New-York tribune., 1920-11-26

Forward Pass
Gives an Easy
Victory toPenn
Ithacans Make Poor Show
ing in Football Battle That
Is Watched by 10000
Special Correspond moe Of The Trsbune

Special Correspond moe OF Inc tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 25.-The Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania redeemed q
disappointing season this afternoon
when, in a drizzling rain, the Red and
Blue completely crushed a heavier
Cornell team by the score Of % to 0.
From the time that Penn flashed an un-
expected forward pass in the first
period on the first down, that let Joe
Straus, the bulky Quaker fullback, dash
forty-eight yards to a touchdown, the
Red and Blue held the Ithacans in the
palm of their hands.
Though Cornell flashed better run
ming game all through the contest this
was more than Offset by the terrific
tackling Of the Quakers, the wonderful
running back Of Cornell punts by little
139-pound Rex Wray, the mastery kick
ing exhibition Of Whitehill and the
timely use of the forward pass. The
usual capacity crowd of thirty thousand
spectators crowded Franklin Field.
The Penn team, which had previously
been beaten four times, came through
with a fine display of courage, spirit
and football, and once in the lead never
had its advantage seriously threatened.
In fact, the Red and Blue power in
creased as the game progressed, and
after scoring third touchdown in the
final period, pounded out fourth with
team composed almost entirely Of
substitutes by a straight drive down
the field for fifty yards.
Five Passes Successful
The statistics of the game make
Penn's victory rather remarkable
feat, for Cornell had a running game
that produced 176 yards from scrim-
mage, against 40 for the Penn team.
However, the Ithacans were able to
gain only in the middle zone of play.
Penn tried ten forward passes, five of
which were successful for total dis
five being grounded. Against this Cor
nell failed to make a successful pass
IN three tries, Penn intercepting two
Penn had ten first downs from scrim-
mage, against six for Cornell.
In the kicking and running back of
punts Penn showed superiority that
| spelled victory. Whitehill booted wet
slippery ball with poor passing sixteer
times for an average of forty-one
twentynine yards. Rex Wray never
muffed one of the eleven Cornell punts
ard on the slippery field lodged back &
total of 159 yards.
Penn earned its two touchdowns ir
the first half through timely and per
slstent use of the forward pass. Ir
the first few minutes of play Cornell
gained considerable ground with a fail
running game in which a tandem for
nation masked the plunges and dashes
of the fleet lthachan backs. But dur
ing that time Whitehill's splendic
puntlng and Wray's ability to run bacl
kicks Offset the Cornell attack.
Straus Makes Touchdown
Finally Wray dashed to midfeld with
punt. On the first play from :
straight formation Wray surprised the
lthacans by shooting a forward pass
down to the left side of the field. ole
Straus caught the ball on the dead rur
and with Miller interfering dashet
down towards the Cornell goal. Fiv,
yards from the goal Kaw Intercepted
him but Miller with a hard drive tool
him off his feet and let Straus through
for the touchdown.
Thereafter in the first period tn
Play remained between the 20-yar,
lines. the lthacans losing their onl,
chance to get deep into Penn territor,
when Ward broke through and BLOCKED
a kick at midfield, Thomas recoverin,
the ball.
Shortly after the start of the sec
ond period Ward recovered a fumbl
and Whitehill tried goal from place
ment, the ball just missing the cross
bar. Cornell sturdily held for downs o.
its S5-yard line a short time later, bu
when Carey tried to get off pun
Ward again dashed through an
blocked the ball, Thomas for the sec
ond time falling on it.
After a few short gains, Whitehil
made long forward pass from the "a
yard line to Ertresvaag. who dashed I
y y the 3-yard line before being downeG
! Held to the fourth down, Whitehil
made short pass out to the right an
y over the line into the arms of Re
: + Wray, who scored the touchdown.
e Penn went through the third perio
( scoreless, but in the final period, afte
z holding Cornell for downs on the Re