The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-26
CRIMSON WAVED VICTORIOUS
But Had To Put Best Foot Forward
at Ithaca.

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Other Foot Ball.
ithaca, N. Y. October 24.-In today's
football game with Cornell, Harvard
came off victorious by the score of 10 to
a. The game was very CLOSELY contested
and Harvard had to put her best foot
forward to win. A lucky goal from the
field in the first half dampsned the ardor
somewhat of the Cornell team but they
played plucky uphill game. Harvard
won the toss and chose he west goal IA
vored by strong west wind. Fennell
kicked off to the ten yard line and
Brown returned, Tracy caught and Brown
kicked to centre. The ball was kicked
back and forth and Cornell fumbled on
the ten yard line. Harvard was held
for four downs. Soon after Harvard had
the ball on the twenty five yard line and
Brown kicked goal from the field. The
score: Harvard s. Cornell o.
After number of punts Beaoham
made star run around Cabot and made
touchdown. but the referee decided
Beacham was outside the line and the
ball was brought back to Harvard's
twenty-five yard line. A series of punts
followed and with the ball on Cornells
thirty-fve yard line, Sullivan secured the
ball and made fifteen yards around
Taussig. Brown went through left
tackle and the end for a touchdown. No
goal was kicked. The score: Harvard 9,
Cornell 0.
The rest of the half was taken up with
punting and the half ended without any
change of the score with the ball on Cor
nells twenty-five yard line.
In the second half. Cornell had the ad-
vantage of. kicking. Beautiful work by
Beaohain and MoKeever advanced the
ball to Harvard's fifteen yard line. Cor
nell at this point braced up and began
playing very aggressive game. Beach,
am tried left tackle but made no gain.
Taussig got gain of two yards through
right takle and Beaoham went around
Cabot for three yards. McKeever tried
the center, with no gain and Mckeever
again took the ball around Moulton for
three yards Moulton then retired from
the game and was replaced by GRAFTON.
her seventeen yard line and Brown kicked
to the thirty-five yard line. Tracy then
got free kick. Fennell tried for q goal
from the field. but failed, the ball going
to the east of the poles. Harvard got the
ball on her twenty-five yard line. Brown
kicked to the centre of the field aud
Tracey advanced the ball eight yards be-
fore being downed. McKeever made two
yards around 9rayton. Beacham lost five
yards and then kicked to Harvard's five
yard line. Brown tried to kick but
Taussig blocked tn, hall and fell on 1t
for touchdown. Tracy failed IN kick
goal. The SCORE: Harvard 9, Cornell
4.
Harvard had the ball for the kick off.
Brown kicked to Miller an the twenty |
yard line and made ton yards before be- |
ing downed. Beaoham made four yards
through the centre when the ball went to |
Harvard on four downs.
Dunlap made a magnificent run around |
left end for twenty-five yards and the |
ball was then on COrnell's five yard lins.
Dunlap squeezed through for touch |
down but Brown failed to kick a goal. |
The score: Harvard IS, Cornell 4 Time |
was called with the hall in Harvard Is |
territory The score: Harvard 1B, Cor
nell 1. The lins-up: