Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21
"PENNSY" ON TOP.
She Gains The Uppermost Round Of The
Football Ladder.
MIN nnIucnH 10 nppplTpl
THE CRIMSON is DEFEATED.
Its Champions Play Well, But Not
Quite Well Enough.
NOTHING SENSATIONAL IN GAME.
The Work of the Athletes Fierce,
But Not Unnecessarily Violent
1t II Hard, But Clean-The At
tendance Enormous.

PHILADELPHIA, November 2o-Before
the largest crowd that ever witnessed
football game in this city, the University
of Pennsylvania football eleven this al
ternoon, on Franklin Field, defeated the
Harvard team by the score OF 10 TO D. IL
was not a sensational game. There Were
but few runs-the 55-yard dash Of Parker
and Jackson's 25-yard run being the only
ones of moment. The playing vas nerce
but not unnecessarily violent-hard, put
clean. It was a battle of giants, and oy
to-day's victory over the Crimson Fehh-
sylvania has gained the top round OF the
football ladder, and holds undisputed
possession.
There were half dozen admission
gates. and Notwithstanding the fact that
the attention was of the best, 1t was very
late before the last enthusiast was seat
ed. When 1t is taken into consideration
that the seating capacity of the GROUNDS
is 5000, and that almost every person.
carried either a red and blue or a GRIM
son flag, or wore the colors OF their col
lege. the beauty Of the scene can De
imagined. AS the game progressed the
sympathizers of both Harvard and fehh-
sylvania were given plenty of opportunl-
ties to use their lungs and wave tneH
flags.
The first ovation was when captain
Jackmans by a beautiful play, sent the
ball spinning between the posts OF 'ne
opposite goal and when Parker got W
Weeks. Morrice, and Minds for peauu-
full run of So yards and touch-uoWh'
son shouters made the huge STAND on
the north side or the neiu sh"ho W."
their cheers.
Harvard started the game without the
services of Captain Cabot, Richardson
taking his place at left end. swain who
PLAYED against Yale at left tackle, was
renlaced by Wheeler. Mills and Hough-
ton alternated in Donald's position AT
right tackle. Warrens position at right
half-back was ably filled by Parker
GOOD BALL ON BOTH SIDES.
The Harvard team as a whole, played
eood foot-balI. but the Pennsylvania
team played better. In Dipplee ana
parker Harvard had two fine half-backs,
and had Haryard's line held as 1t should
have done, the Crimson backs would nave
been dangerous for Pennsylvania. Oh
the ends, the Cambridge men showed none
of the SlOWneSS IN BettlHS uo"H W
field which characterized the play OF the
Cambridge side on Saturday.
Oyerfield toyed with the heavy Ducel,
and Hare more than held his own against
Bouye. of Harvard. Mills and Hougntoh
were alternated at right tackle and full-
hack. For the Crimson Dibblee and
Parker were easily the stars. and Garri-
son also did good work. Parker's run OF
55 wards was made on the delayed double
mass. but it never should have been made,
a he was missed by three men-Weeks'
Morrice and Minds.
For Pennsylvania, Hare, Minds, Hedges,
and McCracken all did good work. Hare's
tackling on the ends was easily the rest
work seen on Franklin Field this sea-
son. The llne-bucking OF Hare, Minds,
and McCracken, when they carried the
ball from Pennsylvania 9O-yard line
down to within yards OF Harvard's goal
was one of the grandest exhibitions ever
seen in this city Both teams were
guilty Of bad fumbling. Two Of Penn
sylyania's fumbles cost them the loss OF
two touch-downs. Harvard's fumbles
were more numerous, but less disastrous.
The game was won on its merits, and
II is the general opinion that Pennsyl-
vania outplayed the Cambridge boys. To-
night the Pennsylvania followers are max
ing night hideous on the principal streets
with tin-horns and college yells.
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