The times., 1898-10-30
'HARVARD'S CLOSE CALL
Carlisle Indians Defeated in a
Hafd-FOught Game.
cRIMSON'S RAGGED WORK
The Cambridge Boys BACKS Show
Up Well in the Punting Lines, hut
the Tackles Prove Exceptionally
Weak-Hain Falls, Throughout the
Contcst-Dctails of the Game.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct 29-For the first
time this season the Harvard Varsity
| eleven found themselves facing an oppo-
| nent with the score to against them
| in the early stages of the game, and for
time 1t looked as though the Indians
might give the men in crimson u tight
! pull for the victory. The Harvard men.
| however, made brace and managed to
make touchdown in the first half
| through fluke play, and another in the
second half giving them the victory.
/ The weather conditions were. about as
bad as could be, and rain fell about 2
o'clock and continued throughout the
/ game. This, however, did not prevent the
| crowd of 5000 people from coming out to
see the game.
The game was especially disheartening
to the Harvard supporters. The home
| teams play was from the first decidedly
ragged, good plays at intervals being the
| only point to bring encouragement to
| Harvard. Much of the Indians failure to
make the score against them less was the
ability of the Harvard backs in the punt
ing line.
! The Harvard tackles proved exception
ally weak, the Pierce boys having Donald
and Mills on the string throughout the
! game Most of the Carlisle plays were
! directed at this partaof the line, and 1t
was here that most of their gains were
| made. AT times II looked as If there were
a driveway through the Harvard center,
and through this hole the Indian backs
came tearing for Irresistible gains.
On the toss-off the ball fell to the In
dians, Harvard taking the west and
what little advantage there was to be
| derived from the wind. Pierce sent the
ball down the field. DAILY rooted II to
midfield. where Miller received 1t, and
! was downed near the middle of the field.
At once Hudson began sending his men
here and there for feelers, but the downs
did not yield the required five yards and
he dropped back and sent punt down
to DAILY.
| Carlisle here sprung a surprise on Har-
| ward by throwing Dibblee and Warren
! back for loss on their attempts at
| end gaining and steadfastly refusing the
| Crimson backs any approach to an ad-
| mission to her center. Cochrane was
sent back on kick formation and gave
the Indians the ball by punting 1t di-
rectly into their line and Bemis Pierce
| secured the ball The Indians gallopcd
| the ends for small gains and then Me-
| token went into the Crimson territory for
| fifteen yards. The ball was now well
within Harvard's twenty-yard line.
| The Harvard line was playing fast and
| furious, and when the Indians could
| make no gain either at end or center,
1 rns.s faf
| the field and when just abreast of the
goal-posts went straight for them until
| tackled and thrown. On the next play
| Hudson dropped back for a kick and
| Just missed the goal-posts.
on the kick out, Miller ran fifteen yards
and then slipped through the tackles for
| fifteen yards. Carlisle consistently rip
ped up Harvard's line and ends for gains
until the ball was in the twenty-hve-yard
line in front of goal. The Crimson here
| held for three downs and Hudson again
| s,enned back and deliberately sent the
ball through the goal-posts
| Cochrane kicked off for Harvard, but
after the first rush Carlisle could make
no ground, and Miller was called on to
| kick. The ball was Harvard's in mid
| field. and Cochrane returned 1t to the
three-yard line. Here Miller and Hudson,
| instead of taking the leather, let 1t roll
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touch, but they waited so long that Coch-
rane had time TO get down the field and
nut it on side, enabling Hollowell TO fall
on 1t at the three-yard line and practi-
cally presenting Harvard with touch
down.
The Indians, however. disputed every
inch of the three yards. and so fercely
that II took Reid four rushes to get II
over. Cochrane kicked the goal.
During the remaining time both sides
made desperate endeavors to score.
In the second half the fight stood abou,
even. Harvard, however, showed uI
strong and fast at the finish. while the
Indians. although fast and strong. showed
the effect of their punishment. Dibble and
Warren did some effective end running
while Boal and Reid used the guards for
steady gains. Dibblee finally carried the
ball over after his side had worked II
down to the three-yard-line. Once Har-
ward lost the ball on the five yard line
where long run had taken 1t. Carlisle
however, came up strong and walked
Harvard down the field after recovering
the ball on downs, and it was only by the
most heroic of efforts that the Indians
were eventually stopped on the fifteen.
yard line. A puAt by Haughton put the
ball out of danger. At the end the bal
was in possession of the red men and be-
ing rushed by them for steady gains. The
lineup:
Harvard. Position Carlisle
Cochrane-Farley left end - .Archiquette
Boal.............left guard. Scot,
| Jaffrey center Smith