New-York tribune., 1921-11-06
Tally in Final
Prevents Blank
For O'Neill Men
Desperate Rally Gives New
Workers Chance to Cheer:
Outplayed by Ithacan.
BY Jack Lawrence

CornelPs giant eleven swsrus.,
Columbia's pigskin forces at the poia
Grounds yesterday and riddled tho A. A.
tense of Buck ONeill's men for
score of Al to z. There was every ;r>
dlcation that the cumbersome Hlua
and White team was to be plaster.d
with a coat of pristine ,whiewash. bns
a series of unexpected events thai
came while chilly fall evening was
settling down over the last period
STAYED off this humiliation and gave
Columbia's earnest cheer leaders some.
thing to shout about.
Playing straight football Of the eu..
to-measure variety, Cornell made Co.
lumbia look extremely pathetic in the
first and second quarters. The Blue
and Whites heavy but unstable linz
was Jared, bumped and shattered
in these periods as the Ithacans
blasted ragged holes through which
the ball was driven for healthy gains
O'Neill's first and second lines of de-
fense seemed to be powerless to stem
the fierce onsiaughts, and it was sci.
dom that Columba's goal posts were
not under the shadow of an ever-ua-
preaching menace.
Cheer Leaders Work Hard
Nc 1OCal CHScI iSdUcIS were cIfuQ-
! Cling to. bolster up the sagging spirits
Of their clients in the last period. when
Applebaum. who had replaced Mosczen-
ski at fullback, flashed out of drab OBJ
scurity and neatly intercepted for.
ward pass from the hands of Pfanr.
Cornell's quarterback. He Immediately
started q spectacular voyage toward
the Red and White goal line, shaking
off half dozen Ithacans who strcye
desperately to lay him low. 1t was Cas-
| sidy, the last man to stand in his way
! who brought Applebaum down Just
when it seemed certain that he was
going to reel across the line for
touchdown. Applebaum had covered
thirty-five hectic yards when he was
| fattened eight yards from Cornell.
line.
While Columbia rooters cheered
madly two line plays were attempted
| by the Blue and White, and both failed
dismally, and it became obvious that
nothing was to be gained by this pol
| icy. On the next play Burtt, who had
| replaced De Stefano at right halfback
! ran around in back of Cornell's line
and clutched perfect tep-yard pass
| from Koppisch for the only scoring
, that was to fall to Columbias lot dur
ing the afternoon. Burtt kicked the
goal that gave the locals their seven
points.
10000 Watch the Game
Cornell's team this year has shown
strength that has tended to upset the
dope of the experts, and among the
10000 persons who braced an Arctic
day to witness the Columbia struggle
there were many who we're anxious to
see just what Gil Dobie's machine
;io in ha
of Jim Robertson's Dartmouth eleven
at Ithaca stamped the Red and White
outfit as far and away beyond the
wonted caliber of Cornell elevens. and
yesterdays exhibition at the Poo
Grounds proved that Dobie has built
up an exceptionally powerful line. In
Kaw, who was the outstanding figure in
the tussle against Columbia. Cornell
has left haIfback who seems to be 8
candidate for American honors.
All of the Red and White backs are
shining light that dazzled and demor-
allied the opposition. Pfann, Olney
and Ramsey, the other backs, played a
powerful game, and it is around them
that the strength of the team is built.
Dobies men had little variety to offer
in the way of attack, however, and out
of the many attempts at aerial work
they succeeded in completing only
three forward passes. The great ma
jority of Cornells attacks were from
punt and regular formations, the team
invariably returning 10 this style Of
play after each forward pass had gone
awIy.
Most of the experts who saw yester
days game were willing to admit tha.
Cornell has a wonderfully powerful
line. but there was some doubt ey-
pressed as to how it would stand up
against another powerful line of the
type that could be offered by the Navy,
Pittsburgh, Lafayette or Penn State.
Walter Koppisch, product Of Mas
den Park High School. in Buffalo, did
practically all the starring for Colum-
bia, and his work throughout the game
was of unblemished brilliance. His
team was defeated because of its weak
line and its tendency to crumble under
pressure. The tacklipg of O'NeiiIs
men was depIorable, the aim Of the
players apparently being to clutch their
opponents around the neck.
Kaw scored Cornell's first touchdown
after Pfann had lodged the ball in the
shadow of Columoia's goal posts as
result of snappy run of thirty yards.
Hanson kicked the goal. With the pali
on Columba's 23-yard line Kaw again
shook off the Blue and White tackiers
for another touchdown aefew minutes
later, and Hanson once more KICKED
the goal. A series of hard sniashes
off the tackles gave the lthacans their
third touchdown, Kaw'S brilliant broken
field running being responsible for the
tally. Captain Dodge kicked the goal.
The visitors piled up thirteen more
points in the second period and seven
in the last, giving them g total OF
forty-one.
The lineup:
Position. Cornell (41) Columbia t1l.
l.. + Cassidy ........-..--- Forsysn