Cornell at Pennsylvania

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  Los Angeles herald, California, November 25, 1910, page 8

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  OUAKERS DEFEAT CORNELL BY 12–⁠6 Mixture of Good and Bad Playing Alternately Disappoints and Thrills Crowd PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24-In a hard and fast game in which there was a mix ture of good and bad playing, the University of Pennsylvania football team defeated Cornell on Franklin field this afternoon, u to C. The Quakers’ score was made on two touchdowns and goals and CornelPs on two goals from placement by Quarterback Butler. Despite the fact that Pennsylvania won, the score was a disappointment TO the followers of the Philadelphia eleven. The red and blue team at times lacked the dash shown in several games this season and some of it’s plays were marred by fumbling and the poor handling Of punts. on the other hand Cornell played more dashng game than was expected. Her in terference to help the runner with the ball at times almost perfect. On several occasions it looked as If the Ithaca men would succeed in carrying the ball across the goal line for touchdowns, but the Pennsylyanians rallied when things looked dangerous and held the big red team from New York state repeatedly. Then Cornell would resort to a goal from placement, but 1t succeeded only twice in the five or six times 1t was tried. Except a wing shift used by Cornell, the game brought out no new football features The forward pass failed almost often as It gained Cornell being more successful with this plan than Pennsylvania. GAME IN DETAIL Pennsylvania won the toss and took the kickoff Penna. got the ball on Cornell s 90-yard line and by dashng play through the line and a forward pass took the ball to CornelPs 3-yard line, where it was fumbled and Cornell got 1t. Cornell Immediately punted to her own 35-yard line. After play Mercer took the ball around Cornell’s right end and ran 80 yards for a touchdown Ramsdell kicked the goal. Neither team was able to make much of an impression on the opponents line for first down. 1t was a line punting duel between Scott and Butler and Gass, who relieved Butler A feature of this duel was the running back of a punt by Gass for 80 yards and a5-yard dash by Ramsdell to Cor nell’s 37-yard line. Hough, who took Scott $ 7O-yard line and then sommer, on delayed pass, made a touchdown. Ramsden kicked a goal SECOND HALF In the third period Cornell intercepted a forward pass and on the next lineup Nichols for Cornell took the ball around Pennsylvania’s 43-yard line where Butler kicked goal from placement at a difficult angle Score: Pennsylvania 12, CORNELL 6. Both teams played hard and fast. Cor nell got the ball poor forward pass A forward pass gained 25 yards and fun bed punt enabled Cornell to keep the ball on Pennsylvania 20-yard line, Butler here mar rowly missed another field goal, Pennsylvania then got the pail ana worked 1t to Cornel’s 18-yard line, where the period ended Score, end third period: Pennsylvana r. Cornell 6. FUMBLES COSTLY With the ball on Cornel’s 1S-yard line at the beginning of the fourth period, Pennsylvania tried a forward pass and Cornell got the ball on a tumble and punted to midheld Getting the ball after exchange of punts. Pennsylvania rushed it for short gains around CornelTs ends and a forward pass netting 27 yards put the ball CornelPs 7-yard line where Pennsylvania lost yards. RAMS dell then failed at goal from placement Cornell punted to midheld. The game ended with the ball in Cornell’s possession on her own 42-yard line. Final score: PENNSYLVANIA II, Cornell 6. The lineup: PENNSYLVANIA. Position. Cornell Narks...............L J.. e.. Etrick- -Teagle rodaers. L, t. Monk Champaign

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  The Chitina leader, Alaska, November 26, 1910, page 2

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  HOT FROM THE WIRES. Seattle, Nov 25.-A. NJ. Montgom- cry, a travelling salesman of Madi- son, made two unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide yesterday. Being homesick on Thanksgiving is attrib- uted as the cause for wanting to take his life. Philadelphia, Nov. 25.-Before an immense crowd the University of Pennsylvania football team yesterday defeated Cornell University, the score being 12 to 6. London, Nov. 25.-Ambassado Whitelaw Reed in an address before the American Society. spoke of the needs of high service in the Ameri- can diplomatic corps. Washington, Nov. 25.-Embassa- dor Wilson wires that the situation in Mexico is improving, with Presi- dent Diaz recovering ground. Spokane, Nov. 25.-The Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers has ordered strike on all railroads west of Chicago, December 10, unless its ultimatum is accepted Cary, Ind, Nov. 25.-The steel corporation has refused to put bath tubs in the houses occupied by its workmen, declaring that they can use the coal bins for their weekly dip. Seattle, Nov. 25.-The football championship of the Pacific coast was yesterday won by the University of Washington by defeating the Oregon Agricultural College. Score 22 to O. St. Louis, Nov. 25-The Fedora tion of Labor has issued orders that all locals must first get permission from the federation executive coun- cil before declaring boycott. Washington, Nov. 25.-Overton Dickinson, son of Secretary of War Dickinson, died yesterday at Nash vile. New York, Nov. 26.-Speaker Joe Cannon says that he does not expect much legislation to be enacted at the coming session of Congress. Ads in the Chitina Leader get re- ssultS.

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  Bisbee daily review, Arizona, November 25, 1910, page 4

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  BIG EASTERN GAME GOES 10 QUAkERs PENN DEFEATS CORNELL 12 TO ( sur SCORE p,sAPPo.nTs HEa FOLLOWERS PHlI4ADM4PHIA. Nov 24.-In 3 hard fast game with mixture of good and lad playing the University of Pennsylvania football team defeated Cornsn oa Franklin Field 12 to 6 to day. The Quakers’ score was made on two touchdowns and goals and CornelPs On two goals from place mem by Quarterback Butler. Despite the fact that Pennsylvania won the score wtas a disappo ‘ntment to the followers of the Philadelphia eleven. The red and blue team at times lacked the dash shown at sev era ga1nes this season and some plays were inarred by fumbling and pool haDdl ‘ng of punts- On the other hand. Cornell played a more dashfne game than was e, pected Her interference to help thu runner with the ball at times was a

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  The Cairo bulletin, Illinois, November 25, 1910, page 1

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  PENNSYLVANIA BEATS CORNELL GAME WAS HARD FOUGHT But !THIcANS LOST HOPE 5CcGE WAS 12 TO 6. ST. LOUIS U. DEFEAT D Syracuse Winning BY Score OF 70 to O--Marquette and Notre Dame Play S to Tie--Nebras<a Beat Haskell Indians. Philadelphia, Nov. 24.-The Univcrssty of Pennsylvania defeated Cornell this afternoon IL to 6, the Quakeri score being made on two touchdowns and goals, and Cornell’s on two goals from placement by Quarterback But ler Cornell has won only one game from Pennsylvania in seventeen yeats.

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.

Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 92 since this game.