New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28
HARD FIGHT FOR HARVARD
THE CORNELL PLAYERS SCORE 1" ELN l.
POINTS AGAINST THE CRIMSON.

POOR SHOWING FOR THE CAMBRIDGE ELEVEN
WHICH MADE ONLY TWENTY-FIVE POINTS
THE IrHAcANs BREAK THEIR orro-
NEXTs' LINES REPEATEDLY.
pripbt skies superb weather. ideal autumnai
artornoon and soggy erd.ron were the condl-
lions which prevailed at Manhattan Field yestef-
dav when the lusty elevens of Harvard ana cor
ncu met upon the football field OF battle 10 contest
Cor touchdown honors. As predicted in The IT'D
uno the neht-weshtcd but plucky Cornell men
gave the wcarers of the crimson hard hSht' cor
nell scoring y points to % for Harvard "A lar az
fcrcnt score from that OF year ago, when har-
ward fairly slaughtered the men from Ithaca
Probably 5000 people Witnessed the game al
though half Of that number saw the struggle from
the dizzy height Of the Viaduct from the more
lovlv but more dangerous rocks o. cocgan HILL TO
the west OF the grounds Why the police authori-
Ties allow a public thoroughfare such as the Via
duct to be blockadcd every time there is football
game at Manhattan Field is a question many
reople would like to have answered. The trans
portation to and from the grounds was hrst-claSs'
and little fault found with Freedman ior MS
part I'm the management. Fault was found win
the handling of the scorc-cards, which was ABOUT
the worst record. Newspaper men VINO "ished
TO get the lineup of the teams before the game
could not secure a card for love or money.
There were the usual number Of pretty girls In
dainty fail toilets present. who go toward making
one of the attractive features Of modern sporting
contests. Then there were crowds of young men
bubbIing over with enthusiasm, who yelled the
war cry Of their respective colleges with more dis
play of lung power than Of reason or rhyme.
Harvard men anticipated easy victory. and
they did not believe that Cornell would score. There
was however practically no betting. The lthacan
students were confident that they would score; ana
were hopeful that they would make "A better show
ing against Harvard than they had done against
wrong. and after the contest the opinion seemed
10 be general that the crimson would nave 70 I'M
prove materially TO have any chance against fale.
while the Princeton tigers even IN their present
clumsy condition would have an easy time OF II In
captain Emmons. OF Harvard. lost his temper
early In the fray. and h. used unseemly Language;
for. and evoked just reproOf from the spectators;
many crying out that Emmons should be removed
but he retired in the latter part Of the first half
Monnahan. Wrenn. Taussg. Amonn ana Si ,.r
none OF them seriously injured ~
In the first half Harvard played an offensive
game. hut Captain EmmOns ana his men nad an
the worst Of # in the second half. when Cornell
clearly outplayel Harvard at every point Cornell
,oin rn '',u'lr r - t Io ~ Marshall Newell
the coach excRaEged bis tactcs playing bucFing
SAM CAPTAIN Emmons rayci ana then PLEADED ,ri
his orders could not De carried out. and In the
second half Cornell made over sixty yards by bang
Ing awav AZ U1rvard's linz The gains were gem
orally from two to five yards and a. the ball was
steadily but surely forced into Harvards territory
the crowd applaudci heartily. for the sympathy Of
the majority unQues ton1hy for Cornell The
ball in Harvard territory nearly every minute
Of The second half The first half consisted OF thirty
and the second half ~ twenty-five minutes play.
In justice to Harvard. II must be said that both u
COrn,Ts goals were due 20 blocked kicks. \ sixty
yard run by Wrigntngion one II the hest play 5
OF the game. Tolssig df IN" best work for Cornell
until he was injured and was forced - retire. Wy
exon. Rogers and Obi also ala good work. Most ~
Corneis gains in the second half We're made be-
The game prolonged INTO darkness. and at the
clos. liile could be seen from the stands and as
the teams wore uniforms 50 much alike certainly
nothing could be seen inteigihly.
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