New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
HARVARD A VICTOR
SHOW STRONG ATTACK
Cornell Makes Brace but Los
ing Fight.


feated Cornell in the first meeting at foot
ball between the two universities i'm twelve
years on Soldiers Field this afternoon by
a score OF IS TO 0. thanks to a forceful and
varied attack and a stone wall defence.
The game was witnessed by twenty-five
thousand persons.
one touchdown was MADE in the first half
after eighteen minutes Of play and two
more were added in the second. with goals
from all three. Twice in the first half Cor
nell managed to struggle inside the Har-
ward 9o-yard line, only to be hurled back
almost Immediately by the impetuous
charge of the Crimson forwards.
There were fifteen distinct Harvard
marches toward the Cornell goal line, and
i'm the ninety scrimmages i'm which Har-
ward had the ball 453 yards were gained
The first touchdown was the result OF
nine rushes from the centre OF the field.
with Minot carrying the ball and helped
along by O'Flaherty and the other backs.
In the second half rockingham circled
Cornelrs right end for a dash of fifteen
yards and then was hauled along with his
Jersey over his head for ten yards more.
The last touchdown was the elimination
OF another march from the centre of the
field. with a forward pass contributing
thirteen yards of the distance.
The Cornell players were always on the
defensive. but showed some fine football
and uncovered one of the most intricate.
spectacular and well executed forward
passes that has been seen on Soldiers Field
since this play was introduced. With the
ball ON her own 20-yard line, the Cor
nell quarterback tossed IL 20 the fullback
on the l5-yard line. There for few
seconds the ball was passed from one play
OF 10 another. with the Harvard men chas-
ing il. until four men had handled Il. The
last man then turned and hurled the ball
thirty yards up the field to Hurlbert. the
left end. and that player covered fifteen
yards more before he was downed. The
play netted Cornell clean twenty-five
yards
Harvard did practically all the rushing
and made twenty-five. first downs. In the
second half. however. the visitors held the
Crimson team for downs on the 2-yard
line, showing that they had some fight left.
Seagrave started the game for Cornell by
kicking off TO Fisher on Harvard's S5-yard
line and the big guard was dOwned by
sheer weight Of opposing tacklers on his
zO-yard line. Z. Smith slipped around
Crosby for five yards and Harvard lost
play was useless and Minot kicked 10
Baker on his 45-yard line. Hoffman
couldn't gain on an end play and Fish
caught an onside kick by Baker, Simson
bringing the Harvard captain down on Cor
EelI's 45-yard line.
F. Smith got four yards around Hurlburt
Leslie added three through tackle and
Minot was good for a first down. Leslie
and Mnot made small gains. and then Fish
lost O'Flaherty's forward pass. Tydeman
getting the hall on his 2O-yard line. Sim
son kicked to O'Flaherty. who handled him
self badly and was dropped on his 25-yard
line after running back. Harvard wouldn't
kick. and. using every hack. swept down
the field forty-five yards. \ forward pass
failed then and an onside kick was blocked.
the bail going to Cornell on Harvard's AS
yard line
Cornell gained little through the line but
made first down on a forward pass,
Baker TO Crosby. penalty for holding
interviewed and Tydeman kicked over the
goal line. Harvard put the ball in play
from the 25-yarG line. and. developing a
power that the Cornell defence couldn't re-
sist al all. wen right down the field. with
MinOt doing most of the work and finally
going over for touchdown
Harvard finally worked the ball TO Cor
nell's 45-yard line. after several exchanges
Of punts. at the beginning Of the second
half and then started rush down the
field. The Cornell defence stiffened splen-
didly at the 7-yard line. and O'Flaherty
tried 10 kick a field goal getting a bad
pass. The ball went into the backs of the
Harvard lire men. and Fish fell on it,
Cornell still held. however. and took the
ball on downs two yards from a touchdown
Tydeman kicked to his 35-yard line. and
this time there was no stopping the Har-
ward rush until MinOt had gone over for
the second touchdown Wilmington kicked
the goal again. and the score was. Harvard
u, Cornell q
Harvard worked the bail steadily down
the field after the kickoff. heating down all
opposition until the i0-yard line has been
crossed. There a forward pass went into
the ground. but an end run yielded the
touchdown after Cornell had kicked out
and line plunges had brought the ball back
HeraTd u.s.. Position. Cornell tOl