The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-27
THANKSGIVING
FOOT BALL GAME
Pesnsyl vauiS Vanquishes Coraell BY q
Score Of 81 to 10.
THE ITHACA BOYS OUT.WElGhTED
In Spite of Plucky and Stubborn
Resistance They Go Down Before
the Invincibles..Fine Work Of
Beacham aud Gcibert..Lafayette's
Victory at AnnapOlis..Other Games
Played Yesterday.

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Pennsylvania
this afternoon defeated Cornell by q
big score. but the plucky boys from
Ithaca succeeded in twice crossing the
Quakers goal line. Pennsylvania
scored six touch downs for total OF
so, and compelled Cornell to make a
safety touchdown. making the totai
score of the Pennsylvania 81 to Cor
nelrs 10. Cornell furnished Pennsyl-
vania with a surprise by the fast. hard'
plucky game she played. Cornelis nrs'
touch down was due to Beacham )
magnificent running. In two runs the
Cornell captain carried the ball around
Pennsylvania ends for total of near
ly fifty yards. and landed 1t behind the
Quaker goal line. This was In the first
half, and in the second half Cornell
got the ball to Pennsylvania 70
yard line and carried II directly III,
to and over the goal line of the red
and blue, where Hitchie scored the
touch down on a plunge through the
center. Beachams general all-round
play and running with the ball was as
fine an exhibition of half back work
as has been seen here this year. and
to his great playing Is mostly due the
credit of Cornelrs scoring. While Cor
nell played fast and pluckily, they were
out-matched, over-weighted by their
heavier and stronger adversaries, and
could offer only a stubborn but un-
availing resistance to Pennsylvania 8
advance. Pennsylvania style of play
bears heavily upon the opposing team,
and the Cornell players suffered se-
verely. Cornell frequently had men
hurt. and before the game was over
had replaced three players by substi-
tutes. While Pennsylvania had num-
bcr of men hurt none was compelled
to leave the field.
While Pennsylvania won rather easily
today. as was expected. the Quakers
play lacked the fierce dash and en-
ergy which it showed in the second
half of the Harvard game The guards
back interference was worked eifec-
lively against Cornells lire, and Gel
bert frequently went around the Cor
nell ends for good gains. a crowd of
10000 people was present when the two
teams came upon the field. The fol-
lowers of PENNSYLVANIA lost no time in
testing the capacity of their lungs, but
a small and valiant band Of Ithacans
on the stand replied to the Quakers'
cheers, and throughout the afternoon
this little contingent of Comedians
made their presence known by their
constant cries.
THE GAME OPENED.
Captain Beacham won the toss and
took the ball. Fennell kicked off for
Cornell to Pennsylvania 25-yard line.
During the first ten minutes of play
both teams played a kicking game, and
neither side had much advantage. Cap
tain Wharton, for the first time in his
life, did the kicking at full back for
Pennsylvania. and so: his kicks off
quickly and without having one blocked
throughout the afternoon. He also
rather outpunted Ritchie, a few yards
on each kick. The Cornell man did
very pretty work In catching punts and
got his kicks off cleanly and quickly
from close up behind the line. Penn
sylvania gradually worked the ball up
to Cornell's 5-yard line, where Uffen-
heimer broke through and blocked a
kick of Ritchie's. Ritchie fell upon
the ball behind his goal line for safe
ty touchdown. Pennsylvania got the
ball on the kick off and bucked Cor
nelps line for forty-five yards to the
lO-yard line. On like pass Colbert
went around the right end for touch
down. The kick was a failure and no
goal resulted. In the first scrimmage
after this kick off Reed was badly hurt
In tackling man and was carried
1ioi'l lpi idhlliS IliS DldCe.
After several interchanges of kicks
Cornell got the ball in the center of the
field. Aided by fine interference
Beacham went around Pennsylvania s
right end for thirty yards. A couple
of plunges into the line followed and
then Beacham went around the left
end and avoiding the Pennsylvania
tacklers, scored n touchdown after a
20-yard run. The ball was directly in
front of the goal posts, but Richie
failed for the try at goal, the ball strik-
ing the cross bar and bounding back.
Pennsylvania woke uo after this, and,
gaining possession Of the ball shortly
after the kick off. rushed it from the
center of the field by hard line buck
ing to Cornell's 20-yard line Minds
then went through the center for a
touchdown and Woodruff kicked the
goal. After the kick off Pennsylvania
without losing the ball smashed
through the center for another touch
down, Woodruff again kicking the
goal.
The hall had been in play but a few
moments when time for the first half
was called. the score standing Penn
sylvania, IS; Cornell. 4.
SECOND HALF.
After ten minutes intermission play
was resumed. Pennsylvania tried to
work trick on Cornell on the kick
off. Instead of kicking the ball hard
Woodruff booted it along the ground
and following closely tried to fall upon
1t, after 1t had rolled twenty yards
but a Cornell man was ahead of him
After one down Richie punted to the
center of the field. Morice could make
no gain and on the second down the
ball was passed to him again. Morice
made gorgeous tumble and Beacham
snatched up the ball and rushed to
Pennsylvania goal with a clear field
Beacham had covered twenty yards
with Minds close at his heels before
the Quaker full back caught him and
threw him viciOusly on Penna's thirty
yard line. Cornell could not advance
and Ritchie punted to Minds on Penna's
one-yard line. Taussig was on TOP of
Minds almost as soon as he caught the
ball and hurled him across the goa
line. The Quaker full back. however
before falling had called down" and
SO saved safety. PENNSYLVANIA took
the ball and bucked through Cornell's
line for thirty wards from their own
1-yard line. Cornell got the ball on a
punt and Beacham made another fine
run for thirty yards around Pennsyl.
vania's left end to Pennsylvania As.
yard line. Cornell could not advance
and punted to Pennsylvania's 2O-yard
line. Pennsylvania fumbled on the
first down and Cornell got the bal
on Pennsylvania's 25-yard line. Ritchis
and McKeever bucked the left side OF
the line for fifteen yards. Beachan
bucked the left side also for nine yards
and was ONLY downed when one ward
from Pennsylvania goal. On the mex,
down Ritchie was pushed over for q
touchdown. Richie easily kicked the
goal, making Cornells score 10.
THE FINAL STRUGGLE.
An exchange Of kicks followed the
kick off and then Pennsylvania got tn,
ball in the middle Of the field, and, b,
series Of hard, fierce rushes, carried
up to CornelPs goal, where Woodruff