Cornell at Pennsylvania
Thursday, November 28, 1907 Share
Pennsylvania beat Cornell 12–4. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 13–1–1.
FinalHigh 48°F, low 33°F, 2.01 in. on the ground
In the newspapers

The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, November 29, 1907, page 12
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|PENNSY F, CORNELL 4. History Repeated Itself. in Annual Game. BETTING ODDS FAVOR ITHAcANs Was Evident From Start That Quakers Would Win. victors started to Work at Once and Scored Touchdown in First Half--Lost One for Holding. | Philadelphia, Nov. 2S.-History re- peated itself on Franklin Field this af- ternoon. Pennsylvania again winning | the annual football game with Cornell, the score being 12 to A. It was Penn | sylvania’s thirtieth victory in fifteen | games played with the Ithacans. Near | ly 10000 persons filled the big stands | So full of confidence was Cornell that | her supporters turned the tide of bet- l ting in her favor. But the teams were not on the field | five minutes before 1t was seen that Pennsylvania was likely to win. She went at Cornell hammer and tongs from the the jump and ., all the first play was the first half, to 0, does not indicate Pennsylvania’s strength. Twice the Quakers carried the ball over the Cor | the touchdowns disaIlowed because of holding. In this half the Quakers were | penaiized seventy-five yards and held Cornell to one first down. Pennsylvania and yet, owing to her holding proc1iv- ities. was able to make but one touch down. In the second half the Ithacans seem- endangered Pennsylvania’s goal. Penn sylvania’s principal play was in the for ward pass which she worked almost to Wind Favored Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania had the wind at her back and promptly punted the ball back every time Cornell kicked. Cornell could not make any headway against Pennsylvania’s strong defense and was compelled to kick frequently. The Ithacans. however, persevered and in the game They then essayed for word pass and 1t was Pennsylvania’s ball on her own thirty-five yard line. An exchange of punts gave Pennsyl- line. Tydenmann here replaced Vanor- l man, who was carried off the field in- l Jured Play Jagged bit and then the Cornell enthusiasts were reused to | high pitch of excitement. Cornell got the ball in her on side kick and two forward passes, one of forty yards. another of twenty yards, she had the ball on Pennsylvania’s fif- teen-yard line. She then tried a third. It looked good for a touchdown but | Scarlett leaped in the air and got the ball as it was about passing over the line to waiting Cornell man. Scarlett plunged forward and was down on the | flve-yard line. Pennsylvania then punt ed to midfield. Cornell tried another scarlett. Draper picked up the bail and ran sixty-f1ve yards for touch down: His great play brought the crowd to it’s feet and the cheering was tremendous. Scarlett kicked the goal. Score: Pennsylvania. l2; Cornell, 0. Cosgrove kicked off and both sides again resorted to bunting, during which ynd stssn Pennsylvania b was twice penal ly kicked over Pennsylvania’s line for touchdown and on the kickout 1t was Cornell’s ball in midheld. Penn Macklin for Gallagher, Miller for Faux lis and Reagan for Keinath. Cornell sent in Shearer for McCalli. Another touchback was made and the ball was again kicked to Cornell st midfield. Three rushes and a forward pass gave Cornell the ball on Pennsyl- yania’s twenty-three yard line. Here Caldwell dropped back to the thirty i’ve yard line: dropped beautiful field l goal at difficult angle. The game ended with the ball in CornelIs terri tory on the fifteen-yard line in Cor neiIs possession. Fir al score: Penn sylvania 12. Cornell I. ketnath was accurate in his throws and Pennsylvania man was usually on the spot to reeive the ball. Kein- ah ne aed ppn o aRs play dpwn ss | through this play that the Quakers were able 10 keep the ball in CorneIps territory in the first half and after getting 1t close enough to the goal line changed their style Of play and ham, mered the Cornel line for their first | touchdown. In the. second half Cornell did most did not bring. the substantial results ouakers’ second to1ehdoWn was the passes being blocked. The ball was on Pennsylvanias fifty-yard line and Scarlett intercepted the throw. Draper was on the ball in a flash and with clear field ran sixty-fve yards for Pennsylvanias second score. Cornelrs field goal came late in the second half. Cornell got the ball in midfield and worked it to the twenty-three yard line. Unable to make further head way, CaldwellI who had replaced Van Orman, dropped back tn the thirty-five yard line and kicked beautiful goal at difficult angle. l The lineup was as folows: nsylvania-PauxtIs, Miller, left end; Draper, left tackle: Gallagher, Macklin, left guard: Dwyer. center; ziegler. right guard; Gaston, right | tackle; Scarlett right end; Keinath, Began, quarterback; Folwell, left half back; Greene, Dyer. right halfback; | Hollenback, fullback. left tackle, Thompson, left guard; May. center; Cosgrove, Brinton, right guard; | O’Rourke, right tackle; Van Ordman, | Tydeman Harris right end; Gardner. Caldwell, quarterback; Earle, Move, | left halfback; Metallic, Sherer. right halfback; Walder. Ebling, fullback. Score-Pennsylvania, 12: Cornell, 4. l Touchdowns. Folweli. Draper. Goals from touchdowns, Scarlett ?. Goal from field, Caldwell. Referee. Al Sharpe, Yale. Umpire, W. H. Edwards, Princeton. Field judge, Lieut.. F: T. Hackett West Point. Linesman: “. H. l Corhin, Yale. Time of halves, 3b mn

