Cornell at Chicago

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 15, 1908, page 1

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  CHICAGO AND CORNELL TIE Fastest Game in West This Season Ends With Score Of 6 to 6. MARooNs MAKE TRIPLE PASS Outweiehed and Outplayed at Straight Foot BsII, stages Men Score In second Half on Trick Play. CHICAGO, Nov. 1L-Chicago fought an even battle with Cornell today, the score being 6 to s at the end of the fastest game played in the west this season. That chi cago was forunate to tic its opponent IN scoring was tEe opinion of even the most enthusiastic admirers OF Stages athletes outweighed and outplayed on straight foot ball in the first half. Chicago gave an exhibition of speed and involved play in the second thai bewildored the Ithacans and sent the ball across the Cornell goal. A triple pass negotiated by steffen. Page and Schommer, five minutes before the close Of play tied the score and sent the Chicago enthusiasts into a frenze. A heavy snowfall coming in the second half seemed to disconcert the Cornell players and the more agile Chicago men were crowding their opponents for heavy gains in the last fifteen minutes Of play. The Cornell line had been impervious to | Chicago’s attacks in the first half, although the eastern players had crumpler both centers and ends Of Chicago in the early plays. Both teams were weak on the use of the forward pass in the first half and a tumble by Steffen was responsible for the first Cornell touchdown. The punting OF Valdez had not been overated In the advance tldings given the Chicago players and the great kicking of the Cornell cap tain cast gloom over the hopes Of Chicago In the first half. The game was the final one TO be played in Chicago and at its finish Chicago players were escorted to their training quarters by a great crowd of shouting admirers. Cornell Kicks. Cornell kicked off to steffen, who returned It fifty yards, Sehommer returned. Steffen punted forty yards. Two forward passes put the ball on Cornell’s five-yard line. Cornell backs sent the ball back to Chicago’s fifteen-yard line by superb interference to Cornell’s twenty-five-yard line. Walders punted thirty yards to Steffen, who was downed after a series of line plunges in which Chicago seemed unable to hold the Ithacans. Now got away for a twenty-five-yard run, scoring the first touchdown. Steffen being unable to catch the fleet Cornell right half back Walder kicked goal. Score: Cornell. 6; Chicago, o. The first half ended with the ball in the middle of the field in Cornell’s possession. stagg Changes lineup In the second half Stagg changed his lineup, substituting Fake for Kelly at right tackle and sending Kelly into Ehr- | norm 3 pOSlllOh at lOAA b0oAh’ kicked off to Macarthur, who was downed. On an on-side Chicago got the ball. Crosby went in for Macarthur. Steffen made a spectacular quarter back run for eighteen yards, placing the ball on Cor nelrs thirty-yard line. Schomme dropped back for a place kick from the thirty eight-yard line. He missed by a few feet. Baird went in for Hulburt. Line plunges and kicks sent the ball to Chicago’s ten yard line. W~orthwine got away with the ball from the ten-yard line and crossed the Cornell goal, but the touchdown was declared a stolen BALI and was not al lowed. Penalties and forward passes and a run by Steffen sent the ball back to the middle of the field. C~hicago’s ends failed to hold Cornell, only the activity Of steffen saw ing Chicago on long Cornell punts and passes. five substitutions by Cornell put an almost new team into the field. Cornell tried a place kick from the thirty yard line and failed. Page advanced the ball fifty yards on two runs. A forward pass, Steffen to Schommer, scored Chi | cago’s first touchdown. Schommer kicked goal. Neither side scored again. Fina score: Cornell, 6; Chicago, 6. aWWUl ~ n

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 16, 1908, page 1

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  A DRAW AT CHICAGO. Score Stood 6 to 6 When Battle With Cornell Ended. Chicago, Nov. 16-Chicago fought an even battle with Cornell. the score being 6 to at the end of the fastest game play ed in the west this season. That chicago was fortunate to tie its opponent IN Scoring was the opinion of even the most enthusiastic admirers of Stages athletes Outweighed and outplayed on straight an exhibition of speed and INVOLVED play in the second that bewildered the 1tna7 cans and sent the ball across the Cornel1 goal. A triple pass negotiated by Steffen’ Page and Schommer, five minutes pe1ore the close of play, tied the score and sent the Chicago enthusiasts into frenzy. a heavy snowfall coming in the second ha1r seemed to discomfort the Cornell players, and the more agile Chicago men were crowding their opponents for heaVy gains in the last fifteen minutes of play: The Cornell line had been lmperVlOuS 10 Chicago’s attacks in the first half, al though the eastern players had crumpled both, center and ends of Chicago in the early plays Both Jeans We’re weak on the use of the forward pass in the first half, and a tumble by Steffen was responsible for the first Cornell touchdoWH- The punting of Valdez had not been over rated in the advance tidings given the Chicago players. and the great kicking of the Cornell captain cast gloom over the game was the final one to be played in Chicago and at its finish the Chicago play ers were escorted to their training quartiers by a great crowd of shouting admirerS. Touchdowns-Mow. Schommer. Goal from touchdown-Gardne Referee-Neil Snow Michigan. UmpIre-Everts Wren, L. S. A. Head linesman-J. Riordan, Wis

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  Los Angeles herald, November 15, 1908, page 27

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  DARTMOUTH. CHICAGO GETS EVEN BREAK WITH CORNELL CHICAGO. Nov. 14.-Chicago fought an even battle with Cornell today, the score being 6 to 6 at the end of the greatest game played in the west this season. That Chicago was fortunate to tie its opponent was the opinion even of the most enthusiastic admirers of Stages athletes. Outweighed and outplayed on straight football In the first half, Chicago gave an exhibition of speed and involved play in the second that bewildered the Ithacans ard sent the ball across the Cornell goal A triple pass negotiated by Steffen, Page and Schommer five minutes before the close of play tied the score and sent the Chicago enthusiasts into q frenzy, A heavy snow fell, coming in the second half, and seemed to disconcert the Cornell players

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  The Billings gazette, Billings, Mont., November 17, 1908, page 1

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  CHICAGO TIES IN sNowsToRM. outplayed by Cornell in First Half, Western Team Comes Back. CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Chicago fought an even battle with Cornell today, the score being 6 to 6 at the end of the greatest game played in the west this season. Out-weighed and out-played on straight football in the first half Chi cago gave an exhibition Of speed and involved play in the second that bewildered the Ithacans and sent the ball across the Cornell goal. A triple pass negotiated by steffen, Page and schommer, five. minutes before the close of play tied the score and sent the Chicago enthusiasts into a frenzy. A heavy snow fell in the second half and seemed to discomfort the Cornell players.

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Chicago leads 2–⁠1–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.