Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-01
PENNSYLVANIA DEFEATS CORNELL
Ithacans Lose 10 auakers by Failing
TO Kick Goal.


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. so.-Pennsylvania
today defeated Cornell I'm their annual foot
ball game by the score OF to 5 the mar
II was the most stuborniy contested game
NAV mas been seen on Franklin field this
season., ana IL was only after COrneil nao
peen weakened by the substitution players
that the Pennsylvania were able 70 cross
the ltnacans goal line
tor one hour the local eleven had been
nSlu IN check and really outplayed py inc
VISITORS and II began to look us though
the cornell boys were to be the Nlctors
puI after they had made their touchdown
ana the elevens had changed goals, PENN
sylvania, aided by the stif wind, gTadu-
ally forced the ball down the held for a
fennsylyania In all departments OF the
game with the exception of kicking. The
visitors gained l25 yards by rushing against
SeVenty-two for Pennsylvania. Twice they
had the ball within striking distance of the
quaker line, but each time Pennsylvania
,,Ia and took the ball. The score does
not correctly show the relative strength
SSl t me TWO eleVens, for PennsyIVsnlA
| tumbiing habit, which had been tenn
porarlly cured. suffered relapse and pre-
vented the local eleven from scoring at
least two additional touchdowns. Twice
they pushed the ball from midheld TO
Wlthln nve yards of the Cornell goal, but
on ooth occasions there was q tumble and
danger.
Pen Psppn g did not play with their
usuai dash and plainly showed the cnects
of the Columbia game last Saturday.
Cornell, on the other hand, was In superb
condition and played better than they had
SHOWN this season. Neither team was able
to score In the FIRST half, but in the second
half Cornell; aided by the wind, forced
tory After Cornell had carried the ball
| to Pennsylvanias twenty-yard line, the
Quakers held firmly and took IT away
from the lthacans. Sheble kicked but the
wind held the ball back and Cornell got
! II on Pennsylvania forty-yard line. From
| IN slpolnt the visitors carried Il over for
TOUCHDOWN without losing IL. Their main
sTo,uihd gamer was revolving mass on
tackle, which the Pennsylvania eleven
seemed unable TO stop. The touchdown
vas mace at the corner OF the gridiron
and the punt out was not heeled by Halli-
! day, who dropped to the ground This
failure cost Cornell the point Which would
changed goals and Sheble was able 10 out
hlck WaIoer on an average OF from ten
/ the ball on Cornell's thirty-fve-yard line.
ABOUT this time Captain Costello and Half
packs Valdez and Gibson. who had been
! the mainstay Of the Cornell eleven. were
/ forced to quit the game because of the
! terceness of the play. Pennsylvania taxi
| ing advantage of this condition started in
! the ball over for touchdown. The touch
down was made directly in front Of the
| posts and Sheble kicked an easy goal. Civ
| ing Pennsylvania the victory.
Thompson, left guard Of the Cornell
eleven, was sent to the side lines In the
| opening half for deliberately striking Ste
Venson. This was the only player ruled
| out OF the game, although Umpire Ed
| wards more than once cautioned men on
both teams
| There was A great crowd present when
the two teams appeared on the gridiron.
/ pennsylvania won the toss and chose the
west goal with a strong wind at their
! backs. After Cornell kicked off the Quakers
were unable to gain and were forced to
| Kick. The ball went almost to Cornell 8
/ goal. and from this point the Ithaca boys
| carried Il right down TO within PennsyI-
/ Vauia's hfteen-yard line. only to lose It
on an attempted pass PENNSYLVANIA
| kicked the ball out OF danger and there
! after during the half the Ouakers licked
almost every time they secured the bail
! The bali ended with the ball in Cornell $
! possession on its Acknowledgement line In
! the second half Cornell scored soon after
| play started and Pennsylvania was kent
/ from the ithaca goal until within ten
/ minutes Of the close OF the game The
teams lined up as follows: