Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-23
TWO MORE FOOT BALL GAMES
Cornell and Pennsylvania Close Sea-
son Thanksgiving Day.
ARMY AND NAVY SATURDAY
Attendance Has Been Larger Mt
Nearly All Schools Than I'm
Previous Seasons.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-The most sensa-
tional foot ball season in recent years
will close this week with the playing of
the Pennsylvania-Cornel game at Phila-
delphia on Thanksgiving day and the
Army-Navy game on the same field two
days later. Compared with the Yale
Princeton, Princeton Harvard and Yale
Harvard series, these annual games are
of comparatively modern origin. The in
terest. however, is keen and each season
the eievens play before crowds that tax
the capacity of the stands.
The Cornell-Pennsylvania series began
in the autumn Of 1893 and has continued
without interruption for twenty-one
years. During this period Pennsylvania
has won eighteen games; Cornell two,
and one resulted in no-score tie. In total
points Pennsylvania leads with 1872 to
Cornell's lis, and the victories have been
accumulated in strings. From 1898 to 1900
Pennsylvania won continuously. After
being defeated in 1901 the Quakers were
Triumphant until 1906, when the no-score
tic occurred. From 1907 to 1912 Pennsyl-
vania won regularly, Cornelrs second
victory coming last season, when the
Ithaca team won II to 0.
The Army-Navy games began three
years earlier than the Cornell-Pennsyl-
yania series, but owing to breaks in the
service matches but eighteen contests
have been held. OF these contests the
Navy has won nine, the army eight and
one resulted in a tie. Although the Navy
has a one-game lead, the Cadets have
scored the greater number of points,
their eight victories totaling 1s2 points to
the Middies 13e. 1t is a peculiar feature
of the series that in large majority of
the contests both elevens have scored.
The Army has succeeded but once in
shutting out the Navy, while Annapolis
teams have six times defeated their West
Point opponents without being scored
upon.
Popularity of Game Growing.
Owing to the smaller seating capacity
of Franklin field there will not be the
enormous attendance that marked the
Ariny-Navy game played in New York
last November. In round figures prob
ably 10000 fewer spectators will be pres
ent than was the case in 1913, but this
does not indicate any loss of interest in
the service game or foot ball in general
In fact, college foot ball continues to
grow in popularity each season. The
present autumn has Witnessed greater
gatherings at the big games than ever
before, Notwithstanding the constantly
increasing number Of these feature con-
tests.
While accurate figures are not avail
able for the attendance of all games
throughout the country on any given
day, it has been estimated that the ag-
gregate Saturday attendance at foot ball
games during late October and November
has been well in excess of 100000. That
this estimate is not exaggerated is shown
by the fact that of the 40 games sched-
uled for Saturday. November Z. five drew
over 10000 spectators. The Harvard
Princeton contest was witnessed by
5000 personss Yale and Brown drew
2c,OOO, Michigan and Pennsylvania, 5000;
Pennsylvania State-Lehigh, 5000; Pitts
bqrgh-Washington and jefferson, 1900:
Syracuse-Rutgers. 5000 and scores of
other games attracted from 1000 to 1000
attendance.
worlds Record Approached.
The Harvard-Yale game played in the
new Yale Bowl at New Haven last
Saturday set new record for foot ball
/, attendance when close to 10000 persons
watched the annual gridiron struggle be-
tween the teams OF the New England
universities. This gathering is the larg-
est that ever paid admission 10 sport
ing event in the United States. with the
exception of the annual international au-
tomobile race held at the motordrome in
indianapolis, Ind. Attendance at these
, Memorial day 5Oo-miIe races has APP
preached close to 10000. which still falls