Williams at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 5, 1911, page 11

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  CORNELL IN HOT BATTLE Wrests Victory from Williams in Oing-Dong Game. MARGIN IS A SINGLE POINT CAPTAINS of Both Teams Hurt Work of Ithacans Encourag- ing to the Coaches. Ithaca. y. Y, Nov. 4.-The game WhlCh Cornell won from Williams here to-day by the score Of 10 points TO Il surpassed In eNcitement, perhaps, any other contest ever | seen on Percy Field. Throughout the entire four periods the game held the Keen est interest of the large crowd, and as the contest waxed the degree OF excitement IN | creased. reaching a climax in the last part of the last period. when, within few MIN utes, the tally on the scoreboard changed +yvice first giving the lead to the visitors and q few minutes later turning 1t over to the Cornell team While the species Of football was not consistently good, at times the cornell team displayed marked skill. Butler deserves the highest credit. His punting averaged high and his generalship was particularly good. Cornelps line was strong, ana VIII Jams had no success in directing It’s play against the forwards. being forced to punt with a regularity which spoke well lot INC DEVELOPMENT Of Reeds lnemen I-nfortunate occurrences which materially weakened both teams happened IN the tr.iN nericd. when the services Of both captains were lost 10 their respective teams zap tain Under was the first TO be rene’eo’ peceivinr Buffers kickoff, he twisted MS onkla badly and fell when he caught tne hail The Cornell captain also injured ms i,ag IN q scrimmage. When ne Hmpeo Oh +be. gridiron IT appeared that his INJURY was IN ,ncapacitate him permanently Lave - .ha evening. however. II was salo Iiia’ 10 would not be out Of the game lot rio’e than a few days IT, ,,,,nrovernent in the general character - ,ho rIaving of the Cornell team IN lue -. ,-r, weeks is marked, as was maniles’ dov The backs were much quicker !” star,,re action and interference py ‘he i’i - ,,.as much better All the men seem - 80 developed speed, particularly WIN ,e-,,sor who competed with Eyrlch anu Nt,,n,, ;,, many of the long runs Inc re- -. - tho garne is not here considered ue ! .-aa.i,,e, fo,. the coaches are agreeaply us ,nro,,,tad with the work, and the ciose”e’s - ~ core will undoubtedly prove 10 DC stimulus TO the team. 49, s-,ard Butler kicked off TO FISH Oh ‘ne “a line. and Fish ran back fifteen yaruS’ a’,o Naglo punted forty yards. bu’iel ‘‘.o FIVE wards and punted to the So-Saiu ~. I Naglr returning almost 10 liiuu’0 Lueder went through centre LOT hNe g. and Lewis added a small gain ana butlar ,ord line. but as he was thrown out Vi t~,,ras Vinal recovered the ball. putting u,e Williams team in position for goal from field. which Nagle put over from the 25-yard line. ~ D.,.,.u ,ou Early in the second period buuer IL” over for a touchdown. He kicked t’e goal. The half ended with the Dan We” in the purple territory. Early in the third period Corheh nldue srbstan+ia] gains on straight football But In- kicked off. Captain Linder catchins ‘le hall IN the 6-yard line. AS ne started 10 I’m ne turned his ankle and fell lie was carried off the field. Tsgle nunted TO the 45-yard line But ier returning fifteen yards with the Dali / O,Connor went around right END Tor hVe ,.ordc and on the next play went through ~ light tackle for like gain. K. b.. yI,h,,+a aggregated ten yards In two rushes .nro,,eb left tackle OConnor made nrst do,,,,, through the right tackle In the next 80 n1avs and r. B. Whyte followed ( .Lro,,gb the other side of the line for ! ta,,ohdopn on which Butler kicked goal A npntinr duel between Butler and Nagie occupied the rest Of the period The final period OF the game proved 70 bo most exciting. Nagle and Lewis workeo a forward pass and by splendid lodging – after carried the ball over the line . Ainslee failed 10 kick goal The score AZ tbis point was II to in favor OF the RED and white team. Rutler kicked of to Ainslee on his own ,,ord line and in a run which displayed Tho most splendid kind OF interference, ana dodging the substitute left halfback for the rurnle team, made a one hundred ana e. ,ard run for touchdown on the l,cL-or This feat was accomplished only | -. ha,ore I’m the annals Of Percy Field. go that was by Gray. OF the Oberlin team, - ioo7 Williams. by this stroke, topped ! Co-neus p points by a single point, and eI,ataers goal on the touchdown increased ! the handicap.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1911, page 59

