DARTMOUTH 27 CORNELL 14

This year the entire body of Dartmouth men demanded that Cornell be stopped. Coach Hawley and his undefeated eleven responded.

The game, however, was a battle at every stage and the 50,000 who went to the Polo Grounds on the afternoon of November 15 were well paid for their efforts. Dartmouth got away to an early lead but Cornell gradually drew up on even terms only to be completely outdistanced on the home stretch.

Quarterback Dooley took but a minute to assure himself that the strength of the Red line was all that its press agents claimed and then. started in to nullify its terrific power by one of the most dazzling forward passing games ever seen. The Green tossed 31 passes for a total of 237 yards. Red jerseys greeted two Dartmouth passes and 17 were incompleted but the 12 that were successful carried more than enough power.

Before it settled down to the scoring business Dartmouth found itself on its own 40- yard line following an exchange of punts. From this point Oberlander, who impressed the Cornell team with his irresistibility in the first half, trotted to the Ithacan 27-yard line. Two passes and another Oberlander charge soon established the Green on Cornell's five- yard line. Here the Cornell line made itself felt and on fourth down Tully dropped back apparently to try for a placement kick.

He remained bent over until Dooley was free behind the goal posts and then swiftly passed him the ball. A second later Tully proved that he really could have kicked the ball by scoring the point after touchdown. The first period was all Dartmouth's and the score at the close was Dartmouth 7 Cornell 0.

Dooley continued the effective and baffling forward passing game. Standing in midfield at about the middle of the period he tossed the ball to Bjorkman, 15 yards away, who was found on the 21-yard line when finally downed. The Green leader caught another pass on the next play and went inside the 15-yard line. A powerful thrust by Oberlander and two assaults on the Red line by Hall were enough to take it over and Dooley made it fourteen points by kicking the goal.

By this time the Cornell machine was warmed up. Starting on its own 25-yard line, the Red steam roller ambled 75 yards for a touchdown. The methodical off-tackle play, to which all recent Dartmouth teams have been so thoroughly introduced, was the means of ground gaining employed. The Cornell stands became delirious and even the stoutest Green hearts feared a repetition of the disasters of the three preceding years. Cornell's touchdown came just at the close of the first half. The second period was even and ended with the score Dartmouth 14 Cornell 7.

It was evident from the kickoff for the third period that the interval between the halves had not been long enough to cool off the smoothly functioning Cornell machine. Dobie's men started in where they had stopped in the preceding half. Dartmouth stiffened at midfield but the Green ends crowded Whet- stone too much in getting off his punt. The resulting penalty enabled the Cornell machine to roll along to the two-yard line where Captain Bjorkman's men took the ball on downs.

This valiant Green defense went for naught as a pretty runback of a short and hurried Dooley punt put the Red in scoring position again. This time they eked thru for their second score. The third period was very much Cornell's. The score at the close was Dartmouth 14 Cornell 14.

The opening of the final period found Dartmouth on its own ten-yard line with all the earmarks of a beaten team. Both teams continued to play football, however, and soon Captain Bjorkman had an opportunity to intercept a Cornell pass on his 40-yard line and was brought to earth at just about midfield. A long forward failed but Horton who had replaced Leavitt at full took a fall out of the Ithacan line and made first down on Cornell's 39-yard line.

Here the ball was passed from center to Hall who started off right tackle but, after drawing in the Dobie secondary, tossed the pigskin to Dooley who had sneaked around right end and now went down the sidelines for a touchdown. The try for goal failed.

Following the next kickoff the Green required but four plays to gain 80 yards and another six points. A line plunge failed but Oberlander's run of fifteen yards made first down on the 35 yard line. Then, after another line plunge failed came the play of the game. Dooley standing on his 25 yard line hurled the ball 45 yards to Bjorkman who, running, caught it over the shoulder of Whetstone, Cornell's quarterback. At this point Heinie Sage, who was playing on the left wing, came rushing into the picture, clipped Whetstone on the knees knocking him out of the play and permitting Bjorkman to make the final score unmolested. Sage kicked the goal.

After this score, Cornell again resorted to the off-tackle play but the once potent weapon now produced but a scant yard or two. The Ithacans were deep in their own territory with the timer's watch ticking away fast. The last period was all Dartmouth's and the score at the end of the game was 27 to 14.