Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-27
CORNELL DEFEATS QUAKERS
Pennsylvania Loses, Twenty-Four to
Twelve, on Home Grounds.
GIVEN BAD SCARE IN THIRD
Vtsitors DO Not Play with smooth
ness that Ia Expected, FumbIes
and Penalties Causing
Loss of Ground

PHILADELPHIA. Nov 2c.-Cornell de-
ieated Pennsylvania in their annual game
on Franklin Field here today, q TO II. in
an interesting but loosely played contest
The Quakers gave the Ithacans bad
scare in the third period when. with the
score 10 TO 0 against them, they reversed
the form they had shown and before
Cornell could recover its equilibrium
Pennsylvania had forged to the front ls
to 10. The Quakers. however. did not hold
the lead long. for Cornell again put its
scoring machine in motion and when tho
period had ended the visitors again had
tho advantage, II to 10.
Cornell was looked upon as an easy
winner and the switching Of the lead TO
Pennsylvania and then back again to the
Ithaca team threw a lot of life into the
game and gave the supporters OF each
side good chance 10 cheer.
Lack Expected smoothneaa.
Cornell did not play with the smooth
ness that was expected. Fumbles and
penalties caused II loss OF much ground.
The visitors showed the power of being
able TO score. however, and barring the
fumbles were yeldom stopped in their
progress.
two touohdowhs, In fact the ouakers'
overhead playing was as fine as has been
seen here thib season.
Barnett PLAYED a wonderful game for
Cornell. He contributed II of Cornell's "a
points and stopped many OF Pennsylva-
MAS plays.
Kicks Rasy Field Goal.
In the first period Cornell worked the
hall - LA in. trto Itva
and here the home team held. Barrett
OF Cornell then dropped back and kicked
an easy field goal.
Phillips. who took Hills place for Cor
nell. fumbled at the opening OF the sec
ond period and lost the ball on Pennsyl-
vanla's eleven-yard mark. Pennsylvania
failed to make any impression against
CorLelrs line and punted TO Cornell's
forty-yard line The Ithacans resorted TO
straight hard line plungng and carried
the ball to a touchdown by Barrett. Shu-
Ter kicked the goal.
For the remainder OF the period the bali
see-sawed up and down the field.
Features OF the period were a forty-two-
yard pass. Shuler to Shelton, for Cor
nell touchdown that was not allowed be-
cause of an illegal forward pass, and a
try at field goal by Barrett, which was
blocked. In this period also Cornell was
penallzed thlrty-five yards, half the dis
lance to its goal line for Illegal substitu-
ton. Score: Cornell 10; Pennsylvania, O.
Scores Two TOuchdowns.
Pennsylvania showed real foot ball
ability In the third period, scoring two
touchdowns. Getting the ball on their
own 'forty-one-yard line on a punt. the
Quaksrs carried 1t on line plunges and
end plays fifteen yards from the Cornell
goal Hero Avery. playing for Tucker,
shot forward pass to Merrill. who
tumbled across the goal for a touch
down. Russell failed 10 goal Forward
passes gave Pennsylvania is second
touchdown.
On the Cornell eleven mark Avery
made a perfect pass 70 Rooms, who
caught the bali as he dashed over tho
gonl line and put Pennsylvania in the
lead. Avery failed at goal 4 few min
utes later Cornell again went I'm front.
taking a punt on its own forty-five-yard
line. Barrett ran through the Pennsyl-
ranis team for flfty-five yards and
touchdown. sccre; Cornell II: Pennsyl-
Vanio. r..
Forward Passes Help.
brilliant forward passes helped Penn
sylvania to carry the ball In the last per-
led from It's own thirty-yard line TO Cor
nelfs observation-disclosures mark, when Il
was lost. A thirty-flve-yard run by Col
Inns helped Cornell TO advance the bali 10
Pennsylvania thirty-eight-yard line. The
lthacans smashed the ball TO the ten-yard
mark. where Pennsylvania held. Cornell
then lost the ball on an unsuccessful try
at field goal by Barrett. Pennsylvania
worked the ball to its own forty-five-yard
line, where II lost II ON downs. then Cor
nell plugged Pennsylvania line again for
another touchdown. Phillip carried Il
over and Barrett kicked goal. Final
score: Cornell. "a; Pennsylvania, p.