Cornell at Pennsylvania

Thursday, November 27, 1913

Cornell beat Pennsylvania 21–⁠0. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 18–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayCornell5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1913
21
HomePennsylvania6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1913
0

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  • The Atlanta Georgian's story: CORNELL DOWNS QUAKER SQUAD BY SCORE 21-0 Red and White Better on Defen- sive and ExceIIs in Exchange of Kicks. THE LIN e UP.

    Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga., November 28, 1913, page 10

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    CORNELL DOWNS QUAKER SQUAD BY SCORE 21–⁠0 Red and White Better on Defensive and ExceIIs in Exchange of Kicks. THE LIN e UP. Pennsylvania. Cornell Murdoch .......L. E......... Shelton Crane ..........L. .Guyer Wolfe .........L. G.....,..M unns Journey .......R G.............. .trick Harris .........R. T..... Williamson Mccall ........R. Fritz Merrill .........Q B......... Barrett Young .......L. II. Phillippi Marshall ......R. II. B........C ollyer Minds ..........F. Lahr Referee Langford Trinity. UNI pire-Futz. Brown. Linesman-Marshall Harvard. Time of periods, Is minutes. FRANKLIN FIELD, PHTLADEL- PHIA, Nov 27.-For the first time in twelve years, Cornell this afternoon triumphed over its old rival, Pennsylvania, on the gridiron beating the Quakers easily q to 0. The Red and White was much the better in every department of the game. FIRST PERIOD. Minds kicked off for Pennsylvania to Lahr who returned it to Cornell Coward line Minds, the Quakers star, was hurt in the first scrlmmage but continued in the game. Pennsylyania failed to gain through the line. and it was Cornells ball on their own 30-yard line. Lehr punted to Cornelrs yard line. Both Marshall and Minds fumbled and shelton recovered the ball for Cornell in p1idfield. Collyer went through the Qua kers center and gained II yards be fore being downed on Pennsylvania’s Coward line Fritz went through cen ter for FIVE yards and Collyer in an other plunge through the line took the ball to the l7-yard line. Line plunges advanced the ball to Penn sylvania’s 30-yard line. Fritz made two more plunges through Penn sylvania’s right and it was Cornells ball on the Quaker S-yard line. Phillippi gained a yard through right guard and Fritz carried the ball to the 1-yard line. Fritz for Cor nell. on a dash around left end, went over the line for touchdown, six minutes after the play began. Bloom took Murdock’s place at left end for Pennsylvania. Lahr kicked the goal : GRE. CORNELL, Z, PENNSYLVANIA, o. Russell took Harris place for Pennsylvania. Phillippi ran the kick off back to Cornell’s 35-yard line. Barrett gained only yard and Lahr punted for Cornell The bail rolled to Pennsylvania l0-yard line. The Quakers made small gains and when they were penalized Is yards for hold ing, Minds punted from behind his own goal line to Barrett, who return ed the ball to Minds before being downed. Two efforts Melted Cornell only 4 yards, but Fritz then went through left for first down on PENNSYLVANIA i9-yard line. Cornell was penalized 5 yards for offside play. An attempted forward pass failed. McCutcheon. on FritZ’s place at right guard for Cornell. Pennsylvania was penalized yards for off side and 1t was Cornelrs ball on Pennsylvanlas 20-yard line. Fritz failed to gain but Collyer plunged through the Red and Blue right for yards on a cross buck Lahr carried the ball to the Ouakers S-yard line. Cornell was unable to gain and Barrett failed on an attempted drop kick. The ball hit Pennsylvania player and Fritz fell on the ball over the Quakers’ line for CornelrS second touchdown. Bar rett kicked the goal. making the SCORE: CORNELL, IA: PENNSYL- WANNA, O. SECOND PERIOD. ran back 10 Cornelrs 25-yard line, Cornell failed to gain and exchange Of kicks put the ball in midfeld. The bah then see sawed up and down the middle of the field until Barrett punted TO Marshall on Penn sylvania’s 40-yard line Three at tempts by the Quakers gained only two yards. Minds punted from Penn sylvania’s 40-yard line and the ball l.. kicked to Marshall. who ran back to Cornelrs 40-yard line. The Quakers made a desperate fight here, but the half ended with the ball on Cornelrs 81 yard line. SCORE: CORNELL IA; PENNSYLVANIA, 0. THIRD PERIOD. Prick returned to right guard for Cornell Lahr kicked across Penn sylvauia’s goal line and the Quakers put the ball in play on their own 20 yard line Marshall gained Yards around CornelIs right Minds kicked to Lahr and Lahr ran the ball back to Coruells – yard line Pennsylvania then rallied and the Red and White was unable to do anything. Throughout the period the ball see sawed up and down the field but was in the Quakers’ territory the great Cornell had a scare. After the Quakers had plunged down the field the Red and White line stiffened. Mar shalls attempted kick was onside and was recovered by Lahr on Cornell 5 T. yard line. Lshr punted to Mar shall who ran il back 10 yards 10 midfeld. The remainder OF the period was played for the most part in mid field. and the period ended with the ball in Pennsylvania possession on their own 47-yard line. FOURTH PERIOD. A forward pass from Minds “a Murdoch carried the ball TO Penn sylyania’s lS-Yard line. on two al tempted passes Pennsylvania failed TO gain, the ball going to Cornell on their own 20-yard line. Schuyler who had replaced Barrett at quarter for Cornell twice failed TO gain. but Collyer made yards through tn, Quskers’ center. Hubbard replaced Schuyler at quarterback for Cornell. After Cornell had failed to gair Lahr punted To- Marshall on Penn. sylNanias l2-yard line. Minds at, tempted a forward pass but Fritz in lrCepted the ball on Pennsylvania yard line. Pennsylvania was pen

