Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-01
QUAKERS BEAT CORNELL.
Brave Fight of Ithacans All but Re
suits in Victory

BY the close score of 6 to 5xhe University
o. Pennsylvania defeated Cornell at foot
ball in the annual game yesterday after
noon on Franklin field Philadelphia. The
mere kicking of a goal gave a victory to
the Red and Blue which. judging from the
work of the two teams was deserved lust
as much by Cornell
The eleven from the hills above Cayuga
lake was the first to score after clearly
outplaying the Quakers to this point in the
game. After Wa!der had been pushed over
the line far to the left of the goal post he
kicked out to Halliday. The big fulIback
made running catch and tried desperately
to heel it just as he was toppIed over by
Pennsylvania forward The referee decided
that he had not made fair CATCH and con-
sequently he was not allowed to try for a
goal
To say that the result of the game came
as a surprise to even the most ardent Cor
nell enthusiast is telling no untruth. In
season which has been full of surprises
from start to finish Cornell's wonderful dis
play of strength at the end came as the
climax 1t was called a surprise when Penn
sylvania defeated Harvard, but the Phia-
delphia team went into that game with at
least a good record behind it.
Cornell, however, has been the despised
among e!evens this season. The trouble
III,
when the Ithacans were almost defeated
and ended when Columbia downed the Cor
nell warriors two weeks ago. Glen Warner
the Cornell coach, must have been doing
some strenuous work In the last two weeks
for yesterday the IthaCans played fast
hard game that kept Pennsylvania guessing
most of the time
Neither team was able to score in the first
half Cornell had the ball most of the
time, and rushed 1t repeatedly into the en-
envy territory. A strong wind figured
largely throughout the game and proved a
big advantage to the eleven that was de-
Tending the west goal Pennsylvania was
fortunate enough TO win the toss, and chose
this goal With fairly a gale blowing a
slight kick would send the ball flying far
down the field, while il was next to impos-
sible for Cornell to get any distance on a
punt. Only once did Valdez try a kick, and
then he did remarkably well under the cir
cumstances. He sent a low kick flying
down the field. which netted the Cornell
eleven twenty-five yards.
In the first part of the second half Cornell
had the advantage OF this wind, and the cir
Cumstance had much to do with the score
1t is notable fact that both teams scored
while defending the west goal, and, except
once. when Cornell carried the ball In the
first half, the contest was carried on in the
territory near the east goal
The field was not in ideal condition for
foot ball. The drizzling rain which had
been falling for two days filed the ground
with water and made It slippery. The wind
partly dried II off yesterday morning, but
II was still wet enough to make bad foot
ing when the teams took the field Before
the game ended Jack Frost took a hand in
1t, and turned the gridron into a hard
wrlnkied surface.
All the recent talk about foot ball reform
could not keep rough play out OF the con-
test. Thompson the big Cornell guard was
removed from the game for smuggling Ste
venson In the middle of the first half This
was the only roughness which the umpire
recognized, but there were plenty of other
rough plays. Stevenson was knocked out
once for some time after an attempted
quarterback run, but went back into the
game after getting his wind. Time was
taken out again and again while men of
both sides were laid up for repairs. Cap
tain Costello of Cornell was obliged to
leave the game before 1t was over, were
several other Cornell men.