Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-05
HARVARD BEATS THE QUAKERS
At No Time Did Pennsylvania Have n
rs Chance to Win Nor Crimson
Goal Ever Menaced.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.--As had been
expected the University of Pennsylvania
was defeated by Harvard 16 to 0, on Frank
lin Field this afternoon in the presence of
nearly $1,000 persons Harvard deserved the
victory because 1t played the better game
AT no time did Pennsylvania have a chance
to win and the crimson goal line was never
for moment menaced by the players of
tional plays VS. and the game @ was vas an &c ordinary %
one all through. Pennsylvania went into
the contest with the expectation oG getting
whipping, but the Quakers did not be-
lieve they would be prevented from scoring
The Pennsylvan: ans played their best
Harvard Started the game brimful 'ifua5u of com.
fidence. They went at their work like vet
Grams and had command of the situation at
all times.
, An incident at the close of the game
caused a sensation among the spectators.
na When the ne whistle bew annoGneing the
center rush, snatched the ball and made
for the dressing sag roe roHm on dead run The
victor belongs the ball.
When the Harvard men had recovered
from their surprise they dashed after the
the ball as trophy, Two or three Penn
sylvania men gave the Harvard men the
to have struck Harvard man IN the face.
crowd gathered around the players, and
eorse as ssuaGn 9r GGkd qg bsh
coach, seeing the unspOrtsmanlike act of
Overfield fastened to secure the ball from
him and made him apologize to the offended
Harvard men.
Several men who got mixed up In the
crowd started slugging each other and the
police had hard time for a while quelling
the disturbance and clearing the field.
An Ideal Day for Game.
The day was an ideal one for foot ball
and the crowd was as big as any ever as
ssembled on Franklin Field. 4 strong wind
blew from the west straight down The, field
and made the air refreshing. Harvard was
the first to make an appearance and was
greeted by a mighty shout as the team,
field. The Pennsylvanians, fresh from their
three days stay at the seashore, soon fol
lowed, and there was great cheering. There
was then a short conference between the
captains, coin was fiipped and the game
was on Captain Hare won the toss and
elected to defend the west goal with the
wind at his back, thus giving Harvard the
Almost from the start it was evident to
the experts that Harvard would have. no
trouble with the Quakers. The Cambridge
men looked as though they had been
trained TO the hour and there was not the
slightest suggestion Of limp or halt in the
vania on the other hand appeared rather
sluggish and number Of the red and blue
had ankles tied up and wrists bandaged'
Harvard played a beautiful game al
! through The team work was perfection
/ itself both in the defense and offense IT.
/ line was impregnable, Pennsylvania beinl
! unable to make any gain through it, Penn
! sylvanla's line was also held well but no
ends, especially the left one, which wa
very weak In the end runs sawn wa
almost Invariably used and he seldom
Harvard's tricks failed to do much goo
and the three touchdowns were made on
combination of plunges and runs. Har
wards interference also showed up we'll
formed quickly and was not easily broke