The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-26

Stone Wall.
Philadelphia, November 25.-The Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania football team de-
feated Cornell this afternoon on Franklin
field by the score of to 0. 1t was by far
the fastest Fgame that has been played
here this season and shows Cornell to
have a remarkably strong team.
There WAS less enthusiasm manifested
by the 10000 people present than on last
Saturday, because during the first half
Cornell did all the playing, but in the
second half Pennsylvania used their
guards back formation with terrible
effect on the Cornell line. After nearly
every scrimmage in which this formation
was used there would be a Cornell man
stretched on the grass. These tiresome
interruption were the only dra wback to
an otherwise brilliant game. OF course
there was considerable fumblinR due
primarily to the slippery ball, and Weeks
also made bad mess OF two quarterback
kicks, but this latter WAS also due par
TALLY to the muddy ball.
Princeton had beaten Cornell 10 to 0,
and Harvard scored "a against for the
ers ambition to top both of these scores,
if possible and thereby make the game
fitting finale for the greatest football sea-
son in the history Of the red and blue. 1t
was also Capt. Minds ambition to
make a good big score against the Ithaca
lads, as this would make his captainoy
shine out with even more brilliancy than
ever. But in both calculations hope
was dashed to the earth, mainly through
the brilliant playing of the entire Cornell
team.
In the first half Pennsylvania tried the
guards back but this formation was as
easily stopped as was attempted end
skirting, and no matter where the Quak-
ers tried to get through there was always
a Cornell man lying in wait to takle,
Their line in this hall held like a stone
wall and the ends Were down the field
under Young's kicks before the Pennsyl
yania man reached the ball. The individ-
ual stars on the Cornell team were deoid
eddy Wilson, Windsor, Whiting and
were sent against the Pennsylvania team
for good gains and also round the ends,
while the tackling of Whiting and Young
on the ends was d beautifully 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
desperate PACE.
For the fist 10 minutes of play 1t looked
as though l.-e carnation and white repre-
sentatiyes would surely score, but after
this, and notwithstanding the ball was in
Pennsylvania territory the greater part of
the time their goal was not menaced.
Young, who came here with the repu-
tation OF being a brilliant kicker showed
none of his prowess in that line, He
seldom gained in an exchange with
Capt. Minds and WAS clearly out<icked
by the latter. Minds placed his kicks
beautifully while Youngs tries often went
out OF bounds after going 10 or 20 yards
which was great handicap to the Cor
nell team.
The Pennsylvania players lost one and
possibly two opportunities of scoring
| when within Cornell's IL 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 entrusted with the
| ball. Hare also tackled in fine shape,
| getting into the end of the line and
mailing his man before the half backs
could reach the running.
| Cornell tried several tricks and gained
nearly every time. One of their most
successful tries was what is known as
| lends and tackles over. Only the
guard was left in his original position in
| the line The tackle and end were shifted
to the opposite end of the line and lead
the interference Each man on the line
moved along one position in the direction
of the play, thus having center face
guard, guard face tackle and tackle face
| end. Ii was due to this formation that
several good end runs were made. Penn
sylvania tried one or two kicks, such as
the delayed double pass and the fake pass,
| but only once did they make good gain
! 4 Pennsylvania touchdown was not
made un til after 21 minutes of actual
play in the second half. For any team to
hold Pennsy lavnia's guards back forma-
ton in check for So minutes is great
| feat and only demonstrates how strong
Cornell team really was today.
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