The New York herald., 1921-11-25
Penn Defence Riddled by
Powerful Cornell Attack
Ihacans Soften Memory of Past Defeats by Trounc-
ing Rivals II to 0-Kaw, Elusive and Daring,
Stars on Shiny Gridiron,
by WILLIAM u. HANNA.


Special DESPATCH TO THE NEW York HERALp.
PHILApELPHIA, Nov. 24.-Big red
team is more than a courtesy title for
the Cornell football team this year.
in reality this afternoon. Big and
red and fast and strong, and they not
only riddled the outolassed eleven Of
tho University of Pennsylvania but
ran rings and loops and all sorts OF
circuituous fights around that i'll
starred organization. The Comedians
softened the memory Of many past
and bitter defeats by winning Al to o.
The lads from Cayuga water made six
touchdowns, and made one or more in
every period They made two in the
first. two in the second, one in the
third, one In the fourth.
Every quarter was laden with re-
prisal for Cornell, and the one sided
score was due as much to the fact
that Cornell was team OF speed. of
ability of the runners TO stay up in
Shiny footing, quick and well knit
interference, a team splendidly drilled
and of well distributed strength as to
Penn weakness. Penn was weak and
full of futile endeavor, but Cornell was
a strong team able to make the most
Of that weakness.
A soggy field and one which BECAME
soggier was what the athletes had and
grimy mud coated lot they We're at the
finish. They donned dry uniforms be-
tween halves, but quickly the dry ones
were wet and black with sticky mud.
Tho field was wet when the game began
and rain throughout the second half
made It worse When the Ithacans
couldn't hold their feet In the ooze they
slid, and whenever they slid they slid
two or three yards nearer to their op-
ponents' goal.
Field Is Treacherous.
The field was so soft and treacherous
that by way of novelty the Quakers often
requisitioned clean dry towel as a
resting place for the ball TO be put in
play, but Cornell got along famously
without any artificial aids. The Ithacans
handled the ball beautifully, ably,
greasy though 1t was, gave their ruprers
good protection with plentiful inter. -
once, tackled sharply and accurately.
demonstrated that they belong among
the football elite and altogether played
a slashing game in the meanest sort OF
weather and conditions.
On dry field Cornell, with greater
strength, the fast running of their backs
and their skill in long gain runs. would
have won BY a larger score. They had
in Kaw n halfback who to-day played
one of the most spirited running games
of the year. The running and onward
travelling generally of this robust chap
We're fine. He ran the ends fast and
hard, always assisted by a big company
of interferers, sweeping like q phalanx.
lie turned into openings between end
and tackle with as little effort as a spin
ming top he was as slippery as snake
in aquirming loose from tacllers and he
always added yards by diving or sliding
or in some unstoppable. get there way
projecting himself, head first preferably.
feet first IL need be, to the furthermost
point.
Penn's game was rendered moro help
less by q pronounced knack of losing
ground from her own passing from
centre. The total yards gained by the
Quakers was sixty, and they actually
lost seventeen more yards than they
gained One reason for this was poor
passing from centre and fumbling,
another was repeated breaking through
by Cornell linemen and smearing the
play in the muck back oe the scrimmage
line.
Cornell Gains 43O Yards.
With Kaw to lead the attack and do
most gaining, including dashes all the
way from five yards to forty; with
Iechler to smite the line, low and cata-
pultic; with Pfann and Ramsey to add
their insignificant quota, Cornell made
approxims tely 430 yards by multitude
of intertwined flights afoot along the
slushy gridiron. Penn's line was quite
outplayed, with excellent end play by
AIunns and Cassidy Of Cornell, and Cor
nell's backfield was better individually
and as an organization, though Miller
and Wray tlnged the mist and the fog
with some fast, plucSy and colorful work.
BY way of change from numerous
drab years the Cornell host had chance
TO cheer and sing with IN exultant note,
and rain soaked though they were they
enjoyed every saturated second of it.
Cornell scored early and often, and the
Cornell cheers were soon reverberating
through the fog banks.
There were 10000 spectators and 20,-
600 umbrellas, an oblong anlphitheatrc
cf black and dripping mushrooms. The
players steamed In the murlSy gray fore
ground, but despite all that sodderr ess
the place was hot with bright contrasts
Of color Nature was not in harmony
with the gay colors of the rival bands.
the cheer leaders and partisans. but The
red and the blue of feathers and arm
bands and miscellaneous finery slashed
tho sullen background all the mora viv-
idly.
First Period.
a short kickoff by Penn Was facov-
cred by that side on Cornells SO yard
line, and at once the capable quality or
the Cornell defence came into play. Two
running plays wero stopped in their
tracks The Cornell forwards held their
ground like we'll trained soldiers. Penn
Mad TO punt and Wray kicked to Cor
neiis 16 yard line.
Kicking exchanges resulted in gains
for Cornell. and Ka%'s deft skill In
placing his punts was helpful to his
side. lie placed beauty out of bounds
on Penn's 8 yard line, and Wray
kicked back 10 Penns Al yard
line. From the scrimmsge on that strip
of whitswash Kaw ran to n touchdown.
lie faxed forward pass, dashed to his
right, swung to his left detoured I'm o
wide quarter circle and went until he
crossed the line.
Bad passing opened the way TO Cor
al IL