The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-24
she CRIMSON DEFEATED AGAIN
Harvard Goes Down Before PeDnsyi-
vania nv a score OF II toIl.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 23.-In
one of the grandest and most stub
bornly fought football games ever wit
messed, the pIucky Harvard eleven
went down before the sturdy Pennsyl-
vanians on Soldiers Field this after
noon, fighting desperately and gamely
TO the last. The score was II to IA.
Pennsylvania won on the splendid
kicking of full-back Brooke which the
stiff breeze rendered all too effective
in the second half. Harvard lost pri-
marily through Brower's two bad
misses of easy kicks for goal, which de
prived the crimson of the four points
lacking for victory. But the Harvard
eleven with bitter defeat staring them
in the face, played fiercely until tn
very last and even with the wind a.
gainst them in the second half they
rallied and made one of the most mag
nificent spurts ever seen on the grid
iron, before which the gritty men
from Philadelphia went like paper But
Pennsylvania won and won gallantly
and Harvard must again bear the sor-
rows of defeat.
The crowd was tremendous and the
game was so replete with dramatic in
cidents that it kept them alternating
between intense silence and a frenzy
of cheering from the first play till the
last.
Long before the game began, the
crowd began to swarm through the
gates, and when Captain Williams and
his sturdy Quaker Eleven ran on the
field there were fully 10000 people sur
rounding the gridiron. Pennsylvania
did not lack for cheering, for nearly
1,200 enthusiastic ''rooters" were on
hand TO cheer their farorites. and they
kept up their sharp quick "Penn-syi-
ya-ni-a, ringing uncomfortably n
Haryard's ears from start to finish
THO stands were alive with color
The west stand was packed solid with
one living mass of humanity, who
yelled like demons when Harvard
made headway On the eastern side
the crimson OF Harvard was inteimiu-
gled with the red and blue of Pennsvl-
vania, and the cheers of each college
wed with the other continuously.
The day was fine. The threatening
clouds OF early morning slowly dis
perSed. and at noon came the welcome
rays of the sun. The day was cool
perhaps a trifie mild The grounds
were fairly soft but, owing to the
splendid care taken by the workers on
the gridiron. were not soggy enough
to prevent a good foothold.
Without detracting from TIC VIC.
tory which was well earned tlar l,ar.
ward team held their own at e4ery
stage and oufplayed the Quakers aaN
The time, with the one exception oI the
Kicking department, ia this Booze
easily excelled.
Brooke made the first five points fcI
his team on pretty goal from the
field, and his kicking time and again
put Harvard far back TO the other end
of the gridiron.
The much heralded strength of the
red and blue did not come up to pre-
dictions or else the Harvard eleven "a
exceeded expectations and perhafs ii
was little of both Harvard was
strong 10 desperation on the defense.
She held Pennsylvania s advance splen~
dldly and never allowed the visitors to
make steady gains. The centre was
strong and gave the Qualxers all they
wanted. On the ends, too, Harvard
had the best of it. but at the tackle
Wagonhurst and Farrar were more
than match for Rice and Gould.
Pennsylvania did not develop any re-
markabie interference, though they
tried complicated mass plays on
tackle. The backs were not so sure.
nor did they play as cleanly as did
Haryard's, but evidently they were the
stronger and heavier set.
1t was a splendid, a fast game, with
little attempt at slugging and dirty
plays. The Pennsylvania centre was
continually stopping Harvard from
putting the ball into play and several
times Referee Pratt gave Harvard
ground for this offense. But it was
deserved and if anything, the officials
were too aenient.