New York University at Cornell

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  The Washington herald, October 13, 1912, page 39

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  CORNELL WINS, But Is SCORED UPON New York University Gets Touch. down in First Period of Game with Ithacans. Ithaca, n. Y, Oct 12-After allowing New York University to score a touch down early in the second period Of the game to-day. Cornell came u life in the second half and in the best exhibit tion she has put UP this year scored two touchdowns and beat out the New York team by the score of II to s. The visitors scored their touchdown by q series of constant advances from Cor nelfs 3S-yard line. where they had recovered a punt. Plunges outside OF tackle by McDermo,t and Smith. q coupie Of forward passes over the scrimmage line to butcher brought the ball to Cornelrs 2-yard line and Smith took II over In the second half Hill, for Cornell. ran the kickoff back 26 yards. After . punting exchange Taber ran to New York’s 2O-yard line From this point O’Connor and Fritz gained IL yards: Taber went to the 1-yard line. and then he wriggied across for the first score. In the fourth period Huntley’s punt was partially blocked and Lahr recovcred for Cornell on the I5-yard line. Here the Ithacans showed some pepper and IL: short stages finally took the ball over. Taber scoring. Traynor kicked q field goal. but it was not allowed. because the Cornell line was offside.

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Cornell leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.