The record-union., 1897-11-26
A Fast Game of Football Played at
Philadelphia,
The Pennsy|Vanians Defeating Cornell by a
Score Of Four to Nothing.
Chicago Bankers Win From the
Knickerbockers of New York,
Forty-Six to Eight-The Michi-
gan University Team Goes Down
Before the Eleven From Chica-
go University.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25-The
University of Pennsylvania football
team defeated Cornell this afternoon on
Franklin Field by the score of to y.
1t was by far the fastest game that has
been played here this season, and shows
Cornell to have a remarkably strong
team.
There was less enthusiasm manifested
by the 10000 persons present than on
last Saturday, because during the first
half Cornell did all the playing, but
in the second half the Quakers used
| their guards back formation with terri
BILE effect on the Cornell line. After
| nearly every scrimmage when the for
| nation was used, there would be
Cornell man stretched on the grass.
| These tiresome Interruptions were the
only drawbacks to an otherwise bril-
| liant game. OF course there was con-
| siderable fumbling, due primarily to
the slippery ball, and Weeks also made
a bad mess of two quarter back kicks
/ but this latter was partially due to the
muddy ball.
/ Princeton had beaten Cornell 10 to O.
and the Harvard score of "a against D
for the carnation and white, and it was
| the Quaker's ambition to top both of
| these scores, if possible, and thereby
make to-day'S game a fitting finale for
the greatest football season in the his
| tory of the red and blue. 1t was also
| Captain Minds ambition to make a
good big score against the Ithaca lads.
as this would make his captaincy shine
out with even more brilliancy than ever.
| But in both calculations hope was
| dashed to earth, mainly through the
| brilliant playing of the entire Cornell
team. In the first half Pennsylvania
| tried the guards back, but this forma-
tion was just as easily stopped as was
attempted skirting, and no matter
where the Quakers tried to get through
there always seemed to be Cornell
man lying in wait to tackle. Their
| line in this half held like a stone wall,
and the ends were down the field under
Young's kicks before the Pennsylva-
mans reached the ball.
| The individual stars on the Cornell
eleven were decidedly Wilson, Wind
sor, Whiting and Young, the back field.
| The two former were sent against
Pennsylvania's line for good gains and
also around the ends, while the tackling
of Whiting and Young on the ends was
beautiful exhibition of fast football
In the second half the pace began to
tell on the Ithaca lads, and they were
driven down the field by the guards
| back at a desperate pace. For the
first fifteen minutes of play it looked as
though the carnation and white repre-
sentatives would surely score, but after
| this, and, Notwithstanding the ball was
| in Pennsylvania territory great part
| of the time, their goal was not reached.
| The Pennsylvania players lost one
and possibly two opportunities Of scor-
ing when within Cornell's 12-yard line
| by fumbles. Aside from this, their
fumbles were not disastrous.
| For Pennsylvania the individual play
| ing of Hare. Goodman and Outland
| was remarkable. They broke up the
| Cornell interference, and made good
gains nearly every time they were en-
trusted with the ball. Hare also
tackled in fine shape, getting out to the
end of the line and mailing his man be-
| fore the half backs could reach the
runner.
Pennsylvania's touchdown was not
made until after twelve minutes Of
| actual play in the second half. For
any team to hold Pennsylvania guards
back formation in check for fiftysix
minutes is a great feat. and only dem
| onstrates how strong Cornells team
really was to-day.
THE BANKERS WON.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-In spite of the
drizzling rain, some 10000 people as
sembled at Bankersfield to see the foot
| ball contest between the Knickerbock-
er Athletic Club of New York and the
Bankers Athletic Club of this city.
| The New Workers won the toss, and
defended the south goal. At IL o'clock
the money changers kicked off, and af-
| ter three or four scrimmages Landon
made a touchdown after a run of 20
yards.
| After kicking off a second time the
Bankers held their opponents for short
gains. Briggs picked up the ball on a
| tumble, and made touchdown run
ming 45 yards The goal was scored,
making the bankers 6 to 4.
| The Kniczerbockers kicked off, and
| the bankers soon rushed the ball down
| for q touchdown, which Briggs con-
verted into q goal. The bankers SEEM
| ingly gained strength each down, and
| they rushed the ball off the line twice
more, when the Knickerbockers scored
| a touch down. after long run from the
middle of the field O'Connor again fall
ed to put the pigskin between the posts.
| The bankers kicked off So yards. and
held their opponents for three downs,
when O'Connor punted to Mann, who
| ran the ball back to knickerboclers'
40-yard line. After several short gains.
| the ball went to the New Workers On
| downs and Beers was forced back u
yards. Time was called with the ball
| on knickerbockers' 10-yard line, and
the score was 90 to s.
| The second half was monotonous, in
| that the bankers carried the ball the
| length of the field four times. The driz-
zle had increased, and the players We're
/ covered with mud.
| The bankers kicked off for 80 yards,
but soon recovered the ball. and after
successive runs by Brown, Briggs and
Roacn, Hadden made the fifth touch
| down n ten minutes play. Hadden
added to this score quickly by making
a long runt and taking the ball over
the line in two minutes of play. After
knickerbocker kicked off again they
| forced the bankers back, blocked their
punt and fell on the ball on their op-
ponents' 15-yard line. However. in
their eagerness to score, Beers made a
| long pass to Hughes. who fumbled and
gave chance to sturdy accountant
TO drop on the ball. After this Roach
and Thomas each made touch h-down
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