The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
REDS WIN
HONORS AT
FOOTBALL
Carlisle Indians Defeat the
University Of Pennsylvania
Eleven.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 14-The Untver-
sfty of Pennsylvania football eleven was
defeated this afternoon by the Carlisle
indians, by a score of 16 to s. on Franklin
neld, In twenty-five minute halves. The
Indians won because they played the bet
ter football. There was no f1uke or chance
| about 1t, but clean-cut victory. Nearly
15,OO0 persons saw the braves scalp the
Quakers." The big crowd, helped by the
university band, time and again cheered
the white men to do something; but 1t
was not in them
The enthusiasm OF the Indians In at
last conquering one of the "Big Four
knew no bounds, and for a time they held
a regular war dance.
Pennsylvania greatest weakness to-
day was in the line. The red men dis
! covered this early in the game and went
through like a shot countless times
Pennsylvania hope in the center was
OVerheld, but as he only recently recov-
cred from severe illness and this was his
first game of the year he could not fulfill
the hope reposed in him. The Quakers
We're off color in their interference
There was, in fact, almost a total absence
or 1t. Another weak point in PennsyI-
Nanla' game was the regularity with
which their men missed tackles Several
times three and four men missed runners
by which the Indians gained many yards
on the other hand, the Indians tackling
was; was herce and sure they seldom missing
their man; There was not much fun
bling on either side Little Hudson tried
two goals from the field, and succeeded
IN dropping one, Captain. Hare of Penn
sylvania dropped difficult one from the
tWenty-yard line. The red mems two
touchdowns were made on a series of line
plunges and end runs. Pennsylvania could
only mold them at times.
CHICAGO, Oct A.-For the first time
in the history of intercollegiate football
a strong Eastern eleven was to-day de-
tod 1rr
Cornell University and the University of
Chicago elevens met on Marshall field,
Chicago winning, by E. score of II to G.
played. This fact was in Chicago's favor,
the maroon players being evidently in
better condition than their Eastern op-
ponents, who weakened perceptibly
toward the close of the second half.
The result was a surprise even to Chi
cago's strongest adherents, as the West
ern team was without Captain Kennedy,
who was laid out in the Notre Dame
game of two weeks ago. In but one re-
spect did Cornell show superiority, and
that was in tackling. The Cornell backs
and ends seldom failed to nail their man
hard and sure.
The Chicago ends were moro uncertain
and high in. their tackling, but their
any material gains from end runs, and
Cornell in consequence, was often forced
to punt. Cornell scored her only touch
down in the first half by good hard line
bucking. In the line, where the Eastern
ers We're expected to show the greatest
superiority, Chicago did the better work
and in the second half the Cornell men
were played off their feet, Stalker tearing
through time and again for more than
the distance.
1t was straight, hard football through
out, and so fierce that four of Cornells
men-Starbuck, Walbridge, Caldwell and
Payne-were compelled to retire in the
second half Few trick plays were at
tempted and only two were successful,
Stalker making twenty-five yards on a de-
layed pass and Henry fifteen yards on a
double pass. This latter play was tried
twice afterward by Chicago, but Right
end Cross nailed his man for loss each
time.
Chicago outclassed Cornell in the quick
ness in which the ball was put into play
and also displayed more effective interfer-
ence. The interference of Cornell, when
her backs attempted to swing around the
ends, was too compact, and for this rea-
son was often put out of the play alto
gether by the maroon ends and backs.
who tore 1t to pieces sometimes before
the ball was f-irly started.
The punting on both sides was decidedly
off color, particularly in the first half
First Young, who did most of the kick
ing for Cornell, kicked the ball into his
own line and this ultimately resulted in
a touchdown for Chicago.