The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
A FIGHT WIN THE INDIANS.
The Boys From the Carlisle School
Beaten by Pennsylvania.


Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 7.-Pennsylva-
MIA shook off the lethargy to-day that has
paralyzed her football playing this season,
and took the scalp of the Carlisle Indians
by score of q to o.
Not in the history Of intercollegiate foot
ball has there been a game that had a
more sensational and exciting finish than
this afternoons contest on Franklin field,
and never has any team given a more SUI
perb exhibition of plucky uphill play in
the fact of defeat and grand line bucking
than did the gallant Redskins of Carlisle.
After having been unable to gain
throughout the entire game and after haV-
ing been steadily driven back upon their
goal, the Indians, with ten minutes left
10 play, secured the b. Il on their 40-yard
line. Then began tiN ", eatest exhibition
Of line bucking ever seen here. The wild
fighting blood of the red men was up,
and they bore straight for their white adj
Versaries' goal line. The Indians used
mass plays on the tackles, and Metoxen
carried the bali. Again and again the
sturdy full-back hurled himself against
the Quaker line. Strive as they would
the Pennsylvania line was torn to pieces
by the fierce and desperate assault upon
it, Surely but steadily MetoXen carried
the pigskn to Pennsylvania 2O-yard line.
Here the Quakers made a. stand and Sc
cured the ball on downs. The teams lined
up and the bail was passed to Minds for
"A kick. The Quaker full-back lost his
head and did not even touch the ball, but
threw it clear away from his foot into
the line of men in front of him. An In
dian fell on it, Two plunges and MetoXen
and H. Pierce carried the ball to Penn
syvania's 10-yard line. Cayou went
around the right end and was thrown
by Overfeld two yards from the coveted
chalk line. 1t was the first down,
and it looked as if nothing could
save touchdown. From thou
sands of Pennsylvania threats
came the appealing cry Hold them, PEN
straight into the mass of men MetoXen
plunged. The line held but none could tell
if beneath that mass of men the Indian
back had gone over for touchdown. A
wild shout rent the air when the players
were pulled off each other and Metoxen
was seen lying with the ball on but not
over the goal line. There were still two
downs and one inch to gain. Not a sound
arose from 5000 people as the men lined
UP. 1t was a grim grapple and not one of
those q men but would have broken a
limb or even his neck to make or save the
touchdown. The Quakers crouched close to
the ground like so many wild beasts wait
ing to spring. With clenched teeth and
fierce faces the Indians hurled themselves
upon their foes. There was an awful crush
and swaying of fighting men, and then the
human mass went down in a heap. Again
came that dead silence as the men sullenly
rolled off each other in response to the
referees whistle. Then again that trium-
plant shout arose for the white men had
met the onslaught and Metoxen had again
been stopped right on the line. One more
chance remained.
AS Metoxen dashed into the line the
Quakers' rushers heaved forward ana
threw the entire Indian team back, and
the touchdown was lost by six inches
Then the referees whistle blew, and the
game was over.
Pandemonium broke loose, and their fell
low students swarmed over the ground
and nearly tore the Quaker players to
pieces in the endeavor to congratulate
them.
Pennsylvania play throughout was
revelation as compared with her previous
work this year. The men played FAST,
fierce foot ball and bucked the Indian
line for steady gains throughout. The IN
reference was hrst-class, and Minds,
Colbert and Moricen were able to make
long runs around the Indians behind It.
With the exception OF the last desper-
ate rally by the Indians, the Quakers' de-
Iense was impregnable. There was still
some little fumbling and it was evident
that the Quakers will not have good
full back this year, as Minds kicking, al
though improved, was weak.
The Indians played their usual hard,
"'NdbS game Dul were never pOSSlDle WIN
ners. In the first half Colbert blocked
Wheelocks kick on the Indians 15-yard
line and Hedges secured a touchdown
Woodruff's try at goal was failure.
Shortly afterwards Moricen made an
other touchdown from a quarterback
kick from the fifteen yard line. Woodruff
kicked the goal In the second half Mo-
ricen kicked a goal from the field TO the
twenty yard line and Colbert on double
pass went around the right for thirty-nve
yards and touchdown. Woodruff again
kicked the goal. This ended the scoring.
The weather ives beautiful and 1900
people witnessed the game.