The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-12
WON BY GOAL.
Universityof Pennsylvania and Mic hi
gan Have q Hard Contest.

Universityof Pennsylvania and Mic hi
gan Have Hard Contest.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov lin the
fiercest game played on Franklin field
this season, the University of Pennsyl-
vania foot ball team today defeated
the University of Michigan eleven by
the close score of II to 10. The game
was royal battle from start to finish.
and was marked by both brilliant and
poor playing of both teams.
Pennsylvania earned her victory he
cause she had to play harder for her
two touch6owEs than did Michigan.
The western boys made their eastern
rivals work hard for every inch of
ground they gained. The Michigan
tsam made most OF its gains on Penn
syivanlas end, which was lamentably
weak
The game was beautiful one to look
at. The teams We're about as evenly
matched as they could be. The Ouak-
ers exceiled in line bucking, and in
kicking, While Michigan outplayed
pennsylvania in skirting the ends. Nc
Lean, Michigan's left half back. was
Almost invariably used for end running
and his brilliant sprinting around
PennsylVania's ends, often brought an
plause from the followers of the Ouakx
ers. The interference accorded him
was almost perfect, and this. in a
great measure, helped him in main
tanning ground. Pennsylvania showed
her old time form in line bucking, and
Michigan was seldom able to hold the
Quakers IN their terrible plungest with
the aid of the guards back.
Captain Hare played a star game for
Pennsylvania. His all around work
was marvellous, especially his tackling
out on the ends He never missed a
tackle, and followed the ball very
closely. In the kicking line, Coombs,
although suffering with a lame should
er, had no trouble in outpunting
Street, who did the kicking for Michi-
gan.
The duel between Cunningham and
Overfield. the centre rushes, was inter-
esting. Both are high-class players.
and they played with dash that was
inspiring Cunningham had much the
better Of it during the first half, but in
the second period Overheld, through
better staying qualities, made big holes
through Michigan's bulky centre. Both
teams fumbled badly and at critical
moments. The Michigan team was fire.
quently penalized for off-side playing.
Inc game, however, was a fair and
clean one
Michgan's first touchdown was made
by Mclean around Pennsylvania end
Pennsylvania's first touchdown was
made on straight-line plunging. The
Quakers got the ball in mid-fieId and
worked it steadily down the field and
Hare was pushed over the, line The
second touchdown for Michigan was
not made as easily as was the first.
Pennsylvania's second touchdown was
made on the fiercest kind of line plung-
ing: The Quakers got the ball in mid
field again and, using Hare, McCracken
and Outland as battering rams man
aged to drive home the last touchdown
of the game Hare was not a success
at goal kicking, and Overfield made
She Kick that won the game. The line
up:
PENN. MICHIGAN
Stehle, e. .!.s........l e. Juttner. Sweeley
SnoYer, t..................l t. Macdonald
dare. g.,.....,.......l &, Siegmund. Bliss
ONefHeiu, ...-.-.......... C, Cunningham
LSds, + B..... ..+.......-..t........r &, France
wallace, Outland, t..,.......r t, Sickle
S1QoinDs. e; ....-..-.-.-.........- n e, Snow
~ oOuiey, q. .-.-.......,...-...,.Q b. Street
kennedy, h b.....,...,.......l h b. Mclean
Ouuano b-...............r h b. Leiblee
,,.o Weeks and Hernstein
Score, PENNSYLVANIA H. Michigan 10:
touchdowns, Hare 2, Mclean l. MacDon-
aid i: goals from touchdowns, OverfieId
A. Brooks, Harvard; timekeeper Bliss
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