The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

were well chosen and executed per-
fectly. Hare was the man of the day.
He conClusively proved that he was
one of the best players that ever don
ned suit. His work i'm the crimson
games was phenomenal. In his line
plunges he bucked the mass of players
with an Irresistible force and
ploughed through them for gain after
gain. Hare was obliged to do his work
on the line and then repeatedly would
be called to fun back to kick.
MCCrackon played his usual star
game. He advanced the ball well,
and on the line he was a stone wall.
Overiield's work was not as apparent
as Hare's or McCracken's but was SUI
perb. He completely out played two
hundred and thirty pounds Jeffrey, who
was obliged to leave the field. Folwell
and Hedges played the games of their
lives. Their work of breaking up in
reference was all that could be de-
sired They threw themselves under
the players feet and there was usual
ly a crash and down came the man
with the ball
ELEMENT OF LUCK.
line before the runner could start.
I trust no one will consider it un-
spOrtsmanikc when l say that the clo-
ment of luck played quite a role for
Harvard. At the kickoff Combs
fumbled and tried to return the kick
He got the ball off successfully. but
unfortunately kicked it directly against
at Harvard man and the ball rolled
over the line.
Combs is certainly an excellent
ground gamer and of good assistance
to the other men. He is full of aggres-
sion and very quick to grasp all op-
portunities. Combs certainly was a
victim Of fate in the Harvard game.
His unfortunate mistake in the first
ten second of play gave Harvard five
points and boundless enCourag cement
to Pennsylvania men. Again Outland's
men gave Harvard guards back" for
seventy yards until Penn had the ball
on HarVard's fifteen yard line. Here
Outland very wisely tried place kick
and missed it by one yard. In prac-
tice Outland makes some exceedingly
difficult kicks and why he should miss
such an easy chance is more than ]
can explain. Later Harvard made a
line and from here Bennett. who re-
Gently took Jeffreys place, succeeded
in making a successful place kick"
This is the longest kick on record in
big game
Our lin" played surprisingly good
ball, considering how discouraging the
back field We're handling punts. They
could neither catch nor advance the
I 20.
back field, according to statistics look
what guards back" accomplished 4
critical examination of the diagrams
of progress of this play shows Penn
sylVania's offensive strength in actual
gains made from Scrimmagcs, was
more than double that of Harvard's,
while her defense was stronger mas
much as she held the crimson much
more steadily than she was held, COM
pelling her to use twice as many plays
to gain a similar distance
SPORTSATANLIKE SPIRIT.
Yet Harvard thinks she did stop
guards back" successfully. Harvard
gives credit to Billy Lewis. center in
the early '90s for a device of n de-
fensc to meet Woodruff's style of play.
Her defense To meet guards back"
was to send rushers into the interfer-
enCe or mass and the backs to tackle
the inner. George Woodruff used that
style Of play in "a 20 throttle Prince
tons revolving wedge attack and the
Tigers We're dOwned at Trenton, - to
o. PENNSYLVANIA was defeated and aC-
CcptS her defeat 10y the hands of fair
Harvard with IA great deal of grace
Captain Outland, while his face was
still wet with tears and perspiration
went To HarVard's dressing rooms aud
gave each man the glad hand" and
congratulated him on the victory.
While Outland was at Harvard S
quarters, Head Coach Forbes, with
body of enthusiastic Harvard stu
dents, We're cheering the Pennsylvania
players at their dressing rooms to the
echo. That is good sample of the
sportsmanslike spirit that exists be-
tween these two universities.
Frank Roth.