The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-21
1NE QUAKERS VICTORIOUS.
The Red and Blue triumph ssoycr
the Crimson.
PENNA. Is. HARVARD &.
1t was Kicking Game and the Finest
Ever seen on Franklin Field.
Witnessed by $4,000 people.


Witnessed Inv %, 0nO nconIc.
Franklin Field, Nov. 2O.-UndauuteJ
hy cold winds. twenty-five thousand ar
Hut oImircrs of tootlnll we're present on
Ernnklin Field this afternoon TO witness
,hn annual struggle between Harvard and
tbr University of penns! lnia The
,mrrtotors cared nothing that the win,
threatened pneumonia and divers other
,iluruts; they were there to cheer on
their fayOrites, to urge them on to victory
ami TO encourage them with their np-
ulnse. The vast nmphithcatro presented
n naryelollsly pretty sight, the dense
mass of faces being varicsatrd by the
crimson of Harvard or the Red and Blue
of Pennsylvania. The girls. too, were
full of animation over the expected strug-
rIr between the two teams, and their
chat was just as bright AS the colors they
dauntcd. Here and there could be seen II
tipee of Princcton's yellow and black or
Yac's blue, all adding to the charm OF
.hc scene. Hats, caps. dresses, cloaks,
coats, ties, handkerchicfs and flags were
to be seen bearing the emblcms of the
two universities. and they presented Il
view that was pleasing to the eye.
The crowd was made up of people from
MI classes of life. Members of the. -Four
Hundred rubbed elbows with ncwsboys,
oll intent upn securing a seat to witness
thr great battle. 1t was a good-nature1
rrowI too. ms most football attcndancrs
ranrrallv are. Toes were troldcn on and
nonna were iostIcd about in the desire
T., tn ,,r GOT to seats hut tho injured ones pass
~, i nfr With . laurh If was a bol-
Jar ~ crn,vI r and omt for n doy's nmusc-
,,t ", o",,Sonnontlv trit,os could not be
niIn,r,d "IL"r to ;ntcrfrro with n mans pleas
nrc.
The game was scheduled for > o'clock.
Init long before that time every ticket
had been sold and MANY anxious people
were TO he seen fitting around in the hope
If huvinp one from the many spcculators.
the latter knew that they had the ad-
vantage over the market. and did not
fail w. nnsh ,besbuvcrs who wanted the
mich coveted nioces of nosteboard. Prices
Could not datnr bnwovnr and thc favor
.hIe sn.ts were eagerly bought ND and
thn mckv nnrchascrs made their way into
tha orn,,nis
~, horr 1ro,,. mar for tho rivals to
Lon;n 'II tha;u au'i hn,n,n Lnttarinr ram per
sorn,nna ,nm ." a,thnn;n ." -, her,n to Increase
w. ,La """' ,';no s,nntnrn,, .r,hS' of Harvard
rn,l;rn ,," an IN storn nm dot;onco to the hrisk
nnd J,i hearty "rah rnh. rah, pcnnsyl-
want, "n " m: r;v,l, Iii mi in their nower
ta ",i'" Irown zach m 9TH "thcr's cheers, and the re-
snlt was n nerfrrt brIlnm of cheers. In
I"r.,"rsed I". "" Win th"sn " were the party
Eongs suno Inv thn students of the two
colleges They were mostly written to
ninas M, n1Y;iI,t '11sygSgs t,.;;fT- -fYY1sa W1I0
did 'e NOT " l,nnw n" tho ' new words helped TO
swell tbn strain Inv ioininr in with the
"Il wnrI, '''"'' ~
rrvy,s rr,u cn,,,s orr
ir'H "'" '"'''' ho,
A1on, lVc minutes 'i !, trrlt,r ;n+, ''I tha
nronn n.'.: nf pn'n,,iy,n,,. pS",i ,.,rrjv nl,yers
rhrnr ,ftor chnrr rniiinr out in resonant
tanos Th,v had h,rJlv died away when
amn+hor rniI, n'' ~ '"I "h"nr. n"nnmmGrd thp
"rr;rnl , of thn u,rv,,I nIovnrs whose re-
cnnt;"n y, u,.. w.. ,ln,nst ,s hn,rtv ns was the
Ioan rI1 tn,~ 1hn ''rr riv, 30 cnntains Cabot and
Wnds '",' not tn"othnr and tossed for choice
~ ,'t'r's' , ~, ,"S,In rnr, ""'r in ,ha meanwhile
,;n,i"";,,,, ,Iu Tnrr."ivns m Lv kirlliny the
haI, ornn,d Il, ,mI f,llinr on if, None Gf
HAM ,, "i"a" botrav"I "r' any nnrynusncss, They
wnrn an air If smnrrn,c. vet uuict. con
GJcncr ;nsti]lod into them by past sue
rnssas Thrv were thn chosen band who
were TO strive to bring victory to their
colleges. and they were there ito do or
die Xii were game and determined,
well verecd in football lore and in duty
hound to defend their goal lines to the
hitter en;]
W;tb;m . fow Minutes after the time
set for tbe game TO start, the referees
whistle wns blown. and the players had
begun what was. to them. the most
eventful day of the year. victory TO
the Quaker meant an eIunl cla'il nii Mnn
Erinnntnp for the hOuOTS OF Inc IotludIl