The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-29
PENNSYLVANIA YANQUISHES
CORNELL BY SCORE OF Il TO 4
Big Red Team, Which Con-
quered Princeton, No Match
for Quaker Eleven.

the intercollegiate championship OF the
Fast. was decisively beaten by the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania in the annual foot AZ
bail battle at Franklin Field yesterday.
II to 4, leaving Yale the undisputed cham
pion. Notwithstanding their reputed
strength, speed and skill, the Ithacans
were outplayed from the outset, two
thirds of the battling being waged In their
territory. 1t was O glorious climax to
Pennsylvania football season, a season
marked by only one defeat. that at the
hands of the Indians.
Cornell played better football in the Sec
ond than in the first half, but at no time,
with one exception. was she near TO scor-
ing by the touchdown method. Cornell.s
field goal came just before the end Of the
game, but the visitors never threatened to
make a serious dent in Pennsyivania's E
lead. The utter made a touchdown in each
half, and they were assaillng Cornells
goal constantly In the nrst matt and ire (
quently in the second. But Tor three PEN
nltleS IN quick succession in the lrst malt
the Qualkers would nave had at least Ole
were doubly surprised at cornelPs inability 3
10 10 mucn or anything on the offense
and at Pennsylvanla's snappy, spirited ana
compared to Cornell-polIsned play. The.
Quaker team lived up to tradition by find =.
ing itself ut It's best for its biggest game
by rallying for the finale. a2
The lor " aru plss Was il maneuvre that (,
had an Immense influence ON the result.
Pennsylvania worked 1t for great gains
ana worried the (OfnelllnnS unceuSluRfy
with a play In which the latter hitherpo ~
have been very proficient. tut only ones
or twice did Cornell do anything with the
forward pass today, while for Pennsylva-ia
MIA il was largely responslble for the vice.
tory. Not In any game so far this season has
one team used the forward pass so much
or so well. With three men making the
play and with the man doing the throwing
standing far back of his scrimmage line, VI
the ball was hurled for exceptionally long
distances. Kenneth, the Pennsylvania quar-
tor aud a haalaflnlI ~tna taa4nu fhAH rtft- ~
skin as II 1t were a baseball. Once he mados1
an actual throw of forty-eight yards. for 2
net gain OF thirty-flve yards. It was sell
dom that the Quakers failed to recover
their forward passes, and they were by no
means slow at blocking off Comedians
when the latter were trying to catch THEN
own forward passes. ~
Neither side had n good rushing attack,
nothing that compared in concerted action
or sustained power with Yale's or, for that
matter. PriEceton's. The Pennsylvunians,
however, did not care anything about Cor
nells big red line. When they could not
get through It or past it they simply threw
the ball over it and then were at the other
end to get the ball again.
~, In the baekfield GO in a majority q
played a better game than Cornell. The
ly, the line and the backs worked in
better harmony; the forwards moved more
In unison; In short there, was better team
men were more uncertain in their tackllng,
in the open. anyway. The ground was
soft and they had trouble in keeping their
bearers were 1.-THE, alert and on their
toes, cool. springy and confident.
There was rough play. but not pur-
posely so. Such hard bumps that befel
participants were those that came in the
course OF earnest ~cndeavor and relentless
purpose, not with deliberate intent to do
injury. Right end was Il hoodoo position
for Cornell. First Van 0rman was in
capacitated and taken out, then Tydenan
\ Nunu .IfaabIa u "a obi - f HI
back. Tydeman tried to get upy but could
not stand, bur he was game as a pebble
and again tried to get up and limp to the
scrimmage line. He made no grandstand
play about IT. not looking TO the side lines
for sympathy or help, but was bent solely
on getting back into the fray. There he
lay helpless until his companions assisted
him off the field. I.
Hollenback. Draper. zlegler, Folwelr
Pauxtis and Keinath all played splendidly
for Pennsylvania. Hollenbaek wns good
with his steady punting and long sweeping
runs; Draper ran with the ball we'll and
never was idle, both he and Ziegler smash
ing through time and again and smearing
Cornell formations. In the second half
Draper made sixty-five yards for Il touch
down, after tearing through and ninpinA
the ball on a tumble. Pauxtis covered
kicks admirably aud received the forward
pass. in brilliant style, Folwells defensive
work was superb and Keinatl caught
kicks well and was the handspring in,
the long forward pass. ~
The end work on both sides In getting
hOWAi III Phtith was tNNNiiCbAs dliu
transpired In the way Of running kicks
back. What there was was done mostly
by Pennsylvania. Van Orman and the
other Cornell ends were capable in line de-
Tense and covered kicks c%leverly, but theirt
taokling lacked the sureness of the Pen1-
sylvania o~utfankers. McCallie played good
football. went into his openings clean and
hard, though he never Travelled very far
The Pennsylvania secondary defense was
too watchful for that. O'Rourke was Q
good man in the line for Cornell. He was.
/ a, al fIA f,IaxFg md nnxArnd = front dnal tf
| ground, yet with a suggestion Of aimless-
ness at times, such as occasionally mani
tests itself In the Cornell play; He was
always aggressive, however, and generally
effective. 4.
AS a finished product, as a game accouI
/ panied by a driving offense, baflingly d.
verse tactics backed up by slashing rush
ing, the contest was not up 10 the calibre q
of the Yale-Princeton battle, Yet Penn-s.
sylvania was resourceful' aud handled the
situation with which she had TO cope N
mastery fashion. Not only was It evident
that the Quakers entertained no thought OF
defeat, but their play nonplussed their
they had bargained for or had sllmped.s.
Pennsylvania, credited with being behind
the times In new wrinkles, was suddenly
strong in them. She had learned her les
son. The seeds OF defeat sown in the IL
dian game fell on fruitful soil.
Pennsylvania Cornell.
Pauxtis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Watson
Left end.
Draper .",..":. Lynch
Left tackle.
Gallagher Thompson
Left guard.
DWyer ..''''.".s..-. Mty
Centre.
Ziegler ."..... CosgroNs
Right guard,
Castor ............ :.t..s'... tpufkA
Right tackle.
| Scarlet van OTWan
Right end.
Keinath .......... ."."....,. Gardner
Quarterback.
Greene EaIFe-'
Left halfback.
Folwell NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. McCQlhe
Right hdltback.
Hollenback Nalder
Fullback,
Score-Pennsylvania, IL; Cornell T.
Touchdowns-Folwell, Draper. Seals from
touchdowns-Scarlett >. Goal from the
held-Caldwell fredericksburg. umprie
Edwards. Field judge-IIackett. Lines-
~man--Corbin. Time OF balves-Thirty-Hye
minutes. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Miller
for Pauxtis. Macklin for Gallagher Reagan
for Keinath, Dyer for Greene, cornellr
Blinton for cosgrove, Tydeman tor NaiS
Orman, Harris for Tydeman, Caldwell for
Gardner. Roew for Earle. Shearer for Me-
Callie, Ebeling for Valdez. Attendance
o. DE. nhA