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  HAS A CLOSE CALL Cornell Barely Defeats VIII Iiams by One Point. THE SCORE is IS TO ID Williams Eleven Holds Ithaca Team and Gets in Big Score. The SCORE IS Is TO ID ITHACA, N. Y, November AIN a game the last quarter of which abounded in thrills. tense moments and sensational plays Cornell defeated Williams this aft ernoon by the score of 10 to IA. The Ithacans played brilliantly in spots, but they went to sleep for about seven minutes in the last period and gave VIII liams two touchdowns. That and the brilliant work of Lewis and Ainslie of the Williams backfield accounted for the Will liams score. Williams got first blood when Maggie kicked q field goal from the 3O-yard line. Cornell. however. soon recovered a punt on Williams 80 and in two plays OConnor and Whyte took the oval to the l. yard line. when time was called In the first play of the second period Butler was showed over. In the third period Cornell gave the best example or offensive work of the year. taking the ball from Williams 4O-yard line on straight old-fashioned foot ball through the line for touchdown. But in the fourth period the Ithacans were caught mapping. After an exchange of punts and penalties which put the ball in Cornell’s territory Nagel tossed the forward pass right into a heap OF men, Lewis caught it and was off for a touch down, Leer stopping but not throwing him yards from the posts. This put nerve in Williams, while Cornell was tenn porarily bewildered. On the next kickoff Ainsile caught the ball on the 5-yard line and raced down the center of the field. When Cornell men were drawn in he lodged out to the left and raced the field for a touchdown. Pandemonium ensued and out of it came relentless deter mination by Cornell. After several gains and unsuccessful effort by Butler to kick a field goal from his own 50, the Ithacans rushed to the % and Butler won the game line. Cornell was menacing Williams goal again when time was called. Capt. Munk of Cornell and Capt. Linder of Williams both had to leave the game in the third period because of injuries. The llne-up:

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 5, 1911, page 35

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  Cornell Beats Williams By One Solitary Point Ithaca, n. Y, Nov. TN game. the last quarter of which abounded in thrills. tense moments, and sensational plays, Cornell defeated Williams this afternoon by the score of 10 to il. The Ithacans played brilliantly in spots, but they went to sleep for about seven minutes in the last period and gave Will Jams two touchdowns. That and the brilliant work of Lewis and Ains!!e. of the Williams hack field accounted for the Williams score Williams got first blood when Naglc kicked field goal from the 3O-yard line. Cornell. however, soonn recovered a punt on Williams 3o-yard line. and in wv” plays O’Conncr and Whyte took the oval L. the 1-yard line. when time was called In the first play Of the second period Butler was showed over In the third period Cornell gave the best example of offensive work Of the year, taking the ball from Williams 30 yard line on straight, nld-fashiuned foot ball through tn” line for touchdown. But in the fourth period the IthaCans were caught mapping. After an exchange of punts and penalties, which put the ball in COrnclls territory, Nagle tossed men. Lewis caught it and was off for touchdown, Butler stopping, but not throwing him. yards from the posts This put nerve in Williams. while Cor nell was temporarily bewildered.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 5, 1911, page 15

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  Cornell Had Close Call Ithica, N. Y, November 1.-The Cornell football team was nearly caught sleep ing in the last period of today’s game with Williams, which the Ithicians finally won 15 to 14 With the game practically won at the beginning of the fourth per riod, the Cornell men were scored upon tn spectacular style for two touchdowns. The coaches sent in their best men as substitutes and by herculean efforts and the effort of Quarterback Butler the game was saved The total run up by Williams was the greatest number of points scored against Cornell since the Harvard contest last year. ai

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Cornell leads 13–⁠5–⁠3 in 21 meetings, counting the nine since this game.