The daily morning journal and courier, Connecticut, November 29, 1907, page 1
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CORNELL FALLS BEFORE QUAKERS Pennsylvania Wins Thanks giving Day Contest by the Score of 12 to 0. CALDWELL KICKS GOAL FROM FIELD Substitute Quarterback Makes Only Points for Men from Ithaca. PhllaQ6lph1d, NOV. zo.--t1lStoly ,-AS peated itself on Franklin field this afternoon, for Pennsylvania again won the annual football game with Cornell, the score this time being 12 to 4. It was Pennsylvanias thirteenth victory in fifteen games with the Ithacans, the Nv York state team having won one- contest and tied another The game was finely played, there being many spactacular features, which were great ly enjoyed hy the nearly 30,000 persons who filled the big stands. Cornell fully | expected to win. The team had a good N seasons record, the men were trained to the hour, and it was expected that E Pennsylvania, which had been a little cratic this year. would not be able B yto withstand the aggressive tactics or 4 the Cornellians So full of confidence \ was Cornell that her supporters turned k the tide of betting in her favor. A But the teams were not on the field five minutes before it was seen that \ Pehnsylvania, barring accidents and flrkes, was likely to win. The team & went at Cornell hammer and tongs from the start and all during the fiNt T half the play was close to CornelPs | goal. The score in the first half 6 to 0, $I dce5 not indicate Pennsylvanla’s s strength in that period Twice the $ $Ponnsylvaniane carried the ball over I the Cornell line by hard work, only to 8have the touchdown disallowed because |Esof hcld!ng. Once they lost the ball Xtwo feet from the goal on downs, und another time, when the ball was only # two yards from a score, they were again penali2ed for holding. In this half they were pcnalized 7t wards and held Cornell to one first ~Bdown. Pennsylvania clearly outplayed Cornell in this half, and yet, owing tt liner holding prociivtties was able tc make but one touchdown. Il Conditions were practically reversed En the second half, although Pennsyl- gania made another touchdown to a feld goal by Cornell, In this haf the Ethacans seemed to gain strength, and several times they endangered the “ #Pennsylvania goal Pennsylvania’s principal play was # he forward pass, which she worked &slmost to perfection. Keinath, the #crack basketball player, was accurate n his throwing and a Pennsylvania han was usually on the spot to re- W eeive the ball. Keinath and PauXtis M had been practicing the play and had s 1t down to fine point It was by this &blay that the Quakers were able tc keep the ball in Cornell’s territory ir \ he first half After getting it close though to the goal line she changed z he style of play and hammered the Cornell line for the first down. % Tn the second half Cornell did : most of the forward passing but the play did not bring the substantial re- sults that it did to Pennsylvania. The x puakers’ second touchdown was the Y result of one of Cornell’s forward j. passes being blocked The ball was W n Pennsylvania’s fifbyryard line and scarlett for Pennsylvania intercepted he throw. Draper was on the ball ir flash and with clear field ran six y-five yards for Pennsylvania’s sec V Rnd score. CornelPs field goal came # ate in the second half. Cornell go he ball In mAdfield and worked 1t tC he twenty-three yard line. Unable o make further headway Caldwell y-ho had replaced Gardner, dropped ack to the thirty-five yard line ant licked beautiful goal at a ddf1cul “ |ngle Predictions that the game would b oughly played because of the higl pirit of the teams were, happily, al vrong. There was little roughness nd few men were laid out by injuries Eanorman was carried off the fiel ? a semi-conscious condition, but re < overed fully after reaching the dress he room. The crowd was one of tn 7. Arqest that has ever gathered O franklin field, and the weather wa heal for both the spectators and tn layers. The line up: Pennsylvania. Position. Cornell. Pauxtis Miller ...,........,., Watso Left end. paper ..........,,.,..!...’.. LyAc Left tackle. Eallagheri AldchIn .’s’‘‘‘‘‘ 1holllpSO Left guard. zbwyer ...................... uMa Center. ieeler ............. .Cosgrove, Brinto Right guard. a aston .,.....,........’‘.’‘.’ Ohourh Right tackle. carlet ..vanorman, Tydeman, Harr Right end. teinath, Reagan ...Gardner, Caldwe Quarterback. oIwell .,............ Earle, Nov Left halfback. reene. Dyer ........ .McCallis, Shert Right halfback, Tollenback .........y. .Walder, Eblin F’ullbaek Score-Pennsylvania 12, Cornell buchdowns, Folwell, Draper; goa rom touchdowns, Scarlet 2; goal fro eld Caldwell; refere es, Al SharI Yale: umpire, W. H. Edwards [ SrSv,t,,,roa ,n H1birS pooaN

