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A detailed account of how
our foot ball team played foot ball or rather how they didn't play the
Cornell boys would be something interesting to many of our readers at
this late date. Yet we are sure we went to Mt. Vernon. We know we did
because we could not possibly get so much yellow clay on our nice white
suits at any other spot on earth than at Mt. Vernon. Then too we are
quite certain we played foot-ball. If not why these limps, why this
down cast countenance? Yet we are quite sure we went to Mt. Vernon and
that we played foot ball too, at least rumor says:
Our foot ball team went to
Cornell on Nov. 21, to encounter that college team on their grounds.
The grounds were muddy and the day damp and cold but the boys were
undaunted, but not undauntable.
The regular team could not
be informed in time to be at the train, so green men were hastily
drafted to go as subs. Our boys put up a good individual game, but had
practiced too little to do efficient team work. The Cornell team out
weighed and outran us and scored 18 touchdowns while our boys simply
ended as they began with a 0. Some of Coe's team braced up toward the
last and although far lighter than their opponents, succeed in keeping
the pig skin away from their goal. For the last twenty minutes the
teams played even, neither being able to gain a foot Our faults were
slow passing, slow running and too little team work. Although our
opponents obtained such a large score we are not discouraged. The boys
all came out of the game fresh, and ready for another. The Cornell team
acted like gentlemen and we shall be glad to meet them again. Next time
we will have more experience and be able to put up a better game. The
score stood 82 to 0 in favor of Cornell, yet if Umpire Wheeler had used
any judgment whatever in his decision, the score could not have
possibly reached that place. How bad, how pitiable, how unfortunate
that the people do not know of Wheeler's ability and fair judgment. Did
they, Wheeler would be elected next President of the United States by
acclamation.
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