Cornell at Harvard

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 7, 1909, page 10

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  HARVARD A VICTOR SHOW STRONG ATTACK Cornell Makes Brace but Los ing Fight. feated Cornell in the first meeting at foot ball between the two universities i’m twelve years on Soldiers Field this afternoon by a score OF IS TO 0. thanks to a forceful and varied attack and a stone wall defence. The game was witnessed by twenty-five thousand persons. one touchdown was MADE in the first half after eighteen minutes Of play and two more were added in the second. with goals from all three. Twice in the first half Cor nell managed to struggle inside the Harward 9o-yard line, only to be hurled back almost Immediately by the impetuous charge of the Crimson forwards. There were fifteen distinct Harvard marches toward the Cornell goal line, and i’m the ninety scrimmages i’m which Harward had the ball 453 yards were gained The first touchdown was the result OF nine rushes from the centre OF the field. with Minot carrying the ball and helped along by O’Flaherty and the other backs. In the second half rockingham circled Cornelrs right end for a dash of fifteen yards and then was hauled along with his Jersey over his head for ten yards more. The last touchdown was the elimination OF another march from the centre of the field. with a forward pass contributing thirteen yards of the distance. The Cornell players were always on the defensive. but showed some fine football and uncovered one of the most intricate. spectacular and well executed forward passes that has been seen on Soldiers Field since this play was introduced. With the ball ON her own 20-yard line, the Cor nell quarterback tossed IL 20 the fullback on the l5-yard line. There for few seconds the ball was passed from one play OF 10 another. with the Harvard men chasing il. until four men had handled Il. The last man then turned and hurled the ball thirty yards up the field to Hurlbert. the left end. and that player covered fifteen yards more before he was downed. The play netted Cornell clean twenty-five yards Harvard did practically all the rushing and made twenty-five. first downs. In the second half. however. the visitors held the Crimson team for downs on the 2-yard line, showing that they had some fight left. Seagrave started the game for Cornell by kicking off TO Fisher on Harvard’s S5-yard line and the big guard was dOwned by sheer weight Of opposing tacklers on his zO-yard line. Z. Smith slipped around Crosby for five yards and Harvard lost play was useless and Minot kicked 10 Baker on his 45-yard line. Hoffman couldn’t gain on an end play and Fish caught an onside kick by Baker, Simson bringing the Harvard captain down on Cor EelI’s 45-yard line. F. Smith got four yards around Hurlburt Leslie added three through tackle and Minot was good for a first down. Leslie and Mnot made small gains. and then Fish lost O’Flaherty’s forward pass. Tydeman getting the hall on his 2O-yard line. Sim son kicked to O’Flaherty. who handled him self badly and was dropped on his 25-yard line after running back. Harvard wouldn’t kick. and. using every hack. swept down the field forty-five yards. \ forward pass failed then and an onside kick was blocked. the bail going to Cornell on Harvard’s AS yard line Cornell gained little through the line but made first down on a forward pass, Baker TO Crosby. penalty for holding interviewed and Tydeman kicked over the goal line. Harvard put the ball in play from the 25-yarG line. and. developing a power that the Cornell defence couldn’t resist al all. wen right down the field. with MinOt doing most of the work and finally going over for touchdown Harvard finally worked the ball TO Cor nell’s 45-yard line. after several exchanges Of punts. at the beginning Of the second half and then started rush down the field. The Cornell defence stiffened splendidly at the 7-yard line. and O’Flaherty tried 10 kick a field goal getting a bad pass. The ball went into the backs of the Harvard lire men. and Fish fell on it, Cornell still held. however. and took the ball on downs two yards from a touchdown Tydeman kicked to his 35-yard line. and this time there was no stopping the Harward rush until MinOt had gone over for the second touchdown Wilmington kicked the goal again. and the score was. Harvard u, Cornell q Harvard worked the bail steadily down the field after the kickoff. heating down all opposition until the i0-yard line has been crossed. There a forward pass went into the ground. but an end run yielded the touchdown after Cornell had kicked out and line plunges had brought the ball back HeraTd u.s.. Position. Cornell tOl

