New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
Fiohts with Real Spirit Against
Dartmouth and Shows New
Potency in Defence.
ITHAcANS ARE OUTPLEYED
Absence of Captain Butler and
Butch" Eyrich Felt by the
Cornellians-Green
Vastly Improved.
By Herbert.
TBy TELEGRAPH 20 The Tribune.l

ter cup already filled to overlooking with
defeats.
The men from Hanover deserved the
victory, and won clearly on their merits
but there was honor also for Cornell IN
spite of the crushing score, and 1t came
in what some of the undergraduates here
were pleased to call the awakening Of a
new spirit There was no quitting, no
lack of fight, no lack of determination in
the face of impending defeat, and the
players showed to better advantage in
the second half than they did in the first
which could not be said Of them in previ-
Gus games this year.
Whitney scored two touchdowns for
Dartmouth in the first quarter after
marches down the field-one for fifty-hve
yards and the other for forty-tive yards
which showed the running game at its
best. Morey, Snow and Whitney took
turns in carrying the ball in quick dashes
off tackles and sharp plunges throughthe
centre for gains of from three to eight
yards at times.
Ioudon scored another touchdown for
Dartmouth in the third period on for
awrd pass from Mccullough, who played
for a time at quarter after failing TO
break down the Cornell defence inside the
6-yard line for eleven consecutive trials
an unusual condition. which will be eX-
planned later Englehorn converted the
three touchdowns into goals and added
three points more, which made up the
total Of "a. in the final period by a clever
goal from placement from scrtmmage
formation while standing on the S-yard
line.
Cornell lost one royal chance TO score
a touchdown in the second quarter on
what, in my opinion, was poor general
ship. Chez, one of three men who played
quarterback for Dartmouth, fumbled
punt on his own 7-yard line, and O'Hearn,
who was down the field like fash,
recovered the ball for the home team.
O'Connor then hit the centre for two
yards. but on the second down, with five
yards to gain, the running game was
abandoned and forward pass was tried
which rolled out OF bounds behind the
goal posts, giving the ball TO the visitors
on their D-yard line. Cornell had two
other chances 10 strike. but failed in boti
cases to get within scoring distance.
The day was cold, and bleak and win
Try. 1t rained, too, just before the game
but the appetite for football in this lit
tie town was so ravenOus that fully si1
thousand persons were bundled up il
flrs, great coats and slickers and mad
their way TO the field determined to 81
through a blizzard, if necessary, rathe
than mis- sthe struggle. They were re
paid, too. for the game, while bit one
sided, was full Of action. Furthermore
the sun did manage to break through thu
clouds, and while it gave forth the hea
OF which II so generous II July or Augius
rather sparngy. it added a cheering
touch.
The crowd was made up Of Cernel
graduates and undergraduates, Cornel
girls. If such they may be called. vino ar
here for a number of house parties AM
the military ball this evening" townspeo
pie reporters. and loyal band Of per
haps twenty Dartmouth men, who had
cheer leader wies a megaphOne ant
enough enthusiasm TO make up for tn
lack of power in their voices.
The Cornell undergraduates marched o.
the field in classes behind brass band
These Cornell men were behind thei
team and behind II to a man. They ha
few real chances TO cheer. but the
cheered anyway and the Cornell l yell,
veil" rolled out over the field and on t
Cayuga Lake in way that spoke goo
will that could not be crushed by dolefJ
dtsappointments.
The Cornell team expected defeat en-
went down on the field to fight hard in a
effort to keep the score down, and this
did but little else. AS a matter Of fact in
structions by Dr. Sharpe, the head coacf
were carried out too literally before leaN
ing Philadelphia to see Pennsylvania an
Michigan lock horns, the two teams whic
Cornell must face TO wind up the season
he advised that a defensive game b
played and that little or nothing be dis
closed in the way of a running attack.
II | had seen the Cornell eleven In. az
ton without knowing of this policy,
would say unhesitatngly that Cornell di
not have a football team worthy of tn
name. but it did show strong and we
developed defence in the second half, an
no end Of pluck and fight. The attach
however was confined largely to forwar
passes OF a rather haphazard kind, and
few simple running plays that were S
easily stopped by the fast charging Dart
mouth forwards as to look hopelessl
weak and impotent.
The defence left some room for hop
after the first quarter. when the Dart
mouth team fairly carried the home play
ers off their feet with running attac
that was a marvel for speed and powe
and which carried a punch that made
look as II the score might be 30 TO befor
the end came. After that first period
however, the Cornell men settled down I
their work In a way that commanded RI
spect They could not stop the Dart
mouth advance, but they We're able I
check IL by fast charging and REASONABLE
good tackling
They diagnosed the plays, too muc
better after the first quarter, and Nigh
have held their twon If they had nc
stuck 80 blindly TO instructions 10 use tn
forward pass and punt practically exclU
siyeIy when in possession OF the ball.
The stand made by the Cornell team in
side it's own 6-yard line In the third perio
was truly remarkable. AS said before
Dartmouth tried eleven times in success
sion to break down the defence, but all /
vain. and then wisely resorted 10 a fol
ward pass which resulted In touchdown
The unusual condition which led up
this sequence Of plays was brought abou