The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
VICTORY GAINED IN THE MUD
STRAIGHT FOOTBALL UNDER
UNFAVoRABLE CONDITIONS.
During a Snowstorm the Quaker
Kickers Force the Carnelian and
White to Play on the
Defensive.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2.-On
field knee deep with mud the University
of PENNSYLVANIA football team this art
ernoon defeated the Cornell eleven by
the score of IL to 6.
1t is doubtful If ever a game has been
played under more unfavOrable condi-
tions 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 drizziing
rain a snowstorm of almost blizzard
PROPORTIONS set in and continued with
out a let up until the game had been
concluded.
When the Cornell team trotted on
the field at 2:O4 o'clock it was seen that
Charlie Young, who played such bril-
liant game with the carnelian and
white last year, was in his football toys
and was down on the card as one Of
the halfbacks for the Ithica boys
From a spectacular standpoint the
game was a weary one to look
at. The wretched condition of the field
made it almost an impossibility to exc
cute long runs, and Coach Woodruff's
famous 'guardback" formation was
rendered almost useless, simply be-
cause the men could not get enough
solid foothold to get under way. Then,
too, 1t was absolutely impossible to
prevent fumbling and to do accurate
kicking. Hares two dismal attempts
at kicking the ball out of danger when
ii was within few feet of the red ana
blues goal line in the first half caused
the first score, and G. YOung's kick,
.;ol, 1T11nC ma
ward lines right into Hedges hands,
was responsible for Pennsylvania sec
ond touchdown Hedges had a clear
field and the touchdown was easy
The first half closed with a score OF
to in favor of Cornell. Durin~ the
last few minutes of the first half the
ball had been kept in PENNSYLVANIA
territory because of Hare'S failure to
punt more than fifteen or twenty yards.
c. Young, who did the punting for the
visitors, gained from ten to twenty
yards in this half on each exchange OF
punts.
In the second half things were differ
! ent When the Pennsylvania players
| went into their dressing room they ex-
! changed the wet, heavy 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 every one expected they
would redeem themselves. This they
did in a measure, carrying the ball
down the field by steady plunges,
varied with an occasional end run to
Cornells 25-yard line, from where Out
land carried it over for a touchdown
in delayed pass.
The play during the second half was
almost entirely in Cornelrs half, the
carnelian and white being forced to
play on the defensive nearly the en-
tire half. Both teams relied almost on
straight foot ball
For Cornell Sweetland, Starbuck,
Lueder and c.. Young did the best work.
The former in particular. put UP re-
markable game. Outland, Coombs and
| Hare We're the best ground gamers for
! the QuakerS.
The rough weather had no a-1arent
| effect on the attendance at the game,
/ and by 2 o'clock there were 10000 peo-
pie in the huge amphitheater. Neither
! did the severe storm dampen their ar
/ dor, for there was an incesSant yell
! from the time the ball was kicked off
/ at 2:09 until time was called for the
/ end Of the