  • The Omaha daily bee's story: CORNELL CRUSHES QUAKERS Defeats Pennsylvania First Time in Twenty-0ne Years. SUPERIOR IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Home Eleven Tries Everything I'm p Way of New and Old Foot Ball, hut Visitors Always There to stop It.

    Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 28, 1913, page 5

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    CORNELL CRUSHES QUAKERS Defeats Pennsylvania First Time in Twenty-0ne Years. SUPERIOR IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Home Eleven Tries Everything I’m p Way of New and Old Foot Ball, hut Visitors Always There to stop It. by defeating the University of Pennsylvania for the second time in the twenty one years the two teams have met in foot ball contests. The score was 21 to o. IT was a glorious victory for Cornell and 1t was joyously celebrated by the 1900 students who came down from Cornell to see the annual battle. Cornell’s only other victory against Pennsylvania was In 1901, when the big red team won by the score OF % to g. In 1906 the teams played a sooreless tie. with the exception OF punting and for ward passing. Cornell showed superiority in every department Of the game Its ability to advance the-ball through the line and its quickness in fathoming Pennsy1vsniaL = Intricate plays surprised the followers of the Quakers. The home eleven tried everything II had In the way of new and old foot ball and Cornell was always there to stop it. with one conspicuous exception. This was in the third period, when Captain Young of Pennsylvania ran forty-two yards after receiving the ball from Minds on delayed pass. II was the longest spring of the game Cornen’s Offense strong. game. especially in the first period. when the New York state eleven scored two touchdowns. Getting the ball In about midfield. Cornell twice took It over by straight foot ball smashes at Pennsyl- Vania’s center and tackles and by short dashes outside of tackles. The second touchdown was made on more or less of freak play. Cornell had taken the ball to the ten-yard line. where Barrett tried a field goal He booted the ball and II struck several Pennsylvania players and bounded over the goal line whore a Cornell man fell on II. There was a conference among the officials and Cornell was allowed the score. The final touchdown came toward the end of the last period. Cornell secured the ball on its own thirty-yard line and rushed half way to the Pennsylvania goal. Fritz dashed around the right side OF the Quaker line without interference for the touchdown. At no period Of the game was cornelrs goal line In serious danger. Pennsylvamia once had an opportunity for a field goal, but a forward pass was tried for a possible touchdown, but IL was not success. Minds Pumtn wen. Fritz and Barrett played dashing foot ball for Cornell. while Minds, despite his injured shoulder, puntec we’ll His forward passes were long and well d. rected, but the receiving end OF the play was slow in getting up to the ball After the game Cornell students took possession OF Franklin field and performed the snake dance, afterward marching into town behind brass band playing the tuneful Cornell song. The Big Red Team” Pennsylvania optned the game by kick ing off to Cornells fifteen-yard line. Cornell ran the ball back ten yards and on the first scrimmage Barrett fumbled. Pennsylvania recovered the ball and lost It on downs on Cornelrs fifteen-yard line. Cornell recovered fumbled punt in midfield and by terrific smashes against Pennsylvanias tackle and center carried the ball fifty yards over the Quaker goal line. Fritz making the touch down and Collyer kicking goal. Cornell made a second touchdown as the period ended. The Ithacans carried the ball 20 the ten-yard line, where Bar rett tried a field goal The ball struck a Pennsylvania player and rolled over the goal line, where Barrett fell on II for a touchdown. Barrett kicked the goal Forward Pass Fails. Much Of the playing in the second period vas between the two thirty -five-y ard lines. the bali being frequently exchanged on punts, in which Minds had the advantaEe over Barrett One Pennsylvania punt rolled to the one-yand-line and Cornell Immediately kicked, out. The forward pass was tried by each side without sue cess. The ball was In Pennsylvania 3 possession on Cornelrs thirty-seven-yard line when the period ended. Score. end second period: Cornell IA; Pennsylvania. O. The first successful forward pass was made by Cornell early In the third period and a few minutes later Pennsylvania tried two In succession but failed. suoerior punting by Minds brought the ball into Cornelrs territory much OF the The longest run Of the game up TO this time was made by Young. who took the ball from Minds on a delayed forward pass and ran forty-two yards TO Cornelrs twenty-five-yard line, where Pennsyl- Uyanfa fafled to ADVANCE n The h.aH NJ a

