New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
Big Red Team Stronger and
Should Have Done Better
on Merits of Game.
ENRICH AND 0'HEARME STAR
Ithacans Superior to Penn Ends
and Loom Up as Best Pair of
Year-Butler's Punting
a Mighty Factor.
BY Sol Metzger
rBy Telegraph to The Trbune.l

'He OpiIIoH 'HdN the lthaca eleven vas
the better one; so strong, indeed. tina,
| think it is the best lighting eIevs,
have ever seen representing that unjvs,
sity on Thanksgiving Day. Indeed n.
quaker victory was most fortuns,.
one as IL was the result OF fu,b,,
whereas Cornell made its two pojnts ~,
means OF blocked kick, which was -.
covered by Minds behind his own ga,
line for a safety. In short, this Cornell
eleven outplayed Pennsylvania at en
points Of the game.
Corneils superiority was most anna.
ent in the kicking game and Shame evI.
IDENTIFY planned his game thereon. In nv
opinion, the Cornell ends were far s,,.
perior to Pennsylvania in coyedry
punts, although Butler had nothing q,
Minds in so far as distance was concernsg
In addition, the Cornell method OF block.
ing the Quaker ends when Pennsylvania
punted was an excellent one-the best
have seen this season-and on a dry fell
II would necessarily have resulted IN
much greater gains IN running back
punts than was possible to-day upon to
slippery field.
Eyrich and O'Hearne covered ButleTs
punts beautifully, and when they failed
to get Marshall. who must be congratu.
lated for his clean handling OF the hal
for Pennsylvania, the other Cornell for.
wards were upon him before this feat
footed Quaker could get under way. Asa
result Cornell put the ball in Pennsyl-
vanias territory in practically every
quarter OF the game and had the Rel /
and Blue fighting on the defensive o.
when they had possession OF the ball, TIE
Quakers were limited in their attack b.
reason Of the fact that they could not
use their more open style Of play which
has been their greatest asset this season
I had expected Cornell to have a su-
perior line, and while this was true /,
was not enough better than Pennsyi
vanias to permit the big Red team to
gain much ground I'm old-fashoned foot
ball
The condition Of the field prohibited end
running and the oDon game to grea;
extent, yet in the last quarter both teaios
opened their play by every manner II
double and forward passing. IN the hoge
that either might secure touchdown by
this means Again the condition NJ ths
field interfered I'm a successful execution
Of the plays. and one was denied the
privilege Of seeing what would other.
wise have been brilliant oDen play
In the play Of the line both teams were
strong on the defence. Cornell apparent
" bit the better by reason Of the ha-l
tacking Of the ithaca forwards. IL va,
rarely necessary for the Cornell Sec
ondary defence 70 he drawn iH 10 hep
out, whereas the Quakcrs used the.r
backs i'm this connection, especially Har-
ringtOu, who was seldom utilized n
carrying the ball although he proved the
best ground gamer Of the dav. Cham
paign and NUNS played fine football in
the two guard positions. Munns, being
rancy. active boy, was always found IN
the thick Of the fight He was especially
strong on defence, and gave Green moro
than he could handle. The work OF the
tackles was practically equal, Wilson
playing a remarkable game for Pennsyl-
vauia, In fact, lie was about the only
Quaker who could consistently cover
punts. At the end Of the line Eyrich and
O'Hcaync were much better men than
Young or Jourdet, especially In coYermS
punts. IN my opinion, these two CorreI
players were the equals Of any ends seen
this year. excepting Bomeisler, OF Yale
In the backheld Cornell had a little ot
the better OF tho argument, although
Fritz marrcd his otherwise excelen'
work by a good many fumDles. hsd
PENNSYLVANIA line been more actsFe 7"
covering punts hts work in this respect
might have proven most disastrous
his team. As it was, Fritz was able 10
recover practically every ball he droppva
and TO get under way before mo
Quakers were upon him. Captain Me''
Ger. Of Pennsylvania, was not 10 be COM
pared IN his play to the Mercer OF year
ago. when he literally ran circles arolE'
the Cornell players.
Each team used a variety Of play ths
attack being based for the most part upon
line pluuging. with but little result s'
the defensive work was too strong 10
consistent gains. Cornell used a line shii'
IN which the. men would move along the
line OF scrimmage, and a new formation
IN which the ends were sent out as though
TO go down on kicks and the backs hheu
up in a spread formation back OF them.
From this formation the backs used ln'
plunges and double and forward passes'
but without success. The Ithaca eleven
unsuccessfully used a play in when 'ns
end came out of the line in an attemp'
TO flank the opposite end, but Heaii'
openly gave the play away when ne We.
10 carry the ball. so that he was caus"'
behind by Wilson, and Eyrich could H0'
get by the strong defence Of Mercer
Cornell used one play to-day that o''
served better success. 1t was an end ="
b one Of the halgbacks. AS he was "
ing tackled, he tossed the ball TO one o
his other backs, who made about ~
yards with it. IL is the first time IA"
ever seen II used in football ana
Iieve II is the first time that II has e'''
been used.
summing IL all up. the Cornell eie'.'
owed It's superiority in play TO It's me "
velopment Of the kicking game ana "
method used by the Ithacans in eiocA'n'
PENIS ends. For this the end and nsn
back were placed opposite the ouSss'
end, and they usually succeeded IN sp'N
Ing him.
The other good part OF CornelTs WOE,
was the fine fighting spirit OF the e'ss,
and the excellent tackling. Indeed u',s