New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-13
WINS A BIG GAME AT LAST.
COLUMBIA, Ie; CORNELL, 6.
Scoring Done in Last Half-Thorpe
Blue and White Star.


one team led and then the other the Blue and
White by q tally of 12-s.
Soon after the start OF the second period Metzon-
thin was forced TO punt Rice. at Cornens thirty
Eve yard line. dropped the ball. and Thorpe despite
his 90 pounds. raced after IL like sprinter. Ar
irving at just the right moment he kicked the ball.
and without slacAening speed chased the leather
which was bounding along the turf Neither
Thorpe nc- the ball stopped until he had dropped
IL behind Correlrs goal and scored touchdown
No sosi was kicked.
Thereafter Cornell twice got Coumbia'S
goal, once at the one yard line and again at the
fifteen yard mark. but both times Columbia took the
ball downs. The third time Cornelrs attack
was successful and Halliday was damned over for
e. touchdown, from which he also kicked goal.
giving Cornell lead by 6-5. Then Metzenthn's
kick bounced from the five yard line behind
the Cornell goal. Rice picked II up, but almost
he stood Thorpe tackled him, and as he was downed
behind the goal line safety scored for the
local eleven, which put Columbia in the lead by
"a A few minutes after Columbia got another
touchdown, but it the safety that really won
the game
Thorpe shone forth as magnificent football
man. powerful in the attack and unyieIding or the
defence. In all probability he will be elected
captain Of the Columbia eleven for 1907
The game was rough, and almost every man on
both teams bears many marks OF II. Furman. OF
Cornell. was ruled out for unfair play Abou,
1900 persons saw the game
"DETAILS OF THE GAME.
Columhia's men appeared on the gridiron first
They We're minus Captain stangland. who was. as
expected, unable to play and watched the game
from the side lines. CornelIs players soon fol-
lowed They won the toss and chose the south
goal, with the wind. When Metzenthin kicked off
the ball went to Gibson. at CornelPs 1o-yard line
Gibson ran back ten yards, and then added five
yards more. and Halliday punted out of bounds to
Colunbia's 5o-yard mark. The local eleven made
II first down in two tries. Columbia made three
yards more, and then Metzenthin on a fake kick
play. gained only yard. giving the leather TO
Cornell on downs at her 52-yard mark Lyman
fumblee. and was thrown for Ave yards loss by
Thorpe.
Halliday punted TO Columbia's 7-yard mark, to
Metzenthin, who sped back twenty-three yards.
Carter dashed through centre for five yards
Thorpe added some more but for offside work the
ball was brought back TO the 3l-yard line Metzen-
thin made wretched punt TO the Columbia 40
yard mark. Columbia then got the ball on downs
and made yard Thorpe rushed the leather to
rnidheld. Columbia showing q smashing
tack, that gained good distance on each effort
After getting the ball to the Ithacans 5yard mark
Columbia was penalzed five yards.
COLUMBIA HALF YARD FROM 4 SCORE.
Columbia punted 70 the visitors 25-yard mark
Cornell found difficulty in gaining and the ball
went TO the Morningside their opponents
8-yard mark. Fisher made it first down for the
local eleven. Carter, in two dashes, went five
yards. and Fisher, delayed pass. ran nineteen
yards to Cornell's s-yard mark. DueIl failed 10
gain, but Thorpe and DUEL between them managed
10 make ii first down by a scant margin. The
ball four yards from score.
Thorpe. DuelI and Fisher. among them took the
ball three and one-haf yards. where Cornell made
a firm stand, and got the ball on downs, when 1t
was only half E yard from a score.
Halliday punted out of bounds to the Ithacans'
95-yard mark There Thorpe made four yards and
Fisher three. Carter was thrown back for loss,
and A.etzenthin determined to try a place kick from
Tire 27-yard mark The attempt failed, and Rice
got the ball at Cornelrs 7-yard mark Rice, by
lodging. back to CorneIIs AZ yard mark, where
he slipped and fell, and an avalanche of Columbia
zen Piled him. The wearers OF the red sd-
Tanced the ball slowly TO their 55-yard mark, where
they got FIVE yards for offside play.
Cornell had to punt, and the ball went to
Metzenthtn at Columbia S % yard line. Carter with
four yards. Thorpe with FIVE and Metzenthin with
twenty-four yards Quarterback run. took the
ball 10 Columoias 63-yayd mark. A succession OF
rushes took she bail 20 Cornelrs 40-yard line Co.
lunlbia having advanced the ball without pause
fifty yards straight down the field. Then, using
ell her backs, together with Thorpe and Thorne,
Columbia pushed TO the 24-yard line. Browne car
ried the bail six yards and Metzenthin took It
20 the l3-yard line
TUMBLE LOSES TOUCHDOWN.
There Metzenthin dropped the leather, and
Cornell recovered It. Cornell, failing to gain,
punted to Colunba's 50-yard mark Carter made
fifteen yards, and few plunges took IL TO Cor
neITs z-yard line. Thorpe gained seven yards
Then Metzenthin tried goal from the field from
a place kick. with Fisher holding the ball. The
attempt failed by few feet.
Halliday punted 10 Metzenthin at midfeld. where
time was over for the first half with the score
o 70 O.
ALL SCORING IN SECOND HALF.
Cornell kicked OF to Columbia's 25-yard mark
Netzenrhin punted to Cornells S5-yard mark Bird
ffrnf and he Thorpe
then made the touchdown already referred
The punt for try goal was blocked by Cook
so there try at goal. Score-Coumbia 8;
Cornell, o.
Halliday kicked off to Metzenthn. who ran back
TO the 21-yard line. Columbia rushed ball thir-
yards. where Metzenthin punted out of
bounds al the s5-yard mark ellison was thrown
for five yards loss. but this was more than made
up by Cooks gain OF six yards Bird, on a fake
kick. around Post TO the local eleven's 30
yard mark.
This was the nearest Cornell got to a score, and
the Cornell cohorts began 10 cheer mady. Four
downs put the ball on the 25-yard mark. Halliday
ran twenty yards end play TO Coumbias
5-yard mark. There four downs found the ball
one yard from Columbia, lacking q sure
punter. hammered the line and advanced the ball
TO her 25-yard mark. There Columbia
held. and the bal! went TO the Ithacans on downs.
Columbia seemed TO be firing. and the Cor
nell smashed through for seven yards. Then
Columbia again showed a strong defence, and
covered the bail on downs.
CORNELL MAKES HER TOUCHDOWN.
COLUMBIA was twice hurled back for lines
Netzenthln's attempts at quarterback runs and he
punteo Rice back the 35-yard line. Gibson
lost foar yards. Birc a fake kick ran 10 the
Blue and Whites 22-ysrd mark. Smith put the
went i've yards more Halliday and Smith each
made FIVE yards Then Smith went four yards and