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G GOAL
was called with the ball on University's
Il-Ycrd line Tho lihn-1ln.
"PENSY" AND CORNELL.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. Co.
Pennsylvania 81, Cornell 10, and the
agony is oVcr for this season. The
Pennsylvania foot ball eleven wound up
the season OF '9G this afternoon by play
Ing pretty much the same kind of n
game as she has done all alonE-at
times brilliant, while ut other times it
would have put to shame n lot of school
boys. Cornell played n really brilliant
game throughout. With the exception
of Bass Ford at quarter. their play was
almost perfect, and had 1t not beer for
the fact that the team was so much
lighter than the red and blue there
would not have. been 81 points scored
against them. There were very few at
tempts ut tricks by either team. The
interference of the team was always
up to the standard, which partially nc
counted for the brilliant dashes OF
Bcachnm and McKecvcr. 1t was due
almost entirely To the magnificent play
Ing of Corncll's back field that both Of
their touch-dOwns were made. BY
steady plungcs into the line and occa-
Sionnl run around the ends. McKccver,
Richie and Lcacham got the ball over
the red and blue goal line twice. These
players seemed all over the field at the
same time, and the playing of Lee and
Tnussig on the end was also brilliant.
They got down under kicks remarkably
fnst and tackled Ike fcnds.
On account OF the light line, their de-
rensivc play did not shine out so bril-
liantly as did their Interference. but
there were very few long gnins around
the ends by the man In Pcnnsylvanln's
bnck Held.
Except when the red and blue eleven
were oyertakcn with Tint tired feeling
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failed to gain on a long side pass. Ath-
crtor kicked tho ball. but Yost blocked
1t, the +. A.. c. fuli-bMck getting It again.
Marsh lost four yards on hig Yost's
Grent tackle. Atherton kicked 40 yards
to fcaEcr. South went through the line
for four yards and Mcdonald for two.
IeaGer went around the end for four
yards. South hIckcd the line for three
yards, Mcdonald circlcd left end for
two yards. On the next pass Lcps got
the ball, but no one was there to take It,
and the West NirGinians lost ten yards.
Yeagcr kicked 20 Atherton. who return
ed the ball to Hcager. Van Cleve making
an excellent tackle.
Aull made n great tackle cld South
lost three yards. hut on Go ext try
South made four yards through right
tackle. and n moment later he went
around the end for five yards more.
Robinson making a fine tackle. Melon
add made three. YenGer two and South
four yards before =. A. C.. could stop
them. Robb failed on an end run
feagcr kicked out of bounds and the
ball was brought back to the P. A. C.
25-yard line, Atherton kicking TO the
S0-yard line. Robb fumbled 1t and Marsh
got 1t. Robinson made four yards
through the line. Van Cleve could not
advance the ball on the next try, but
Robinson secured ten yards by good
lodging. Marsh into the line for
n yard. Aull made n quarterback
kick. fe2~er got the ball and sent 1t
back. Robinson getting 1t. and before hs
was downed hc'had made % yards. 1t
was a great run, as he had no interfer-
ence. Robinson a moment later added
4 tFn tE1 p.tg F,ahrA b,- n - ~ -,
tried 4 new play. Hoskins passed the
ball to Anterior. who In turf passed 1t
to Aull. but the West Virginia boys
broke through the line and downed
Aull for a loss of-twenty yards. Ather-
ton kicked, Ycager fumbled 1t and Nc
Junkin fell on 1t. The West Virginia
boys got the ball on the next three
downs. Yeager kicked to Atherton, who
made l6 yards by good running. Rob-
inSon added five more and Marsh got
two more on a center buck. Atherton
kicked to Yeager, who made a great run
OF % yards. South made FIVE by going
into the line. Time was called with the
ball on West VirSinia.'s 4S-yard line.
In the second half Yeager kicked of.
the ball going 70 Marsh. who passed II
TO Atherton, who kicked TO Leps. Hos
kins making a good Tickle. South fail
ed to gain. and Yeager kicked out OF
bounds. The p. A. C. full-back made
10 yards around the end. and on tn. next
pass he kicked to Yeagcr, who fumbled.
the ball rolling to the P. a. C. 10-yard
line. Atherton. on a long side pass,
made 20 yards. Robinson added five
and Marsh two more, bringing the ball
on the 7-yard line. Marsh made two
yards. and the 2. A. c. rooters got a
chance to make a noise. On the next
try Robinson added two more. With
only two yards to gain. the ball was
passed to Robinson. but he was tackled
for n loss Of five yards. the ball going to
the visitors on downs. Yeager kicked
the ball out OF danger, but Athcrton got
1t and made 10 yards. Heppenstall got
10 yards by a good run. Robinson got
two yards, but Marsh lost six yards. and
the ball went 10 West Virginia. Time
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INDOOR FOOT BALL
And by Electric Light, Too. Was Seen In
Chicago Yesterday.

