The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07
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VICTOR OVER
CORNELL, 14-9
Blocked Kicks Play Big
Role in the Green's
Triumph.
CAREY KICKS A GOAL
Saves Ithacans From ShutOut
Robertson Runs 90
Yards for Score.
BY DANIEL.


Cornells rampant red standard was
lowered on football field for the first
time this season yesterday afternoon
at the Polo Grounds. Through eternal
ability to strike telling blow when the
enemy held the ball, the Dartmouth
eleven accomplished what 1t might not
have achieved through It's apparently
superior power alone At the end Of as
hard a battle as has been seen in this
city since the old days, Dartmouth was
IN the van by II to 3.
Two breaks interrupted the moro or
less even tenor of the contest and both
conspired to assist Dartmouth in Its
difficult taks of subjugating the hith-
erto indicated Ithacans. Both Of these
breaks took the form of blocked punts.
The first. in the opening period. put the
Green in a position to strike for its
first touchdown. The second, at the
start of the fourth period. was directly
responsible for the second touchdown.
The first kick was blocked by Ned-
finger and soon was followed by twen-
ty-three yard dash for a touchdown by
Jim Robertson. the Dartmouth captain.
Holbrook made the second blocked Kick
an individual affair. All he had to do
was to fall on the ball as 1t rolled over
the Cornell goal line. Cornell escaped
being held without score when. in the
second quarter, Carey drop kicked
field goal from the 4i-yard mark.
More Than $4,000 Present.
The game was witnessed by more than
&C, coo persons. far and away the oiggest
gathering which yet has seen a football
battle other than the Army-Navy clash
In this city. And the service game has
not drawn very many more. The crowd
was slow in arriving. When the game
was started, at ten minutes after Two.
not more than 15,0C0 were in the grounds.
But they kept pouring into the stands
until Just before the close OF the first
half.
AS an exposition of the much talked
about game Of football the contest was
something of a disappointment. Thou
sands came with the expectation OF see
ing quite a bit of open football, with
considerable forward passing thrown in.
But the open game was rather conspicu-
Gus by it's absence. Only vagrant at
tempts at forward passing were made
by either eleven. Only rarely was the
crowd able to get sight OF the ball
when 1t was In play.
ONLY one sensational forward pass
was tried, and that was a failure. IL IL
had gone through It would have meant
another touchdown for Dartmouth AT
the start of the second period Robertson,
standing on Cornelrs 30 yard line, threw
the ball to @. Moore. who was over the
Red goal line. Moore. got the leather
ana let It trickle through his myers
Milling a score. For this bit of inept-
ness he soon was removed from the
game in favor of Gordon
Green Starts Fast.
Dartmouth, started like house ahre
and before many minutes had passed
rave the impression that II would run
through the Cornell team like gale
through field Of barley. But soon Cor
nell overcame an all too apparent FEEL
ing of nervousness and struck rev
telling blows IN its own behalf. AS tne
contest moved along through the second
perlod. and then the third. II was evil
dent that Dartmouth had nothing which
Cornell did not possess except the ability
70 get it's kicks away with despatch ana
safety. This Cornell could not do at any
time.
Carey, who did the punting for the
rthacans, was In danger every time ne
sent n punt away. He was fast, but ms
line could not hold the smashing Dart
mouth first and second lines. Dartmouth
again used its old formation. In whicn
the guards are called on to do most OF
the work in attempting to block KICKS
The two blocked kicks seemed TO be IN
evitable developments. They did not I'M
press the critics.
The fourth quarter saw Dartinoutn
attain the zenith of It's power. while Cor
nell began to fall back. Then II became
evident that this Dartmouth victory
which was in the making was no huke
and that to the stronger outfit was going
the triumph. Dartmouth rushed through
big holes in the Cornell line. Bower
who had taken the place of Robertson
ran wild through the guards, past the
tackles and now and then around the
ends. Cornell rushed in its reserves. but
they could not stem the Dartmouth tide
of success.