The herald., 1896-11-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Tigers Play Ragged, But Win
ming Game.


The Tigers Play Ragged, But Win
ming Game.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-Pennsyl-
vania, So; Cornell, 10, and the agony is
over for this season.
The Pennsylvania football eleven
wound up the season of '96 this afternoon
by playing pretty much the same kind
of a game as she has done all along;
at times brilliant, at other times 1T
would have put to shame lot of school
boys. Cornell played really brilliant
game throughout. With the exception
of Bassford the play was almost perfect,
and had it not been for the fact that
the team was SO much lighter than the
red and blue there would not have been
thirty-two points scored against them
There We're very few attempts at tricks
by either team. The interference of the
team was always up to the standard.
which partially accounts for the brilliant
dashes by Beacham and McKeever. 1t
was due almost entirely to the great
playing of Cornell's back field that both
their touchdowns were made. by
steady plunges into the line and an occa-
sional run around the ends, McKeever,
Ritchie and Beacham got the ball over
the red and blue goal twice. These
players seemed to look all over the field
at the same time, and the play of Lee
and Taussig was also brilliant. They
got down under kicks remarkably fas.
and tackled like f1ends. On account of
the light line their defensive play did
not shine out so brilliantly as did their
interference, but there were very long
gains around the ends by the men in
Pennsylvania's back field. Except when
the red and blue men were overtaken
with that tired feeling, they played the
game they are capable of. That terrible
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during the entire game, and Woodruff,
Minds, Farrar and Wharton all went In
to the lines headforemost never failing
to gain from one to ten yards. This sort
of play was interspersed with an occa-
sional revolving wedge in which Uffen-
heimer was almost always used, and
by some good end runs in which Gilbert
Boyle, Dickson. Morice and Minds
were the bright particular stars. There
was very little fumbling by either team,
but some bad passing by the quarter
backs caused both to suffer consider
ably. The red and blues were penalized
twice for off side plays. and once for
holding, while the Cornell boys were set
back five yards on two different occa-
sions for off side plays.
When Referee Mills of Yale blew his
whistle for play it is estimated that
there were 1900 people within the big
field. The sight was a beautiful one
-
and the beautiful red and blue and red
and white colors everywhere in the huge
stands made the sight a grand one to
look at. The first scoring occurred when
Ritchie fell on blocked kick for safe
ty. Colbert scored the first touchdown
on kick pass, but no goal was kicked.
Score-Pennsy1vania. 6: Cornell 0.
Cornell made some long gains in which
Beacham was particular star He
made one run OF twenty-five yards, and
again when the ball was on Pennsyl-
vania's 25-yard line he skirted the red
and blues left end for a touchdown.
Goal missed.
Score-Pennsylvania, 6; Cornell, 4.
Quick. hard rushing carried the ball
rapidly down the field, Minds scoring
and a goal kicked. Score-Pennsylvania
II; Cornell, 4.
Again the Philadelphians rapidly ad-
vanced, and when near Cornells line
Iffenheimer scored a touchdown by the
revolving wedge. Score-Pennsylvania
| IS: Cornell, 4.
The first half ended with the score
| as just given.
After the beginning of the second hall
| Cornell was the first to score. On fum-
| sylvania's 25-yard line, Ritchie scoring
| the touchdown and kicking the goal.
Score-Pennsylvania, IS; Cornell 10.
| Pennsylvania scored rapidly after
this, the touchdOWnS being made by
Woodruff, Boyle and Uffenheimer. Only
one of three goals was kicked The
! play of Colbert in the last half was a
| great feature. The teams lined up as
! follows:
Pennsylvania Position. Cornell
Boyle ......... Left End :. Tracy hee)
Uffenheimer Left Tackle. .... White
Woodruff 49,. Left Guard. Reed.
Overfield ........ Center ......... Reed
Wharton fright Guard ..... Clark
Farrar fright Tackle. .Sweetland
Dickson. .....Right End .Taussig
| Weeks ........ Quarterback. &. :. Bassford
Colbert -. Left Halfback :. .McKeever
Morice ..... Right Halfback. .Beacham
Minds .......... Fullback. .Ritchie
Touchdowns-Gelbe Minds. Uffen-
heimer 2. Woodruff, Boyle, Beacham
Ritchie.
Goals-Woodruff g. Richie l.
Safety-Ritchie.
Referee-Mills of Yale.
Umpire-Paul Dashiel, Lehigh.
Linesman-Congdon of Dartmouth.