Chicago Yesterday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-In the big Coli
scum building 5000 cheering football
enthusiasts saw the eleven Of the Uni
versity of Chicago defeat the strong
eleven from the University of Michigan,
in one Of h nos desperately contested
games ever played In Chicago. The re-
suit was 4 surprise to everybody, for al
though the Chicago eleven protested the
greatest confidence OF winning. this feel
ing was not shared by their supporters.
who at best looked for them to hold their
opponents down to q small score. To
Hershberser, Chicago's full-back. be-
longs the honor of winning the game.
His punting was one of the features and
his goal from the field, kicked from the
iO-yard line, went Clearly between the
goal posts. On the Michigan side. Pin
gree, In the first half was the whole
thing" the plucky little fellow seldom
failing to make the required distance.
One thing at least was settled by the
game and that is, that indoor football Is
literally and figuratively speaking, a
bowling success. The men had no trou-
BILE In catching punts. and football was
played on It's merits, without the handl-
cap OF a wet field, or a strong wind. To-
ward the end of the second half It got
very dark, and the spectators were
treated to 4 novelty in the shape OF foot
ball by electric light.
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the second half there was n desperate
contest. neither side securing Che adj
WASH.JEFF VICTORIOUS.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. es.-Ten
thousand people saw Washington and
Jefferson College team defeat the Du-
quesnes to-day by a score OF & to o. and
the colleglates are exceedingly happy
over the good record they have for tn,
season. In none OF their games have
the opposing team succeeded In scoring
against them, The game to-day was a
hot ono from start to finish. but Very
little smuggling was INDUCED In md both
teams played all the football they were
capable OF. Matthews, full-back and
Wood, Fight half, for Washington and
Jefferson. worc In almost every play
and did some splendid work for
their team. When there was only a few
more minutes OF the first half to play,
the visitors succeeded In getting the
ball within thirteen yards from goal.
The play was fast and furious and the
crowd yelled and screamed. Matthews
found himself in n sort OF revolving
wedge and fell with the ball on the five
yard line. with all the painting Du-
quesne players on top of him. a great
rush and Matthews had the ball over
the line for the only touchdown OF the
game.
The score stood: Washington and
Jefferson 4; Duqucsne 0.
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when Bob Edwards was sent around the
end successfully for a gain of fifteen
yards. Then Mcfarland was pushed
through for a gain of five yards. Nc
Aninch followed with 4 gain of three
yards. On a pass W. U. P. got the ball,
Guilford dropping on It. The visitors
bucked against the Tigers line, but 1t
was no Eo-not an inch was gained.
Then they kicked for a gain, but the
Tigers regained the pigskin on the play.
Successive gains on downs were made,
and the Tigers were given fifteen yards
on n foul tackle by Guilford, who was
said to have tackled Sweeney below
the knee. Gullford claimed he tackled
at the knee, but that he slipped unin-
~tentionally down TO the ankle. a long
wranSle ensued. and the visitors said
anything but pleasant and agreeable
things about the referee, Mr.. Williams.
Bob Edwards went through for an ad-
vance Of five yards. At this time the
two elevens were struggling not over
fifteen yards from the W. U. p. goal,
and darkness was almost at hand. W.
U. P. kicked hard and often on the ref
cree's decisions and seemed to be play
ing for darkness, which would have
given them 4 victory. 6 10 s, though their
touchdown vas made on n fiuke. FL
nally Edwards was pushed over the line
by n desperate effort and the four points
made yictory'a certainty for the home
team. Edwards was quite severely in
jured. and Sweeney had to kick for the
goal. which was made. Score. Tigers
II, w, U. =, 6,
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". Y. u. AND P, A. C..

