Oberlin at Cornell

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 8, 1911, page 60

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  CORNELL SCORED ON. Oberlin Saves Shut-0ut by Making Field Goal. ITHACA, y. Y, October 1.-Oberlin gave Cornell sharp tussle, as was expected, this afternoon, but the Ithacans took the game handny by the score of l. to 3. and for the most part outplayed their opponents all the way through Penalties aggregating more than 100 yards kept Cornell from rolling up a higher score. The vigilant eye of Referee Sharpe detected a forward pass on one of Buffers throw-backs after kick off, and three times Cornell was penaliZed for interference with thu Oberlin ends before Oberlins punts had gone 20 yards. Offside play and one case of roughlns it by Williamson also proved costly. Oberlin scored early when Haas kicked a field goal from the I0-yard line, following free catch. Cornell followed quickly with field goal by Butler from the 3O-yard line For the rest OF 1he half Cornell was heavily penalized and Oberln once threatened the c rnell goal. losing the goal on the lthacans II yard line on a tumble. In the second half wide forward pass to Eyrich followed by brilliant quarter back run by Butler and a sensational dash by O’ConAor took the ball wei! into Oberlin territory. After an exchange of punts Cornell rushed the bali On line dashes by O’Connor. Butler and Collins. p yards for touchdown, Hill taking II over. Cornell. Position. 0berlin. Eyrich. Lawrence. Left end. Metcaf, Gray Munk, krogstadt. Left tackle. .Theller. Leon d ORourke Sfimson. Left guard. Anderson J. S. Whyte, Miller. Center .Mcianiels Munns. De Lano, Hale. Right guard. 900. Hubbard Champaign. William son, Sourewine. Right tackle. Pyle. Metcalf Guyer. Watson. Right end Young Butler. Smith. Trainer. Quarterback. .Cowan, King O’Connor. Fritz, r. p. Whyte. go. Left halfback. La Tourette | Collins Hawkins. Fritz. ....-.-....- Right halfback Fisher | Hill. Gass- .Fullback- Haas. kirchner Touchdown-Hill. Goals from touchdown But | Ter Goals from field-Butler t2t. Eyrich. Haas. | Umpire. $. McCarty. Germantown. Referee Al Sharpe, Yale. Field judge. H. Evans of | Williams Time-Four 15-minute periods.

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Cornell leads 13–⁠1–⁠1 in 15 meetings, counting the five since this game.