The sun., 1908-11-27
PENNSYLVANIA WINS, N TO \
SHIFTY, OPEN PLAY roo MUCH
FOR CORNELL.

EthacaAs Score First IN the Annual F0ot'
ball Game by Means OF Field Gsal
Forward Passes and Long Runa
l. Help In Crossing Opponents Line.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2e.-Pennsylvania Q
resourceful and shifty football team closed
q successful season to-day by defeatin 9
Cornell on Franklin Field by SCORE OF
~ to I, II was the most interesting big
! game OF tho year TO watch and delight
to. the big crowd Of spectators with its
yariegated. open running plays and other
tactics which scattered the play and spread
IL out all over the field with gc rapidity.
In these points Pennsylvania far excelled
the tthacans. and by these means she won.
She had an open game that was highly de-
veloped and had the newest wrinkles OF the
game down pat moro so than any team
has shown this season.
| Cornell made the first score soon after
the game began, field goal from placement
In scrimmage. Pennsylvania first score
wns a touchdown, In which splendid for
ward pass put the ball within striking
distance. The goal was kicked from this.
and the first half ended to I in Pennsyl-
vania's favor. Cornell never scored again
and had no really good chance to do so.
The Quakers. however. came back with
through Cornell mistakes. A long onside
kick was fumbled by Cornell and recovered
by Pennsylvania on Cornell's 2 yard line,
and later the Cornell men were fooled by
bluff forward pass by Miller and allowed
that slippery player to dodge away from
them and keep going until he had crossed
the line.
The Pennsylvanians. while not showing
ateam OF the evenly balanced or we'll rounded
strength OF one or two other top notchers.
made good the assertion that they knew
football Of style that for open, diverse
and effectively mingled man9uvres bore
on the palm Close following Of the ball
s an essential with game of this sort.
and the Quakers were close followers OF
the ball. That was one respect In which
they were noticeably more proficient than
Cornell and another was in taokling. Cor
nell's tackling was poor. IL lacked sharp
ness and decisiveness. and the Pennsyl-
vania runner often slipped away from OBJ
stacles from Ithaca that should have downed
the man with the ball and curtailed his
gain by half.
Pennsylvania's forward pass was the
most telling Of any seen in a champion
ship game this year. the quarterback run
ming far out to the side and then throwing
obhauely to the catcher. making the course
until 1t had been caught an acute angle
with long lines. The quarterback coolly
located bis man, and the man to take the
ball was equally cool and adept in his part
Of the play. Both sides used the onsde
kick a good deal, and in this seemingly
haphazard play Pennsylvania wasthe more
alert at making the most of it. The home
players misjudged as many kicks as Cornell,
a good many kicks striking the ground
before being caught. but Pennsylvania
was the spryer In grabbing the loose pig
skin.
End running was tremendous factor in
Pennsylvania ground gaining. Capt Hol-
lenback being the planet around which the
Quaker satellites revolved when skirting
the ends, lie had an able second, however.
In Manner. the tall halfbaok. In that de-
partment OF football classified as line break
ing neither male any material hea1way.
From tackle to tackle the Cornell line was
as strong as Pennsylvania g and was proof
against assaults, Pennsylvania was quick
to find this out and made the most of the pos
sibilities OF the contest by iinging her at
tack toi the outer fianks and by asserting
them so as 10 keep the other side confused
and guessing.
In Pennsylvania s scope of attack no less
than six men of the eleven carried the bail,
all four OF the backs and Scarlet. end and
Draper. tackle. of the line. they running
from position. Cornell had no such compr
hensive offence. but such was the power of
Capt. Walder's toe that Pennsylvania was in
constant danger from the mighty punts
which Walder lifted in the first part OF the
game. Walder wasn't consistent in his
punting. but until he got tired he lifted the
ball for immense distances. Once he stood
on his own goal line and punted TO Pennsyl- |
vanias IS yard line. an actual drive OF |
siXty-hve yards. The ball shot over the
Pennsylvania backs and rolled twenty-five |
yards before it was recovered by Pennsyl- |
vania. The ball had been put in play at |
the 10 yard line. making a net gain OF eighty |
Ave yards on a single punt, truly pro-
digious effort.
Poor defence against the open game was |
Cornell's undoing and had that been up to |
the sturdiness OF her resistance to line |
plunging there would have been different
tale to tell. Fakes and double passes |
formed part of Pennsylvania extensive |
repertory OF moves. Yet two OF the victor's |
would not have been made |
but for Cornell's poor handling OF one play |
and lack OF quick thinking In foling the |
other. On the other hand the Pennsyl- |
as to open the way to the Cornell blunders,
and deserve credit for being able to take
advantage OF them.
The Cornell ends were outplayed by the
pair, who were surer in get
ting down under punts and steadier pickets
for the wings. Draper. the crack Pepnsyl-
vania tackle had his hands full with
o 'Rourke of Cornell. The big Ithacan's
fame colored thatch was prominent In every
play and its owner stopped pretty nearly.
everything that came his way. He also
opened I'D holes for his backs and alto
xether played fine game. Pennsylvania's
riRht tackle, CASTOR, was a star performer.
light though he is. His was a harder place
20 get through than was Drapers He
,tuck to the ball like leech and made more
guards and centre played we'll and we're not
,utdone by their opposites. II
& apt. Holienback, always hard worker,
inished his gridiron career with glory. He
vas the same sterling offensive and defen-
3 praise enough As for Miller who took
keinath g place when the latter was hurt
ne gave the classiest quarterback exhibi-
ion Of the season. He was a wonder at
varying the ball, broken field runner
whose like .hssnt I been seen this fall. full OF
Il his finger tips. Wood Of Cornell played ,
while he lasted. while Hutchin- !
ION, Move and Waider completed q lively J
,ackheid Move and Hutchinson were |
Eood on quick thrusts through gaps in the
han nH 'Hn they did had their interference mot not
,een 80 slow IN forming. !
A damp laden and sticky atmosphere ,
lung over the field and was uncomfo rtabie i
or players and spectators alike. Furs and :,
ugs were cast aside by the latter while the Z
,haor laadera on both Sides etrinned m ,