The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-26
IT WAS A BATTLE OF GIANTS
Every Inch Of Ground Vas StubbOrnly
Contested On Both Sides.
A PLACE KICK RECORD is MADE
Three Times Chicago Artist Put the Ball Be-
tween the Poles Sewanee Meets De-
feat-The Flyers On Fast
and Slow Tracks.

Philadelphia. Nov. 25.-The University
of Pennsylvania football team efsated
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 s:ason and shows Cornell to
have 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 Pennsylvania uSsd their
back guard formation with ter1ible ef-
feet on the Cornell line. After nearly
every Scrlmmage in which this forma-
tion was used there were eight Cornell
men stretched on the grass. These tire
some Interruptions were the only draw
backs to an otherwise brilliant game. OF
course there was considerable fumbling,
due primarily to the Slippery ball, ard
Weeks also made a bad play in back
kicks, but this was partially due to the
muddy ground.
Princeton had beaten Cornell 10 to 0,
and Harvard scored "a to for THE Car
nelian and white, and it was the Qua
kers ambition to tie both of these
scores, If possible, and thereby make to-
days game a fitting finale for the great
est football season in the history of the
red and blue. 1t was also Captain
Minds ambition to make a 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 the
earth, mainly through the brilliant play
ing of the entire Cornell team.
In the second half Pennsylvania tried
the guard back, but this formation was
just as easily stopped as was attempted
end skirmish1ng, and no matter where
the Quakers tried to get through they
found a Cornell man lying in wait to
tackle. The individual stars an me Cor
nell 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 tackHng
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 went
down the field by guards back at des-
perate pace. For the first fifteen min
uucS VI llht play III lOOheQ as II the CQr-
nelian and white representatives would
surely score. but after this, though the
ball was in Pennsylvania territory a
greater part of the time, their goal was
not menaced. The Pennsylvania play
ers lost one and possibly two opportum-
ties of scoring when within Pennsylva-
MAS 12-yard line by fumbling. Aside
from this the mistakes were not dAsas-
trous
For Pennsylvania the Individual play
ang of Hare, Outland and Boyle was re-
markable. They broke up the Cornell
interference and made good gains near
ly every time they were entrusted with
the ball. Hare also tackled in fire
shape, getting out to the ends of the line
and mailing his man before the half
backs could reach the runner.
Pennsylvania touch down was not
made until after twenty lone minutes of
actual play in the second half. For any
aeam to hold Pennsylvania guards back
formation in check for fifty-six minutes
lis a great feat, and only demonstrates
how strong Cornelrs team really was
today.
The teams lined up:
Pennsylvania. Position. Cornell.
Boyle. :. $500. left end.. :. $3.50. Tracy
Goodman. :. left tackle. =. .Lueder
Hare. :. :. :. left guard. :. :. Reed
Overfeld.. :. ...center.. :. - ..Schoeh
McCra cxen. fight guard. ..Favelle
Outland :. right tackle. mclaughlin
HEDGE. :. fright end. ..McKeever
(Captain)
Woods. :. quarter back. &C. Young
Jackson. :. left half back. Whiting
Morfce.... fright half back. Windsor
Minds CCapt) full back. Wilson
Umpire Paul Dashed, of Lehigh; Ref
cree w. A. McClung, Lehigh. Linesmen:
Langman and Fortescue; touch down,
McCracken. Total score: Pennsylvania,