The Washington herald., 1917-11-30
cornell EASY.
FOR old penn
Keystone State Team Hands
Ancient Rivals Good
Drubbing.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2a.-Penn de-
fested Cornell on Franklin Field this
afternoon 81 to o. II was old Penn's
twentieth victory in TWENTY-FIVE years
against her ancient football rival
from New York State, and, In the
absence Of q Yale-Harvard game, the
most important event Of the football
season.
Howard Berry, Penn's full back.
was the star Of the game. He scored
10 points and his broken field run
ing and punting was sensational
Neither side scored in the first quar-
ter. Miller won the toss for Pennsyl-
vania and elected to defend the west
goal Coivin kicked on to Van Ginkel,
who ran the ball back to Penn's IS
yard line. Berry lost 3 yards on an
attempted end-run, then gained s
yards around left end. Berry punted
50 yards. Hoffman taking the ball for
8 yards for Cornell Garry made it
first down when he pushed his way
Is yards through the line. Cross went
through center for yards.
By line piunging, Cornell took the
ball to Penn's 40-yard line, where an
attempted field goal failed Pennsyl-
vania made first down on three line
plunges. then Hoffman intercepted a
forward pass on his own 4s-yard line,
Cross went around Penn's left end
for 80 yards. and an attempted field
goal by Hoffman failed.
Penn made IS yards on the next
three downs. The period ended score
less with the ball Penn's In midfield.
The second period started with
Penn making eight yards on q back
kick formation, and getting q 10 yard
penalty for holding the very next
play. Then Barry punted 10 yards
to Cornelrs Ss-yard line, and Cross
regained p yards. Maynard blocked
punt, the ball rolling to Cornelrs
4o-yard line where Miller picked 1t
up and started for the line. but was
tackled by Cross. The pair slid In
the mud over the goal line for Penn's
first touchdown. Berry kicked the
On six plays. Penn took the ball to
Cornelrs 5-yard line. Three more
took the ball to the 12-yard line,
where Penn was held for the next two
plays.
Strauss hit the center Of Cornelrs
line and went through for a touch
down. Penn failed to Rick goal. The
score stood 13 to o where it stood till
the end OF the first half. which ended.
few minutes later with the ball on
CorhelFs 32-ys.d line.
The third period. like the first, was
scoreless. Cornell kicked of to PENIS
12-yard line from which Light ran
the ball back 9 yards. Penn made
its first down on the next two plays.
Another first down was gained for
Penn on three plunges.
Berry attempted a field goal from
the Is-yard line, which Nethercott
caught on CorneIrs 1s-yard line, but
the 1thacans could not gain and
Hoffman punted to Berry who ran
the ball back to Penn's 40-yard line.
Berry punted q yards, Nethercott
running the ball back 10 yards to his
own 4S-yard line.
Cornell failed to gain, and once
more Hoffman punted to PENIS 30
yard line. Berry punted 50 yards to
Nethercott who returned the ball to
mid-f1eld. Cornell could not gain on
three plays and Hoffman punted to
Penn's 2O-yard line. The period ended
with the ball in Penn's possession on
their 45-yard line.
quarter. Three end runs took the
ball to Cornelrs 3o-yard line. Light
went through the line with a straight
arm and crossed the goal line for
PENIS third touchdown. Berry kicked
goal, making the score 20 to o.
Berry kicked to Cornelfs 29-yard
line. Cross was hurt in the next
scrimmage, but resumed play. After
futile attempts at line plunging. Cor
nell punted out Of bounds on Penn's
iS-yard line. Berry plunged through |
center for yards. PennNmade s yards |
on two rushes. Strauss made It first |
down, but Pepn was penalized yards
for offside. Bell then took the hA,l to
Cornelrs 6-yard line; first down. And
Berry went over, for PENIS fourth
and kicked goal.
Colvin kicked OF to Light, who re-
turned the ball to Penn's 5S-yard line.