New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
HARVARD DOWN IN DEFEAT.
PENNSYLVANIA ONSLAUGHTS TOO
STRONG FOR RESISTANCE.

IT WAS NOT A BRILLIANT GAME TO WATCH AND
THERE WERE ONLY TWO LONG RUNs-AN I'M
MENsE CROWD AROUND THE GRIDIRoN.
Philadelphia Nov 20-Before the largest
crowd that ever witnessed football game in
this city the University of Pennsylvania foot
ball eleven, on Franklin Field this afternoon
defeated the Harvard team by the score or l'
70 6. It was not a sensational game Ihere
were few good runs, the f1ftyfve-yard oash Vi
Parker and Jackson's twenty fve-yard run De-
ing the only ones OF note The playing Was
fierce but not vicious; hard but clean IL was
a battle Of giants. and by to-day Nic'oi' wv
the Crimson Pennsylvania has gained '"e ''p
round Of the football ladder
The battle really began at noon on the sNee''
cars leading to Franklin Field Inc companies
had arranged TO handle Dig crown ou. INC
ARRANGEMENTS were wholly inadeiua'e'
were passengers hanging on Wherever my ''Ni'
Get roo,hold even on the tops OF the cars
There were half dozen ADMISSION sd'es a'
Franklin Field. and. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 'Hae ''io
a,a,,s were Of the best. it was nearly
90 ho,ore the last spectator was seated IN the
huge amphithea're. ,.,..,, ~,
80 The grounds the sight was beautiful ana
,,.nIrrp. The grdron itself is entirely sur
tndp
nm almost fifty feet above the field. These
Thousands Of seats were ali occupied. When 1t
e. taken into consideration that the seating ca
noc,tv Of the grounds is almost $4,000 that %'9
On. Of every 900 persons either carried red
end blue or crimson laG. or wore the colors OF
one or the other Of the big colleges in some con-
snicuous place the brightness Of the scene may
be imagined.
Astbe game went on the sympathzers OF both
harvard and Pennsylvania had ample oppor-
tuo,tv 70 use their lungs and wave their hags
=. ,.oo Perrsvlvania's first call when Captain
Minds by a beautiful effort, sent the ball spin
ming between the posts for field goal Ihen
oon,a ,he Crlmson's opportunity, and when lit
.le Parker got by Weeks Morice and Minds Tor
q beautiful run Of fifty-ive yards and touch-
down, the Harvard shouters made the huse
grandstand on the north side Of the fleid snake
with their cheers. The Crimson followers were
al, seated in the north stand and they cheered
their savorites the slightest pretcxt' so that
there was no lack of encouragement for the
players.
harvard started the game without the ser
vices Of Captain Cabot. Richardson taking MS
place at left end. Swain. who played against
Yale at left tackle was replaced by Wheeler
Mills and Haughton alternated in Donalds
halfback was ably filled by Parker
The Harvard team. whole, played good
football but the Pennsylvanians played better
In Dibblee and Parker Harvard had two or the
finest halfbacks and had Harvard's line he'd
az II should have held the Crimson would
Rave been dangerous for Pennsylvania. Al
centre Overaeld toyed with the heavy Doucette
and Hare more than held his own against
Rouve Of Harvard Mills ard Haughton were
alternated at right tackle and fulback, the
latter PLAYING in the line the defensive ana
droppIng back to catch punts and Mills going
into the hack fed for offensive play. MISS
line -bucking however. was Of no value to the
Crimson He did not gain five yards through the
entire afternoon.
For Harvard Dibblee and Parker were easily
che stars and Barrison also did good work
For Pennsylvania, Hare, Minds. Hedges and
AcCracken all did good work. Hare's tackling
on the ends was easily the best seen on Frank
lin Field this season The ine-bucking OF Hare,
Minds and McCracken. when they carried the
ball from Pennsylvania thirty-yard-lne down
20 within two yards of the Harvard's goal was
a grand exhibition. Both teams were guilty OF
bad fumbng Two Of Pennsylvania fumbles
lost them touchdowns. Harvard's fumbles were
more numerous, but less disastrous.
The game was its merits. and II is
the general opinion that Pennsy outplayed the
Cambridge boys Tonight the Pennsylvania
followers are making night hideous on the bust
ness thoroughfares with tin horns and college
yells.