Cornell At Last Is In The Dust, With The Yellow And Blue Victories

At last it is done. After years of patiënt and oftentimes discouraging waiting and hoping, Cornell is vanquished in foot-ball. And it cama so unexpectedly, too! Micliigan had so'.many times been conquered by the strong and valiant Ithacans that tlieir real strength was overestimated. Tiiey are defeated with an ease with which Michigan had not dared to hope for a single fouchdown. But that does not detract frotn tlpe value of the victory at all. It adds to it if anything. Cornell has by no means a second-rate team. She lias one of the strongest elevens of tlie country, and this fact gives half the value of our victory. By the result of the game of Saturday, Michigan can now lay claim to having a foot-ball eleven that is worthy of ranking with the strongest of the eastern teams. For bas not Cornell surprised Princeton and Harvard and the invincibïe Quakers by the pro wess of her present eleven? And this same eleven Michigan has defeated by the score of 12 to 4. No doubt the Ithacans will solace themselves in their defeat with the excuse that their favorite Billy Ohl and one or tuo others of their usual men did not take part in the game. Poor comfort it is, but let tbem have it. At thé same time let tlieui reflect that Michigan was in the same boat when she played them in the previous game. Even our Captain i'.aird was gone and other of the best men were disabled, so that good work froin them was out of the question. Now itis tolerably certain that with' the same team that played Saturday we should e'asily have won the game at Ithaca. There is no manner of excuse for Cornell. She was as fairly outclassed Saturday as Michigan ever was in previous years. Her playiiig was all on the defensive. She had no opportunity to get in any offensive work. She was fairly, squarely and gloriously bëaten. Now the University of Michigan should make preparations to take her place in athletics where, by size and importance, she has long been entitled to stand, and Erom which she has been kopt only by the lack of such a victory of importauce a.nd meaningas the present. As to the details of the game, it is neeessary to rehearse only the salient features. Michigan secured tlie first touchdown. ïhis was how she did it. After the kick-off by Michigan, the ball was quickly regained and rapid work took it to near the Cornell goal, when Michigan lost it by holding, and it as rapidly went to the Michigan side of the field. Cornell lost on a fumble, and Michigan gained fifteen yards. ïheu Ferbert, Henninger and Villa made good gains, and Senter took the ball for a long gain. Ferbert took tlie bal] and was passed over the line for the first score. Bloomington easily kicked goal. Cornell then made good gains and by a criss-cross play gained twentyfive yards. It was Beachain who made the play and Cornell's hopes went up. Mason took the ball on the next play and went over the line. Dver failed on goal. Michigan' secand score was made in the secón d half. From the kick-oíf Michigan gaiued slowly but steadily. Senter came in for an end run of fifteen yards. After a few short gains he again took the hall, and breaking through the line he had a clear field for a touehdown, with the exception of Dyer, who stood near the goal line, and tackled liim heavily as he attempted the score. Senter went down' just tvvo and one-half yards fro.tn the line. Cornell fought desperately and got the hall on downs. ï)yer tried to punt, but Yont was too quick for hiin, and as he kicked, the ball struck Yont and he feil on it for the second touehdown. Bloomingstou easily kicked the goal. When time was calléd Michigan was fairly on the way to another goal, with the bal] in her possession. Following is a line-up of the teams : Michigan. Positiox. Cornell. Senter Ieft end, right Taussig Villa left tackle, right Vau Mater Carr leftgnard, right Colnon Smith center, center- Fennell - right guard, left (Capt.)-Warnei Hadden right tackle, left Hall I'rice -right end, left Beacham Baird (Capt.)__ qnarter, quarter Wyckoft Ferbert left half back, right StarDuck liloomingstou rigUt half back. left 1 Masón Dyer full back.full back Dyer Referee,!'. M. Gould, of Ainherst. Umpire, P.M. Harvey, of Yale, '91. Linesman, Siduey T.Miller, Detroit. Time, 70 minutes. TouchSowns, Ferbert, Yont, Masón. Goals kicked Irom touchdowns. Bloomings ton 2. Substitutes, Michigan, Yont for Villa: Cornel], Dow:iey for Taussig. Tliereds a chance for tlie administration to make a poiut by müduitlng I between Caiína and Japan ; and fortunately thcre is no American Ilag in tJie case for it to liaul down.St. Louis Globe Democrat.