Of both sides tottered to their feet and Cornell tried again. With a crunch Of leather and muscle the two elevens came together. But they just rose and fell. The strongest lifted the weak,

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  The news-democrat, Providence, R.I., November 30, 1906, page 2

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  No SCORE FOR PENN-CORNELL with the ball within one yard Of the home teams goal line, the annual game between the Pennsylvania and Cornell football elevens on Franklin field yesterday at Philadelphia. came 10 an end with out either side being able TO score. The finish OF the contest with Pennsylvania flghting desperately to ward off defeat was the most sensational piece of football play that has been seen on the red and blue gridlron In a long time. Cor nell twice had the ball I’m those last few minutes within one yard OF Pennsylvania’s line, and victory appeared 10 be certain, but the Philadelphia men held her each time by a defence that was as i’m pregnsble as IL was sensational. Tho lineup: PENNSYLVANIA. CORNELL Levene, ]. G. .....l e.. Babcock. Watson gallagher. ]. z. ...........,l. r., Thompson DWyer. c. ...’S Newman leigber, r. &. .,..”........r. e., O’Rourke lfdston, T. l. ....s.............r. l., Brinton Scarlett. r. .. ..........r. e.. Van Orman Lawrence, q. b.. q. b., Jameson, Gardiner folWeil, l. N. b. s..........l h. b., Earle -freene, r. n. b, ..............r. IN. b., Gibson Itotepeck, Y. o. ................f. b., Wa1der Score-Pennsylyania O. Cornell O. Ref ‘ree-W. III. Corbin, Yale. Umpire-w. H. Edwards Princeton. Lincsman-A H. Sharpe, Yale.

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Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 96 since this game.