The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-26
PENNSYLVANIA, A; CORNELL, o.
The willy Quakers Held Down Well
by the Ithaca Players.


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-The Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania football team defeated
Cornell this afternoon on Franklin field by
the score of 4 to 0. 1t was by far the fast
est game that has been played here this sea-
son. and shows Cornell to have remark
ably strong team. There was less enthusi-
asm 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 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 drawbacks to an otherwise
brilliant game. OF course there was con-
siderable fumbling, due primarily to the
slippery ball. and Weeks also made a mess
of Two quarterback kicks, but this latter
was also partially due to the muddy ball.
Princeton had beaten Cornell 10 to 0, and
Harvard scored "a against for the Cor
liellians, and it was the Quakers' ambition
to top both of these scores if possible, and
thereby make to-day's game a fitting final
effort of the greatest football season in the
history of the red and blue. 1t was also
Captain Minds's ambition to make a good
would make his captaincy shine out with
even more brilliancy than ever. But in both
calculations hope was dashed to the earth,
mainly through brilliant playing of the en-
tire Cornell team.
In the first half Pennsylvania tried the
guards back, but this formation was just
as easily stopped as was attempted end
skirting, and no matter where Quakers
tried to get through there always seemed
to be a Cornell man lying in wait to tackle
Their lire in this half held like a stone wall
and the ends were down the field under
Young's kicks before the Pennsylvania men
reached the ball. The individual stars on
the Cornell eleven were decidedly Wilson,
Windsor Whiting and Young, the back
field. The two former were sent against
Pennsylvania 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 back at a desperate
pace.
For the first fifteen minutes of play it
looked as though CornelTs representatives
would surely score, but after this and, not
Withstanding the ball was in PENNSYLVANIA
territory a greater part of the time, their
gSal was not menaced. The Pennsylvania
players lost one. and possibly two, oppor-
tunities OF scoring when within Cornall's
twelve-yard line by fumbles. Aside from
this their fumbles were not disastrous For
Pennsylvania the individual PLAYING of
Hare. Goodman and Outland was rem rk-
able. They broke up the Cornell interference
and made good gains nearly every time
they We're intrusted with the ball. Hare
also tackled in fine shape, getting cut to the
end OF the line and mailing his man before
the half backs cculc reach the runner
Pennsylvania's touchdown was not made
until after twenty-one minutes of actual
play in the second half For any team to
hold Pennsylvania guards back forma-
ton in check for fifty-six minutes is a
great feat, and only demonstrates how
II1x.l line fol