Evening star., 1949-10-23
Aroused Tiger Line
.Snuffs OUT Big Reds
Second Half Threats
BY. the AssoeIotsd Press

larry Chollet and the brash young
men Of Cornell barely escaped
with a fifth straight victory to-
day. 14-12, after. q rousing battle
with a rip-roaring Princeton line.
Instead Of winning like two
touchdown favorites, the defend
ing Ivy League Champs squeaked
home on pair Of placement con-
versions by, Billy Kirk. Princeton
simply couldn't make the points
after touchdown and that was
the ball game.
A 76-yard touchdown dash by
Senior Bernie Babula of Green
Ridge, Pa, and a seven-yard pass
from Lynn (Pete) Dorset to Frank
Miller gave Kirk his chance to
shine. Both came in the second
quarter. sandwiched around a
Princeton score by Fullback John
Powers, 200-pound bone crusher
from Landsdown, Pa.
Penalties Costly.
Costly penalties and smashing
play Of the Princeton line snuffed
out other Cornell threats in the
second half.
The Tigers from Jersey put the
heat on in the last quarter.
George Sella sped around end
from the 4 to climax a drive
that was featured by a beautiful
25-yard screen pass from Dick
Kazmaier to Quarterback George
Chandler.
Frank Reichel had missed the
first extra point try after Powers
touchdown in the second, so
Princeton called on Russ Mcneil
to try 1t in the fourth. He was
just as bad.
After stopping a Cornell thrust
that ended with two incomplete
Dorset passes on the Princeton 81,
the Tigers came fighting back
once more. 60.
Misses BY Inches
With Sella and Powers doing
the heavy work, Princeton smashed
to the Cornell Is before Sella
was stopped inches short OF first
down on a vital play. The Big Red
clung to the ball the rest of the
way.
The sellout crowd Of $500 saw
two powerful offensive minded
teams battle on nearly even terms
all through this sunny afternoon.
Cornell led in first downs, 49,
Is. yards rushing, 286-275, and in
passing gains, 71-52. But this was
a real test-nothing like the
Reds previous routs of Harvard
and Yale that started a sweep over
the ancient Big Three.
Captain Sella, operating from
the wing back spot on Charley
CaldwelPs single wing formation,
topped the Princeton ground gain
Fers with IS yards in nine jaunts.
For Cornell Babula, Miller and
JEFF Fleischmann were the big
guns. OF course. there was always
Chollet. catching Dorset's passes,
running back punts or mailing
stray ball carriers as the Big Red
safety man. The gent from New
Orleans is the balance wheel of
this excellent Cornell football
team.
PRINCETON.
Left end-Bunnell. Harkin, McKenna.
Left taekle-Buxton. Donan. Smith.
IstoE RssS. JRssn
Right tackle-Klines, Vsient.as.
Risht end-Reed, Kurrus, Hennon,
ouarterback-chandler Piyirotto.
Left halfback-Kazmaier. MeCandiess,
Right halfback-sella, Kleinsasser. Col
Inns
Fullbaek-Davidson, Mcneil
CORNELL.
Left end-cassel, Sampson, Pujo.
Left tackle-clark, Drost, vitale, D.
ts1s csn.!Eg su.5qEs Plslf, R,sassds Rs.ses a.,,.
Rishs Rishs Ms.11sT 1ovra
Right snd-Bruska, schuh. Boddie,
9asr'efsisspo1sss Gsls a.rsfn Hun Kirk
Marchant
Right halfback-Miller, Babula, Haley.
Fullback-Fleischmann G. Taylor, Seid-
enberg.
esdnsii0n eonnsif l---------- - g g q g &1122
Princeton scoring: Tolchdowns-Powers,
Sella
Cornell scoring: .Touchdowns-Barbula
Miller. Points after touchdown-Wirk
(place kicks) 2.