Student years at Cornell Pop Warner

warner in cornell uniform, c. 1894

during 3 years @ cornell, warner played guard on football team. though graduated in spring of 1894, returned post-graduate , named captain of 1894 team, had 6–4–1 record.

due then-tradition of alumni coming assist undergraduate teams in rivalry games, cornell s coach marshall newell left several weeks assist harvard in rivalry game yale. captain, warner put in charge during coach s absence. during time warner came first original play: 3 backs protected rusher fake run 1 side, while quarterback kept ball , hand runner, had open field run through on other side. during first, in-game execution of play, warner carried ball , able run clear 25 yards. however, warner guard , not runner, incorrectly holding ball, , fumbled upon being tackled.

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