The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-30
DESPERATE CONTEST
ON FRANKLIN FIELD
Pennsy and Cornell Play a
Sensational Game Oh the
GridirOn.
NEITHER SIDE WERE
ABLE TO MAKE SCORE
Cornell Twice Had the Ball
Within One Yard of
Pennsy'S Line.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 29.-With the ball
within one yard OF the home teams goal lino
the annual game between the Pcnnsylvanla
and Cornell football elevcns on franklin field
today came TO IN end without either side
being nbc 10 score. Tho finish OF the contest
with Pennsylvania fighting desperately TO
ward off defeat was ms sensational piece
of football play has been seen on the
Red and Blue gridiron in long time. Cor
nell twice had the ball in those last few
minutes within one yard OF Pennsylvania
line, and victory appeared TO be certain
but Pennsylvania men held her each time
by defense that was as impregnable as II
sensational.
There were but few minutes OF time left
when Eollenback. for Pennsylvania, kicked
against the wind to the home team s forty,
lve-yard line where Cornell man got me
ball. Two line plays and n quarter. back
kick put the ball Pennsylvania q fifteen
yard line, still in Cornells possession Hol
lenback intercepted the pass but was unable
to hold the ball. and Van Orman, for Cor
nell. fell on it seven yards from Pennsyl.
vania's goal. Two plays against the tackle
and Cornell was on the one.yard hnc. IL
seemed il nothing could stop her, but on
the next plunge into the line the Pennsyl-
vanis men held and Cornell dropped IN her
tracks. 1t was then Pennsylvania ball on
downs With great relief the Pennsylvania
sympathzers let out great roar at the stand
made by the home players, which was quickly
changed 10 cry OF alarm when Pennsylvanla
decided not to take n charce to carry the
bull with il practically on ber goal line ana
Hollenback was sent for bnck of the goal
posts to kick out He was directly behind
The cross bar, and in order TO avoid 1t he
kicked 20 one side. The punt was bad and
aided by the stiff wind which blowing
diagonaily across the field in the face OF the
PENNSYLVANIA players. the ball Went out OF
bounds about two yards from the goni line
With the bnli in her possession two yards
from Pennsylvania goal line victory
looked certain this time for Cornell The
Ithacans made n yard on the first play ana
the second plunge into the Pennsy sylvania line
failed TO gain. The ball was then on the
ouakers- yard line. Cornell had one more
try remaining and only few seconds left
in which 10 do IT, Gardiner here was sent
in TO tnkc Jameson place =, ouarterback
for Cornell PeDnsylvania was IN the last
.sitch and desperate. As the Cornell men gol
into position the Ponnsylyanians crouched
low and there n deathlike silence In the
stands The signal given. the teams
crushed against another and half of Cor
nell S players on top of the struggling mass
of men spilled over Pennsylvania : goal line.
AS the teams played into ench other the
timeEeeper's whistle announced the end OF
the game. Everyone believed Cornell had
won, hut when Referee Corbin and Umpire
Edwards had finally separated the struggling
players and got 10 the bottom OF the pie
they found u Cornell man hugeng the ball a
foot short of tho line Of victory Cornell S
spirit fell. and the enthusiasm OF the Penn
sylvania spectators knew bounds