Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-19

of the chalkwalk and kicked it, twirl-
ing oyer and over, well back in Har-
wards territory, when the Harvard full
back promptly kicked it back. Then
the dusky braves brought to bear on
the Harvard line the battering ram
which played havoc with the Crimson
centre. at times the Indians went
through with a whoop and {. dash that
looked bad for Harvard. They were
far superior in strength and endurance,
but lack the scientific developement;
with this no team in the country could
hold them.
It was this sheer strength aad love
of battle that carried the fight into
the Crimson territory. On straight
football they made the Harvard
rooters shiver in their shoes
These red men were as quick as
flash and took advantage of every op-
portunity. On fumbles they generally
got the ball and held it. On one occa-
sion Miller, of the Stockbridge nation,
did not have his bands on the ball at
all, but was tied up in a knot so secure
Iy around it that the pig skin was rs
safe as if it were locked ia safety de-
posit vault.
In some manner the Indians got
flying start from standstill. The
backs played close to tbs line and where
they got their impetus was mystery.
MetoXen, Wheelock and Bemis Pierce
would strike the Harvard line like
battering ram and it was fun to see
the fedskin who had the ball plough
through the crimson Jackets.
AT one time in the first half Caynn.
the kalf-breed, who is said to be just
like bundle of wires, was handed the
ball. There was quite scrimmage
for an instant, and then out of the
tangle of waving arms and legs the
little half-back emerged and set out
for Harvard's goal line. For minute
it looked as if the man from the plains
was going to repeat the big run re
made ia New York the week before in
their game with Yale, then he ran so
yards for touch. But this time he
made bat 35, for he was overtaken
and pulled down on Harvard's As yard
line.
Harvara,s only score was made in
this manner. The Indians quarter
back fumbled; the big Harvard centre
grabbed the ball, and tucking it under
Carlisle did not seem TO know exactly
where the ball was. When they final
ly found out, the leather had been
passed back to the runner of the Grim
son eleven and he was sailing over the
grounds for the goal Of the dusky
brown. They made for him, but the
start was too great and he was not over
taken and pulled down until way down
on the yard line. On the line up it
was pushed over the line and Harvard
scored its first and only touchdown,
made minutes after the kick off.
No goal was kicked, leaving the score
too.
Three times the Indians pushed the
ball well down into the Crimson's
territory only to loose it on downs and
it was punted back. Once the ball was
on Harvard's q yard line and the
Indians sailed in with terrific force.
Cayon and Metoxen covered the re-
naming distance to the 10 yard line,
and you could almost have heard
pin drop. The tawny copper colored
left guard halved the distance and it
begun to look like touchdown for
Carlisle. 1 wanted to see those Indians
score so badly that I fairly held my
breath and the crowd was with me.
But the Harvard in its last lineup,
held like stone wall and the ball was
forfeited on down. The ball was
punted out of changes and the scalp of
Harvard had a hair breadth escape
from dangling in the wigwams at
Carlisle. During the game which was
made up of two 25 minute halves,
four Harvard men were forced to re-
tire. The Indians played the game
out though two were laid up for a
minute or two in the second half. On
nearly every scrimmage a Harvard