The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-24

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 23.-In
one of the grandest and most stub
bornly fought football games ever
witnessed, the plucky Harvard eleven
went down before the sturdy PENN
sylvan1ans 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 the more
effective in the second half. Harvard
lost primarily through Brewers two
bad misses of easy kicks for goal,
which deprived the crimSonS Of the
four points lacking for victory. But
the Harvard eleven, with bitter defeat
staring them in the face, played fierce
ly until the very last, and even with
the wind against them in the second
half they rallied and made one of the
most magnificent spurts ever seen on
the gridiron. before which the gritty
mem from Pennsylvania went down
like paper. But the Pennsylvanians
won. and won CALAMITY, and Harvard
must again bear the sorrows of de-
feat. The crowd was tremendous and
the game was SO replete with dramatic
lIClu6HCS JIdI II kept IHeHl ALTERNATING
between intense silence and a frenzy
of charging 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 $1,000 people
surrounding the gridiron. Pennsylva-
mia did not lack for cheering, for
nearly 1900 enthusiastic rooters Were
on hand fn fboiT. 70 vr0rifac
they kept up their sharp. quick
''Penn-syl-va-nia" ringing uncomfort-
ably in Harvard's ears from start to
finish. The stands were alive with
color. The west stand was packed
solid with one living mass of human
ity, who yelled like demons when Har-
ward made Roadway. On the eastern
side the crimson of Harvard was in
termingled with the red and blue of
Pennsylvania, and the cheers of each
college We'd with each other contin-
uously.
A Grand Spectacle.
1t was a grand spectacle from the
enclosure and over the whole scene Of
color and movement brightly flew a
big crimson banner in the sharp south
wind.
The day was fine. perhaps trife
mild. and the fresh south breeze
which came up in the latter part of
the afternoon was an important factor
in the result of the struggle.
The grounds were soft. but, owing
to the splendid care taken by the
workers on the gridiron, were not
soggy enough to prevent a good foot
ing. Without detracting from the
glory of Pennsylvania victory which
was we'll earned, the Harvard team
held their own at every stage and out
Y11Tpd LoI
with the one exception of the kicking
department. and in this Brooke ex-
celled. Charley Brewer, on the other
hand, was responsible. in a way, for
Harvard's defeat. If he had kicked
two easy goals, from the first two
touchdowns, the crimsOns would have
carried the day.
The Harvard center was strong and
gave the Quakers all they wanted. On
the ends. too, Harvard had the best of
it: but at the tackle Wagenhurst and
Farrar were more than a. match for
Rice and Gould.
Pennsylvania tried numerous COM
plicated mass plays on tackle and
criss-crosses. The backs were not so
sure nor did they play as clearly as
did Harvard; but evidently they were
stronger and lAavier set.
1t was a splendid fast game, with
little attempt at smuggling and dirty
p1nv
Pennsylvania won the toss and took
the ball, Harvard rushed toward the
northern goal Brewer sent the ball
back after the kick off. but the effort
was a weak one, but the qual1ers re-
gained the sphere twenty-five yards
from the goal.
Pennsylvania's backs massed on the
tackle and sent Minds ripping through
Could for four Yards
Then the Harvard team took a brace
and held the quakers down for three
downs. Brooke dropped back for a
kick. but it was a clear bluff. and the
stocky full back rounded the right
end for a good twenty yards. The
ball was just eight yards from the
coveted goal and Minds and Gilbert
success. Then Brooke fell back for
a kick. and with an easy effort sent
the pig skin spinning over the bar.
true and sure between the goal posts
and the red and blue led to after
just five minutes of play 1t was Just
four mintes after that young Gerrish
Newell fell on the ball safely behind
tho Pennsylva MIA line. After an ex-
change of punts. steady rushes by
Dunlop and Wrightington carried the
ball to Pennsylvania's twelve yard
line but here the quakers took a. stand
, and got the bail on downs. Brooke
dropped back for a kick but Holt and
Norton Shaw were through on him like
flash. blocked the attempt and the
ball rolled back across the line. where
Newell fell on it. 1t was an easy goal.
but Brewer made a bad miss and
Pennsylvania led to T.
A Desperate Rally.
Both elevens now made a desperate
rally. Brooke was pushed through left
centre for a touch down and kicked
the goal himself, putting the red and
blue away in the lead, II to 4.
There was ten minutes left to play
and Harvard procured her second
touchdown in short order. Brewer
again missed an easy goal. and Penn
sylvania still lead IL to s.
The half closed with the ball in Ear-
wards possession at the centre of the
| field When the second half began
! there was a gale sweeping down the