The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
ON FRANKLIN FIELD.
For the Third Successive Year PeHnsyt
voaia Defedts HARVARD.

PHIL ADELPHlA, IA, NOV. Zl.-r or
the third successive year Pennsylvania
this afternoon on Frank lin Field defeated
Harvard at football. Pennsylvania won
by d score of to 6. Harvard scored in
the first hall through a slowly got off
punted and a blocked kick. Aside from
this the play in the first half was fairly
even.
In the second half Pennsylvania had
the ball almost throughout, carried it up to
Harvard's goal posts three separate times
and outplayed Harvard from start to I'm
ish. Behind each one of the chalk lines
which marked their section OF the field
the Harvard men in the, second half made
q desperate stand, but Pennsylvania
swept the crimson rush line away and
foot by foot the red and blue bored its
way towards Harvard's goal. The physi-
cal condition of the men of the two teams
was most marked.
Throughout the game at almost every
scrimmage a Harvard man would be
stretched out and hurt, and before time
was called the Cambridge men had SUBJ
stituted four players for the ones who
started. PENNSYLVANIA, on the contrary,
had but one man hurt throughout the
game, and he speedily recovered. Fur
ther, Pennsylvania was playing with
greater dash and energy whenetime was
finally called than when they began the
game, while Harvard's men seemed played
almost to a standstill. Harvard scored its
six points on touchdown and a goal in
the first half, and Pennsylvania made its
eight in the second half from a safety
touchdown, touchdown and goal.
The frequent Injuries to the Harvard
men drew the first half out to an hours
time, and this caused a long discussion
over decision by Referee Hickok. and
dragged the second half along for an hour
and half, and when the game was over
it was almost dark.
Harvard to-day for the first time this
season presented the full strength of its
Varsity eleven. Captain Wrightington,
Dunlop, Wheeler and Haughton were ali
10 play for Harvard, and the presence of
these men increased the strength of the
Cambridge team over the eleven play ed
against Princeton. Despite the driZzling
rain, as O'Clock approached, the our for
the game 10 begin, the great amphItheater
of benches at Franklin Field were filed,
10000 being fair estimate of the number
of people present. Captain Wharton of
Pennsylvania jumped the fence into the
field before 2 O'clock and the followers OF
Pennsylvania rose to their feet, the stands
broke out waving mass of red and blue
and thousands Of voices shouted Penn
Sil-Va-Ni-A" three times three.
The Pennsylvania rushed iuto the field
and went through the acrobatic tumble
act which characteriZes the event of all
football teams. Quite wait followed, but
at last the Cam bridge men began to shout
as Captain Wrightington leaped over the
fence into the field. Then the men of
Harvard made up for the previous silence.
The long, slow cry of HARVARD
re-echoed again and again across the field
and was detiantiy replied to by Pennsyl-
vania. Referes Hickok, Umpire Wyckoff
and Linesman> B achsm and Captains
Warton and Washington met in the CEN
ter of the field. "a short consultation fol-
lowed and the 3black-haired man called
the right side of {the coin as it fell to the
ground. Wrightfngton took the west goal
There was but LITTLE choice as there was
absolutely no wHnd blowing.
Big WoodroOfS placed the ball in the
center of the tetd and stood ready to kick
it off. There was absolute silence as the
referees whistle blew and the pig kin
went sailing toward Harvard's goal The
Pennsylvania men dashed down after the
ball, and Boyle downed Haughton as be
caught it on Harvard's 25-yerd line. The
two teams lined up. and Pennsylvania
almost at once secured the ball on fun
bic. Colbert and Morice advanced the
ball around the ends, and Minds kicked
to Brown on Harvard's Jwo-yard line
Then magnificent struggle between the
two sides began. First one and then the
other would get the ball, but neither side
could advance. Cabot and Motion were
doing the magnificent work for Harvard
on ends.
On every kick they were down the field
upon the men awaiting the ball, and the
Pennsylvania backs could make no gains
around them. Brown and Minds ex-
changed kicks very evenly, but the Har-
ward man got his punts off far more
quick and cleaner than the Pennsyl-
vanian. Harvard's team play was the
ence formed in remarkable manner for
the runner, but Pennsylvania ends did
grand rk In breaking up this interfer-
ence, and leaving the runner to be downed
by one OF the backs. Cabol and Moultan
time and again rushed through and threw
the Pennsylvania backs for loss. Penn
syIvanla was not aging with the dash
and spirit that characteriz Harvard at
this time, and was only able to make short
gains by bucking Harvard's line
Harvard's s favorite trick was q double
pass between the backs and this worked
successfully a number of times. Beale
would pass the ball to one of the backs
ana the man receiving the ball would start
with 1t and be met by one of the other
backs who would take it from him and be
off like fash. Pennsylvania ends and
line were badly fooled on this trick a num-
ber of times and twice Brown was COM
pletely through the Pennsylvania center
and only Minds between him and the
Quaker goal. Each time the Pennsylvania
iullback tackled and threw Brown after a
gain of fifteen yards. Finally Harvard
worked the ball up to PennsylvanIas s
15-yard line by short runs around the ends
by Wrightington and Dunlop and Browns
two bunts through the line.
Pennsylvania with Its goal in danger
held like rock and took the bali from
Harvard on downs. Minds speedily
punted the ball out OF danger to Harvard's s
4O-yard line. Several times Harvard was
given five yards for off-side play.
A lake pass fooled the Pennsylvania
men. and Wrighiington passed through
the center for clear run down the field
for twenty-five yards, where he was
heavily thrown by Minds. Dunlop made
two yards through the right side of the
line, and the ball was on Pennsylvania
25-yard line. Pennsylvania braced again
and held on for downs, getting the ball.
Colbert tried the right end for no gain,
and the ball was passed to Minds for a
punt. Big Frank Shaw burst through and
met the slowly rising ball with his chest.
The ball bounded back. and Wheeler,
snatching itup, dashed for Pennsylvania
goal. with. no opa hafo hin, Mor;oo