  • The Norwich bulletin's story

    Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, November 28, 1913, page 3

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    her cratic season this afternoon by defeating the University of Pennsylva- mia for the second time in the 2l years the two teams have met ln football contests. The score was 21 to 0. It was a glorious victory for the Ithacans and it was joyously celebrated by the $500 students who came down from Cornell to see the annual battle. Cor nell’s only other victory against Penn sylvania was in 1901. when the big red team won by the score of B to 6. In 1906 the teams played a scoreless tie, Cornell Shows Superiority. With the exception of bunting and forward passing, Cornell showed su- periority in every department of the game. Her ability to advance the ball through the line and her quickness in fathoming Pennsylvania’s intricate play surprised the followers of the Quakers. The home eleven tried ev- erything it had in the way of new and old football and Cornell was always there to stop it. with one conspicuous exception. This was in the third peri cd, when Captain Young of Pennsylva- mia ran AZ yards after receiving the ball from Chester Minds on delayed pass. It was the longest sprint of the game. Cornell played a powerful offensive game, especially in the first period, when the New York state eleven scored two touchdowns- Getting the ball in about midfieid; Cornell twice took it over by straight football smashes against Pennsylvania’s center and tackles, and by short dashes outside of tackles Freak Touchdown The second touchdown was made on more or less of freak play. Cornell had taken the ball to the 10 yard line, where Barrett tried a field goal. He booted the ball low and it struck sev- eral Pennsylvania players and bound ed over the goal line. where Cornell man fell upon it There was con- ference among the officials and Cornell was allowed the score The final touchdown came toward the end of the last period Cornell se- cured the ball on her own 30 yard line and rushed it half way to the Penn syIvania goal Then Fritz dashed line without interference for the touchdown Cornell Goal Never in Danger. At no period of the game was Cor nelPs goal line in serious danger. for a field goal, but a forward pass was tried for 9 possible touchdown, and 1t was not success Fritz and Barrett played flashing football for Cornell, while Minds, de- spite his injured shoulder. punted we’ll His forward passes were long and well directed, but the receiving end of the play was slow in getting up to-the ball After the game the Cornell students took possession of Franklin field and performed the snake dance, afterward into town behind brass band playing the tuneful Cornell song, “The Big Red Team Lineup and summary Cornell (2f) Pennsylvania (0) Left end Sheiton Murdock Left tackle. Iuyer s4ssA4-~.- Crane Left guard. MunnS --.s------s- WoHe Center. tp7I1afnS sampson Right guard trlck >.444..<..-...>.- J0urnay Right tackle. WIl1a1nSon HaTf1S Right end. ‘fltz s’s’‘‘‘. -:,,s-., McCall Quarterback Left haifback. Right halfback. Co1yeT ,,.,..,,,,.s.,,,ss. Marshall Fullback. LaIlf ss.--..t., h11nOS Referee, Langford, Trinity; umpire, Fultz, Brown; Iinesman, Marshall, time of periods, 15 minutes each. Cornell scoring: Touchdowns, Fritz 3. Goals from touchdowns, Bar -ett 2, Lahr. Substitutions: Cornell-K, MeCutcheon for Prick, Prick for K. MeCutcheon, Shuler for Barrett, Hubbard for Shuler, Shuler for Hubbard, Barrett for Shuler, Rees for Shelton, K. McCutcheon for Prick, Cool for Williamson, Prick for K Me Cutcheon, Sprague for Prick, Robin son for Guyer. Mallory for Williams, raber for Collyer. Pennsylvania-Bloom for Murdock, Murdock for Bloom, Russell for Harris, Harris for Wolfe, Kcons for Mccall, Avery for Merrill. Mccall for Rooms, Bloom for Mccall, Tighe for Avery, Hill for Tighe, Rooms for Murdock Avery for Hill, Kelly for Rooms, Car CT for Russell, Russell for Carter, Tighe for Avery.

