Pittsburgh at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 29, 1911, page 10

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  CORNELL HAS STRENGTH Defeats Pittsburgh Eleven in Well Played Game. REVEALS BETTER FORM Improvement Shown in Tackling, Interference and Funda- mentals of the Sport. Ithaca, y. Y. oct. 2S.-Cornen defeated Pittsburgh to-day by score Of to 3. and In so doing played the best football seen on Percy Field this year. The team gave every evidence of being fresh to-day, and in it’s team work the Red and White men seemed TO be a totally foreign aggregation to that which has heretofore represented Cornell this season. Every man played his game, and the ltpe had strength TO 1t. Tackling. interference and all the fundamental features Of the sport showed a great improvement and yet each man played his individual game satisfactorily. In this regard Eyrich was Of stellar magnitude. His game had snap 20 IT, and his runs were like chain hshlming. He was down on every punt fecoVe-.ag some and in many other instances downing the runner I’m lis tracks. In aoulton. he made both of CornelIs scores O’Conner displayed his versatility, start Ing the game at left halfback and playing the last half of the contest as a quarter back \ new feature of O’Conner’s ability was discovered in the way he ran back punts frequently recovering half the dis tance Of the kick by his lodging. His work at quarterback rewarded ,he confdcnce Of the coaches, and while IL is likely that the score would have been doubled had the Cornell team the advantage ‘of Eddie Buffers goals from field. the team was well handled under OConner. Poth of the above players were mate rally aided by ne interference, which was Unexpectedly good. The lightweight right end. Fritz. rarely failed TO down his man despite the lack Of weight. Hawkins was the only dark spot on the team, and on his second offence he was removed. lie seems absolutely unable 10 hanCle the BAN clearly The game was wased in the visitors terri tory almost exclusively in the first and third periods. Whyte kicked Off TO Pittsburgh. smith receiving the ball on the G-yard line and carving it back five yards Wagner fumbled the next play. but the ball was recovered by Lindsay. who made a gain Of twenty-five yards. Pittsburgh was penal ized for holding and was forced TO punt. Dixie Smith carried the ball back TO CornelI’s 40-yard line. from where O’Connor punted. and Eyrich recovered the ball on the Pittsburgh 4O-yard line from where he lodged the Pittsburgh tackles and crossed the line for a touchdown making the score In the first three minutes Of play. OConner kicked goal Eyrch followed this brilliant work with a ffy-fve-yard run. carrying back the kick off the PiusburGhs 45-yard line. where ne W, downed by Wagner, after ne had successfully cleared himself Of an danger. and for moment It looked A. though he was well on his way for another touchdown. on The next play Smith booted the ball over tle goal line. and the bail went into play on the -j-yard line Calvin kicked To O’Conuer. who ran the hall back 10 the 4o-yard line and made an onsde kick 10 Dewar who was 0owned in his tracks by Eyrich. O’Conncr ran back the return Kick thirty yards and Eyrich failed to boot the bah over tho posts Cal vim kicking to O’Conncr at mIdield. O’Conner ran the punt hacl; twenty-five Yards. Hawkins failed 10 gain, ana on the next play ne was thrown for n loss of ten yards. Again Eyrich’s attempt for “a field goal fell short. Dewar running the ball back 10 the eO-yard line. whcrcupOn Pittsburgh was penalized FOR holding O’Conner ran back Galvin’s punt. but Underhin failed TO gain. Eyrich’s punt was blocked, gcing ont of bounds at the 25-yard line. Cornell was penalized. and a forward pass. Dewar 10 Inaly, Melted twenty yards. Cornell had the advantage on an exchange Of punts. but Dewar covered twenty yards on return. ending the period with the ball on Cornell’s Jo-yard line. In this play Pitts burgh made it’s first entry into the Red and White territory. An incomplete for ward pass opened the second period. Brown went through the line for six Yards, which was followed by a twenty-eight-yard gain on clearly executed forward pass, Dewar 10 Lindsay. TWO line rushes We’re OF no avail, and s Calvin dropped back TO the 20-yard line. Z He sent the pisskin between the uprishts ( from placement for Piusburgh’s only score. Calvin returned Whytc’s Kickoff 10 the 90 yard line Eyrich got the bail on a forward pass by Dewar, gaining ten yards, and OConner slipped through Leahy and Blair for eighteen yards. Hawkins failed TO gain, and on the next play he duplicated his work when he last handled the bali, and was thrown for loss Of ten yards. thus MAX ing a touchdown impossible. and Eyrich sent left-footed kick over for score the last score Of the game. Shortly after the ball was again put in play Pittsburgh, for the first time. became a dangerous factor. On the kickoff Fritz ran the ball back to the 2j-yard line and OConner booted to Dewar Calvin punted from centre field, Inlay recovering the ball on Cornelrs 30-yard line. Feightner, Brown and Dewar rushed 10 the 10-yard line. where, on the third down, Mccormick caught Dewars forward pass, taking the ball into CornelTs possession. Cornell suffered severely from its old enemy-penalties-du the last half OF the game, about seventy yards being inn posed The last quarter was principally punting contest between O’Conner and Gal Win. the Comedians having a slight advantage. Galvin’s attempt Of a goal from placement in the last few minutes Of play went wide, and Gass came no closer to score as the whistle blew.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 29, 1911, page 59

