Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
Ia ssocIatad Pressl

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-WallOW-
ing and sliding around on a field deep
with mud, slush, ice and pools of
water, the University Of Pennsylvania
football team defeated Cornell today
in the annual game on Franklin field
this afternoon by a score of II to 6. It
. was a poorly played game for which
weather and field conditions were in a
great measure responsible. Twenty
thousand persons saw the game.
Not since Pennsylvania and Cornell
played in nearly a foot of snow on
Thanksgiving day eleven years ago,
have conditions for a football game
been worse than they were today.
The usual precautions of covering the
field with straw the day before a big
game were not taken, and in conse-
quence the field was exposed to last
nights sleet storm.
When play was begun the field was
covered with two inches Of snow and
enough ice to make football extreme
ly uncertain
Among the spectators were the en-
tire football squad of the Annapolis
naval academy.
There was hardly any choice in the
teams in the first half, which ended
six to six, but Pennsylvania showed
the better form in the second half.
Cornell Opens Strong
Cornell started out like a winner
The Ithaeans kicked off. Pennsylvania
failed to make any gains on the ice
and punted to midheld. The kick was
returned by Cornell and, getting the
ball on tumble, the Ithacans started
TO hammer the Pennsylvania line
Footing in the slush was uncertain for
the defensive team and Cornell easily
carried the ball over the Pennsylvania
line Robb made the touchdown and
O'Connor kicked the goal.
Getting the ball in Cornell territory
on a tumble following a punt. Penn
sylvania changed its kicking tactics
and started to buck center
Cornell could not keep a solid foot
ing and slowly was pushed back. With
five yards to gain, the bah was given
to Fullback Ramsdell, and he was
pushed over for touchdown. Brad
dock kicked goal. Score. to G.
Beginning the second half, Marks
was playing right end for Pennsyl-
vania. Wood was at quarter for Cor
nell and Hoffman right half. Penn !
sylvania kicked off to Cornell, and |
after making ten yards Cornell kicked |
to midfield and Hutchinson ran the !
ball back ten yards. Pike and Marks |
were used with good effect and Parson |
line. Irwin made a yard and the next |
play failed, but in the next attempt |
against the Cornell line Irwin was |
pushed over for a touchdown. Hutch |
inson punted out to the flfteen-yard |
line and Braddock kicked goal Penn |
sylvania, u; Cornell 6.
Cornell kicked off to Marks at Penn
sylvania's three-yard line. Heilman !
took IrWin's place Miller took Rams
dell's place, and Lamberton took Diet
rick's place. Teagle took Seeley's place |
for Cornell Lydeman Cornell cap !
tain, took Robb's place.
Between the frequent changes of
players both teams indulged in a punt
ing duel 1t was fine duel between
Simpson and Hutchinson, i'm which the
latter had much the better Of the ex-
hibition. Hutchinson kicked to Cor
nells 5-yard line and on the next play
attempted to punt back from
behind the goal line. Heiman tumDed.
blocked the kick, and was across the
line like shot. He secured the ball
for a touchdown before the Cornell
players could recover themselves The
lick-out for the goal was a failure
Score: Pennsylvania II, Cornell g.
harrington took Weeks place, Scott
took the place of Miller, who was dis
qualified for rough playing. Cornell
kicked off to Pennsylvania 15-yard
llue anu ing bdll was returned for q
short gain. Cornell then turned the
tactics and started to plug Pennsvl-
vania's line and soon had the ball on
the latter's 15-yard line. On the next
play Cornell made four yards, Fretz
was dug out of the mud ana wandered
around like a blind man and was un-
able to see until a bucket Of water
and a large sponge We're used to get
the mud out of his eyes. II was then
decided to substitute Byrne for Fretz.
Another plunge put the bail on Penn
sylvania's 5-yard line, where it was
lost on a forward pass The ball was
then kicked to midfeld and Cornell ,
ran it back to Pennsylvania's lO-yard
inc. Kutsch took Hohman's place ,
Two more plays advanced the bali ten {
Yards and Cornell fumbled, losing the ,
ball. Young took Sommers' place. Sea- :
graves was disqualified for rough play
and Pfeiffer was sent in. The game Z
agged and there was much punting E
with little advantage to either side.
Tt ended with the ball in Pennsyi-
'ania's possession in midfeld Final
icore; Pennsylvania II, Cornell g.