Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
CORNELL FAILS TO
DEFEAT CHICAGO
Fastest Game Played in the
West This Season
Ends in a

fought an even battle with Cornell today.
the score being to 6 at the end of the
fastest game played in the west this sea-
son. That Chicago was fortunate to tie it's
opponent in scoring was the opinion of
even the most enthusiastic admirers of
Stages athletes.
Outweighed and outplayed on straight
foot ball in the first half Chicago gave
an exhibition of speed and involved play
in the second that bewildered the Ithacans
and sent the ball across the Cornell goal.
A triple pass, negotiated by Stefan, Page
and Schommon, five minutes before the
close of play tied the score and sent the
Chicago enthusiasts into frenzy.
heavy snowfall coming seemed to dis
concert the Cornell players and the more
agile Chicago men We're crowding their
opponents tor heavy gains In the last
fifteen minutes of play.
The Cornell line had been impervious to
Chicago attacks in the first half. al
though the eastern players had crumped
both center and ends of Chicago In the
early plays. Both teams were weak on
the use of the forward pass In the first
half and tumble by steffen was re-
The punting of Valdez had not been
overrated in the advance tidings given
to the Chicago players and the great
kicking of the Cornell captain cast gloom
over the hopes of Chicago in the first half
The game was the final one to be played
in Chicago and at It's finish the Chicago
players were escorted to the training
quarters by more than thousand shout
ing admirers.
Cornell Scores First.
Cornell kicked off to Steffen, who re-
turned it yards. Schommer returned
Steffens punt 40 yards. Two forward
no hal S-C rd
line Cornell bucked, sent ball back to
Chicagos 15-yard line.
Quarterback Steffen carried the ball,
aided by superb interference, to COrnelIs
25-yard line Valdez punted 80 yards to
Steffen, who was downed after a series
Of line plunges, in which Chicago SEEM
ed unable to hold the IthacanS. Howe
scored the first touchdown. Valdez
kicked goal Score: Cornell, s; Chi
cago, 0.
Without further scoring the ball, at
the end of the first half, was in Cor
nellS hands.
Chicago had been able to negotiate
its forward passes with Il fair degree of
success, and Steffen's punts and running
had cheered the Maroon adherents.
But the Cornell line had been almost
impregnable, and the great kicking of
Valdez was found to be all that the
eastern critics had foretold. The Cor
nell ends invariably were under Chicago
punts, and the Ithaca team seemed
speedier than Chicago had anticipated.
Stage Changes Lineup.
In the second half Stage changed his
lineup, substituting Fake for Kelly at
RICH. tackle and sending Kelly into Ehr-
horns position at left guard. Schommer
kicked off to Macarthur, who was dowped.
On an Onside kick Chicago got the ball.
Crosby went in for Macarthur. Steffen
made spectacular quarterback run for
Is yards, placing the bail on Cornell s
3O-yard line. Schommer dropped back for
place kick from the 3S-yard line.
Schommer missed place kick from the
3S-yard line by a few feet. Baird went
in for Hurburt. Line plunges and kicks
sent the ball to Chicago's 1O-yard line.
Worthwine got away with the ball from
the 1O-yard line and crossed the Cornell
goal. but the touchdown was declared a
stolen BALI and was not allowed.
A forward pass and run by Steffen
sent the ball back to the middle of the
field Chicago's ends failed to hold Cor
nell, only the activity of Steffen saving
Chicago on long Cornell punts and passes.
Five substitutions by Cornell put an
almost new team into the game. Cornell
tried a place kick from the 3O-yard line
and failed. Page advanced the ball 50
yards on two runs.
A forward pass. Steffens to Schommer,
scored Chicago's first touchdown. Schom-
mer kicked goal. Score: Cornell. 6; Chi
cago, g.
The game ended with the ball in Cor
nell's possession on Chicago's 20-yard line.