New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
PENNSYLVANIA SURPRISED
CORNELL. UNEXPECTEDLY PLAYS Gooo
FOOTBALL.

A srr-BBoRNI.Y CONTESTED GAME
phuadeInhia Nov 26-Pennsyvania defeated Cor
neil by a big score this afternoon but the pucNy
bovs from Ithaca succeeded in crossing the Quakers
goal line twice Pennsylvania scored six touchdo"hS
for a to,aI of 20 and compelled Cornell to make
safety touchdown making the score OF the re"h-
syIvanians 81 to Cornelrs ~. Corneii iur"'s"e' a
surprise by the fast hard. plucky game sne p'ayeo
Corners first touchdown was due 10 beachdl" moe
ni6cent running. In runs the Cornell cap'a"
carried the ball around Pennsylvania ends for a
total of nearly ffty yards and landed II benind tne
Ouakers' goal line This was In the hrst naif. anu III
the second half Cornell got the paii on reh"Ssv
twen y-fve yard line and carried IL directy
m 70 ard over the goal line OF the fed
ard Blue where Ritchie scored the tonchdo"h
on plunge through the centre beachdn
general all-round play and running with 'ne
bali were as fine an exhibition OF halfback work |
as has been here this year. and to MS great
playing is mostly due the credit OF Cornelis scoring
While Cornell played fast and pluckiy. the men were
overmat tched and overweighed by ther heaVier |
and stronger adversaries and could oner only stuD
born but unavaling resistance TO fehhSy"
advance Pennsylvanias style OF play bears neaVhy
on the opposing team. and the Cornell players SUI
fered severely Cornell frequently had men nur' anu
before the game was over had replaced tnree p'a's
by substitutes. While PENNSYLVANIA had numoer
of men hurt none were compelled TO leave the ne'''
While Pennsylvania won rather easily To-Day do
was expected the Quakers play lacked 'he ''ere.
dash and energy which showed in the second na''
OF the Harvard game. The guards back ih'e''e'e"Ss
was worked effectively against Cornelis line. anu
Colbert frequently went around the corner e"us i''
good gains.
A BIG CROWD PRESENT.
,,,ar q c,oss ,,gev morning the weather cleared
and by noon the sun was shining brightly. Inc air
was soft and the heat Of the sun made heaVy wraps
for the spectators too welghy. ana the payers SUI
fered considerably from the warmth thirteen thou-
sand people were present when the TWO teams came
FL f,fln Df
time I'm testing the capacity of their lungs, put
small valiant band Of ithacans on the stahu re-
piled to the Quakers' cheers. ana tnrouehout me
afternoon this little contingent OF Corneii pdr''sd'S
made their presence known by their constant 'r'er'
A light breeze. which was OF hu' niue d"'""ase
10 either SIDE. blew directly across the held
Captain Eeacham won the and took the ball
Fennel kicked off FOR cornell 20 fennsy''ha
.wen;y y-fve- yard line. During the hrst Ten MN
ues OF pay both p.aysi a kicking
r,me and neither side had much aivartige
rap;ain wharton for the frst time In hi-
| He. dhl the kicking a. fhl * ior f'hi'sy'-
Yana and 10, his kicks off quickly and without
having blocked throughout me afternoon lie
also rather outpuntcd Ritche few yards on each
! kick The Cornell did pretty work In eaten
/ ing pin,s ard got his kicks off ceiniy and quickly
from close up behind the line
/ P,nn.ylvania gradually worked the bail UP 20 Cor
n. rs nvc-ylri l,S, where tNc nAener broke through
ard blocked a kick by Richie Rlici.e fe. on tne
]
Pennsy.vanla 20, the ball the kickoff and bucked
Cornell. ine for ydve yards 10 IN. ten-yari line
on a fake" pass Geibert went around the right
! ed FOR a touchdown. The klck-oui failure
and 70 goa resulted. In the frs -crlmmase after
thl- kickoff Read was badly hurt In ,ack.ng
mln and was carried from the field Taylor taking
his pace After several exchanges Of kicks Cornell
go, rhe ball In the OF the field Aided by fine
/ Interference Beacham went around Pennsylvania
rgh' md for thirty yards. coupe OF p'unges mo
/ he lie followed and then Beacham went around
, Tho .eN eni. and. avoiding all the Pennsylvania
/ 'tcklers. scored d touchdown after a t"enty-yard
, rua. The bail directly In front OF the goa.
posts. bu; Riichie failed for the Try a. goal me
sy.vau!a woke up after ,his AID gaining possession
Of The ball shortly after the kcA off, rushed Il from
the o, the field by hard ne-bucking TO Cor
ne.'s two-yard line Minds than wen, through the
so, Ar sF tho se" whom o
ing The ball smashed through cornelrs line FOR sky
ano'hcr 'ouchiown. Woodruff again kicked the goa.
rn g 9a4 a & se r IN ry ss Sn caea ae seofs
standing: Pennsylvin N: CorEeli. 4
THE SECOND HALF.
AFTER ten minutes intermission. play was re-
snmcd Pennsylvania tried 10 work a trick on
cornell the kickoff. Instead Of kicking the ball
hard. Woodruff booted it along the ground. and.
following closely. tried to fall on II after II had
rolled twenty yards. but a Cornell man was ahead
Of him. After one down. Ritchie punted. 10 ,he
centre OF the field Morlce could make no cain.
and on the second down the ball WAS passed to hm
snached up the ball and rushed TO Pennsylyania's
twenty yards with Minds close at hts heels; be-
fore the quaker fullback caught him and threw
/ Cornell could not advance ana Richie punted to
Minds Pennsylyanias one-yard line Taussis
the ball. and hurled him across the goal line The
quaker fullback however. before falling. had
yania took the ball and bucked through cornslrs
line for thirty yards from their own one,yard nnc
Cornell the ball punt, ana BeacnHm ultue
another fine run FOR thirty yards around Pcnnsyl,
vanias left end to Pennsylvania forty five yard
P"nnsyivania's twenty-yard line Pennsylvania
fumblcd the first down. and Cornell got the ball
on Pennsyyana's twenty y-hve-yard line Rtclic
and McKcever bucked the left side Of the lin" 'or
nftcrn yards Beacham bucked the left side also
yard from Pennsylvania goal. on the next down
Kltnhi. Was pushed oyer d2r t~corndpwn ~ & Tcn'e
PENNSYI.VANIAS FIERCE BUSHES
An exchange OF kicks followed the kickoff and
then Pennsylvania got the ball in the middle Of
the field and by series OF hard. fierce rushes
carried it up to Cornclrs goal where Woodruff
went over for IA touchdown. Woodruff failed at
this try at goal. The next touchdown made by
on Cornes i' two,yard line. boyle falling on the
ball for a touchdown. Woodruff kicked the goal
the bali from the kick-ofr it was again carried up
the field by hard inebuckng; and trenheimer
Woodram anShfE fnicd "s"" a, h i try for goal Only
few minutes more OF play after this remained. and
when time was called Pcnnsylvania had possession
OF the ball on Corncrs thirty-yard line.
with todays game the football season OF 1875
two teams attended the theatre and the students
Of Pennsylvania are celebratns their victory In
true collegiate style. The lineup;
Cornell. Positions. Pennsylvans.
ygrTy wr,c Fitch iri i~ri tase tan" liner
Reed Taylor Left guard Woodruff
R,x%, guard Wharton" rsn@i1
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