New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-03
CORNELL BADLY BEATEN
Poor TaCkIing and Weak De-
fence Give Game to Williams.
LAST HALF TURNS TABLES
Three Long Runs for Touch
downs Overcome Ithacans'
Big Lead in Contest.
by Telegraph to The Tribunc.I

BY Telegraph TO The tribune
Ithaca. n. Y, Nov 2.-The Cornell foot
hall team suffered crushing defeat at
the hands Of Williams on Percy Field this
afternoon by the score of "a to 10. Poor
secondary defence and worse tackling can
no directly charged with the loss of the
came. for all of Wniams's scores We're
made on remarkably long runs, which
were free from hindrances after the Blue
runner had broken through the Cornell
line
The game opened most auspiciously for
the Cornell team, and it seemed through
ont the first period as If the Red and
White players had distinctly come back
Cornell had the game entirely to itself
tallying a touchdown and goal from
placement before the half ended. the
game up to this point was the cleanest
and prettiest exhibition of straight foot
hall seen on Percy Field in many day
Between the halves, when the cadet band
struck I'D The Big Red Team with its
refrain. see them marching down to the
coal" II seemed as If for the first time
si,ce the Princeton game IN 1906 this
Cornell football song was appropriate ana
fitting.
Cornell first got possession of the oall
when Williams was forced to punt from
their own 2O-yard line, after having oeeh
thrown twice for losses. Captain Eddle
Butler ran the ball back 10 the enemy
award line, and then OConnor and frltz
made short, quick gains which carried
the hall TO the 2O-yard line Here Fritz
lost the ball in the only tumble OF the
game. but Cornell again threw Williams
for loss and received their punt at mid
field This time the advances were made
consistently and on straight football, six
and eight yards at a time, until O'Connor
was finally within striking distance ana
Butler topped off the touchdown with a
goal.
In like manner the game proceeded TOT
the entire first half, Butler occasionally
making good attempts for field goals the
last one successful from the 42-yard line
When the teams repaired 10 the clubhouse
between the halves the game was at once
a pleasant remembrance and delightful
prospect. With the score at 10 to 0, snow
IN the air and warm furs in evidence, Cor
nelllans had much to be contented win
and a good team TO represent them.
The second half opened with Taber at
quarterback, and the loss of Captain But
Ter was at once felt Eyrich, too. was now
out Of the game and the many examples
Of splendid holding Of the earlier part OF
the game were Immediately forgotten
when Williams bucked the Red and Nhite
line The third quarter was hardly
started when a double pass. Turner TO
Lewis, started the ball through the LETT
wing OF the Cornell line. Williams Tor
nation simply swung the Cornell lnemen
out OF the way to clear Lewis's path, ana
when. in the territory Of Cornelfs sec
oDdary. he passed Finn, O'Connor and
then Tabor, he lodged his last opponent
Down the field he sped, just too fast Tor
Eyrich an7 O'Hearne, who followed on MS
heels This forty-hve-yard run seemed
hard enough blow for one quarter, but
Lewis. when only one minute was left 10
play, again got through the centre OF the
Cornell line and ragged tackling again let
him slip past for a seventy-four-yard run
down the middle Of the field for touch
down TO top the Cornell score.
Thoroughly worn out, Cornell started
the last quarter Of the game with the
score a to 10. but Williams's machine was
too much and the New Englanders sent
goal from placement between the posts
and followed il up with a sixty-yard run
ard IS
tally Of the game.