New-York tribune., 1910-11-24
Records 81 shc Seaeon
for TITO Efeyens.
rTNNSNNANEA. \.

Cornell men are wonderfully confident
that the long looked for and keenly an
-icirared wear has come for their football
eleven 10 defeat PENNSYLVANIA on Frank
I'm Field. Philadelphia. to-day The Quak-
,-s are equally confident that their yearly
nav of football thanksgiving viii not ne
sntp~~11pted by eleven or more men from
Ithaca The critics. who have followed
The Two teams closely. are confident that
3 pretty h;ird-fouSht struggle II prom
ssad. ever, II PENNSYLVANIA on past perform
ances stands ont ss the logical favorite
Cornell men have marched from ithaca
- Philadelphia seventeen times. and III
-Aer times Cornell men have marched back
again defeated. i not discouraged some
~ the games have been woefally one
SIDED. hut most Of them have furnished
stirring ha4tles. on Two occasions one
,7nir- ONLY has separated the Two eievens;
~ 1905 a lie game Al . 10 was played
once and only once has Cornell broken
7i== sequence with p victory. and the year
1em is almost forgotten IN the thirst for
revenge.
II mas been pointed oGt time and again
-f7is wear that games of the past have
little bearing on games Of The future so
sar a. scores are concerned. Pennsyl-
.-a-lis-s record [or the season iS better IN
eve-v wav than CorneII's hu1 il the game
- played unoer the new rules there ap-
pears 10 be no good reason for Pennsyl-
~ania 70 be an outstanding faVorite al
70 this afternoon. Il is Jrue that even
with scores as56e the Quake-s have shown
more finished football Tf1is year both Of
1ens.veIv and defensively, hut i the Cor
rel team can do in the game to-day what
= has been doing in practice since the
ssefea- t7v Harvard Cornell Is qEi1ely likely
- furnish The surprise OF the season and
DO 2 little celebrating around the goal
s7osts when the fight is over. On what has
been seen IL public IL IS Impossible 70
7redic1 Cornell victory but on what has
been seen IL private and on inside infor-
NATION gathered do not hesitate TO sug-
ce~t 1Ia1 the ODDS should be 10 o. even
money and that Pennsylvania men are
likely 10 suffer a rude shock.
CAPTAIN SimSou's loss en- the eve OF the
struggle because Of the dangerous illness
a. his father nlay prove fatal 10 CorneWs
hope. lie has proved himself an inspiring
leader. and. further. the team is weak in
capable substitutes for fullbacl1- The men
are likely 10 play with even greater de-
termination 70 prove their devotion. but IL
anything happens to Wilson. vino in many
respects : Captain Simson's equal. Gass,
= second substitute quarterback must be
called on TO I'll the breach Gass has de-
vcioped slowly hut may rise to the oc-
oasion. Ife made the last touchdown in
\ -he Chicago game and since then has
been showing growing ability
Pennsylvania can boast or a wonderfully
sreedv and effective bsckfield in Scott,
Ramsdell. the intercollegiate sprinting
champion; Sommer and Mercer but the
forwards IN my opinion. are not quite up
To the standard. with the exception OF
CAPTAIN Cozens 81 centre and possibly
Marks At left end II the forwards are
oGtplayed IN charging, breaking through
znd fscklng by the Cornell line men, who
ere fast and aggressive, the Pennsylvania /
hacks are likely 70 he slowed up IN |
which case their apparent superiority over |
the Cornell backs VIII not be emphasized |
10 such 4 large extent.
Wolferth and Cramer, the Pennsylvan MIA |
guards. are hard. earnest workers, while |
Morris and Rogers, the tackles, have been /
good and had in spots Not one OF the /
four appears 10 5e a candidate for All |
America honors. Marks and Jourdet are !
fair ends, but not great ends, and I will |
not be surprised af they are outplayed by /
the Cornell wing men-Eyrich and Sea- |
graves or Pitcher. Much depends on the |
Of Corneli's best chances.
Captain Cozens is one Of the best centre |
PUSHES in the country, and should bolster |
up the line while getting q slight ad- |
vantage over whyte. of Cornell.
Pennsylvania men think Ramsdell and |
Mercer are TWO Of the greatest backs of |
the year, and they have reason 10 be en- |
thOsiastic. Both are fast runners, sharp |
dodgers and hard TO stop both in line |
plugging and end running Sornrer Is less |
brilliant, but almost as effective, while /
Scott IS q clever field general and /
pUntsr above the Average.
Cornell looks strong tackle TO |
tackle oRourke. q brother of Barney 1
O'Rourke, an All-America guard three |
or four years ago, gives promise of adding /
70 the fame of the name, while Delano |
s. sure 10 be heard from. Weeks, at right /