Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22
YALE AND PENNSY.
The Great Foot Ball. Games
on the Gridiron, Saturday.
Yale and Princeton Have Fight Of
Lives, Ya!e Winning, 6 to 0.
The Harvard Men Fall Before Psnnsylvania's
Superior Playing, IS to 8.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 21.-Pennsyl-
vania defeated Harvard on Franklin
| field, yesterday afternoon. by a score
| of Is to 6, but the score does not begin
to indicate the comparative playing
merits of the two teams. In the science
of foot ban the Pennsylvania eleven
was at least rs points better than the
team from Harvard.
Why Pennsylvania did not roll up a
score more in keeping with her superior
form is problem which no one man
can satisfactorily answer. What the
Harvard team lacked in science and
physical ability to be on it's toes all the
time it made up in as splendid an exhi-
bition Of bulldog grit, the determine
ton to fight every inch of ground, as
anyone could possibly wish to see.
Three times in the game they held
Pennsylvania for downs, twice on the
five-yard line, once near the close rof
the game. when they were ready to
drop in thir tracks, after Pennsylvania
had rushed the ball so yards on series
of at least 20 plays. 1t was one Of the
most gallant and desperate stands ever
seen upon the foot ball field, and last
night there was not a coach among the
Harvard men who did not say with en-
thusiasm that If ever a team from Har-
ward had won the right to wear HIS the
team that played against Pennsylvania
had won that distinction.
Pennsylvania undoubtedly, lost points.
nc one cares to be specific and name
the number by wearing jerseys in the
game instead of canvass Jackets. Again
ard again in the game. the big guards.
Hare and McCracken. Jackson. the
half back. and Outland, the tackle.
were pulled down. because some Har-
ward man got hold on loose jersey.
Hare and Jackson were almost stripped
to their waists before the great battle
was ended.
There were times when the fierce
rushes of the mighty Hare seemed
bound to yield touch down. and the
last man who stood between him and
the goal line got sufficient hold on hts
jersey to either pull him to earth or
stop him long enough to enable some
other man to make the decisive tackle.
Pennsylvania scored twice in the
first half. after nearly 20 minutes Of
play, and after twice failing to score,
once when she lost the ball on downs
on Harvards 5-yard line. and again
when Morice failed at a try for a goal
from the field from the S5-yard line.
She at last executed one Of the pref.
tiest plays of the season. Harvard
had made magnificent stand on her
20-yard line. and three times had stood
UP against the fierce onslaughts Of the
guards back formation without budg-
ing foot. Then Minds dropped back,
the ball was passed to Morice, fully 10
rods back. and Minds made a placed
kick straight between the goal posts.
amid the widest enthusiasm Of the
Pennsylvania host.
1t was the Princeton discarded trick,
the same that Cornell tried go inglo-
riously on Soldiers Field. when the
Harvard forwards blocked the ball.
Once again, in the first half. the
Pennsylvanians scored. A persistent
kicking game followed that first touch
down with the ball gradually working
toward the Harvard goal. Finally
Minds had a chance for a free catch
on Harvard's 35-yard line. 1t was
evident that the Quakers' captain was
figuring on a chance for another placed
kick, but the willy Garrison was quick
fered and taking the penalty forced the
Pennsylvanians to take a down on the
20-yard line.
1t was clever generalship, but It
merely delayed disaster. for Pennsyl-
vania then began a series Of plays, and
after half dozen of terrific charges
at the Harvard line. Minds was sent
through Wheeler for a touch down.
between the goal posts. from
which he kicked a goal
The lineup was as follows:
PENNSYLVANIA. HARVARD
Boyle, |. e. ................ l. e.. Richardson
Goodman. Carnett, !. I. -. r. t., Wheeler
rare, !. 3. ...................... l. g., bOuv0
JVeIneiu, Z. .-.................. C., OOuCetto
r. &. $3.50. r. g.. Haskell, BOdl
Outland. r. t. ...... r. t.. Mills. Haughton
hedges. r. e. ................ r. e., M0ult0n
Weeks. q. b. -. q. b.. Garrison. Cochran
Jackson. l. h. b. .......... l. h. b.. Dibblee
MOrice. r. h. b. -. r. h. b.. Parker. Sawin
Minds. I. b. ...... I. b.. Haughton. Mills
Umpire. James W. Beacham. Jr.. Cor
lell Referee, Clinton II. Wickoff. Cor
,an Iiuoaruau Good rtrts o,,A Esortosns,a