The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-25
FOOTBALL IN THE SNOW.
Storm and Slush Does Not Deter
the College Athletes.
PENNSYLVANIA DOWNS CORNELL
by Score OF Twelve to six, while
Twenty Thousand Enthusiasts Cheer
Thelr Favorites While Laying the

Their Favorites While Laying the
Philadelphia. Nov. 25.-On a field
knee deep with mud the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA football team yesterday
afternoon defeated the Cornell eleven
by the score of II to 6. 1t is doubtful If
ever a game has been played under
more unfavorable 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 a few minutes be-
fore play started, and instead Of the
persistent drizzling rain a snow storm
of almost blizzard proportions set In
and continued without a let up until
the game had been concluded.
When the Cornell team trotted on the
field at 2:O4 it was seen that Charlie
Young, who played such a brilliant
game with the Carnelian and White
last year, was in his football togs, and
was down on the card as one Of the
halfbacks for the Ithaca boys. This
was a big surprise to the red and blue
followers and also to the players, as
no intimation had been given that this
star player would participate in the
proceedings. And it may be added
that while Mr.. C. Young continued in
the game he was a tower of strength
to Cornell. He broke up the interfer-
ence and tackled like a fend.
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 impossibility to execute
any long runs, and Coach Woodruff s
famous guards back" formation was
rendered almost useless, simply be-
cause the men could not get enough
solid foothold to get under way and
would fall with their own efforts Then,
too, it was absolutely impossible to
prevent fumbling and do accurate kick
ing. CornePs only touchdown was due
to bad kicking, made possible by the
( slippery ball, and the same can be said
of Pennsylvania second touchdown
The first half closed with the score
to 0 in favor of Cornell. During the
last Is minutes of the first half the
ball had been kept in Pennsylvania 5
( territory because Of Hare's failure to
( punt more than is or 20 yards. c.
4 Young. who did the punting for the
visitors, gained from 10 to 20 yards in
! this half on each exchange of punts
Z Then, too the Pennsylvania backs
( would tumble nearly one-half OF
/ Young's kicks, while the Cornell play
ers were always at hand to drop OF
! the ball.
I In the second half things were diff
! ferent When the Pennsylvania play
! ers went into their dressing room the.
| exchanged the wet heavy suits the!
/ had been wearing for new, dry ones
& rban hn grid
4 iron with their dry clothes and tn
( wind In their favor everybody expected
z that they would redeem themselves 70
/ the wretched play in the first half
I This they did in a measure, carryinG
( the ball down the field by steady
plunges, varied with an occasional enc
! run to Cornelrs 25 yard line from
4 where Outland carried it over for 9
4 touchdown on a delayed pass The
4 play during the second half was al
| most entirely in Corne-.s territory.
! The rough weather had no apparent
1 effect on the attendance at the game
i As early as 1 o'clock the enthusiastic
| football cranks began to arrive, anC
| by 2 o'clock there We're about 10000 per
! sons in the huge ampitheater. Neither
did the severe storm dampen theiI
| ardor, for there was an incessant yell
ing kept up from the time the ball wa,
kicked off at 2:O9 until time was called
for the end Of the game. The sam
| weather conditions prevailed at othe
| places.
The teams lined up as follows:
| Pennsylvania. Positions. Cornell.
Mcmahon ....left end. Davan CWilson
Reugenberg ....lcft tackle.... Wyve
Hare ..........left guard. ......... Rec
Overtield (McCloskey) center. Dorne
McCracken fright guard. Luede
Garnett fright tackle. Sweetlan
Hedges right end Cross (Grimshaw
Gardiner quarterback G.. Young (Short
Coombs .....left halfback. Whitin
Outland right h'fb'k C.Young (Windsor
FolWell ..fullback. Starbuck (Perkins