The San Francisco call., 1897-11-26
The OuakerS Increase Their
LaurelS by a Decided
Victory.
FOUR TO NOTHING Is THE
RECORD.
Ithaca Lads Had No Chance in the
Battle With Their Most Bril-
lian1 Opponents.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

field by Ihe score Of 4 to O. 1t was by far
the ia stest game that has been played here
this season and shows Cornell to have q
rema' kably strong team. There was less
enthusiasm manifested oy.the 10000 per-
sons present than or last Saturday, be-
cause during the first half Cornell did all
the playing, but in the second halt the
Quakers u>ed their guard formation
with terrible effect on the Cornell line.
After nearly every scrimmage in which
this formation was used there would be
Cornell man stretched on The grass. These
tiresome Interruptions were the only
drawbacks to an otherwise orillian game.
Ofcourse there was considerable fun bling,
due primarily to the slippery ball, and
Weeks also made bad mess of TWO quar-
terback kicks, but this latter WA par
TALLY due to the muddy ball. Princeton
had beaten Cornell 10 10 0 and Harvard
scored "a against for the carnelian and
white, and it was the QuakeIs' am mbitlon
TO top both of these scores if possible and
thereby make to-day s game fitting tlnale
or the greatest football season in the his
tory OF the red and blue.
1t was also Captain Minds am bition TO
make a good, 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 playing Of the entire Co rnell
team.
In the first half Pennsylvania tried the
guard back, but this formation was just
as easily stopped as were attempted skirt
ing, and no matter where the Quakers
tried to get through there always seemed
to be a Cornell man lying in wait to
tackle Their line in This half held like
stone wall and the ends were down the
field under Young kicks before the Penn
sy v4nias reached the ball. The in
divldual stars on the Cornell eleven were
decidedly wilson, Windsor, Whiting and
Young, the backtielG. The TWO former
were sent against Pennsylvaian' line for
good gains and also around the ends,
while the ,ackIing of Whiting and Young
on the ends was beautiful exnibiIon OF
fist foot bali.
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 first fifteen
minutes OF play it looked as though the
carnelian and white representatives would
surely scOr but after this. and, notwith-
territory great part OF the time, their
goal was not reached.
The Pennsylvania players lost one and
possibly TWO opportunities II scoring
when within CornelIs 12-yard line by
fun bles Aside from this their fun bles
were not disastrous. For Pennsylvania
the individual playing of Hare, Goo man
and OutIInd was remarka bic. They broke
uU the Cornell interference and made good
gains nearly every time they were en-
trusted with the ball. Hare. also tackled
in tine shape, getting out 10 tile end CT he
line and mailing his man before the half
backs could reach the runner.
Pennsylvania TOUCHDOWN was not
made until after II minutes of actual play
in the second half. For any team 10 hold
Pennsylvania s guard.back forma ton in
check for 56 minutes is a great feat and
only demonstrates how strong Corne rs
team really was To-day.
The teams came on the ground at 2
o'c ock Cornell won the toss and to
the east goal, with the wind in her favor.
For the first few minutes there was duel
of the fullbacks, during which Cornell's
splendid interference showed 10 great ad-
vantage. T en- Cornell got the ball on
her 5J-yard line and commenced to pound
her way down the field, sending her backs
one alter another against the line and
around the ends, until she brought up
against a stone wall on Pennsvlvana's
8-yard line and lost the ball Pennsvl-
vAnia fought her way back 10 the cen
ter of the field by hard-line bucking
work. This was another kicking duel,
ending on CornelPs 25-yard line where
Mcrice tried for field goal, but missed
his chance owing to bad pass by Over
field. Weeks caught it on CornelPs S-yard
line and punted out of danger 10 the
55-yard marx, but Minds returned it wi b
nd bo ho { nj p
3-yard line. Young was there and sent
the ball hurting back where il had come
from, bat Morice made beautiful 25-yard
run into Cornels territory before being
thrown.
The Ithacans had outplayed Pennsyl-
vania at every point up TO this stage O
the game, working the fake pass several
times 10 advantage. Cornell had stopped
the deadly guards stack" formation o.
Pennsylvania several umes for DO gains
and see med to flank the red and blues
ends almost at will for gains OF and 10
yards. The hall ended with no score on
Pennsylvania 35-yard line.
Pennsylvania started iii TO redeem her
self in the secont half. The ball was
pounded into Cornell 5 territory to the %
yard line, and then Young kicked Out TO
midtield. The bail hung about the Center
for Tim and hen Weeks tried II quarter
back kick and Young caught it on Cor
neIi's 15-yard line Then PENNSYLVANIA
started i'll to pound the line. Men were
laid out IN almost every scrimmage, but
got up to play again.
Mass PLAYS followed mass plavs as the
red and blue hammered its way down the
field, and the ball hung Tor moment on
CornelPS 7-yard line. Minds made four
yards by jumping over The center. The
ball was within foot of Corneu's goal
when the heavy Young got il and kicked
It, and twenty yards of Pannsylvania's
hard-earned ground was lost.
Cornell eventually kicked her wav to
he 50-yard line, ard then the heavy
Pennsylvania backs were thrown against
the line again and again. Cornelrs de-
fense weakened, for flesh and bloou could
not stand the terrible strain OF guards and
halfbacks smashing lime after time. at
the sam place Pennsylvania alternated
her PLAYS on left end and leit tackle and af-
ter twepty-one min"tes of actual play Nc
Cracken was hurled through ior the first
touchdown. Minds failed at q goal.
Cornell struggled gamely, and for the
remainder oil the half the ball passed the
midneld line repeatedly on kicks and line
bucking. But what Cornell gained on her
punts she lost when Pennsylvan a worked