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 26.-About 1000
people witnessed n fine game of football
to-day between the Pittsburgh Athletic
Club and West Virginia University, the
score nothing TO nothing. For the
greater part of the gane the ball was In
the Unircrsity's territory, but their
fighting was so vigorous and effective
the p. a. C.'s could not score. The home
team had two good chances to cross the
line, hut each time lost the ball at the
critical moment and the mountuinecrs
lost no time in placing the oval on safe
ground. About four hundred rooters
were with the visitors and they were
heard from during the entire game.
West Virginia won the toss and gave
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they played the game they were capable
OF. That terrible battering- ram-l like
process was worked occasionally during
the entire game. and Woodruff, Minds.
Farrar. Ufenhelmcr and Wharton all
went Into line head foremost. never
falling o'galn from one to ten yards.
This sort of play was intersperscd
with an occasional revolving wedge. In
which uncnheimer was almost always
used. and by some good end runs. In
which Colbert. Boyle, Dickson, Morice
ana Minds were the bright particular
stars. When Referee Mills, OF Yale,
blew his whistle for play It was cst!.
mated that there were 1900 persons
within the big field,
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TWELVE TO NOTHING
Was the Score In n CITY Championship
Gnnhe Mt StcnbrnYlllc.

Special Dispatch to the I%ntelligencer.
STEuBENVILLE, O., Nov. 26.-Five
thousand people witnessed an exciting
struggle here this afternoon between
the Steubenville Athletic club and Steu-
benville Three AS football teams for
the local championship. In the first
half the ball was showed around in the
Three AS" territory all the time. In
the second half, after q brilliant and long
run. aided by good interference. Burns
made n touchdown, and later, McLeish
grabbed the ball from one of the Steu-
benvllle Athletic Club half backs and
carried IL across the field. pursued by
Aughenbaugh. and made another touch
down. Burns kicked both goals. The
Three AS" Won by a score Of IL to 0.
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TIGERS Ii. ". U. P. 8.

The Thanksgiving Day football game
in this city was between the eleven
representing the Western University OF
Pennsylvania and the Wheeling Tigers,
heroes OF many n hard fought grid-lron
battle. Last year the same teams met
on tho schmulbach grounds at tho
north end OF the Island and the locals
made monkeys OF tho colleglans. AL
though the Tigers again defeated the
visitors In yesterday afternoons con
test, they were scored against and un-
IN tho eleventh hour, figuratively
speaking, the Pittsburghers were In the
lead. 1t was a hard-fouEht battle.
The crowd that turned out for this
game was dlsappolntingly small. II
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CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-Thc proud colors
of the Boston Athletic Association went
donw in the mud to-day before the
cherry and black OF the Chicago Athletic
Association club, the westerners win
ming by a score OF IL to 6. The team
that had beaten Harvard and dimmed
every color but the blue 81 Yale was de-
feated by an aggregation of western
players which was scarcely n week old.
Six Of the men In the victorious eleven
were playing in the places of the ex-
PEELED members, but the team work of
the men of the cherry circle was as sure
and fatal as that OF n veteran team.
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AWAITING TIE o L

numbered not over 1000. and was not
one-th!rd as large as that which at
tended the game of last season. Poor
advertising al the Tigers end of the
affair was the principal cause of the
drop In attendance figures. The game
was played on the Interstate base ball
grounds, on the Island. The gridiron
was in excellent condition, the sandy
soil making It easy to play on. though
the runners could not break their
spr!atinS records on uns down the
field.
The visiting colleEians were loud In
their expressions of Indignation over al
legged miStrcatment at the hands Of one
of the officials, Mr.. Williams. VINO acted
under appointment from the Tigers.
WeaE'ey. who is 4 iirst-class player.
was the loudcSt in kicking. but really
he did not advance anything to show
that his team has been given the worst
OF It at any stage. He made a tackle on
Sweeney N the second half that was
called foul. and this formed the text for
his most explosive kick. The referee
ruled that the tackle was made below
the knee. which is contrary to the rules
OF the game. Weakley contended that
he tackled at the knee, but that the
tackle slipped down the leg. Even Il
this is true. tta tackle was foul. say
unbiased spectators who are acquainted
with the game. But even IL Western
University had been given everything 1t
%contended for. which would have pos
sibly made the score 6 to 5 in their ia
vor. the result would have been q prac-
tical victory for the Tigers. for their
five points were made on a beautifully
kicked goal from the field. while the
visitors made four on 4 run down the
field by Marshall, which would not
have occurred but for an unfortunate
tumble by Bob Edwards.
The bright particular star Of the
game was Captain Bob" Edwards, of
the Tigers. He made one disastrous
tumble that allowed the Western Uni
versity of Pennsylvania boys to make
their only touchdown, but he more
than redeemed himself. for he was at
the fore wherever the battle was hot
test. Just at the wind-up OF the game
when darkness had all but set in, he
was forced over the line for a touch
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A SECOND ELEVEN
offhe West Virginia Univer,ity Beaten
by tho Youngstown, ~

