New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-05
r1TTlr TOO Easily WON
-. ,,cIIr NIPrEn IN THE RVD.

- .osr,s that until to-day Harvard and Penn
,svsnia had each won five games in the series
nat they have played Harvard's victory to-
ssv makes her one ahead. and II was SO over
obsln,,ng that il helps to atone for some of
ne defeats that were received previous 10 last
season.
ALMOST A FREE FIGHT.
But the end II the game to-day was marked
ty an incident highly disagreeable. discredtable
70 Pennsylvania and one that might have been
Of some consequence in the football world. 1t
IS an unuritten law that in war. to the vic
tors belong The spells. in college sport to the
yctors belongs the football to be cherished as
trophy Of the triumph When the game yes
tsrday however. was over and one of Harvards
rushers picked UP the hall with a howl Of joy
Overneld Pennsyivania's centre rush grabbed
# from his hands and dashed off with IT, This
greatly incensed some Of the Harvard players
and they started in hot pursuit for the cherished
trophy There was sort OF mxup. in which
actions seemed 70 he speaking louder than
words II looked as if some blows were being
struck and the spectators on the grandstands
became greatly excited. They thought that
fee Asht was imminent But George Woodruff,
the Quakers head coach, realizing oNerned
understandable conduct made him return the
hail and apologize 10 the Harvard men. The
outcome Of the game had been bitter blow TO
Pennsylvania and the feelings Of her players
almost overcame them.
HOW IT WAS WON AND LOST.
The story Of The game in brief is Ike this
Harvard had 10 kick off against heavy wind.
Pennsylvania soon lost the ball near her own
line Harvards chance 10 score was lost
through tumble. But shortly afterward the
Crimson PLAYERS rushed the ball UP the field
ana across The lire for touchdown. Again
Harvard got close up 10 the Quaker goal line
but again losr the pgskin on tumble During
the balance Of the half Harvard plainly reserved
her strength until she shond get the wind at
her back Pennsylvania tried the kicking game
bur II was no good In the second half after
one superb effort by the Quakers. Harvard did
the pile-sriving act twice in fairly rapid sue
cession. and crossed the line each time. That
made the score rs 10 o. and Harvard began TO
bring on some n he~ crack substitutes. not
however because the I'D men were laid out.
Pennsylvania was in much poorer condition ana
was forced to substitute again and again. Her
men were pretty badly pumped and nowhere
rsar 50 III as Harvard's In fact. there were
many long waits that were made necessary TO
sponge and patch Up and revive the home play
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HARvARD'S HEADY WORK.
After the first five minutes Of play it was evil
cent that the visitors We're head and shoulders
above the home players in the modern game OF
football ln The first place the Cambridge men
showed excellent gcneralship in holding their
strength after they had gained their first touch
down They know that in the second half tho
wind would ho an immense advantage. and 50
they let the PENNSYLVANIA men wear themselves
oui PENNSYLVANIA on the other hand. while
showing a sood defence during the first half
failed utterly % take the immense advantage
Which the wind offered 10 her. and so missed
her only chance At rushing tactics harvard
Old some ~ the best work ever seen on a college
sraron sawin did better end and tackle run
mig than has been seen at any or me oo''eSe
games this year. and Ellis did some marvellous
Inc tuckug Kendall also made one or TWO
beautiful runs but Sawin and Ellis were the
bright particular stars back Of the line Day
al quarterback played his usual cool me eai"e'
making one bad mun. which was. however eN-
eusabe OWING 10 the high wind. Both ne ana
Sasn showed that had the field not been SO
slippery they would probably have done some
Startling work In the broken field DAILY also in
isftered beautifully for his backs. and executed
some trick PLAYS Ike q magician. lie did no''
however got his backs started as quickly as ne
cugh,
QUAKERs' UPHILL FIGHT.
Pennsylvania old standby. the guards back
formation VIII probably soon be relegaied 10 the
limbo Of departed spirits FOR it was as defunc' as
'aey MAKE them this afternoon. AS an occa-
sonal device the guards back play is fIst rate
tut as steady thing It Will not work against
big eleven Harvard smothered II, choke1 "
and then tossed II aside. The Quakers invarl-
aoiy picked Il up again and tried 10 brl"s II 10
NE But as a ground gamer It's days OF use
'Ulress were over The Pcnnsylvanians now
eve looked defeat straight in the race anu
Played Dlucky uphill fight from start 10 hhan'
he conviction must have come TO them eaiS III
Ne contest that nothing but a miracle c"u''
kafe item. But they never faltered, ana, th'ush
We-r strength failed their spirit did not rihch
uhasf the hammerng that they were se'uns '''
me second half Captain Hare played "ohuei-
10 gaze. He was all over the field running
WIN he bail, Kicking occasionally, opening up /
A''es Tor his backs pulling them along 0y mann
iofce and doing most Of the tackling for MS /
s'oe. re was the life II the team. and was ever
conspicuous and gallant figure. At 'ach''
"@Aace put up great game and AT times OUT
p'&Fec his y!s-a-yls, Donald. who Is considered
narsaros strongest tackle. But Hare could not
W tne whole thing. and there was nothing 'nae
s'uo stop those Crimson runs which ea'"eu