New-York tribune., 1900-11-30
QUAKERS BEAT CORNELL.
THEY RUN UP A SCORE OF 27 TO o
AGAINST THE ITHACANS
PENNsYLvANIA's RAPID AND CONTINUED
ATTACK PROVES IRRESISTIBLE TO THE
VISITORS FROM NEw-YORK.
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Philadelphia Nov. pa crowd of twenty thou
sand people the Quakers win easy victory
over Cornell here this afternoon. 1t seems to be
the fashion this for the great and decisive
games of the season to be won and lost by big
scores. Yale established the vogue in her victories
over Princeton and Harvard. and the Quakers
were strictly in the style when they rolled 81 big
points to-day. against zero for the visitors.
Cornell spurred by her midseason victory
the Tigers had builded high hopes that her
team. despite the defeat by Lafayette had again
come to its own. and would make a close if not
a winning fight against the Red and Blue But
the work OF the Cornell men A great dlsap-
pointment At times they showed spirit and life
but these modern IthaCans were hardly a stem of
that victorious stock that came from ancient
Greece. After the first minutes il was per-
factly apparent that defeat 20 he the portion
Of the visitors. and. though they made a brave
squirt now and then. and held their hardy foes
down to two scores in the first half their defence
fell TO pieces like cardhouse in the second half.
Whatever good chances for scoring Cornell
secured she Immediately lost by frequent and afro
cous fumhles
QUAKER'S STRONG WORK
Fumbling was also the chief fault of the Quakers.
whose work. aside from this and offside play
well planned, strong. vigorous and irresisti-
BILE, The guards back formation was, of course
the main reliance Of the Pennsylvanans and this
play they worked TO the Queens taste II made
little difference az what spot in the Cornell line
tance In two, AT the most three. rushes. Cap
tain Hare tried a few end runs they failed al
mcst every time. As soon the strength of the
visiting ends became thus apparent. the homo
players contented themselves with bucking the
Inc, guards back or tandem style. and this meth
cd of attack suffced carry the ball across Cor
nells line four times by steady rushing. The other
score made by very clever goal from place.
ment kicked by that versatile gridron hero. Cap
tain Hare.
Football is popular in Philadelphia and as early
midday the headed Franklin Field be-
gan to grow bright and gay with the college COL
ors. The Red and Blue of Pennsylvania. OF course.
was predominant. but Cornell had down a
strong array from Ithaca, and they made great
display OF the Red and White The sky was over
OF the day and throughout the game.
| But everybody scorned any danger from rain and
almost every seat IN the big inClosure was filed
Just little the south of gridiron field stood
| the big white building which held the Republican
National Convention last June. but to-day the
terest of Philadelphia centred. the des-
TIMES Of nation but on that far vital ques-
| uon-the outcome of big football game
LONG AND USELESS DELAYS
| The cheerers for the Quakers had the stands to
| the south and west of the field. while Cornelrs
| supporters gathered at the north, The crowd
! was lively and good natured. out might we'll have
| had cause for impatience at the manner in which
| the game dragged. There delays and waits
! without end and without reason. Every on
| both teams apparently had to be sponged off and
| rubbed down every few moments. and the onlook
| ers became thoroughly weary OF the spectacle OF
| trainers with ice water sponges. blankets and other
| impedimenta occupying the gridiron when there
should have been nothing but soul thrilling foot
ball on the programme. Neither side appeared to
be in the pink OF condition, though the Quakers
| on the whole were harder than Cornell. whose
| captain himself had to retire early in the game.
| Pennsylvania confined herself pretty straight
| football without resorttng to much In the way OF
| strategy Cornell, the other hand. had her
| sleeve full of tricks. which she shook out IN great
| profusion AS a matter OF fact these worked well
a surprising number of times. and fooled Captain
Hare's time and again. But just as the
| Ithacan team had electrified its supporters by ex-
ecuting some daring and brilliant trick for a good
| gain, one OF it's backs would have a disastrous
| attack Of butter fingers that would stop the whole
thing
HOW THE BATTLE WAS WAGED.
The crowd cheered and sang in inspriting style.
and this Is just about the kind of a game that
served to call out all this enthusiasm The
| Quakers rushed the ball over for a touchdown In
! the first minutes of play Then keeping II
close TO the enemy's goal the home players scored
again by field goal. Toward the end of the half
the Comedians took a mighty spurt and, assisted
by some offside work by the Quakers. they swept
the play well into the enemys country There
were loud calls for touchdown, but Cornell was
not equal to the occasion A tumble and the cal
of time quickly nipped all hopes in that direction
In the half Cornell started with lot Of
| speed and for the first time held the conquerlng
Quakers for four downs. The Ithacans had the
hall the Red and Blue 2Oyard line. but wretched
fumblIng lost the chance 10 score. Then the
| Quakers took the leather and walked II up the
field for touchdown. Again just about the same
performance repeated, leaving the score - 10
O. II looked II the scoring were over. but Of a
sudden Potter broke through the Cornell line
dashed of bunch Of players and speeded half
the field for a touchdown. After that there was
little doing except the inevitable calls for time 10
repair Some wounded warrior.
AS usual, Captain Hare the conspicuous and
gallant figure Of the battle. and he had able
lieutenant in McCracken, who when he was forced
10 retire received a perfect storm of cheers from
the Pennsylvania students Morrison and Purcell,
for Cornell made some pretty dashes, and Brewster
played well in the back field on the defence
LINEUP OF THE ELEVENS.
II was a little after ? O'Clock that the elevens
trotted on the field and lined up as follows.
| Cornell Position. Pennsylvania
|
Namack Hunt Centre .Mctloskey
DoTner guard
Alexander. Right tackle. Wallace
Cross. end Gardner
Brewster lFnucane Quart terback Gardner
p