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Nov. 26.-Ma-
honins Cycle Club 20; West Virginia
University 0, was the score OF the Rug
by football game here this afternoon.
The visitors etc handled with ease
me there was no time In the game
when they could have scored. The ball
was once punted 10 their f%ve-yard line.
but then II was taken from them and
pushed straight TO the goal. Caring
made a fine forty-fve-yard run and
Anderson n OF thirty-fivc yards. The
visitors We're knocked out by n blum
KICK and double pass. Trenchard did
well IN exchange Of punts, but the
~Aiahoning Cycle Club boys blocked his
Kicks several times. Once he made n
t~wenty-yard END run. After the game
he said that the local team was one of
the strongest he Eel went against. The
home team now claims the champion
ship OF Ohio, Western Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. 1t has not been de-
fcated this season and only three teams
have scored against 1t. To-day's at
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the ball to p. a. c.. Athcrton Kicked
fifteen yards, where Robb fell on 1t.
South tried left end. but failed to gain.
On two tries Ycagcr failed to get the five
yards and the ball went TO r. A.. C.. on
downs. Robinson failed TO gain any the
first try, but n momen later went
through left tackle for Ave yards. Marsh
was SEM around the right end and was
stopped on the 40-ynrd line. but he
crlwled three yards moro before he wau
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downed, making sevcn yards in all.
Marsh again went through the same
place for four yards. Aul' fumbled the
ball and osburn fell on II. On the very
next pass Mcdonald fumbled the oval
and big MoJunlSlu secured 1t. Marsh
went around the end for three yards.
Roblnsun went through the center for
four yards, Atherton bucked the centcr
for four yards. Robinson went around
the end for three yards. but Captain
Richie failed to gain IN the next try.
Anterior Kicked TO the five yard mark,
where South fell on II.
Yeager Kicked 10 Atherton. who FUN
bled. but Aull fell on the ball. Marsh
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WHEELING Y. NJ. c. A.


SlSTERSVILLE, ". Va, Nov. Co
The football game to-day between the
Young Mems Christian Association
teams of this city and Wheeling, was a
good Il and was won by Wheeling in
the first half. Both teams played good
ball and the contest was exciting
throughout. One OF the features of the
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The Ceramics and Richie teams play
ed a very close game at the brickyard
grounds. neither side scoring. In the
first half the ball was at the Ritchie's
twenty-five yard line and at the end
Of the last half 1t "a on the Ceramics
thIrty-fiye ward line.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Onc of the
most interesting games of football that
has ever been played in thi: vicinity was
that which took place this afternoon on
Manhattan field. between the teams rep
resentinG Brown University and the
Carlisle Indian School. and which result
ed in a score of "a 10 L. for Brown. There
were many exciting Incidents and al
though the result was disastrous to the
Indians, their play was excellent conSid-
cring the hard work the eleven have
been doing during the season.
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Defeated,