  • The The Washington herald's story: Georgetown Winds Up Season With Victory Cornell Beats Penn !, Herald Sporting Staff Man, Will Report 4 Box Holders on Nary Side for Army and Nary Football Game North Side of Polo Grounds

    The Washington herald, November 28, 1913, page 7

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    Georgetown Winds Up Season With Victory Cornell Beats Penn !, Herald Sporting Staff Man, Will Report 4 Box Holders on Nary Side for Army and Nary Football Game North Side of Polo Grounds lS. Representative J. J. Rogers. Massachusetts. 49, Isl Capt. T. NJ Potts. 49, The Secretary Of State. le8 Admiral w. p Potter. ISL. Hon. A. A. Jones. Assistant Secretary Of In ls,. Attorney General Of the United States. la Representative J. II. Small. North Carolina la. Representative William p. Kennedy. Connect Ies. Representative H. D. Stephens. Mississppi. l6s. Mr.. G. T. Kent. 49, Rear Admiral c. II. Davis. Iss. Representative Oscar Galway. Texas. Ies Senator James A. O’GOrman. New YORK. 10 Representative J. y. c. Talbot. Ma9land. III President Hibben, Princeton University. III Representative 7. s. Butler. Pennsylvania. I73 Representative r. r. Hobson. Alabama. l7i Commodore Of the New York Yacht Club. us. Admiral George Dewey. I76 Representative Lemuel X PSdgett. Tennessee. IN. Secretary McAdoo. Ct the United states Treas liz Rear Admiral J. R. Edxards I7s Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright. Iso Rear Admiral T. b. Howard. lsl and l2. Col Robert NJ Thompson. New York Ia and 1884, Mr.. Z. J. BerWind. New Yort. Is5 Mr. Lewis Nixon. New York 1856 and I8. Gov. GoldSborough. Maryland. Is7. Rear Admiral Frank r. Fletcher. lR. 81. and lSa The President Of the United lss and lsl. The Secretary Of the Nary. ls6, Iss. and IsT. The Superintendent Of the Naval Academy. lss and lse The Commandant Of MidShipmep 10 Rear Admiral Victor Blue U. s. ~, Chief Of the Bureau Of Navigation m Capt W. T. Fullam. U. s. “ a5. Rear Admiral b. A. Fiske. as. Rear Admiral Thomas ID. Griffin. 97. Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss. 20 and nc. The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy. III and ~ The CommAndEnt Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Zl3 Rear Admiral T. ]. Cowie. Paymaster General. “a Rear Admiral X. NJ. Watt. rs. Rear Admiral George H. Stafford. ne Gen. William p. Biddle. U. s. N. O. NJ. Cspt. Ridley Mclean, U. s. n. rs Rear Admiral r. C. HoIlyday. 2Is. Mr.. Henry II. Wood. ID Representative W. l. HenSley. Missouri n. Rear Admiral Kossuth Niles r. Rear Admiral Y. II. @. Lsutze =. Rear Admiral W. II. II. sOutherland. ~ Representative J. s. Davenport, Oklahoma Is. Senator Ollie James. KENTUCKY. IL Attorney General McReynohs Fl Rear Admiral = h Moore 28 Mr.. II. L. Satteriee. New York City. - Representative c. T. MApes Michigan 20 Representative Q. U. Stone. Illinois 81 Senator W. P. Jackson, Maryland. r. Senator J. W. Weeks, MaSsachusetts ~ Rear Admiral +. J. HigEinson.

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Before kickoff

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Our ratings (scores only)

Pennsylvania 77% to win. Cornell pulled the upset.

Pennsylvania leads 65–⁠40–⁠5 in 110 meetings, counting the 89 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Cornell 39, Pennsylvania 17
2024Pennsylvania 67, Cornell 49
2023Pennsylvania 23, Cornell 8
2022Pennsylvania 28, Cornell 21
2021Cornell 15, Pennsylvania 12
2019Pennsylvania 21, Cornell 20

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