Cornell at Michigan

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 17, 1890, page 1

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  CORNELL BEATS THE MICHIGAN PLAYERS. Detroit, Now 10 (special).-Great interest was aroused in the University OF Michigan and Cornei football game here yesterday. \ special train Of fifteen coaches, carrying S25 students, among them 900 fair Coeds,’ was from Ann Arbor. and when the game was called there were $500 people at Recreation Park. The game started with the ball on Cornels side. rushing tactics being adopted the two elcvens in that respect being evenly matched The Cornell men, however, showed better team work and were quicker to seize any advantage especially when the ball was on their side. The play for many minutes close sharp and desperate, Michigan being forced back slowly toward their goal When the ball had been forced down to within ten feet of their goal. Duffy sncaked it out, and by an extraordinary carried 1t back far into Corneis territory. me advantage thus gained soon lost. however, and Lefore the end of the inning Cornell had scored two touchdowns, making the score t. D. In the second half Cornell scored II two goals from touch downs. The only points made By the Yellow and Blue were on fine kick from the field OF a goal by Duffy. The final score was 20 70 3. 0Sgood Come!lS hali-back, did great work. The individual Cornell play was not particularly noticeable but the team played together much better than their adversares.

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Cornell leads 12–⁠6 in 18 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.