The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-25
QUkKERS WIN FROM CORNELL
GAME AT PHILADELPHIA PLAYED
DURING \ SNOW STORM.

Field Was Knee Deep in Mud and
the Game Was "A Weary Spectacle,
But 10000 Enthusiastics Witness
cd the Struggle COrnclI's Only
Touchdown Was Due to Bad
Kicking and the Slippery Ball.
score IL to G-Other Games Played
Yesterday.
Philadelphia, Nov 24.-On field knee
deep with mud the University of Pennsyl-
vania foot BAH team this afternoon de-
feated the Cornell eleven by the score of
p to 6.
1t is doubtful if ever a game has been
played under more unfavorable conditions,
both as 10 the field and the weather.
The wind, which had been blowing
strong from the northeast all the day, sud
denly shifted to the west few minutes
before 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
was ended. When the Cornell team trotted
on the field it was seen that Charlie
Young, who played such "a brilliant game
with The Corneiian and white last year,
was in his foot ball toys and was down on
the card as one Of the half-backs 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 Cor
neil. He broke up the interference and
tackled like fend.
From a spectacular point of view, tho
game was weary one to look at. The
wretched condition of the field made it
almost an impossibility to execute long
runs and Coach Woodruff's famous
''guards-back' formation was rendered al
most useless simply because 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 10 prevent fumbling and do ac-
curate kicking. Cornell's only touchdown
was due to bad kicking, made possible by
the slippery ball, and the same can be
said OF Pennsylvania second touchdown
Hare's two dismal attempts a. kicking the
ball out of danger when it was within a
few feet of the red and blues goal line
in the first half caused the first score,
and Young's kick, which went almost par
allel with the yard lines right into Hedges
hands, was responsible for Pennsylvania
touchdown. Hedges had a clear field, and
the touchdown was easy.
Both teams relied almost wholly on
straight foot ball. Cornell tried a funny
quarterback trick, but lost a hard and
again tried a run around Pennsylvania
left end by giving the ball to her own left
end, thus trying to draw Pennsylvania
left end in, but the trick did not work
Pennsylvania worked the delayed pass
successfully on two or three occasions, and
once tried the quarterback kick, but lost
five yards on the latter attempt.
Both teams seemed over-auxious to get
into the plays, and Were penalized several
times for their over-anxiety.
For Cornell. Sweetland, Starbuck, Lue-
der and c. Young did the best work, the
former in particular, putting up a re-
markable game.
Outland, Coombs and Hare were the
best ground gamers for the Quakers but
the two former together with Carnett
and Gardiner, were guilty Of some wretch
ed fumbllng.
The rough weather had no apparent eff
feet upon the attendance at the game. AS
early as ! O'Clock the enthusiastic foot
bail cranks began TO arrive and by
o'clock there were about 10000 people In
the huge amphitheatcr.
Neither did the severe storm dampen
their ardor. for there was an incessant
yelling kept up from the time the BAH was
kicked off at 200 until time was called for
the end of the game.