Cornell at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 29, 1912, page 1

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  Pennsylvania Captain Snaps Up Ball and Runs Fifty Yards for Touchdown. FINAL SCORE READS 7 TO 2 Big Crowd Sees the Quakers Slightly outplayed, but Add Another Victory to Their Long String By Herbert. pbiIade,phia. Nov. 2s.-Cornel out rla,ed Pennsylvania I’m all the mceties or football I’m their yearly struggle on Franklin Field here to-day, but d FUN m,-a costly. damaging fumble-opened the way for the Quakers 10 win by a score of to ?, and to thus continue their sequence Of sridiron victories unbroken only TWICE in twenty years by one defeat and one tie game. captain Leroy Mercer snapped up the bail in the second period when o’Sonnor Numbered in a double pass, and, jumping clear raced fifty yards for touchdown AND planted the ball directly behind the goal posts. Two OF three Cornell me” gave chase in a hopeless sort OF way hut they could not have caught the NY ing Mercer even if they had not been blocked off and tumbled about by other PENNSYLVANIA players. Minds kicked the goal and these seven points proved quite enough TO win. Cornell scored two points on safety touchdown by Minds, after J. ) Why’e the Cornell centre. had broken through and blocked a punt on Pennsylvama’S ,5.yard line. The ball bounded back TO Inc goal post. with Minds and two Cor ,cu men i’m hot pursuit. Minds reached 4 first but as he fell on II he sHd across the line just as he was plli’” voVn by the two opposing tacklers. ms n,ay came i’m tie first period, ana lot ,jmc il looked as If these two points might ,nou victory for Cornell They would have done so, too. with clean hahoIihB nj the ball. or without MERGERS une’fl’‘s accuracy in following the pisshh p’ac- ,icsuv every minute of the struggle Errors That Proved Costly do not want TO be misunderstood in saving that the Cornell team ou’pla%eu ats conoucror Errors of commission provcd costly to Yale against Harvard. md errors Of commission brought about rornelps defeat, not only by furnishing the lOOp-nO4N Nlibbbh “‘‘‘N’ of,icl,Iy Jumped. but by checWns the men nom ithaca I’m two advances, when In q nosltion to strike and strike hard. clean b,rdIjus of the ball is much part OF football. and while Cornell had the pet tor and more finished Cieven mere TINS afternoon. il does not follow that the ouakers did not deserve TO win. Ihey tool, ADVANTAGE of their opportunities ,bcy held the Ithacans off when danger threatened and they fought with thai spirit which stood out SO boldly against Michigan and the Carlisle Indians. The effect Of the victory on the Penn syivania undergraduates was marked. Instead Of pouring down on the field to celebrate. they stood in their places while the Cornell men sang their inspiring Hail. All Hail Cornell” and cheered Pcuusylyania, their own team, d.. Sbarpe. the head coach, and Captain But l,r Then they made their way quietly with tbc exception of few of the more enthusiastic souls, to the entrance OF fine gymnasium where they IN turn ,bcored their own team in way that smoke volumes. 1t seemed almost as il they fclt that the Cornell eleven deserved equal credit with their own, and that any show Of undue citation would he out OF ,ulacc If such was the case it was mighty fine spirit

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  Perth Amboy evening news, New Jersey, November 29, 1912, page 1

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  PENNS TRIMS CORNELL 7–⁠2 Battle Fought on Field Made Slippery by Snow. Philadelphia, Nov. 29.-The annual football tussle between Penn and Cor nell was fought on a field which had been made slippery by the snowfall, and Penn Won by q narrow margin. The score was 7 to 2 In favor of the Quaker team, and the points scored represented a touchdown and goal therefrom for Penn and a safety by Penn, which was the source of the Ithncans’ only tally. The field was in as good shape us it could be after the snow, but was wet on the surface, and that interfered considerably with back field men in running with the ball. The runners held their feet pretty well under the circumstances, but in making starts and quick turns were bothered. There was no advantage from this condltion, both sides being affected the same. About $4,000 persons, clad in furs, shawls and such other garments as were necessary to keep out the damp chill of the air were on hand for the game. The sky cleared In the after noon, and 1t was a good day for foot ball except the playing surface. The assemblage gazed upon n battle which was closely fought all the time between the teams. which were evenly matched. Except so far as the score goes, the beaten team was not %outfought. In fact, Cornell had the ball in Penn ter ritory more than Penn had it In Cor nell territory, and Cornell made three first downs to PENIS single one by rushing. 1t was because of q tumble by a SUBJ stitute player that the Quakers made their touchdown. Captain Mercer gath cred in the ball on a tumble by Bennett of Cornell and ran half the length Of the field for a touchdown, helped along by good interference, so that not a Cor nell man could get to him. Cornells handling of the ball was about as good as PENIS. but none Of the Penn fun bles happened to prove costly, as did this one Of Cornells.

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 29, 1912, page 6

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS. At Pennsylvania, 7 Cornell, 2. At Denver-University of Colorado IA; Oklahoma, II. At Omaha-South Dakota, IS; Creighton, o. At St. Louis = Drury. 1; William Jewell, 3. At Chicago-Notre Dame, SO; Mar quette, 0. At Georgetown-George “a: Viz ginia Polytechnic Institute, 3. At Mianli-Miami, 21; University OF Cincinnati, 81 Case 10; Reserve, a. Ohio State, 20; Michigan Aggies, IS. At Emporia-Kansas Normal school, 1874; Friends university. O. At st. Marys-St. Marys college II; Doane college, 0. At Manhattan-Kansas State Agricultural college, 21; Washburn college, 3. Hutchinson High, 35; Kingman High, 8. Alva COklahoma) Normal. 6; Kiowa High, 0. Enid High, so: Anthony High, 0. At Tarkio, Mo.-Tarkio college, =: Omaha university, o. Dickinson County High, o. At lola : Emporia High, 81; lola High, 0. At Burlington-Burling High. A; Yates Center, o. At Wilburton, Okla.-Oklahoma School of Mines, 40; Krebs university, 0.

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  The Barre daily times, Barre, Vt., November 29, 1912, page 2

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  PENNSYLVANIA DOWNS CORNELL. Wins Football Came to 2 on Slush- covered Gridiron. Philadelphia, Nov. 90 Pennsylvania defeated the Cornell football team 7 to 2 yesterday in field covered with slush causing both teams frequently to FUN BILE the slippery ball. Gornell’s two points came as a result of the fields condition, when Minds OF Pennsylvania, fell on blocked kick one yard from his own goal line and sid across the line in the mud. The referee called it safety In favor Of Cornell.

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Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.