The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-30

Morrison, (Capt)...f. D....Beldon, (Capt.)
Umpire-Kelly Of Princeton.
Referee-Bannard Of Princeton.
Observation-Disclosures and Wash.
Time Keepers-Jones and baskerville.
observation-disclosures, 2; North Caro-
Goals-virginia. 2; North Carolina. 0.
Time of halves 80 minutes. Time Of
game 2 hours and II minutes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Philadelphia, November 3.-The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania foot ball team
defeated Cornell this Afternoon on Frank
lin field by the score of 4 to 0. 1t was by
far the fastest game that has been play
ed here this season and shows Cornell to
have a remarkably strong team. There
was less interest 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
Pennsylvania used their guards back for
nation 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 Interruptions were
the only drawback to an otherwise brill
liant game. OF course there was consid..
slippery ball, and Weeks also made a
bad mess Of two quarter back kicks, but
this latter was also partially due to the
muddy ball.
princeton had beaten Cornell 10 to 0,
and Harvard scored "a against S for Cor
nell, and it was the Quakers ambition to
top both of these scores, If possible and
thereby make today's game a fitting finale
for the greatest foot ball season in the
history Of the red and blue. 1t was also
Captain Minds ambition to make a good
big score against the Ithica lads, as this
would make his captaincy shine out with
even more ~brilliancy than ever. But In
both calculations hope was dashed to the
earth, mainly through the brilliant play
ing Of the entire Cornell team.
In the first half Pennsylvania tried the
guards back, but this formation was just
as easily stopped as was attempted and
skirting, and no matter where the
ways seemed to be a 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 be-
fore the Pennsylvania men reached the
ball.
The Individual stars on the Cornell
eleven were decidedly Wilson,, Windsor.
Whiting, and Young, the backfeld. The
two former were sent against Pennsyl-
vania'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 foot ball.
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.
looked as though the red and white rep
resentatives would surely score. but after
this. and notwithstanding the ball was in
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the time, their goal was not menaced.
Young, who came here with the reputa-
ton OF being a brilliant kicker. showed
none Of his prowess in that line. He sell
dom gained in an exchange with Captain
Minds and was clearly outkicked by the
latter. Minds placed his kicks beauti-
fully, while Young's went often out of
bounds after going fifteen or twenty
yards. which was a great handicap to the
Cornell team.
The Pennsylvania players lost one and
possibly two opportunities of scoring
when within Cornelrs twelfth yard line
by fumbles. Aside from this their FUN
bles were not disastrous.
For Pennsylvania the individual playing
of Hare, Goodman and Outland was re-
markable. They broke up the Cornell in
reference and made good gains nearly
every time they were entrusted with the
ball. Hare also tackled in fine shape;
getting out to the end of the line and
mailing his man before the half backs
could reach the runner.
Cornell tried several tricks and gained
nearly every time. One Of their most
successful tricks 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 the tackle
face end. It was due to this formation
that several good end runs were made.
Pennsylvania tried one or two tricks.
such as the delayed double pass and
fake pass. but in only one did they make
q good gain.
Pennsylvania's touchdown was not
made until after twenty-one minutes OF
actual play in the second half. For any
team to hold Pen~nsylvania's guards back
formation in check for 66 minutes is q
great feat and only demonstrates how
strong CornelPs team really was today.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Richmond, Va. November &.-The