Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-29
MAROONS TIE PENNSY
Quakers Barely Escape Defeat at Hands Of
University of Chicago,
NEITHER SIDE ABLE TO KICK A GOAL
For Desperate Playing the Game Has Seldom
Been Equaled in West.
CHICAGO HAD FIVE CHANCES TO SCORE
Lose Through Poor Generalship on the Part
of Captain Kennedy.
THEIR ALL-ARoUND PLAYING SUPERIOR
Early I'm First Half Chicago Discoy-
cred That the Qunkers' Left End
Was Weak and Time and
Again Got Around.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2S-The foot ball eleven
of the University of Pennsylvania barely
escaped defeat at the hands of University
of Chicago eleven today in a game that, for
desperate playing, has seldom been equaled
In the west. The final score was tie, both
sides scoring a touchdown in the second
half and neither kicking a goal, leaving the
total score to 5.
Better foot ball, SO far as clean, snappy
playing Is concerned, has been seen in two
or three games this season. but for sheer
gamepess, rallies when to yield the least
bit would result in a touchdown, and for
situations tending to produce heart disease,
the game was certainly remarkable. Five
times the Chicago eleven had opportunities
TO score, twice by place kicks with the bali
IN a favorable position, and three times get
ting the pigskin inside of Pennsylvania's S
five-yard line But only once were the ma
Rooms able to get the ball over the goal line
and that when defeat seemed almost a GER
tainty.
Poor generaship on the part of Captain
Kennedy OF Chicago in attempting to send
Shaker through Pennsylvania left guard,
Hare, lost the ball for Chicago on downs
when it was within two yards of the goal
line in the second half, and when finally, a
tew moments later, Wellington was pushed
captain missed easy goal. 1t was his
attempt at a fake kick too, that uti-
mately resulted in Pennsylvania's score,
Kennedy dropping the ball when tackled
and Pennsylvania secured it on Chicago s
forty-eight yard line. With Chicago's goal
line in sight Pennsylvania's big guards tore
the Maroon line to pieces and Davidson
was finally pushed over. But Chicago s
goal line was not again in danger.
Early in the first half Chicago discovered
that Pennsylvania's left end was weak
and time and again Hamill and yelling
ton got around for substantial gains. But
with the ball within yard of the goal
line. Pennsylvania made the most desperate
stand of the game. Three times the line
held and, Wher the mass of players un-
tangled after the last down. the ball was
still foot from the line. Coombs. an in
slant later punted out Of danger and when
time was called the ball was on Chicagos
forty -five-yard line.
Chcago's all-arouud playing was superior
to that of the Quakers. The latter were
utterly unable to get around the Maroons
ends and in the first half were frequently
held for downs, even when using the dreaded
guards back play, which has brought vic
tory to the red and blue in many games.
In the second half, however, the awfu
hammerug told severely on the Chicago for
wards and during the series of plays which
resulted in Pennsylvania touchdown the!
were played off their feet. The play was
also used with good effect toward the clost
OF tho game and shortly before time wa!
called the big Pennsylvania guards were
dragging their backs through for five to ten
yard gaine.
But most of the time during the secont
half the ball was well within Pennsylvania
territory and only the tiercest kind OF play
ing by the welnigh exhausted Quaker
saved them from defeat.
Notwithstanding the fact that rain hat
been falling steadily since Thursday morn
ing, the gridiron at Marshall field was II
fair condition. Careful draining and eff
clent applications of sawdust prevented th
field from getting soft, and when the play
ers lined up for the kickoff the field was il
better shape than had been hoped for.
crowd OF fully 5000 enthusiasts wit
messed the struggle including several hun
dred rooters for the red and blue of Penn
sylvaia, and the latter team did not lacl
encouragement so far as cheering was con
cerned.
Total score: Pennsylvania, 5; Chicago, i
The teams lined up as follows: