Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-28
CORNELL CRUSHES QUAKERS
Defeats Pennsylvania First Time in
Twenty-0ne Years.
SUPERIOR IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
Home Eleven Tries Everything I'm
p Way of New and Old Foot Ball,
hut Visitors Always There
to stop It.


by defeating the University of Pennsyl-
vania for the second time in the twenty
one years the two teams have met in
foot ball contests. The score was 21 to o.
IT was a glorious victory for Cornell and
1t was joyously celebrated by the 1900
students who came down from Cornell
to see the annual battle. Cornell's only
other victory against Pennsylvania was
In 1901, when the big red team won by
the score OF % to g.
In 1906 the teams played a sooreless tie.
with the exception OF punting and for
ward passing. Cornell showed superiority
in every department Of the game Its abil-
ity to advance the-ball through the line
and its quickness in fathoming Pennsy1-
vsniaL = Intricate plays surprised the fol-
lowers of the Quakers.
The home eleven tried everything II
had In the way of new and old foot ball
and Cornell was always there to stop
it. with one conspicuous exception. This
was in the third period, when Captain
Young of Pennsylvania ran forty-two
yards after receiving the ball from Minds
on delayed pass. II was the longest
spring of the game
Cornen's Offense strong.
game. especially in the first period. when
the New York state eleven scored two
touchdowns. Getting the ball In about
midfield. Cornell twice took It over by
straight foot ball smashes at Pennsyl-
Vania's center and tackles and by short
dashes outside of tackles. The second
touchdown was made on more or less of
freak play. Cornell had taken the ball
to the ten-yard line. where Barrett tried
a field goal He booted the ball and
II struck several Pennsylvania players
and bounded over the goal line whore a
Cornell man fell on II. There was a con-
ference among the officials and Cornell
was allowed the score.
The final touchdown came toward the
end of the last period. Cornell secured
the ball on its own thirty-yard line and
rushed half way to the Pennsylvania
goal. Fritz dashed around the right side
OF the Quaker line without interference
for the touchdown.
At no period Of the game was cornelrs
goal line In serious danger. Pennsylva-
mia once had an opportunity for a field
goal, but a forward pass was tried for
a possible touchdown, but IL was not
success.
Minds Pumtn wen.
Fritz and Barrett played dashing foot
ball for Cornell. while Minds, despite
his injured shoulder, puntec we'll His
forward passes were long and well d.
rected, but the receiving end OF the play
was slow in getting up to the ball
After the game Cornell students took
possession OF Franklin field and per-
formed the snake dance, afterward
marching into town behind brass band
playing the tuneful Cornell song. The
Big Red Team"
Pennsylvania optned the game by kick
ing off to Cornells fifteen-yard line.
Cornell ran the ball back ten yards and
on the first scrimmage Barrett fumbled.
Pennsylvania recovered the ball and lost
It on downs on Cornelrs fifteen-yard
line. Cornell recovered fumbled punt
in midfield and by terrific smashes
against Pennsylvanias tackle and center
carried the ball fifty yards over the
Quaker goal line. Fritz making the touch
down and Collyer kicking goal.
Cornell made a second touchdown as
the period ended. The Ithacans carried
the ball 20 the ten-yard line, where Bar
rett tried a field goal The ball struck
a Pennsylvania player and rolled over the
goal line, where Barrett fell on II for a
touchdown. Barrett kicked the goal
Forward Pass Fails.
Much Of the playing in the second per-
iod vas between the two thirty -five-y ard
lines. the bali being frequently exchanged
on punts, in which Minds had the advan-
taEe over Barrett One Pennsylvania punt
rolled to the one-yand-line and Cornell
Immediately kicked, out. The forward
pass was tried by each side without sue
cess. The ball was In Pennsylvania 3
possession on Cornelrs thirty-seven-yard
line when the period ended. Score. end
second period:
Cornell IA; Pennsylvania. O.
The first successful forward pass was
made by Cornell early In the third period
and a few minutes later Pennsylvania
tried two In succession but failed. su-
oerior punting by Minds brought the ball
into Cornelrs territory much OF the
The longest run Of the game up TO this
time was made by Young. who took the
ball from Minds on a delayed forward
pass and ran forty-two yards TO Cornelrs
twenty-five-yard line, where Pennsyl-
Uyanfa fafled to ADVANCE n The h.aH NJ a