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 7, 1909, page 11

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  HARVARD DEFEATS CORNELL ELEVEN Ragged Game Is Played BY the Successful Team MINOT STARS IN PUNTlNG Fumbling Is Frequent In Towards Backfield, But This Is Overcome by the Excellent Work OF Other Players. MINOT STARS IN PUNTlNG Cambridge, Mass, November 6.-(Special. Harvard, playing ragged game, marred by frequent fumbllng, penalties and unsuccessful passes, was able to beat the Cornell eleven by a score of Is to O.. The work of the Harvard eleven as a team was disappointing. Fish was not up to his standard on receiving the for ward pass and fumbling was frequent in the backf1eld. Nothing in the Cornell line was able, however, to stop Minot and he also outpunted Baker. Frothingham starred in several speedy runs, net ting 80 yards or more. The Ithacans tried the open game on two of Bakers attempt ed passes and were beaten. Harvard line, where O’Flaherty was unsuccessful in an attempt at a field goal. After about 10 minutes play in the second O’Flaherty made fair catch of Simpsons punt on Cornell’s 42-yard line. On the next play Leslie was dragged through 30 yards and line plays carried the ball to the TOyard line, where the Cornell defense stiff fened. O’Flaherty’s attempted goal was blocked. On the punt out O’Flaherty received the punt and ran 10 yards to the 3O-yard line; Long made seven yards around left and Minot smashed through to the eight-yard line and in two rushes made three yards more. buckingham now replaced Leslie and was given the ball on the first play, carrying 1t over the line. Rodgers, who replaced Houston, was responsible for the third touchdown. Long and F’rothingham having carried the ball within Il yards of the goal. Rodgers broke loose and ran around left end for the last score. In the 80 scrimmages In which Harvard had the ball. 1853 yards were covered. Harvard did practically all the rushing and made 20 first downs. The lineup: Harvard. Position. Cornell Houston, ............L. E............. Monk, H. A. Rogers. Hurlburt. Hooper, ............. l.. T.............. Stude L. Wilmington, Bush. L. Wilmington I’LL. G........... Donnan Blodgett, Feter Fisher, ...............R. G......... O’Conner Stowe. Fish, ............,...R. T........... Weeks Fisher. L. D. Smith .........R. E,......... Crosby OFlaherty, ............Q..... Baker, Wigglesworth. Owens. Leslie, ........--...-..I. H......... llueman rockingham. Pierce. p. Smith, ............R. H.......... Hoffman Long. Minot, ................F. Simpson, Morrison. Case, Robb. | Score: Harvard Is, Cornell o.

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, November 8, 1909, page 3

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  CRIMSON HOLDS CORNELL. Harvard’s Defense SoIid-Ithacans Beaten, 18 to 0. With a stonewalI defense and a plnnging attack in which the runner was helped along for gains. Harvard defeated Cornell Saturday at Cam bridge, IS to 0, in the first meeting of these colleges on the gridiron in 12 years. Twenty-Five thousand people saw the game. The first touchdown came in the first half and was the result of nine rushes from the center of the field, with Minot carrying the ball. to be pushed and dragged by O’Flaherty and the other backs. In the second half Frothingham circled the Cornell right end for fifteen yards and then was hauled along, with his jersey oyer his head, ten yards further The last touchdown was the eliminating of an- other march from the center of the field with forward pass, contributing thirteen yards of the distance. The Cornell players were always on the defensive, but showed some fine footpall and uncovered one of the most intricate, spectacular and well exc cuted forward passes that has been seen on Soldiers field since this play was introducted into the game Witt the ball on her thirty-yard line, the Cornell quarterback tossed it to the fullback on the fifteen-yard line. Then for a few seconds the ball was passed from one player to another with the Harvard men chasing it until four men had handled 1t. The last man then turned and hurled the ball thirty wards more before he was thrown. The play netted the Cornell players a clean twenty-five yards while the Cam bridge men stood like statues waiting for some opponent to start running The individual stars were Minot.

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  Bismarck daily tribune, Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], November 7, 1909, page 1

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  HARVARD WON FIRST OF SERIES FINE INTERFERENCE AND STONE WALL DEFENSE TOO MUCH FOR CORNELL. Cornell Has the Forward Pass Down to a Fine Art – One Touchdown n First and Two In Second Tells the Sotry of Scoring – Harvard Strong On the Line Plunge Stunt. Cambridge, Nov. cit was Har- Yards plunging and “help the runner” attack and her stonewall defense that defeated Cornell in the first meeting at football between the two Universtiles in twelve years in Soldiers field today, 18 to 0. One touchdown was made in the first half after eighteen minutes of playing, and two more were added in the second, with goals from all three. Twice in the first half Cornell managed to struggle inside the Harward 80 yard line only to be hurled back. There were fifteen distinct Crimson

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Harvard leads 47–⁠21–⁠1 in 69 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.