The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-25
BAD DAY.
Game Played
in Storm.
PENNSY WINS.
Fumbling and Poor Kicking
Characterizes Contest.

Philadelphia, Nov. 24.-On a field
knee deep with mud, the University of
Pennsylvania foot ball team this af-
ternoon defeated the Cornell eleven by
the score of u to g.
1t is doubtful if ever a game has been
played under more unfavorable condi-
tons. beth as to the field and the
weather. The wind which had been
blowing strong from the east norther-
ly all day, suddenly shifted to the west,
a few minutes before play started,
and instead of the persistent drizzling
rain, a snow storm Of almost blizzard
proportions set in and continued with
QUE let-up until the game had been
concluded.
From a spectacular point of view, the
game was a weary one to look at. The
wretChed condition of the field made
it almost ar impossibility to execute
long runs and Coach Woodruffs IA
nous guards back" formation was
rendered nearly useless simply because
the men could not get enough solid
foothold to get underway, and would
fall with their own efforts Then, too
it was absolutely impossible to prevent
fumbling and do accurate kicking. Cor
nells only touchdown was due to bad
kicking, occasioned by the slippery ball,
and the same can be said Of Pennsyl-
vania's second touchdown.
Hares two dismal attempts at kick
ing the ball out of danger, when it was
within a few feet of the red and blues
goal line, in the first hall, caused the
first score, and c. Youngs kick, which
went almost parallel with the yard
lines right into Hedges hands, was re-
sponsible for Pennsylvania 5 second
touchdown, Hedges had d clear field
and the touchdown was easy.
The first half closed with the score
6 to in favor of Cornell. During the
last Is minutes Of the first half, the
ball had been kept in Pennsylvania
territory because of Hares faAAre to
punt more than Is or 20 yards c.
Young, who did the punting for the Wis
itOrs, gained from 10 to 20 yards in this
half on each exchange of punts Then
too, Pennsylvania back would tumble
nearly one-half Of Youngs kick, while
the Cornell players were always at
hand to drop on the ball.
In the second half things were diff
ferent. When the Pennsylvania play
ers 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 they
would redeem themselves for the
wretched play in the first half. This
they did in a measure, carrying the
ball down the field by steady plunges,
varied with an occasional end run to
Cornells % yard line, from where Our
land carried the ball ovsr for a touch
down in a delayed pass.
The play during the second half was
almost entirely in CornelFs territory.
the carnelian and white being forced
to play on the defensive nearly the en-
tire half
Both teams relied almost wholly on
straight foot bail Cornell tried fun
ny quarterback trick, but lost a yard,
and again tried a run around Penn
sylvania's left end by giving the ball
to her own left end, thus trying to
draw Pennsylvania 5 left in, but the
trick did not work.
Pennsylvania worked the delayed
pass successfully on two or three oc-
| cdsions, and once tried the quarter
back kick, but lost five yards on the
latter attempt.
For Cornell. Sweetland. Starbuck,
Lueder and G.. Young did the best
work the former, in particular, put
| ting up a remarkable game.
Outland, Coombs and Hare were the
best ground gamers for the Quakers
but the two former, together with Car
nett and Gardiner. We're guilty of some
wretched fumbhng
| The rough weather had no apparent
! effect on the attendance at the game
As early as ! o'clock the enthusiastic
| foot ball cranks began to arrive. and By
? o'clock there We're about 10000 per-
sons in the huge amphitheatre. Neither
did the severe storm dampen their ar
dor, for there was an incessant yelling
! kept up from the time the ball was
| kicked off, at 2.09, until time was called
| for the end OF the game.