The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-29
Spirited Contest Between the Athletic
City That Ended in a Tie.
VICTORY FOR MICHIGAN
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY DEFEATED ny
THE ANN ARBOR TEAM. L: TO o.
Fight I'm Hotel After the Cfncinnati-
Marietta Game-Results of Many
Thanksgiving Battles.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2S-The Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania football eleven this
afternoon defeated the Cornell team by the
score of 46 10 2. thus winding up the foot
ball season with a clean record of victories
to her credit. Two touchdowns and a goal
from the field in the first half and four
touchdowns and goal from the field In the
second half was the record OF the red and
Dlue. Cornell had to satisfy herself with a
safety. Strategic play, scientific punts and
brilliant ali-arolnd interference were the
features of Pennsylvania game. Cornelrs
defeat can be summed up in very few words
weak defense and still weaker interfer-
ence. Cornells full back, Ritchie, was lam
entably weak, and exchange of kicks be-
tween him and Brooke was always good
for from ten to twenty yards gain for the
Pennsylvania team. There We're individual
players on the Cornell team who covered
themselves with glory. Beacham, at left
half back; Fitch, at left tackle, and Sweet
land, alright tackle, played brilliantly, as
did also Captain Wyckoff, considering his
condition. Pennsylvania made her gains at
almost any point which the team would
strike. Brooke made one forty-five-yard
and also seventy-five-yard run, but
In the latter the ball was brought back and
given to Cornell for holding. Minds also
made one run of forty-five yards and Gel
bert carried the ball forty-five yards,
through the entire team before being
caught from behind by Taussig. Farrar, at
right tackle. played his best game Of the
season. Woodruff. Minds, Gelbert, Williams
and Brooke also played brilliantly.
When the teams lined up at 2:20 there
were twelve thousand people on Franklin
field, but before the first half had been
played seventeen thousand persons had
passed within the gates Cornells kicked off,
the ball going to Brooke on Pennsylvania
twenty-yard line. In Just four. minutes
kicked goal The next score was made
principally through Colbert, who, aided by
fine interference, gained forty yards, though
Minds showed over the line for the
touchdown. Brooke kicked goal. The play
then became more even. and the ball vacil-
lated back and forth until Brooke secured
the pig skin at Cornelrs thirty-five yard
line, from which point he kicked a goal
half was called. Score: Pennsylvania, IT;
Cornell, Q.
When time was called Pennsylvania. by
short rushes, quickly took the ball over the
kicked goal. With the spheroid at Penn
sylvania's fifteen-yard line, Brooke was be-
hind the goal for kick. he fumbled the
ball and was forced to score safety.
The ball then worked back and forth until
Minds made beautiful run of forty-fiye
Yards for touchdown. Brooke kicked goal.
Again PENNSYLVANIA worked rapidly. Dick
son carrying the ball twenty yards for a
made the next touchdown soon after and
Brooke kicked goal. Pennsylvania worked
the ball forward 10 Cornelrs twenty-five
ward line and there Brooke kicked his sec
ond goal from the field. Before Pennsyl-
vania was again able TO score the game
was over The teams lined up as below: