New-York tribune., 1906-11-30
~ r.l.rranh 70 The Tribune ]

Phiiadelphia,
.cens of a football battle that was worthy OF the
nsrne this afternoon when Pennsylvania and Cor
nell fought through two long halves 10 ora"n
game neither side being able 10 score All the very
beginning the conflict gave promise Of being inter-
estns but before end came It developed INTO
contest rovai. Each team fought desperately for
every foot OF ground. but a fearless attack was
always met by a stubborn defence. and neither
could claim victory. So stirring the struggle
brilliant that the onlookers unable TO stand
the strain, let their enthusiasm burst forth In one
spontaneous shout of mad excitement.
In the last ten minutes OF play Cornell had the
ball twice within foot Of Pennsylvania goal
line but the Red and Blue defence stood firm
against the desperate attempts of Walder and Wat
son to break through. On the last try Walder suo-
ceeded in placing the ball within SIX inches of the
coveted touchdown but those six inches were
enough TO Pennsylvania from defeat For the
full ten minutes the play was within ten yards Of
the Red and Blue goal line. with the ball in Cor
nells hands most Of the time. Once she worked IT
forward TO the one-yard Iine but the Pennsylvania
defence held like stone wall, and Hoenback had
chance to punt the ball of danger. The punt
was bad. and gave Cornell another chance One
try at the line by Watson netted two yards; n
other by Walder and the ball only yard
away. There just thirty seconds to play. when
Gardner called out the signals that told Wader
that he was the man whom the Red and Whita
depended to bring 10Y the hearts two thousand
loyal Cornell men
Back came the ball and walder plunged head
E1sI INTO the struggling mass OF players. The
quaker line Wavered for moment, and then held
firm and Wader was doWned in his tracks but
close TO the line that twenty thousand persons
stood with bated breath awaiting the verdict. The
referee dived into the heap Of struggling players,
end when the mass untangled, the ball was
the right side of the line Pennsylvania, the
wrong side for Cornell. Pennsylvania had been
saved from defeat; Cornell had failed of victory
by a bare six inches
Then the suspense was broken. The Pennsyl-
vania players threw their helmets on the ground
and kicked them from sheer Joy and hQgged each each
the PennsyITania rooters went fairly mad. Hats
PEN i IN Hs s sounded % out over the eid,
The Cornell followers were ep sen1 nptes m e the Red
and White sympathizers had counted on a victory
SUI oyai hearts coHd not be kept silent long. and
soon the ftaR 3 Of ag fhe Wh9 ean as # left the
field Then followed one long and loud cheer for
the big Red team.
BIG CROWD BRAVES COLD.
The weather was clear and cold, and a strong
northwest wind made puntng difficult. In spite Of
the freezing, biting cold however twent> thousand
persons watched the spectacular struggle
and wanted more. Cornell was the favorite In the
betting and was looked as the probable winner.
but Pennsylvania fairly outplayed the Ithacans in
the first half with the wind IN her favor. and held
her own when hard pressed IN the second half.
Pennsylvanit had succeeded IN building up a pow
erful defen, and this she owes the fact that
she was no. defeated Coupled with this was a
variety and speed OF attack that kept the Cornell
Cornell, on the other hand. was vulnerable at
many ir & points ana ana was fooled by some trick plays
that they had developed the new style of the game
her plays with speed and precision a%T
ran MS team with rare judgment ~-'~'
ana j. was a game in which kicking played a a
prominent part. II was Walder's clever mining in
Be pI,i llLi[ mai cen against the wind that Kept
nell a iIa ina 9n d 81 SIR EtkIng IN distance OF the Cor
Cornell to force the ghtne even 10 te PeSg9e Sa2 ,ns Tor
iiOlleDbaCk Pom
Nahle, showed tendency TO send the ball off 70
wind. ana the wind his Work wss @stn sa Iae
mo-, 80 sD ',t ooaheIl gained many yards al
IeHene and Scarlet, the Pennsylvania ends, did
Mofk They we're so ably backed up by Greene and
ground around the cnd 'Gd Ta gain little or ,, no
sS2 stood up well against the plunges Of the Cor
well but the right proved vunersbiH noinI i,1e tga @
easily ooed 70 fewer TO ban 9Ye tb2ssp the PLAYS & snd
oack made good gain on fake kick trick
DETAILS OF THE GAME.
me game began promptly time Pennsyl-
wanna won the toss and chose to defend the west
goal. with the wind in her favor Cornell lsictad
of. but the ball out OF bound. -rba s.a
lhins happened on another try, and Pennsylvania
had chance TO kick of. Hollenback sent the
pan 10 "aIoer on CornelIs 6-yard line. Cornell
could make TO headway against the line 50
Nalder punted to the centre of the aeId r,ba-.
Lawrence was downed in his tracks Pennsv,
yania then started in to gain in such a fashior
everything own Way IoenbssSk scls took TO haze ave
ban on the hrst play and through the line inc
again before Lawrence was of Oh a GuarferbscR
run around left end that took the hall turei,a
EsTas nearer the Red and ' lite goal line Greene
No .tau one uY At the line. tn success bur on
me next play Lawrence gave him tho baI 20 on o
5raI 5Srward pas and ne made yards before Van
ClIna1 ni oownsd him. Folwell got seven Yards and
carried the ball Cornals I2Zard M '.S eilu
fop-eToy V5 q, se5iaea I'm Imminent The Hhacans held
downs: and Wslder punted out Of Is ne n Ddll on
"a disastrous tumble cost Pennsylvania III. bau
trro
the play On forward pass and sbor, Gssb c'hg h
JaIHIsoh aho WaIder, together with a ransIJ;;,
against pennsylvania, the ball was carl.
Quakers' 2o-yard line where the good iea r 70 me
lgpIraIlzed ~ fatal blunder by Cibsosl Iawrena
zen on the bah for Penns yIvania and C'rlaIIS
chance Of scoring in The first half was riiped only
AItei an "Echange OF punts. Lawrence tried. q
g1Ch Alch ne BAH struck the ground about
TWO Cornell men stood and watched il roiIed "iis @
Ihe me, men zen, everybody seemed TO wake up snS
Denly ana both teams made wild dash a.. ~ :
ball Lawrence and Earle got there f1~ntttaOi me
tired TO IAN on II at the same time The Pennsvl
IL for touchdown. Earle bad sou sa'1 5'l 1 zen
ball, and II was cornels turn to cheer ESr ne ne
but the Quakers did threaten the goal ii y
In the second half Cornell started a nmnt,n..
game. Both sides fumbled frequently apd -',Hs ths
consequent attempts the bali restedr riie 10
some wild scr0mbles Toward end Of rhe l. ~
work a result Of CorneH's determined effet q 1I %
score Getting the ball on Penns ylvanias 8 10 va I'd
tLlnes, Cornell rushed t twenty yards when HoIen-
pach caught one OF Van OTmans forward nasS|a
but fpmbled u and Van oTInan recovered the H1aIi
n,.I en Fenn en- s.. s. lizard line The Red and Blue was
stands however, and Cornell could not score 5T
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