The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-22
HARvaRD's NOBLE STRUGGLE.
Her Players BADLY Crippled, and U. OF
II. Carried the Battle.

Her Players BADLY Crippled, anu L. OF
II. Carried the Battle.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. 21-Beaten,
battered and shattered. but not disgraced.
This is but the preface to the story OF one
of the grandest battles ever witnessed on
a football gridiron. And Harvard has
bowed TO the University of Pennsylvania
by a score OF TO 8. Tonight the wearers
Of the red and blue are jubilant. Their
hopes. which were rudely shattered by
the Lafayette contingent, have again been
raised to the highest pinnacle Alas. poor
Harvard. The few hundred rooters who
came over from Cambridge to cheer the
crimson on TO victory are sad. and yet.
they have cause 20 rejoice. For where is
the man. be ne ever so partisan, who
would say that tjsc sons OF fair Harvard did
not go down with flying colors or that they
did not die game. Cruel fate seemed TO fol-
low Harvard. but even I'm the face of the
most discouraging circumstances. they
never faltered. their only thoughts. appar-
emily. being the prospective, in fact. al
most certain defeat, for their lines were
fast becoming weakened by the terrible
battering of the heavy men of old Penn
sylvaria. and the psngs of defeat which
would come TO them should their efforts
fail.
Every man played as though his life de-
pended on the result OF the game. There
was that unison which comes only with
thorough teaching; each man trying TO
help the other. Harvard's defensive work
for time was superb. but the awful bat
tering their line received from the heavy
weights on the Pennsylvania team began
TO tell before the first half was finished,
and many delay was occasioned by
crimson warrior being stretched on the
grass. For a time the faithful who were
urging their acknowledged team on to
greater efforts seemed TO falter but the
cheer was taken up by the red and blue
followers. Thousands OF PennSylvanians
because they hoped TO see them win the
contest. but because of the plucky fight
they were putting up in the face OF over
The crimson eleven had gone into the
battle with some Of their best men In a
crippled condition, they had fought their
now were slowly but surely being driven
back to almost certain defeat. 1t was pitt
able to hear Captain Wrightington calling
on his men TO hold them boys, break it
up" and like expressions. The line would
hold for two or possibly three downs. Then
the red and blue would gain their distance
and Ii was but repetition of the previous
disaster.
Harvard's line stood the battering-ram
process OF Pennsylvania for the frat half
and II was I'm this half that the crimson
!, made their only touchdown But in the
second half the physical condition OF the
red and blue began to assert itself, and one
by one were the Harvard cripples carried
from the field The first to succumb was
Johnny Dunlap, who was relieved by Liver
more: then Frank Shaw got mixed up i'm a
scrimmage and Doucette was called on at
center. A few minutes later Wheeler and
Brown were both injured and their re-
spective places We're filled by Swain and
Dibblee. Wheeler and Brown did not leave
the game until just before time was called
In their weakened condition the crimson
opponents.
struggle as they would they could not stop
the mass plays directed at their line.
The Pennsylvania team as a whole de-
serves much praise and but little censure
Every player was a star. and il was the
hearty cooperation which made Pennsyi-
vania's' onslaught on the crimson line so
damaging and their defense so marvellous
There was very little end skirting. Har-
Woodruff Wharton, Farrar and Uffen-
heimer did some OF the prettiest line buck
ing ever seen on a gridiron- The only dark
spot on the bright surface was Woodruff $
disastrous tumble when Pennsylvania had
the bali on Harvard's five-yard line. but
ington to make a safety. Weeks, too must
not DC, overlooked in the matter of praise
for the success of the brilliant dashes into
the line was due in a great measure to his
quick and accurate passing anu his excel
lent Judgment.
For Harvard. Cabot. Moulton. Haughton.
Dunlop and Wrightington were the bright
particular stars. The two latter were the
best ground gamers for the crimson and
Dunlop was directly responsible for Har-
wards only touchdown. Pennsylvania got
the ball on her forty-yard line a<d Minds
tried to punt into Harvard's territory but
instead punted direct into the crimson line
Dunlop was through like flash and car
fIed the ball down to within a few feet of
the coveted goal. On the next lineup
Bouve was pushed through the center for
q touchdown.
Each team was penalized twice for off,
side plays, and once Pennsylvania suffered
Tor foul Interference. but outside OF this
the game was a grand one to look at and
such that enthused the old football cranks
and the youngsters. The one disagreea BILE
feature OF the game was long wrangle
over the referees decision in calling Minds
back TO Harvards forty-yard line after he
had skirted the. Harvard left end for a
nfty-yard run and touchdown. Hckok
claimed that Jack had run out of bounds
at the forty-yard line and all the kicking
OF Captain Wharton availed nothing.
IL is estimated that there were 1000 to
lS.00O persons within the Enclosure. To-
night university students marched up and
down Chestnut and Broad streets, shouting
for all they were worth and many a lively
encounter took place between followers of
the two colleges. The teams lined up as
follows:
Pennsylvania. Positions. Harvard
Boyle -.-..---....-.L Left end Cabot
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