The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 29, 1907, page 2
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PENNSYLVANIA IL. CORNELL o. The Qual<ers Proved Too Fast foI the Eleven From Ithaca. Philadelphia, Nov. 29.-On Frank IN field Thursday afternoon Hennsyi, vania again won the annual footDall game with Cornell, the score this year being 12 to 4. 1t was Pennsylvania s thirteenth victory in fifteen games played with the Ithacans. the New York state team having won one con- est and tied another. pennsylvania went at Cornell ham, ner and tongs from the jump and all 3uring the first, half the play was lose to cornell,s goal. The score OF he first half. 6 to o, does not indicate Pennsylvania’s strength In that percd. Twice the Quakers carried the all over the Cornell line by hard a-ork, only to have the touchdowns isallowed because of holding. once -ney lost the ball two feet from the goal on downs and another time when he ball was only two yards from a score they were .penalized Tor holding. In this half the Quakers were pen lized 10 yards and held cornell to me first downs. Pennsylvania clearly outplayed Cornell in this half and yet owing to her holding proclivit1es was a BILE to make but one touchdown. Conditions were practically reversed in the second half although Pennsyivania made another touchdown to field goal by Cornell. In this half the Ithacans seemed to gain strength ana several times endangered the Penn sylvania goal. In the second half Cornell did most of the forward passing but the play did not bring the substantial results that it did to Pennsylvania. The Ouakers’ second touchdown was the result of one of CornelPs forward passes being blocked. The ball was on Pennsylvania 50-yard line and Scar lett, for Pennsylvania, intercepted the throw Draper was on the ball in flash and with a clear field ran SIS yards for Pennsylvania’s score. Corners neld goal came late in the second half Cor nell got the ball in midfeld and work. ed it to the 23-yard line. Unable to make further Roadway Caldwell. who had replaced Van Orman, dropped back to the 35-yard line and kicked a beautiful goal at a difficult angle.

The news-democrat, Providence, R.I., November 29, 1907, page 3
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PENN CAPTURES ANNUAL GAME WITH CORNELL, 12–4 Philadelphia. Nov. 29.-History repeated itself on Franklin field yesterday after noon. for Pennsylvania again won the an nual football game with Cornell. the score this time being IL TO 4. IL was Pennsylva- MAS 18th victory In Is games with the Ithacans, the New York state team haying won one contest and tied another. The game was finely played there being many spectacular features which were greatly enjoyed by nearly 5000 persons who filled the big stands. Cornell fully expected to win. The team had a good seasons record. the men were trained 10 the hour and il was expected that Pennsylvania, which had been little erratic this year, would not be able TO Withstand the aggressive tactics OF the Comedians. So full OF confidence was Cornell that her supporters turned the tide of betting in her favor. But the teams were not on the field five minutes before IL was seen that Penn sylvania barring accidents and flukes. was likely TO win. The team went at Cor nell hammer and tongs from the start and all during the first half the play was close TO Cornells goal. The score in the first half--6 to 0-does not indicate Penn sylvanias strength in that period. Twice the Pennsylvanians carried the ball over the Cornell line by hard work, only TO have the touchdowns disallowed because of holding. Once they lost the ball two feet from the goal on downs. and another time when the ball was only two yards from a score they were again penalized for holding. In this half they were penalized 75 yards and held Cornell on first down. Pennsylvania clearly outplayed Cornell In this half and yet, owing TO her holding proclivities. was able TO make but one touchdown.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Pennsylvania 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Cornell–Pennsylvania gamePennsylvania leads 65–40–5 in 110 meetings, counting the 95 since this game.
Around this game
Cornell
- Next gamevs. HamiltonOct. 3, 1908
- SeasonCornell in 1907
- ProgramCornell history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. West VirginiaSept. 26, 1908
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1907
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records

