The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-26

Philadelphia, Nov. 25.-The University
Of Pennsylvania football team defeated
Cornell this afternoon on Franklin field
by the score of a to 0. 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 manifest
ed by the 10000 persons present than
on last Saturday. because during the
first half Cornell die all the playing,
but in the second half Pennsylvania
used their guards back formation with
terrible effect on the Cornell line. At
ter nearly every scrimmage in which
this formation was used there would be
a Cornell man stretched on the grass.
These tiresome Interruptions were the
only drawbacks to an otherwise bril-
liant game.
PLENTY OF FUMBLING.
OF course there was considerable
fumbling. due. primarily. to a slippery
bali, and Weeks made q mess of two
bad kicks, but this was partly due to
the muddy ball. Princeton had beaten
Cornell 10 to O. and Harvard scored "a
against for the cornelian and white,
and it was the Quakers' ambition to
top both Of these scores. if possible,
and thereby make today's game a fit
ting finale for the greatest football sea-
son in the history of the red and blues.
1t was also Captain Minds ambition to
make a good big score against the
Ithaca lads, as this would make his
c2Dtalncy shine out with even more
brilli2ncy than ever. But in both cal
culations hope was dashed to earth,
mainly through the brilliant playing of
the Cornell team. IN the first half
Ioar7r,cr-f4-a-7fa +J-ip7 fho oIIarf7S' ba0lr
but this formation was just as easily
stopped as were attempted Skirting, and
no matter where the Quakers tried to
get through, there always seemed to be
2 Cornell man lying to wait the tackle.
Their line in this half held like a
stone wall, and the ends were down
the field under Young's kicks before the
Pennsylvanians reached the ball.
STARS OF THE FIELD.
The individual stars on the Cornell II
were decidedly Wilson. Windsor, Whit
ing and Young, the back field. The
two former were sent against Penn
sylvania's line for good gains, and also
around the ends, While the tackling of
Whiting and Young on the ends was a
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
Il Z
Is minutes OF play it looked as though
the comedian and white representatives
would surely score, but after this, and,
Notwithstanding the ball was in Penn
sylvania's territory, a great part of the
time, their goal was not menaced.
The Pennsylvania players lost one,
and possibly two opportunities of Fjcor-
ing, when within Cornelrs 12-yard line,
by fumbles. Aside from this their fun
bleS were not disastrous
PENNSYLVANIA TEAM.
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 We're en-
trusted with the ball. Hare also tackled
in fine shape, getting out to the end of
the line and mailing his fnan before the
halfbacks could reach the runner
Pennsylvania touchdown was not
made until after Y minutes of actual
play in the second half. For any team
to hold Pennsylvania's guards back
formation in check for Sc minutes is a
great feat. and only demonstrates how
strong Cornelfs team really was to-
day.