The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05
HARVARD WINS IN THE MUD.
HEN CRIMSON EIoKERs DEFEAT TEE
ITHACA ELEVEN, 81 roo


IN hard. penetrating rain. the Harvard Uni.
versity football eleven defeated the Council
varsity eleven by a score OF 81 to 0 yesterday
at Manhattan Field. The first half OF the game
lasted forty-flvo minutes. but the second half
was concluded after fifteen minutes play.
When the gates were opened at Ia O'Clock
three fair Harvard girls. each bearing GRIM
son banner. were the first TO enter. These
were followed by rubber. coated brigade OF
football enthusiasts who didn't care how hard
It rained so long as they had an opportunity to
see the crimson eleven in active service. By
the time the game began there we're fully
1000 persons huddled together In the big
cavernous grand stand. while 200 insane per-
sons weathered the gallo and rain on top OF the
viaduct on 155th street
The fleld resemb led huge mud pie. Twenty
unfortunate men ran over It's surface with
sponRes. mops. and pals In a frantic but FRUIT
less endeavor to- clear the water away before
the arrival OF the kckers. But after an hour
OF the hardest kind OF labor the sons OF toll
gave It up as q bad lob The pelting rain
served to keep everybody under cover except
the irrepressible graduate and Sun reporter,
who waded around ankle deep In water that
grew deeper every minute.
At 3 o'clock. the advertised time for the
muddy warfare to begin. there was no sign OF
the combatants. although the crowd In the
grand stand beat n constant tattoo with their
feet and called right loudly for business to
begin. The Cornell men. In fit OF nervous
ness. had left their suits at the ferry the night
before. and oil hands were waiting Tor a be-
dragRled messenger boy to bear tidings to the
ferry people that the owners OF the suits were
At 3:4l the suits arrived. amid cheers from
the small delegation Of Ithaca men; and six
minutes later the rival teams lined up In a
puddle that was iorbidiing in its appearance;
Cornell had ca lied the Hip Of the coin and had
chosen the bull with Harvard at i the east END
creased pig and the field more like an iced
tobogRan than sny,hing else C ,3hs y,
was was equally quail hard for runner to keep
claws ssV around OUT his waist taxing these things
into consideration then. the work Of the Har,
yard team was good. while that Of the oornell
against Princeton two weeks ago Brewer
Haryard's full back; who is usually Z sure
continually. The Harvard half backs also
seemed to find it difficult to hold the leather
FasehS Ga' ana RdsSfS to ds"
making good gain. dropped the bal! IN
scrimmage. The interference of the Cam bridge
boys was OF q high order Of excellence. Dur
ing the first hal: Mackie the gigantic guard.
played back of the inc with the three Lacks
and did some superb interfering.
In the second half Acton succeeded Alackie
In this part OF the offensive work ana proved
@ we
and Newell DID some grand tacSlinG: Bianehj;
s sss at r and end Tss himself slow u a
i F"irchiid: at It qusytsr BACK. though guilty
rule quickly and with reasonable accuracy.
The Whole line blocked strongly and broke
Sth hat
ward could have run her score up into the
AZ .oo,, sh,,ro5 yo az ,,,proraront
TausS i did HiAs some kd taeklins Before he
tower tow OF of strengtI Iarvards method OF ad.
vancng the ball was in sending her backs
around Cornels right end and !, between right
their best gains around Blanshard and be-
tween Mana han and Acton. They could do
The game opened with Cornell's flying
wedge nut BeaShHm f%mSed ,Es ea Snd
ten feet in the air. Wrichtinngt1n. ioaG. and
Brewer then worked the ball along by short
runs around the RICH. end to ToTn 81 a9
bic. OH punted 5ut the ball slipped through ;i
where Emmons luckily fell on it. ,Wrichting-
ton waded along for ten Yards and then nnr.
GssRes By Heas and Brc%er carried the wal
to the 5-yard line: and Brewer finally slid over
the goal line for the first touch down and Fair
Harvard, 81; Cornell. O;
Curtis made ten yards on Cornclls before
Dyer FUN hled 3eacham's pass. and Lewis fell
on the ball with great weight Cornell cot the
couldn't distins uish the pisskin in the shower
OF flying mud. and muiled 1t on Harvard's
twenty veyard line IoTHs nmpnG on n h,m
TIC line and brewer skrtei The Fisht end for for
more. and Wrchtington scored the second
touch down BY sliding over the .lne on ms
FaircniId Nickel lung ont Of the earth in his
goal trial. and the score stood 10 too
Cornel's wedge opened the play again ~ as
only to he thrown by, Hoag Dyer made
that Brewer iumbled but held On IIarvprd,;s
ten-yard line, That, was the nearest Cornell
saa ths sGI 2T twany
yards, whom Hong punted for forty
gain. as OH mntfed and Emmons nailed him.
fore the leather rose in the air and then
fsi on it, Brswe t. I s1o$t
ball on Cornells IO-yard line. where Brewer
iymhleh pass and C0r1e had her rst do anG
yara 1Sl and nd r isSS amEsa ryi2E Taasi
Cornell on tumble by li1aE :, ON ,L nun nan
OF the ed H"sS Ma"Ec ~ '
Clark then Waited through tho water until
Clark took the pigskin on the lO-yard line. and !
scored the thlr touch down with y goal laII-
ure Time. IL minutes. score -HarNatd' Ia
Cornell o.
Taussig now left the field with head fnll OF
buHzing sounds. and daley came on Tor q |
whhck at the mud bathing. OH mace ten
yards on Cornelps V, but Dyer md curtis
couldn't buck the centre Tor q single YARD and
OH had to punt Mackie rot through NE
fash however blocked the kick. anc tell on |
the ball. Brewer plunged between DehlnG
and Warner for ten yards, but clark vas
downed In his tracks by Barr. iioag then
kicked the bah over Cornel's goal line. where
Dyer made II touch back.
OH kicked from the twenty Vineyard lne
and iioag got a fair catcu. Cornell received
1--WE yards for holding by ltarynrls line. ali q |
moment later secured the tall on a lnmnie.
OH puntrd out Of bounds mt tho thir'y,iive-
yard line and the tai was taken in lliteen
yards. Then HoaG and CIark, rushed Tor 2
total Of sixteen yards, only TO- have Harvard
lose The leather on FaIrchi!d,s igm n, t,o on
CornePs Vineyard line. OIL instead oi KICK.
ing. tried to run around Emmmne's end put
only got i've yards. OH Immediately iumnleu
Beacham's pass and was forced TO MAKE |
safety touch down Score: Harvard. lo' Cor
Right hero occurred little, rumpus that |
might nave resulted in n fire." ll2ht hut Tor me |
Interference OF Acting CAPTAIN Newell BlE