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  CORNELL IS COMING Plays Great Foot Ball Against Pittsburgh. WINS BY g TO 3 SCORE Pitt Eleven Heavier by Fifteen Pounds to Man, But Fails to Gain. ITHACA, October oS.-Cornells red team showed flashes of fine foot ball in the game with Pittsburgh University this afternoon. and although outweighed fifs teen pounds on an average. swept the Wis itors off their feet in the first half and scored touchdown and drop kick. The final score was Q to3, and all of the scoring was made in the first half. Then the game resolved itself into punt ing duel. and although the Ithacans MADE a number of brilliant gains after that, heavy penalties put them back and a number of field goals and drop kicks that were tried did not materialize. Had But Ter been in the game his kicking alone would have piled up many points to Cor nell’s score. From the very outset the Cornell team showed more ginger and determination than in any game so far this year. The first score was made when O’Connor kick ed the bali out toward the left and. Ely rich scooping it up clevery, lodged his way through for a touchdown. After trying a number of drop kicks in vain Eyrich finally succeeded in getting a drop kick over from the 30-yard line, concludng all of Cornelrs scores. For the visitors Feightner kicked a field goal from the 3S-yard line in the first period after a successful forward pass had taken the bali % yards in Cor nell territory. The remainder of the game was kick ing contest. featured by splendid running back of kicks by O’Connor and fine work / bT E,yrich and Fritz, the Cornell ends. and Capt Munk, the crippled leader of the fthacans. who was game to the core . Heavy penalties in the third period STOP ped what looked like a sure advance by . Cornell when OConnor was called back for Illegal interference and holding after he had gone 20 yards through the line. The lineup:

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 29, 1911, page 35

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  CORNELL DEFEATS PITTSBURG ELEVEN Red Team Wins Game by 8 to 6 Score. Ithaca, Oct I-Cornelrs Red team showed flashes of fine football in the game with Pittsburg University this at ternoon and although outweighed fifteen pounds on an average, swept the visitors OF their feet In the first half and scored a touchdown and drop kick. The final score was to 8, and all OF the scoring was made in the first half. Then the game resolved itself into punting duel. From the very outset the Cornell team showed more ginger and determination than in any game so far this year. The first score was made when O’Connor kicked the ball out toward the left and Eyrich, scooping It up cleverly. lodged his way through for q touchdown. After trying a number OF drop kicks In vain Eyrich finally succeeded in getting a drop kick over from the 30-yard line, concluding all of Cornelrs scores. For the visitors Feightner kicked field goal from the 3S-yard line in the first period after a successful forward pass had taken the ball . yards in Cornell territory. Lineup and summary:

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  Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, October 30, 1911, page 7 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS SATURDAY. Western Colleges. Kansas IL. Drake g. Minnesota “a. Iowa 6. Nebraska “a, Missouri 0. wisconsin %. Northwestern 3. Ames 81. Grinnell 6. Ohio State, 8, Wesleyan o. University of Cincinnati s, Univers. ity of Kentucky 0. Michigan 9. Vanderbilt s. Purdue 5, De Paw 0. St Louis University a. Rolla School Of Mines s. Oberlin 6, Case 5. Butler As, Moore’s Hill o. South Dakota 10, Denver University Auburn II. Mississippi 3. University Of North Carolina Il. u. S. s. Franklin 0. Georgia 5, Mercer 5. Georgia Technical 0. Alabama 0. Virginia Polytechnic 5, Washington and Lee s. Indiana IL, Washington 0. Leander Clark s. Teachers College O. Des Moines s, Tarkio 5. Notre Dame so, Loyola O. Texas IL, University of Arkansas 0 Knox g. Lake Forest 0. Adrian IL. Michigan Freshmen 0. Utah 81. Montana Aggies o. ST. Joseph IL. Ellsworth II. washington IL. Idaho 0. Utah Aggies s. Montana University o. Milliken 20, Monmouth 0. !. University Of Colorado IS. Wyoming 8. Coe 3. Simpson o. Marquette Is. DePauw o. State School of Mines p. State Aggies 0. st. Ambrose “a. williams and vash- II o. Eastsen Colleges. Yale %. Colgate 0. Harvard 20, Brown s. Cornell 9. Pittsburgh 3. Carlisle 10. Lafayette 0. ss Pennsyfvania State 81 University OF Pennsylvania 8. NAVY O.. Western Reserved eSa Princeton 30. Holy Cross 0. Dartmouth IL, Vermont q, So ~ I 0anf1 Stown 7l,fo S10lms

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Cornell leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.