The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-04
HARYARp.s FAsT PLAY.
Shows Best Form in Football Game
With Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Nov. 4.-The football
warriors of the University of Pennsyl-
vania and of Harvard meet on the grid
iron Of Franklin field today in the an
nua1 struggle for the glory of the re-
spective colleges.
Individually compared the Harvard
players have the advantage Of Penn
sylvania, because many of them are
veterans of the game, while a number
of the Pennsylvania team are playing
their first season on the varsity. Har-
wards center trio is a veritable stone
wall, and Pennsylvania sterling center
men will have their hands full. Penn
sylvania's tackles are practically green
players, while the Cambridge teams
tackles are men of considerable exper-
ience. Harvard's ends are considered
fast as are also those of Pennsylvania
and the struggle between these out
posts should be a good one. In the
back field Harvard outclasses Penn
syIvania although in McCracken the
Quakers have strong and aggressive
player.
The following is the line Up of the
Pennsylvania Position. Harvard.
Potter. left end ...... Campbell
Snover ........left tackle ....... Donald
Hare (Capt) left guard. d........ Boal
Overheld -. center Burnett
Teas...... right guard. Burden (CaptD
Wallace. right tackle. Lawrence
Coombs right end. ..... .Hallowell
Kennedy. left halfback 49,. Sawin
McCracken. right halfback. Kendall
barnard. fulIback .......... Reid
Paul DaShiel of Lehigh, umpired the
game gan and MeClung. also of Lehigh, was
Pennsylvania won the toss and took
the west goal with the wind at their
backs.
Burnett kicked off for Harvard at 2:Os
p. m.
Hare catching the ball on Pennsyl-
vania's yard line. making II yards
before he was downed. Center plunges
by Pennsylvania gave her first down
After several slxirmishes Coombs kicked
to Pennsylvania's 35 yard line and Har-
ward ran it back 5 yards. Reid made
five yards around left end and the first
player was knocked out, a Pennsylva-
nian. Reid was sent through center for
a short gain, and gained first down on
an end run. Harvard then made 20
yards around Pennsylvania right
and the ball was then in Pennsylvania
8 yard line. On the next play Sawin
carried it over for a touchdown The
kickout went wide and no goal was
kicked.
Reid made a run of so yards for d
touchdown, but it was not allowed
Ball was given to Pennsylvania. Wal
lace makes 25 yards. Harvard gets the
ball on downs.
Pennsylvania got the ball on a fun
tOuchback
Barnard failed to goal from the field.
The half ended at 1903 with the ball in
HarVard's 8 possession at Pennsylvania
10 yard line. Score: Harvard 5; Penn
sylvania 0.
Harvard outplayed Pennsylvania very
decidedly in the first half. making her
gains almost entirely around the ends
Pennsylvania S center was impregnabIe
and Harvard made few attacks at that
point.
Second half-Hare kicked off for
Pennsylvania at 3:16. Harvard return
ed the kick to Pennsylvania's 2O-yard
line. Center plunges gave Pennsyl-
Vania ten yards and Coombs fumbied
a pass and Harvard got the ball on
Pennsylvantas 30-yard line. Ellis
makes touchdown and Lawrence kicks
goal for Harvard. Score: Harvard IL;
Pennsylvania 0.
Pennsylvania took Barnard off. Nc
Cracken going to fullback, Smith who
came on, replaced McCracken at right
place. The changes in Pennsylvania's
team infused new life and they carried
the ball Is yards in plunges. Pennsyl-
Yania got the ball on Harvard's 24-yard
line where they lost it on holding.
Hallowell kicked for Harvard to Penn
sylvania's 52-yard line.
Hallowel1 who fell on the ball on Har-
wards 41-yard line, kicked over the Penn
syIvania'S line for a. touch back. Coornbs
lowell making a fair catch Burnett fail
ed to make field goal from a place kick
and Pennsylvania got the ball on her own
15-yard line.
HARVARD Is; PENNSYLVANIA O.
Harvard made a touchdown at 1857.
failed to kick goal. Score: Harvard 16;
Pennsylvania 0.