The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-12-02

! ley kicked the goal boch times The
| first half was played altogether in Au-
/ burns territory. In the second half A.
/ burn made her points on goal from
/ field. made by Webb on a drop kick
! from the thirty-five yard line Through
| out the game the Alabama team played
/ on the defensive.
/ Philadelphia, November 27-Th2
: University of Pennsylvania foot ball
: eleven defeated the Cornell team by a
| score of L to II. The Ithacans kicked
| a goal from placement and scored
! touchdown from which Il goal resulted
! in the first half. while Pennsylvania
! scored two touchdowns and kicked two
goals in the second half. Never has a
more intensely exciting and uncertain
contest been witnessed on Franklin
field. Until the final blast of the ref
/ eree's whistle announced the cessation
/ of hostilities there was 4 painful uncer-
/ tainty in the hearts Of the Pennsylvania
supporters. Cornell had thrice carried
| the ball dangerously near Pennsylva-
! MAS goal and once carried II over An
other touchdown or an opportunity for
a second goal from placenn mt would
I proba bly, mean defeat fer the local
eleven. But, as the time drew near for
! the close Of the contest Pennsylvania's
play became more fierce while that of
Cornell grew cOrrespondingly weak and
the game ended with the ball in Cor
nells possession on her 25-yard line.
There was scarcely a moment durin,,
fLa 1r.1
was not something occurring. Spectac-
ular runs. sensational tackles and ter
rife line plunges came with such fire.
quency that the spectators were kept
almost continuously bobbind up arr;
down in their seats Both teams played
brilliantly. Pennsylvania offense WAS
superior to that of Cornell and her de-
fense, particularly within ten minutes
Of the close of the game, never has been
excelled by a Pennsylvania eleven.
Twenty-Five thousand people saw the
game.
Washington, November 27-The
Georgetown football team went down
before the Indians from Carlisle on the
Georgetown football campus today and
The visitors victory, however, did not
commence until the olening of the
second half. The whole twenty-one
points chalked up to the Indians credit
were made in this half
Birmingham, Ala, November 27.-The
University of Alabama tCGay defeated
the Georgia school OF technology by
played at every point of the game and
the Alabamians plunged through their
lines for repeated gains of five, seven
and tend yards. Twice the Alabama
team took the ball andwith1ut losing il
scored touchdowns.
New York, November 2-.-Columbias S
football team played tie game today
with Syracuse at the Polo grounds the
final score being 6 to 6. Syracuse es-
capped defeat only by narrow margin.
as with the score six to five for Colum-
bia, in an att npt at goal the ball hit
the cross bar and fortunately for Syra-
cuse rolled over the sick Of wood for
the point that tied the score.
Columbia, s. c., November 27-South
Carolina college SO; Charleston college 0.
Every man Oh the South Carolina COL
lege team mae a touchdown except the
centre. SoutA Carolina has been scored
against in Only two aanles this season,
the aggregate score being t9S TO 16
Charleston. S. c.. November Elm
the game between F'urman university.
the champion football team of the state
and the Charleston football association
played here this afternoon, the score
was five to five. Furman made one
touchdown and Charleston led the
score by kicking goal from the field.
Ann Arbor. Mich. November 27.-By
a score of % to Michigan today de-
feated Minnesota on Ferry field ani
earned the undisputed title to the Tves-
tern football championship. 1t took
seventy minutes of furious play to fiaish
the game.
Norfolk, November GA fierce foot
ball game with Carpenter, the captain
of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
as the star pointed, the Virginia Poly
technic Institute eleven defeated the
team OF the Virginia Military Institute
this afternoon on LaFayeete field by a
score of 90 to ). The Virginia Military
Institute was entirely cuiclassed and
made her only score by i fifty yard run
of Dewey. who got the .'au on tumble
which was followed by Johnson being
showed two yards for the score. Carpen-
ter made several long runs and. besides
scoring three touchdowns. Kicked field
goal. Councilman went over the line
four times and Byrd one.
Dallas. Texas. November s7.-Littel
Rock, o; Dallas. o. (tie.)
Deland, Fla. November 27.-Stetson
University, %: Florida Agricultural
College, 5.
Nashville, Tenn, November 27.-Se-
vance. IL; Vanderbilt. 5.
Knoxville, Tenn. November 27.-Uni-
versity of Tennessee. o: Clemson COL