New-York tribune., 1911-12-01

fast, so strong and withal so unexpected
that the Cornell men were swept off
their feet and forced back in a way that
made their defence look weak and i'm
potent.
Lone March to a Touchdown.
Mercer began with scant two yards,
but the next moment he sliced his way
between end and tackle for dashing
run of thirty yards on a fake kick forma-
ton He plunged along for seven yards
on the next play. Young added four on a
double pass, and then Mercer broke
away for another brilliant dash Of thirty
yards, this time around Cornelfs left
end, guarded by Eyrich, behind the best
and most effective kind of interference.
The Cornell men, fully three thousand
strong, in the stands were stunned by
the suddenness of 1t all, and while they
took fresh hope as Thayer was stopped
OIL the next play for only three yards on
about the 2O-yard line, their hearts sank
when Mercer made q daring forward
pass to Young, who caught the ball on
the 5-yard line and staggered over for a
touchdown.
This elimination to a startling series
Of plays brought roar from the Penn
sylvanla stands that was not silenced
until Thayer had punted out TO Mercer
and Minds h3d kicked the goal which
made the score read 6 to 0.
Pennsylvania second touchdown came
in the third period. and was largely due
to a damaging penalty against Cornell
for interference in the neutral zone on IN
incompleted forward pass for the fourth
down inside the 25-yard line. This gave
the Quakers an opportunity Of which
they were not slow to take advantage.
One sharp thrust at the centre for
ward pass to Spruance for six yards and
a first down and then a wide-end run by
the speedy Mercer carried the ball over
the line. Minds again kicked the goal
after a punt out. This proved the turn
ing point and furnished the necessary
margin, but, not content Marshall
dropped a neat goal from the field late
in the fourth period, while Spruance re-
covered the ball following an on-side
kick and ran fifteen yards for the third
touchdown on the last play of the game.
Under the rules Minds was allowed to
kick the goal, which added one more
point.
Eyrich's Sharpness Helps Cornell
CornelPs touchdown came lGte in the
first period, when one Of Buffers low,
puzzling punts got away from the Penn
sylvania backs. Eyrich was on the ball
like II hawk, and, with Captain Munk to
ward off danger. ran practically un-
molested across the goal line. Butler
lifted the ball over the bar, which tied
the score for the moment and reused the
Cornell followers to wild bursts Of
cheers. The three points were added on
goal from placement by Butler, who
sent the ball spinning over the cross bar
from the 35-yard line just after Penn
syIvanias second touchdown.
Cornell had two other glowing oppor-
tunities to score. Just before the first
half ended Butler tried goal from
placement while standing on the 47-yard
line after a fair catch, but the ball was
blocked. Early in the second half Mer-
Ger fumbled on his own 15yard line and
Williamson fell on the ball for Cornell
Whyte carried It along nine yards I'm two
desperate plunges, but with one yard to
90 for a first down the Pennsylvania de-
fence stiffened and the forwards charged
in TO stop Whyte before he could gain an
inch The ball went to the Quakers on
downs, and Cornelrs best chance 10 win
faded. as within the next few minutes
the tide turned.
PENNSYLVANIA missed three more points
bv inches. Thayer failed In a drop Kick
from the 45-yard line In the first period
when the ball. on a powerful, well
directed kick, hit the cross bar and
bounded back in the field of play.
Bia Crowd Enjoys Keen Sport.
II was a perfect day for football, and
% 600 persons enjoyed what in many re-
snects was the keenest and most ex-
hilarating game seen this year. The
rival camps were not quite so noisy as
the midshipmen and cadets last Sstur-
day but both stood behind their teams
to the last man and to the last minute