Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-25

CORNELL DEFEATED BY THE
SCORE OF IL TO o.
GAME PLAYED IN A BLlZzARD
stiIl. IL is witnessed by Twenty
Thousand PeopIe-Naval Cadets, Zlj
v. NJ. T.. ADayidson College, n. C.,
Defeats south Carolina.

PHILADELPHIA, "a NofcHiott 81
On a field knee-deep with mud, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania football team
this afternoon defeated the Cornell eleven
by the score of II to 6.
1t is doubtful II ever game has been
played under more unfavorable conditions
both as to the field and as TO the weather
The wind. which had been blowing strong
from the northeast nearly all day, sud
denly shifted 10 the west few minutes
before play started, and instead Of the
persistent. drizz.ing rain, a snow-storm
of almost blizzard-lize proportions set In,
and continued without let up until the
game had been concluded.
CHARLIE YOUNG PLAYS
When the Cornell team trotted on the
field. at 20i it was seen that Charle
Young. who played such a brilliant game
with the Carnelan and White last year,
was in his football toys, and was down
ON the card as one of the half-backs for
the Ithaca boys This was big surprise
10 the red and blue followers, and also 10
the PLAYERS. as no intimation had been
given that this star player would partici-
nate in the proceedings, and it may be
added that while Mr.. Young continued In
the game. he was tower OF strength TO
Cornell. He broke up the interference
and tackled like a fiend.
GOOD PLAYING ALMOST lMPOS-
SIBLE.
From a spectacular point OF view, the
game was weary one to watch. me
wretched condition of the field made 1t
almost an impossibility to execute long
runs. and Coach Woodruff's famous
"guards-back' formation was rendered
almost useless, simply because the men
could not get enough solid foothold TO
get under way, and would fall with their
own efforts Then, too, 1t was absolute
ly impossible to prevent fumbling ana 90
accurate kicking CornelPs only touch
down was due to bad kicking. made pos
sible by the slipperiness of the ball. ana
the same can be said Of Pennsylvania 5
second touchdown. Hare's two dismal at
tempts at kicking the ball out or danger
when il was within few feet OF the Red
and Blue goal line, in the first half. caused
the first score, and c. Young KICK
which went almost parallel with the yard
lines right into Hedges hands, was re-
sponsible for Pennsylvania second
touchdown Hedges had clear HELD
and the touchdown was easy.
STRAIGHT FOOTBALL.
Roth teams relied almost wholly on
straight football Cornell tried a Iunny
quarterback trick, but lost a yard. ana
again tried a run around Pennsylvania
left end by giving the ball 10 her cwn
left end thus trying 10 draw Pennsyl-
vania's left end but the trick did not
work Pennsylvania worked the deiaYeo
mass successfully on two or three occa-
sions and once tried the quarterback
kick hut lost 5 yards on the latter at
tenpt. Both teams seemed over-anxious
10 get into T. plays, and were penalized
several times for their over-anxiety.
STAR PLAYERS.
For Cornell Sweetland, Starbuck, Luen-
der. and c. Young did the best work, the
first named, i'm particular, putting UP re.
narkable game. Outland, Coombs, and
Hare were the best ground-galners Tor
the Ouakers but the two former, to-
either with Garnett and Gardiner. were
riilty of some wretched fumbiing.
TWENTY THOUSAND SPECTATORS,
The rough weather had no apparent
effect on the attendance at the game
AS early as o'clock the enthusiastic 1907.
ball cranks began to arrive, and Dy
o'clock there were about D0O people III
he huge amphtheatre. Neither ala the
,evere storm dampen their ardor' loi
there was an incessant yelilhS ,'epI W
from the time the ball was kickeu oIi,
end Of the game.
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