Oberlin at Cornell

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  The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1912, page 40

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  oBERLIN TRIMS CORNELL. Ithacan. Display hpt Little Fight and Lose, IL to o. Ithaca. n. Y. Oct 5.-Cornelrs foot ball reorganization suffered a severe set back this afternoon when oberlin defeated the Ithacans by the score OF 10 to O. one of the worst early season set backs a Cornell team has suffered in the last ten years. The Ithacans lacked pep; they displayed very little fight, and whatever football knowledge they have been taught they were powerless to bring into action to-day. Twice in the first half Cornell brought the ball within the 1o-yard line, once on a brilliant forward pass to Tyrich, and again on a series of line plays, but each time they lacked the punch to score The backs would hit the line. but the Cornell forwards opened no holes for them. McCutheson’s passing was ragged. Taber. O’Connor. and Fritz fumbled, and the whole team was disorganized.

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  Evening star, October 6, 1912, page 59

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  CORNELL IS SHAKy OberIin Boys Have Easy Time, Winning by Score of 13 to 0. ONLY ONE GOAL Is KICKED New Workers Use Forward Pass Extensively, But Without Effect. ITHACA, n Y. October :.-Oberlin was superior to Cornell in nearly all depart ments of the game and won today, IL to ~ Cornell used the forward pass extern siveiy, gaining on some of these passes, but lost the game on others that Oberlin intercepted. Both of the visitors scores We’re made by their backs recovering the ball on at tempted passes. Quarterback Henderson took one to the Cornell J-yard line, from which point Left Halfback Fisher went over i’ll the second period. Left Half Fisher recovered another in the fourth period and ran 80 yards for touchdown Only one goal was kicked. The lineup;

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  The evening times, Grand Forks, N.D., October 7, 1912, page 1 (results column)

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  Chicago defeats Indiana. SAuS0RO OSledtS AuOluIld. Chicago. Oct. THE University Of Chicago defeated Indiana in the open ing game of the big nine” season Saturday 13 to 0. In was Chicago’s tenth victory over the kossiers in eleven years the teams have met. Chicago’s scores were the result of two touch downs both made in the second period. Holy Cross Easy for Harvard. Cambridge, Oct. Harvard easily defeated Holy Cross eleven Is TO 0. Three Crimson touchdowns We’re made in the first two periods. Yale Eccts Syracuse. New Haven, Conn. Oct. 5.-Playing in form markedly improved over that shown in TWO preceding seasons, Yale defeated Syracuse 81 to o. Cornell Lost to Oberlin. Ithaca, n. Y, Oct. 7.-Oberlin was superior to Cornell. winning IL to o. Princeton Wallops Lehigh. Princeton, n. j.. Oct. 7.-Lehigh proved easy for Princeton and the lat ter won 35 to 0.

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