New-York tribune., 1907-11-28

| Park. Brooklyn
rr.. 4ootbalI elevens of Cornell and Pennsyl-
vania will line up on Franklin flelu' I1o,,
,bia to-day for their annual ThanksglNlhs D"S
,neeting on the gridiron hopeful ana coiiiiUeH'
If win be the last big game but one Oh d SEC
son that has been deeply interesting IIoil -
Ginning 10 end. II remains for the ARMY "'
Na,v 10 formally close the season on the salie
60 on saturday The game to-day takes rank
as n-ornising a close. hard fought struggle WIN
snv PLAYED this year, not excepting tie io.o
Harvard and YaIe-Princeton contests. 80 Ia
as can be Judged the elevens are well rna'cheu'
and considering all the uncertainties OF tile he" %
game the outcome is likely 10 be IN douot un''-
the referee blows his whistle for the last liliio'
Cornell is a slight favorite at odds OF 10 T.
lergely because the followers of the eleven az
tuprelnely confident that the time mas colnS -
ser revenge for many defeats in the past. CoI-
nell has gone 20 Philadelphia year aIter yen
more or less confident and always hopelui' oi4S
70 go home again. with two exceptions, pe"te. ,
~ not discouraged. In 1901 Corhen ueleIl -
Pennsvlvania by score OF "A 10 o. anu -
wear the two old rivals played tie at " 10 "'
the ouakers holding Cornell for downs on IaI lIeli
1-vard line in the last few minutes OF 'He pay
averting a defeat nat appeared certain
One victory in fourteen years has ranked
deeply at Cornell, and the undergraduates @ Ieei
that the tide must turn to-day If ever, as cor
,,en has q team this year which at the present
writing ranks second only, in the opinion OF
MANY good critics. TO Yale's championship
eleven.
Roth teams have been in camp for two days
.,st outside Of philadelphia and ready and
eauer FOR the battle. Both have been carefully
trained UP TO this game and neither VIII nave
any excuses To offer for defeat, as the men are
in perfect condition and we'll versed in the IN
rricacies Of the game as now played under the
revised rules
The statistics show that Cornell outwelghs
PENNSYLVANIA ten pounds TO the man, but the
touakerS are a sturdy, speedy lot ana on d utS
field this is not likely TO prove so great d manu-!
can as il might appear on the surface. oorleil
has 4ve nev men on the team this year, whereas
PENNSYLVANIA has practically veteran eleNeh'
as Pauxtis and Keinath are the only ones VII"
did not line up against the ithacans a year dso'
This however cannot be accepted as giving any
advantage TO Pennsylvania, individually and
collectively the Cornell team is probably the
best which has ever been developed at Ithaca
Pennsylvania has played eleven games this
gear and won ten including victories over Michl-
ean Pennsylvania State, Brown and Swarth
more The one defeat was at the hands OF the
Carlisle Indians, at a time, by the way when
the Cuakers were in the midst OF an unfortunate
slump and when the Redskins were playing at
the very top of their form. Cornell has been
beaten once in nine games. Pennsylvania state
earned a victory by a score Of 10 . largely
through the ability Of Vorhis, who kicked Two
goals from the field. Cornell did not expect and
was hardly prepared for so strong foe, anc
the game must be discounted to a large extent
as Pennsylvania beat Pennsylvania State 2S
TO later In the season. Cornell can boast Of
victories over Princeton, which Yale beat only
II TO TO- and West Point, which played a
tie with Yale at TO q. A close analysis of the
games to date indicates that Cornell has slightly
the better record of the two. but hardly enough
20 make her favorite in the betting.
An individual comparison of the elevens does
not point to any particular advantage for either.
At centre May for Cornell should more than
hold his own with Dwyer he proved himself
quite the equal of Phillips OF Princeton, who is
a strong candidate for the Ail-American team.
Thompson and Cosgrove the Cornell guards.
may find themselves slightly outplayed by Zieg-
Ter and Gallagher, respectively. Thompson was
an An-American guard last year, but has hardly
lived up TO his reputation SO far this season.
In the tackle positions ORourke and Lynch for
Cornell are likely to shine Draper and
Castor, respectively. ORourke has proved him
self Of tho greatest tackles OF the season,
and if he plays up TO his standard to-day is
almost sure 10 caro- g plaSe with Captain Biglow
OF Yale on the All-American team on the ends
there is little TO choose. Van Crnan. of Cor
nell, is likely TO OUTLAY Pauxtis but Scarlet
one OF the best end rushes in the country may
Offset this by getting ths better OF Watson.
Both elevens are strong in the backheld with
The possible exception Of quarterback Gardiner
and keinath are far below tha standard set by
Dillon. OF Princeton. and Tad Jones of YaIe hun
both have come on under careful coaching. and
from what has been seen there is little to chooss
fbetWeen them. McCallie, COrnells right half
back, has few equals on the gridiron to-day and
Nalder and Earle can be counted on TO hold
their end up. particularly Walder, who is punt
ing well this year, and who is one of the strong
est line plungers in the country. Folwell Green
and Hoenback are brilliant trio however
VINO can be depended on TO gain many yards for
pennsylvania and who do not suffer in compari-
son with the Cornell backs
All things considered battle royal is in pros
pect, and the outcome is likely to depend on
which team can better take advantage of the
opportunities with which the game is almost
sure to alb ound.
Both elevens had a light signal and formation
oril AT their respective camps yesterday after
noon. All the seats for the game have been
sold and the only tickets available are in the
hands of the spectators. The officials will he
Referee. DR. A Fl. Sharpe. Yale; umpire. w. H
Edwards. Princeton; field judge. Lieutenant p
h Hackett, West Point: Inesman, ". H Cor
bin, Yale
The records Of the teams 20 date follow:
CORNELL