The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-29
TRIUMpHs OF The GRIDIROH
Thanksgiving Football in the
State and Elsewhere.
The University Of Pennsylvania Concludes
q Brilliant Series of Games by Defeat.
Ing Cornell in q Score of 40 to a-vir.
ginfa Beats North Csrolina-BIacks.
ourg Eleven Beat Lexington-Other
Games.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 2s.-The Uni
versity of Virginia team defeated the
eleven from the North Carolina Uni
versity by a score Of 6 to o here to day
and won the championship of the South.
Ii Is estimated that 1000 people saw
The contest. 1t was evident from the
start that the "Tsr Heels" had the
seronge and more aggressive team and
In the first half the V~irginians fought
on the defensive.
When time was called the Carolinians
had the ball within five yards of the
Virginia goal line. In the second half,
by an almost accidental and an entirely
unexpected play, Lang broke through
q Carolina line, and, by 6 great run.
made q touchdown, from which Lambert
kicked a goal. There was much slug
g1ng. For this Moritt, jackson and
Collier were put out of the game, but
ene last named was permitted to retern,
foiice regulations were roor and tie
crowd swarmed into the field, causing
hall an hours delay. Competent critics
generally agree that the game under or.
binary circumstances would have been
won by the OsroliniRns. The s.Tsr
Heels complain of the decisions. Thew
more than likely would have scored in
the last half bus for the conduct of the
spectators, who, crowding upon the field.
after Virginia's touchdown was made.
interfered with their work. JOHNNY Poe
was referee, n e. B. Beaumont and j.
e. Lloyd umplres.
A Clean Record of Victories.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. es.-The
Un1Verslty OF Pennsylvania football
eieve this afternoon defeated the
Cornell team by the score of 46 to Q.
tnus winding up the football season
with q clean record of victories to her
credit. Two t%ouchdowna and a aoal
from the field in the first half and four
to~uchdowns and q goal from the field in
the second half was the record of the
red and blue. Cornell had to satisfy
nerself with e safety. Strategic plays,
scientific punts, and brilliant nll-around
interference were the features of Penn
eylvania's game. Cornell's defeat can
be summed up In very few wordsworth
defense and still weaker Interference.
Cornel's full back, Richie, WAS
iementably weak and an exchange of
KICKS between him and Brooke was
always good for from ten to twenty
viz 6HubYlV8nIA team.
Ihere were individual players on the
Cornell team who covered themselyes
with glory. Beacham, at left half back;
Fitch, at left tackle, ard Sweetland, at
light tackle, played brilliantly, as did
also Captain Wyckoff. considering his
condition.
Pennsylvania made her gains at
almost any point which tue team would
strike. Brooke made one forty-ave
yard run and also a seventy-ive yard
run, but in the latter the ball wac
brought back and given to Cornell for
holding. Minds also made one run of
forty five yards and Colbert carried the
Dali forty yards through the entire
team before bsing caught from behind
by Taussig. Farrar, at right tackle,
played his best game Of the season.
Woodruff, Minds, Colbert, Williams and
Brooke also played brilliantly.
When the team lined up at 2:2O there
were IL, 600 people on franklin field,
but before the first half had been
played 1900 persons had passed within
the gates. Cornell kicked of, the ball
going to Brooke on Penns7lvanis's
twenty-Vsrd line. In just four minutes
Minds scored o touchdown and Brooke
kicked the goal.
The next score was made principally
turouRu UeluerV, VINO, AIDED by line
interference, gained forty yards. though
Minds was showed over the line for the
touchdown. Brooke kicked the goal.
The play then became more even, and
the bsll vacillsted back and forth until
Brooke secured the pigskin at Cornell's
t~hirty-hve yard line, from which point
he kicked d goal from the field. Ten
minutes later tine for the first half
was called. Score: Pennsylyania, II;
Cornell, O..
When time was called Pennsylvania.
by short rushes. quickly took the ball
over the line, Dickson scoring the point.
Brooke kicked the goal. With the
spheroid at Pennsylvania ffteen-yard
line. Brooke was behind the goal for
q kick. He fumbled the ball and was
70 ced to score q safety. The ball
then worked back and forth until
Minds made a beautiful run Of forty
i've yards for Q touchdown. B coke
kicked the goal.
Again Pennsylvania worked rapidly,
Dickson carrying the ball twenty yards
fer q touchdown. Brooke kicked the
goal. Minds made the next touchdown
soon after and Brooke Kicked the goal.
Pennsylvania worked the ball forward
to Corntll's .wenty-fve-yard line, and
there Brooke kicked his second goal
from the field. Before Pennsylvania
was again able to score the game wss,
over.
An Exciting Game.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-The University
of Michigan eleven defeated the Uni
versity Of Chicago team on Marshall
held this afternoon IL to o. Five
thousand enthusiasts witnessed the
game. The playing for q time was