The Altenhcim team played the Beth
pny College team at Wellsburg yester-
day afternoon, and though the sufferers
from an overwhelming defeat, are cred
tied with being the second team able to
go through the Bethany line for. n
touchdown this season. A feature was
Watson's seventy-yard run. The line
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game was the tacklins by Duffy Of the
local team and the gains made around
inc end by VIII Handlan, OF Wheeling.
Ssstersville Won the toss, aud In nine
minutes Handlan was pushed over tho
,ihe ior aNtouch'down. which was fol-
lowed By a successful kick for goal, In.
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CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 26.-Cincln-
natl University. T.; Central University,
OF Kentucky. L..
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CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. 26.-Score.
Western Reserve University, S: Case
School. l2,
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CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The game be-
tween Northwestern University and the
University Of Wisconsin resulted In a
els IN
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RICHMOND, Nov. 26.-University of
North Carolina 46; University Of 'Vir-
Cinia. D.
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REAL ESTATE BARGAINS

$3.50 buys house of 3 rooms. large lot, n.
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets.
Sl,om buys house OF . rooms on Sewn.
teenth street.
1880 buys house Of 1 rooms, large lot, q,
Eoff. near Eleventh street.
1890 buys house of 1 rooms on Jacob
street, near Eighteenth street.
Money TO Loan on Real Estate Security.
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RINEHART & TATUM.
Tel. el9. City Bank Building.
o. SALE.

House Z rooms and hall, with modern,
improvements: lot 301122 feet: EofI strestJt
between Twenty-third and Twenty.foa.A
streets: cheap.
House I rooms, Locust street Sixth
ward: lot 25S1oo feet: rents for TD PEI
annun; terms easy; N.450.
House 4 rooms, brick. Eighteenth .treaa
sl,400.
House srooms and hall. Market street
Centre Wheeling. SLIGO.
Nos. "A, 4S and Is Twenty-third street.
easy terms.
House. u rooms. wide center halls mod
ern convenienceS and large lot, No. Va
Chnpiine street: cheap n terms easy.
House. 5 rooms, Eighteenth St; S-!S;
House. ) rooms. bath, hot and coz
water, both gases, and In rear douols
house, 4 rooms each. Market street. be-
tween Seventh and Eighth: q bargain ~
$3.50.
$50 Will buy n nice lot fronting. on Lin3
street: one-third cash. balance on easy
terms.
500 will buy good two-rooned house
fronting on Chapline street, near Tenth.
S525 will huy house OF . rooms on, W!lsoJ
street. Centre Wheeling: 500 cash. balance
in rent.
Lots on Lind street, Cherry street an9
McColloch street at from $50 TO $50 eae1
on easy terms.
Money to loan on city real estate.
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down that placed his team IN the lead,
and was badly injured, being squeezed
so hard that he had to be assisted from
the field.
The game was very exciting. At the
start when the Tigers made gain after
gain and had their opponents continu-
ally on the defensive, 1t looked as
though they would run up n big score,
but the collcSIans made some brilliant
plays and before the first half had
come to a conclusion. they had forged
to the front through the tumble by Ed
wards and Weakley's fine run down the
field. In the second half. however, the
Tigers played with n dash and brill
3ancy that greatly pleased their admir-
crs. Their score in this half. which
gave them the victory. vas de-
layed by the almost unlntcr-
ruptcd kicks that came from the
visitors. In fact. there was barely
enough light for the ball TO be passed
around for gains, when finally Captain
Edwards was forced through the Op-
posing line for the touchdown.
. Tim tenms lined I'm In thIg shane.
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Lafayette Won Again.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Nov. 26.-The La
fayette College IS; Naval Cadets 6.
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ONE KIND OF KICK.
enhance was 5000. The lineup was as

Touch-downs-Garing .. Fitch ., Cart
wright ].
Goals kicked-J. Cannon 3.
Goals missed-J. Cannon 2.
OilcialS-R. Anderson. umpire: Frank
wilson. referee: r. Ellis, timekceper; r.
a. McClain. linesman.
Time OF halves-25 minutes.
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CAPSIZED AT SEA.

Cape May, August 2O.-During the alb
sence of the crews of the Congress life
boat yesterday afternoon, Thomas Smith,
young visitor here, launched the large
life boat and making sail, put out at sea.
He sailed away for seventeen miles,
where the heavy seas capsized the boat
and the sail, oars, and rigging were all
lost. Smith chung to the boat for seven
hours, when the attention of Captain
Reeves, of the sloop yacht Restless, was
attracted and his rescue effected The
battered and dismantled boat was towed
in, and the Restless landed her charge.
Smith claims that The went out for the
purpose of fishing.