The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-25
U. OF P. DEFEATS CORNELL
THE FIELD WAS KNEE DEEP WITH
 MUD.

Second Hall the fehsyAN"hA""s s""-> n Brace nnd Made Twelve Points, l Making the Final Score l2 to Philadelphia, Nov. 24,-On a field knee deep with mud the University or | Pennsylvania eleven this afternoon ae- feated the Cornell eleven by the score of 12 to 6. It is doubtful if ever game has been played under more unfaVor- able conditions, both as to the field and | the weather. The wind which had been blowing strong from the northeast nearly all day suddenly shifted to the west few minutes before play started and instead of the persistent drizzling rain a snow storm of almost blizzard proportions set in and continued with out a let up until the game had been 1 concluded.
 When the Cornell team trotted on the field at 2:04 it was seen that Charlie Young who played such a brilliant game with the Comedian and White last year was in foot ball togs, and was down | oli Ilc CGlo dS Otlt Ol lllG lieliI -b1SAo for the Ithaca boys This was a big surprise to the Red and Blue followers and also to the players, as no intina tion had been given that this star player would participate in the pro- cedings. It may be added that while Young continued in the game he was a tower of strength to Cornell He broke up the interference and tackled like a l fiend.
 From spectacular point of view the game was a weary one to look at. The | wretched condition of the field made it almost an impossibility to execute long runs and Coach Woodruff's famous guards back" formation was render ed nearly useless simply because in, men could not get enough solid foot 1 hold to get under way and would fall with their own efforts. Then, too, it was absolutely imposibles to prevent fum- bling. CornelPs only touchdown was due to bad kicking, occasioned by the slippery ball, and the same can be said of Pennsylvania's second touch down. Hare's two dismal attempts at kick ing the ball out of danger, when it was within few feet of the Red and Blue S goal line in the first half caused the first score, and Youngs kick which went almost parallel with the yard lines right into Hedges hands was responsi- ble for Pennsylvania's second touch down. Hedges had a clear field and the touchdown was easy.
 The first half closed with the score six to nothing in favor of Cornell. Dur ing the last 15 minutes of the first half the ball had been kept in Pennsylva- n1a's territory because of Hares fail- ure to punt more than 15 to 20 yards.
 Young who did the bunting for the wis., lstors gained from 10 to 20 yards in th's half on each exchange of punts. Then too, the Pennsylvania's back would rumble nearly one-half of Youne's & KICKS, While the Cornell players were always at hand to drop on the ball.
 Tn the second half things were dif- ierent. When the Pennsylvania play-
 CTS went into their quarters they ex-
 changed the wet suits they had been wearing for new dry ones and when
 they reappeared on the gridiron with their dry clothes and the wind in their
 favor everybody expected that thev would redeem themselves for The , wretched play in the first half. This , they dld Tn a measure, carrying the } ball down the field by steady plunges,
 varied with an occasional end run to
 Cornell's 25-yard line, from where Out
 land carried the ball over for touch
 down in a delayed pass.
 The play during the second half was almost entirely in Cornelrs territory the Cornelian and White being forced } to play on the defensive nearly the en- tire half.
 Both teams relied almost wholly or straight football. Cornell tried a funny 7 quarterback trick, but lost a yard, an6 } again tried to run around Pennsyl. vania's left end by giving the ball tc ,, her own left-end, thus trying to draw , Pennsylvanias left end in but the trick did not work.
 Pennsylvania worked the delayed
 pass successfully on two or three oc-
 casions and once tried the quarter -bacl kick, but lost five yards on the latte, f attempt.
 Both teams were over- anxious tc get into play and were penalized sev. eral times for their over anxiety. For Cornell, Sweetland, Starbuck l Lueder and c. Young did the best ' work, the former in particular, puttins
 up remarkable game.
 Outland, Coombs and Hare were tht best ground gathers for the Quakers $ but the two former, together with Car. l nett and Gardiner were guilty of some wretched fumbling.
 ' The rough weather had no apparen [ effect on the attendance at the game As early as 1 o'clock the enthusiastic
 football cranks began to arrive and b,
 o'clock there were about 10000 per . sons in the huge amphitheater. Neith ] CT did the severe storm dampen the:, ardor, for there was an incessant yell e ing kept up from the time the bal s was kicked off at 2:09 until time wa called for the end of the game Tn
 teams lined up as follows:
 !. Pennsylvania. Corneli i Left end
 MCMdnOn.. ..DaVall- Wilson
 Left tackle.
 ReugenDefg.. ................ Wyvel Left guard.
 1dIe...-. '......- ........... .ReeC Center.
 . Cverfield, McCloskey.. .. ......Dorne Rightguard.
 4 MCCIdCheu.. ........ ........ .LueQe e Right tackle