The morning times., 1896-11-08
line WAS firm
Indians Unable to Score a
Touchdown.
REDSKINS FOUGHT HARD
They Made a Grand Struggle in
tile Last Half to Gain the Coveted
Goal-Quakers' Play Revela-
tion-CarIisle's Plucky Uphill
Game.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov T.-Pennsyivania
shook Off the lethargy today that has par
alyzed their football playing this season
and took the scalp OF the Carlisle Indians
by q score of 81 to ..
Not in the history of intercollegiate
football 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
muIe superb exhibition OF piucky uphill
play in face Of the defeat and grand line
buckinS than did the gallant redskins Cr
Carlisle.
After having been unable to gain through
out the entire game, and after having been
steadily driven back upon their goal, the
Indians, with ten minutes left to play, Sc
cured the ball ON their 40-yard line.
Then began the greatest exhibitions OF
line bucking ever seen here. The wild
fighting blood Of the red men was up, and
they hore straight for, their white adycr-
sarics' goal line. The Indians used mass
play OH the tackles, and Metoxen carried
the ball Again and again the stardy full
back hurled himself against the Quaker
line. Strive as they would, Pennsyivania's
line was torn to pieces by the fierce and
desperate assault upon 1t. 4lr..s r--f
surely but steadily Metoxen carried the
pigskin TO Pennsylvania 2O-yard line.
cured The ball Oh downs.
The team lined up and the ball was
passed To Minds for kick. The Quaker
fulDack lost mis- head and did not even touch
the ball. but threw IL clear away from
his foot into the line of men in front OF
him. An Indian fell OH il. Two plunses
and Metoxcn and II. Pierce carried the
ball TO Pennsylvania 1O-yard line.
STRUGGLING FOR a TOUCHDOWN.
a.. l.ft FOR five,
yards. Then he went around the right
end and was thrown by OTerfield two
yards from the coveted chalkline. 1t was
the iirst down, and 1t looked as IL nothing
could save a touchdown. From thousands
of PENNSYLVANIA throats came the ap-
pealing cry Hold them. Pen"
Straight into the mass OF men MctoXen
plunged. The line held, but none could
tell II beneath that mass Of men the Indian
back had gone over for touchdown.
Wild shout rent the air when the players
were pulled off each ether and Metoxen
was seen lying with the bail on, but not
over the goal line.
There We're still two downs and one
inch to gain. NUtIa sound arose from
$1,000 people as the men lined up. 1t
was a grim crapple, aid not one OF those
tweuty-lwo men but would have broken
limb or even his neck to make or save
the touchdown.
The Quakers crouthed close to the ground
like so many wild bea$ts ready to spring
With clencbed teetA aid fierce faces the
Indians hurled themselves upon their foes
There was an awfut.crush and swaying of
fighting men, and then the human mass
went down in heap,
Again came that dad fsalence, as the men
sull enly rolled off each other in response
To the referees whistle. Then again that
triumphant shout aruses for the white men
| had met the onslaught, ,tand Mextoxen had
again been stopped sightson the line.
one more chance Remained. As Metuxen
dashed into the line the Quakers' rushers
heaved forward, and threw the entire
| Indian team back, andth touchdown was
| lost by six inches. f.
Then the referees whistle blew and the
| game was over. Pandemonium broke loose
| and their fellow students swarmed oveI
! the grounds and nearly tore the Quaker
| players to pieces in the endeavor to con-
| gratulate. them.
QUAkERS' BRILLIANT WORK.
Pcnnsylvania's play throughout was a
| revelation as compared with their previous
WORK this year. They played fast, fierce
| football and bucked the Indian line for
| setady gains throughout. The interference
| was first-class, and Minds, Colbert, and
| Moricen Were able TO make long runs
around the Indians, behind it.
| Wltn tDe eAceptinn OF tne lnulans idst
desperate rally, the Quakers' defense was
| impregnable. There was still some little
| fumbhng, and it was evident that the
| Quakers Will not have a good fuliback
| this year, as Minds kicking, although i'm
| proved, was weak.
The Indians played their usual hard,
steady game, but were never possible
| winners.
| In the first half Colbert blocked
| Wheelock'S kick on the Indians fifteen
| yard line, and Hodges secured touch
down. Wnodruff's try at goal was fail
| IRE. Shortly afterward Morice made an
| other Touchdown from a quarterback kick
from the fifteen -yardline. Woodruff kicked
the goal.
III the second half Morice kicked a goal
from the field a. the twenty yard line
| and Colbert, on double pass, went around
the lnuians' rIgnC Tor tnirty-five yards anG
| touchdown. Woodruff again kicked the
| goal. This ended the scoring.
The weather was beautiful, and $4,000
people witnessed the game. The lineup
| was as follows.