Show Cornell Furnishes Keen Competition Tigers Carry Fight Into Ithaca Soil Late in Game By Br ALAN J. J GOULD Associated Press Sports Sport Editor ITHACA ITHACA N. N Y Oct 22 By By The 1 I Associated Press Flashing an at attack at at- tack tacit of ot brilliant power and versatility featured by the thrusts of a pound lound sophomore halfback Ed WIttmer Princeton scored I ored a thrilling victory Metory over our Cornell today 21 to 10 10 in the first football game gme g me between these an ancient an- an ancIent ancient rivals In 20 years yearl A record breaking Cornell crowd of saw d the t outplayed o r fee and fy i l end and decisively defeated In I a see-saw see struggle after nIter they had pawed passed and kicked their way Into the lead twice during the first half The Ti Tigers TI- TI Tigers gers gen packing the greater punch and exhibiting the more alert defense took the lead near the close of oi the second period and held it to the end Cornell provided the most spectacular spectacular spectacular ular setting of its gridiron history for forthe forthe forthe the renewal of ot relations with Old Nassau N nu but a curly haired stocky young Tiger Ed Wittmer of burg furnished the fireworks on the playing field Held Wittmer a flash around the ends a battering ram through the line and anda a hawk ball-hawk on the defense scored only one of Princeton's three touchdowns touch touch- touchdowns I downs ns but his line plunging passing and receiving contributed largely to the advances which enabled Mike Miles and Phil to tally the others Earl Baruch skillful kicker and passer gave Wittmer excellent support but it was the latter lattu who ho bore the brunt of ot the Tiger attack from start to finish Wittmer not only gained consist consIst- consistently consIstently through the big Red line Ine but buthis buthis his alertness on defense kept the from completing their best advance of the game game- with a touch touch- touchdown touchdown down In the third period and again taking laking the lead At this st Prince Prince- Princeton Princeton Princeton ton was IUS 53 clinging tenaciously to a slim point four-point lead 14 10 as ne a the red red- warriors swept some 60 yards down the field mixing passes posses and and off- off tackle thrusts nicely In a drive that flat reached the Tiger yard three-yard line Cornell had three chances to make that small smail distance but a a. center buck tailed failed then the roving Wittmer bat bat- batted b batted ted red down clown two successive passes over oer the line by Balderston to turn back the and give Princeton tho battle on downs This was the climax of ot Cornell's of ot- ot offensive efforts ef which in the first half had produced a touchdown on two passes gasses and a field goal from the 16 yard line by John An stalwart tackle I Throughout o most meat O of the h last two pe periods ie- ie fe feh h t nods Princeton carried r the fight I In Into in- in into to Cornell territory settling the Issue with a spectacular yard 75 advance to in the fourth period Except for a yard 15 pass by Baruch to most of this distance was gained by Wittmer but Miles plunged the four yards yu that put the ball be behind be- be behind behind hind Cornell's goal oal line for a third touchdown Score by periods Princeton 7 7 1 7 0 o 7 7 21 21 Cornell 7 1 3 0 0 10 0 10 Cornell scoring Touchdown storIng Touchdown Wick Wick- Wickham Wickham ham FIeld Held goal Anderson place place- placement placement placement ment Point from try after touch touch- touchdown touchdown down Anderson placement Princeton scoring Touchdowns Wittmer substitute for Baruch Miles Mlle Points from try after touchdown touchdown- Baruch 2 drop kicks Wittmer drop kick |