New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
CORNELL HAS STRENGTH
Defeats Pittsburgh Eleven in
Well Played Game.
REVEALS BETTER FORM
Improvement Shown in Tackling,
Interference and Funda-
mentals of the Sport.
lBv Toieeraph 10 The Tribune !


Ithaca, y. Y. oct. 2S.-Cornen defeated
Pittsburgh to-day by score Of to 3. and
In so doing played the best football seen on
Percy Field this year. The team gave
every evidence of being fresh to-day, and
in it's team work the Red and White men
seemed TO be a totally foreign aggregation
to that which has heretofore represented
Cornell this season.
Every man played his game, and the ltpe
had strength TO 1t. Tackling. interference
and all the fundamental features Of the
sport showed a great improvement and
yet each man played his individual game
satisfactorily. In this regard Eyrich was
Of stellar magnitude. His game had snap
20 IT, and his runs were like chain hshl-
ming. He was down on every punt fecoV-
e-.ag some and in many other instances
downing the runner I'm lis tracks. In aoul-
ton. he made both of CornelIs scores
O'Conner displayed his versatility, start
Ing the game at left halfback and playing
the last half of the contest as a quarter
back \ new feature of O'Conner's ability
was discovered in the way he ran back
punts frequently recovering half the dis
tance Of the kick by his lodging. His
work at quarterback rewarded ,he conf-
dcnce Of the coaches, and while IL is likely
that the score would have been doubled had
the Cornell team the advantage 'of Eddie
Buffers goals from field. the team was
well handled under OConner.
Poth of the above players were mate
rally aided by ne interference, which was
Unexpectedly good. The lightweight right
end. Fritz. rarely failed TO down his man
despite the lack Of weight. Hawkins was
the only dark spot on the team, and on his
second offence he was removed. lie seems
absolutely unable 10 hanCle the BAN clearly
The game was wased in the visitors terri
tory almost exclusively in the first and
third periods.
Whyte kicked Off TO Pittsburgh. smith
receiving the ball on the G-yard line and
carving it back five yards Wagner
fumbled the next play. but the ball was re-
covered by Lindsay. who made a gain Of
twenty-five yards. Pittsburgh was penal
ized for holding and was forced TO punt.
Dixie Smith carried the ball back TO
CornelI's 40-yard line. from where O'Connor
punted. and Eyrich recovered the ball on
the Pittsburgh 4O-yard line from where he
lodged the Pittsburgh tackles and crossed
the line for a touchdown making the score
In the first three minutes Of play. OCon-
ner kicked goal Eyrch followed this
brilliant work with a ffy-fve-yard run.
carrying back the kick off the PiusburGhs
45-yard line. where ne W, downed by
Wagner, after ne had successfully cleared
himself Of an danger. and for moment It
looked A. though he was well on his way
for another touchdown. on The next play
Smith booted the ball over tle goal line.
and the bail went into play on the -j-yard
line
Calvin kicked To O'Conuer. who ran the
hall back 10 the 4o-yard line and made an
onsde kick 10 Dewar who was 0owned in
his tracks by Eyrich. O'Conncr ran back
the return Kick thirty yards and Eyrich
failed to boot the bah over tho posts Cal
vim kicking to O'Conncr at mIdield. O'Con-
ner ran the punt hacl; twenty-five Yards.
Hawkins failed 10 gain, ana on the next
play ne was thrown for n loss of ten yards.
Again Eyrich's attempt for "a field goal fell
short. Dewar running the ball back 10 the
eO-yard line. whcrcupOn Pittsburgh was
penalized FOR holding O'Conner ran back
Galvin's punt. but Underhin failed TO gain.
Eyrich's punt was blocked, gcing ont of
bounds at the 25-yard line. Cornell was
penalized. and a forward pass. Dewar 10
Inaly, Melted twenty yards. Cornell had
the advantage on an exchange Of punts.
but Dewar covered twenty yards on re-
turn. ending the period with the ball on
Cornell's Jo-yard line. In this play Pitts
burgh made it's first entry into the Red
and White territory. An incomplete for
ward pass opened the second period. Brown
went through the line for six Yards, which
was followed by a twenty-eight-yard gain
on clearly executed forward pass, Dewar
10 Lindsay.
TWO line rushes We're OF no avail, and
s Calvin dropped back TO the 20-yard line.
Z He sent the pisskin between the uprishts
( from placement for Piusburgh's only score.
Calvin returned Whytc's Kickoff 10 the 90
yard line Eyrich got the bail on a forward
pass by Dewar, gaining ten yards, and
OConner slipped through Leahy and Blair
for eighteen yards. Hawkins failed TO gain,
and on the next play he duplicated his work
when he last handled the bali, and was
thrown for loss Of ten yards. thus MAX
ing a touchdown impossible. and Eyrich
sent left-footed kick over for score
the last score Of the game.
Shortly after the ball was again put in
play Pittsburgh, for the first time. became
a dangerous factor. On the kickoff Fritz
ran the ball back to the 2j-yard line and
OConner booted to Dewar Calvin punted
from centre field, Inlay recovering the ball
on Cornelrs 30-yard line. Feightner, Brown
and Dewar rushed 10 the 10-yard line.
where, on the third down, Mccormick
caught Dewars forward pass, taking the
ball into CornelTs possession.
Cornell suffered severely from its old
enemy-penalties-du the last half OF
the game, about seventy yards being inn
posed The last quarter was principally
punting contest between O'Conner and Gal
Win. the Comedians having a slight ad-
vantage. Galvin's attempt Of a goal from
placement in the last few minutes Of play
went wide, and Gass came no closer to
score as the whistle blew.