Colgate at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 4, 1914, page 12

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  CORNELL FALLS BEFORE COLGATE Ithacans Find Hamilton Eleven Stronger than Anticipated. Ithaca. \. Y, Oct 3.--Colgate defeated the Cornell eleven here this al ternoon in a hard fought game by n score of to 5. While the Colgate defeat came as a surprise, 1t was hard IL expected that the Cornell eleven would win easily, as there was only one regular in the lne-Shclton. Cornell was first TO score, when IN the third quarter. frequent penalties and unsuccessful double passes gave the Ithacans the ball on Colgate’s 10 ward line. Barrett’s ran around Col gates lett placed the ball on the 20 ward line. After two-ya”d gains by Phillippi and Barrett through the line Barrett made pretty drop kick from the 25-yard line. In less than three minutes Colgate made the touchdown that won iAe game when Robinson received the KICK off and rushed the ball siNty-tve yards 10 Cornell’s 15-yard line. In the next play he carried the ball 10 tho lO-yard line. and we’ll directed forward pass Anderson to Stewart. took the ball over the line. Colgate gave little promise 1t DEfeating the Ithacans in the first na.f. Cornell made five first downs to NFo for the visitors. while in the second half Cornell made eight frSts TO two for Colgate. The Ithacans suffered considerably in the third quarter, when Iaber. me star halfback. left the field with bad ly sprained ankle.

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  Evening star, October 4, 1914, page 64

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  CORNELL IS IN A RUT Colgate Trims the Ithacans This Time by Count of 7 to 3. FIRST HALF Sc0RELESS Failure to Solve visitors’ Forward Passes Is Principal Cause of Defeat. ITHACA. N. Y, October 3.-Cornell lost the second consecutive game of the foot ball season today when 1t was defeated by Colgate by to 3. Failure to solve the visitors forward passes spelled defeat for the Ithacans. The first half was score1ess, both teams playing hard foot ball. Cornell scored in the third period. when Barrett dropped a goal from the 25-yard line at difficult angle. In the same period Robinson caught Cornell kickoff and ran seventy yards to Cornelrs 15-yard line. A forward pass, Anderson to Stewart. scored for Colgate. Cornell outBamed Colgate, but showed poor Judgment. The Red and White had an excellent chance to WIN the final quarter. after Collyer. Barrett. Hill and Phillips had rushed the ball from mid field to Colgate’s 95-yard line. Coach Sharpe, however, substituted a new backfield, and Lahr lost ten yards by fumbling the ball. The final whistle blew shortly afterward. Taber. Cornell’s star halfback, suffered severe injury, and probably viii

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  Evening journal, Delaware, October 5, 1914, page 15 (results column)

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  SATURDAY FOOTBALL Scores F. and M.-Penn, 100. Princeton -Bucknell. 100. Yale-Virginia, 21–⁠0. Harvard-springield T. s., 44-O. Colgate-Cornell. 7–⁠3. Dartmouth-Norwich, 74-C. Michigan–Case, 1890 characteristic Indians, 21–⁠6. Ursinus-Lafayette ~. MISUNDERSTANDING 60. Haverford- Washington Col, 80. Army–Stevens, 49–⁠0. Navy–Georgetown. 1870. Brown-Rhode Island State, 200. Washington G. decentralization 1850. Gettysburg-Albright, ~. Pa. State-Muhlenberg, 22-O. Pittsburgh Westminster, 2l-1O. Nebraska -Washburn, al Kansas-Wm. Jewell, 1872. Rolla-Missouri. 90. Illinois–Christiana Bros, $40. Henderson-Brown, 42–⁠6 Chicago-Indiana, $40. Minnesota, No. Dakota, $50. Purdue-Wabash. 27–⁠3. isconsin-Lawrence, 21–⁠0. Rochester-St. Lawrence. 200. Colby-New Hampshire COLI 66-O. TuftsBates, 61–⁠7. Amherst-Middleburg, 17–⁠0. Amherst Aggies-Holy Cross, 100. Fordham-Gallaudet, rs Maine-Boston Col, 26–⁠7. Trinity-Worcester, 40. Syracuse-Hamilton. $40. Rutgers-Rensselaer p. l., 800. Carnegie Tech. -Waynesburg, $50. Wesleyan-Bowdoin, 80. Williams-Vermont, 30. Union-Hobart. 7–⁠3.

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Cornell leads 48–⁠39–⁠3 in 90 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.