The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-25
Michigan.
PLAYED IN A BLIZZARD.
PennsyIvanin and Cornell Had
Muddy Field and n SnOwstOrm.

PeUnSylyanfn and Cornell Had
Muddy Field and "a SnOwstOrm.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.-On field
knee deep with mud the University of Penn
syIvania football team this afternoon de-
feased the Cornell eleven by the score of
y to s. 1t is doubtful if ever game has
been played under more unfavorable condl-
tons both as to the field ard 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 snowstorm of almost biz
gard proportions set in and continued with
out a let up until the game had been con-
cluded.
When the Cornell team trotted on the field
at 2:O4 it was seen that Charlie Young, who
played such brilliant game with the car
nelian and white last year, was In his foot
BAN togs, and was down on the card as one
of the half backs for the Ithaca boys.
From a spectacular point of view the game
was a weary one to look at. The wretched
condition of the field made it almost an inn
possibility to execute long runs, and Coach
Woodruff's famous guards back forma-
ton was rendered almost useless simply be-
cause the men could not get enough solid
toothold to get under way. Then, too, it was
absolutely impossible to prevent fumbling
and do accurate kicking Hare's two dis
NAL attempts at kicking the ball out of dan
ger when it was within few feet of the
red and blues goal line in the first half
caused the first score and G.. Young's kick,
which went almost parallel with the yard
lines right into HedgeSs hands, was re-
sponsible for Pennsylvania second touch
down. Hedges had a clear field and the
touchdown was easy. The first half closed
with the score to in favor of Cornell.
During the last fifteen minutes of the first
half the ball had been kept in Pennsylvania
territory because of Hares 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 different.
When the pennsylvania players went into
their dressing room they exchanged 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 everybody expected that they
would redeem themselves. This they did in
a measure, carrying the ball down the field
sional end run to Cornells twenty-five-yard
line. from where Outland carried it over for
a touchdown on a delayed pass. The play
in Cornells territory, the carnelian and
white being forced to play on the defensive
nearly the entire half Both teams relied
almost wholly on straight football. For
G. Young did the best work. The former. in
particular. put up a remarkable game. Out
land, Coombs and Hare were best ground
gamers for the Quakers.
fhe rough weather had no apparent ef-
feet on the attendance at the game. BY 2
o'clock there were about 20e00 people in the
huge amphitheater. Neither did the severe
storm dampen their ardor. for there was an
incessant yelling kept up from the time the
ball was Kicked off at 2:O9 until time was
called for the end of the game The teams
lined follows: