Amherst at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 8, 1908, page 10

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  CORNELL BARELY WINS AMHERST FIGHTS HARD. Ithacans Sh0zC True Form in Second Half and Make Touchd0z0n. ithaca n Y Nov 7-Cornell caught Tartar in Amherst to-day, and saved from possible defeat by the splendid work of Walder at fullback and Macarthur and Hurlburt at the ends The Cornell line was very poor. Gray, of the visitors made first down through line five times during the first half and once in the second. Walder dis tnguished himself by smashing bucks, strong work the defensive and fine kicking. Macarthur and Hurburt went down under every punt, and their sensational tackling the feature of the game Amherst played ali around Cornell in the hrst half. except for the last five minutes. but did not have the power TO get the bal within the danger line except once. Then Madden tried a drop KICK from the 40-yard line, which failed. Gardner handled the ball without a. tumble, and showed good generaship in directing the plays Cornell used straight football most Of the time, and did not attempt any new formations. The Amherst backs made several dashing runs, and made their distance often on delayed passes that sent Gray and Atwood through centre. IN the second half Cornell seemed to wake up and showed flashes OF fine form. In of these the hall was taken from the 45-yard line for touchdown The entire first half a kicking contest. in which Cornell gained ten 10 twenty-five yards on each exchange The ball did rot go nearer either goal than the 25-yard line, except on punts- Near the middle of the half Amherst used forward passes twice for total gain OF thirty-fve yards. Gray and Kilburn added twenty. but third forward pass went TO Hutchinson. This was the best gain made by the visitors At the opening of the second half Cosgrove kicked off to Blades, Gardner received a punt at midfeld. and line bucks by Walder and Shesrer took the ball 10 the 2O-yard line where Walder failed TO kick goal from placement Blades punt ed out and after exchange of punts, Walder and Tydeman, alternating carried the ball to the 20-yard line Shearer made five and Walder scored. making fifteen yards three successive plays. Gardner kicked the goal For the rest of the half the ball stayed near the centre of the field Amherst showed fine spurt the last minutes, but unable to get in side the danger line. The summary follows.

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  Evening journal, November 9, 1908, page 6 (results column)

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  RESULT OF GAMES ! ON The GRIDIRON VIN ltsA uAAAOAhOIN = Although the finishing touches are yet to be put TO the majority Of the important Eastern college football teams to prepare them for the cham pionship games, various remarkable events on the gridiron on Saturday seem TO make it practicable to pick the present leader in the football world. On the basis Of Harvards brilliant vic tory over Carlisle Saturday, Browns tic game with Yale and Dartmouth’s win over Princeton. Harvard would seem to have first choice. Carlisle. which has held the University Of Pennsylvania to score Of to 6, was trounced by Harvard. II to 0. Brown, which Harvard had little trou Bile in beating. to .. a week ago. outplayed Yale, the blue sympathizers feeling lucky TO escape with a 1O-to-10 tie. With Dartmouth. which showed decisive superiority over Princeton in its O-to-6 victory in New York Harvard has only Williams scores for comparison. Harvard disposed of Williams. 10 to 0. and the Berkshire boys i’m their scoreless contest. Score comparisons, however, are unreliable in the present development Of the teams. Harvard has probably shown / the greatest development Of any of the / big Eastern elevens Dartmouth, with the exception OF Pishon. the little quarterback. has practically the same team that last year overwhelmed Harward. These two elevens will meet next Saturday. and should Dartmouth win she win have realized her ambition to rank among the very first Of the big teams. Annapolis. which piled up so points against Villa Nova on Saturday. still leads in scoring. with 1874 The University Of Pennsylvania is next, with 17s. while Yale with 142 Harvard. with l22; Syracuse, with 115, and Brown, with 1O5. are the only other Eastern teams above the century mark. None of the Eastern teams has an unsullied goal. Yale’s record was the last to tumble, Brown smirohing IL twice on Saturday. Following are the scores of Saturdays games: Penn. “a; Lafayette, T. Yale. 10; Brown, 10. Dartmouth. 10; Princeton. Cornell, 6; Amherst 0. Harvard, II; Indians, O Navy. so: Villanova. g. Army, G; Springfield r. S. 3. State. SO; Bucknell 6. Lehigh. 2; IIaverford. 0. Colgate. 6; Syracuse, 0. Gettysburg, G; Western Maryland. O University OF Fittsburg Il; West Virginia. 0. w. and j. 16; Dickinson. O. Holy Cross. s. Tufts. 0. Union. S9 Hobart. 5. r. =. l., IL; n Y. University. 0. Hamilton, 5; st. Lawrence O. Harvard Freshmen. 10; Brown Fresh. men. o. Trinity. 40; Wesleyan. 0. Lebanon Valley Ia; Middletown A. c Ursinus. So; Medico- Chi. O. Mercersburg, II; Lawrencevine, 6. Hin School. II; Pottstown. 0. r. and NJ, s.; Muhlenberg. 0. Bordentown NJ l.. 16; Montclair. 6. Yale Freshmen, 3; Princeton Fresh men. 0. Penn Freshmen, IS; starkey Semi nary. o. l’tidWdTe, o. Rutgers. 3. Susquehanna. %; Sunbury. 5. Villanova Props. 81; Philadelphia Dental. O. Baltimore City College. “a; Mnlers vile. H. Atlantic City H. S. 3; Central Man ual. O. Andover. 12; Exeter. 0. Blair Hall. 6; Peddie. o. Williams. 0; Vermont, q. Marquette, Il; Lawrence. q. Michigan, So: Kentucky State 0 Vanderbilt. Is; Tennessee, . Purdue. 16; Northwestern, 10. Nebraska. %: Ames. II. Wisconsin. 5; Minnesota. 0. st. Louis, 6; Sewanee, 0. Wooster Is; Carnegie Teach, g. Notre Dame, IL; Indiana, 0. Illinois, %; Iowa, 0. Kenyon, 80; Cincinnati, 0. Case Is; Ohio State, s. George Washington. 80: w. ana w.. , A. and NJ. 2i; Davidson. o. Auburn, 49, Georgia Tech, o. Virginia Polytechnic. 10; North Car olina.-O. Philadelphia Central II. S, 54 Washington. II. s., T. Pennsylvania, 6; Georgetown. 5. st. Mary’s, 6; Central University. Louisiana state. 6; Mississippi A and NJ. 6. Stevens, 1e; Jefferson Medical. 0.

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  The mirror, Stillwater, Minn., November 12, 1908, page 1 (results column)

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  football Scores. The following are the scores OF the football games played last Sat urday: Wisconsin, 5; Minnesota, O. Michigan, 81; Kentucky, O. Illinois, %; Iowa, O. Nebraska. %; Ames, II. Harvard, II; Carlisle, 0. Yale, 10; Brown, 10. Dartmouth, 10; Princeton, 6. Pennsylvania, 81; Lafayette, 4. Army, 6; Springfield, 5. Cornell, 6; Amherst, 0. Navy, 80; Villa Nova, 6.

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings.