New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-29
PENNSYLVANIA AND CHICAGO TIE.
LOOSE PLAYING MARKS a FfERcELY CON
TESTED GAME.

Chicago oct 2S-The football eleven OF the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania barely escaped defeat al
the hands Of the University of Chicago eleven TO-
day in "A game that for desperate playing mas sell
dom been equalled in the West. The score was a
tie both sides scoring a touchdown I'm the second
half and neither kicking goal leaving the total
score to ). Better football. far as clean snappy
playing is concerned. has been seen in two or three
games here this season. but for sheer gameness the
playing was remarkable. Five times the Chicago
eleven had opportunities 10 score twice by place
kicks with the ball in a favorable position and three
times getting the pigskln inside Of the Pennsyl-
vania's five yard line But only once were the
Maroons able to get the ball over tho goal line and
that when defeat seemed almost certainty.
Poor gcneraship on the part Of Captain Kennedy
Of Chicago in attempting 10 send Siakor through
Pennsylvania left guard. Hare. lost the ball for
Chicago downs when it was within two yards OF
the goal line in the second half. and when hnally,
a few moments later, Wellington was pushed over
for the tleing touchdown. tho Chicago captain
missed an easy goal. II was his attempt at a fake
kick. too that ultimately resulted I'm Pennsylvania
score Kennedy dropping the ball when tackled.
and Pennsy lvania securing IL on Chcago's forty
eight yard line With ChcagO's goal line In sight
Pennsylvania biz guards tore the Maroon line to
pieces, and Davidson finally pushed over. But
Chicago's goal line was not again IN danger Early
I'm the first half Chicago discovered that Pennsyl-
vana's left end was weak and time and again
Hamill and Wellington got around for substantial
gains But with the ball within a yard OF the goal
line, Pennsylvania made the most desperate stand
Of the game. Three times the line held. ana Nh'h
the mass Of players untangled after the last down
the ball was sun a foot from the line. Coombs an
instant later punted ont of danger. and when tne
was called the ball Chicago's forty-nve yard
line.
ChcagO's an around playing was superior 10 tnat
to get around the Maroons' ends. and IN the trst
half frequently held for downs, even "hen
using the dreaded guards back play, when nag
brought victory to the Red and Blue IN many
games. In the second half, however, the n5innriii
ing told severely the Chicago fQrWard7, anu
during the series OF plays which resulted IN fehn
sylyania's touchdown they We're played on thtlr
feet The play also used to good effect toward
the close Of the game. and shortly before tlme was
called the big Pennsylvania guards were dtasshB
their backs through for five and ten YARD cams
Most OF the time during the second half, however
tho ball was well within PcnnsylNania = territory
and only the ierccst kind OF playing ny th'e We'll
nigh exhausted Quakers. saved them from deletl,
%Otwifhst ~nding the fact that rain had oeen ial-
ing steadily since Thursday morning, tho gIiHiIoa
AT Marshall Field was In fair condition Carell
draining and frequent applications oi sA"dust pre-
vented the field from getting soft. and when ne
plavers lined 40 for the Kick OF the tleld was ~
much better shape than had been hoped Tor crOWp
nf fully six thousand enthusiasts witnessed me
struggle. Including several hundred roQters for me
Rcd and Blue Of Pennsylvania. and the lattcr
f,an did not lack encouragement so lar as chctI
,ng was concerned The teams lined UP as tol-